I'm 39 weeks today!! I'm feeling lots of little contractions, and I'm super tired. I finished getting everything washed for baby, and got our hospital bags all packed up... so I'm feeling ready for her to come. I've been spending my days organizing, reading and buying stuff from kids on campus to get the house ready for baby and visitors.
We moved into a NEW place last week. We were one of the few lucky couples who got to move into the apartments that were just built 6 months ago. The bedrooms are tiny, but we have 2 rooms with DOORS now. Our old place was technically a studio and not a one bedroom because there was only a partial wall dividing the the living room from our bedroom and no door, just a make-shift curtain. So there will be much more privacy for when our live-in Nanny/Nurse gets here! (My mommy!!) I feel like we just moved from the ghetto to the Ritz. The ceilings are so high that Jon's 9' surfboard can stand against the wall upright and not need to be on its side. There are tons of cupboards... a lot of them are too high to reach but I'm not complaining, we have a place besides under the bed to fit Christmas decor and camping gear.
Baby's room is the most exciting. She has her own little baby closet, a swing and a changing table. The bassinet will go in our room right next to our bed for the first month or so, and we'll be making room for a twin sized bed to go in baby's room for now (for the nanny :-) until she gets a real crib down the road.
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| I actually got this from my parents for my birthday, It is super fancy and converts to being a bouncy chair too! |
I can't wait to play with our little doll and dress her up in all her clothes! Here is what I picked out for her coming home outfit. The gals at work threw me a little shower a few weeks ago and she scored big time! This is from one of them:
On Sunday eve my thoughtful amazing little sis threw a cyber shower for me. It was filled with technical problems as expected, but I got to see most of my family and feel their love and support. Since not everybody could see me towards the end, I thought I would do a little re-cap of some of the gifts we received. This baby is SO spoiled already!
My Sister-in-law Katrina made this ADORABLE car seat cover. I told her I liked tribal prints and she found the cutest fabric with Teepee's on it for our little native baby girl. She was also clever enough to make a little pacifier clippy and hair bow out of the fabric too. I can't wait to put her in her car seat and lug it all over town!
Mama Hoof sent us these cute onesies. Don't they look SOOO snuggley?? And I am in love with the sea horses!
Aunt Suzy sent the baby carrier I registered for and it is EVEN COOLER than I knew it was! It will turn into a back carrier too when baby gets bigger, and it is oh so cute :-) Also that little learning toy- hoping she has the brains to match her beauty!
Aunt Jill got her this cute little dolly and a sassy little outfit with a tutu. For sure she will have some sass-she is a Hoof after all!
Grandma D sent this super soft baby blanket a few months ago. It made my day to get it because on my way home from work I tripped over the sidewalk scratched up my arms and elbows pretty bad because I protected my baby bump. I was feeling pretty sad for myself... but then there was a package with this cute lil blankey waiting for me when I got home and it made a lot of the pain melt away!
AND I opened a cyber gift from the shower... I remember there was a cute nursing cover in there!! Thanks Aunt Sandy!
We've also received gift cards, love, and more baby goodies are on the way. Thank you everyone for coming to my cyber shower, or sending us your love and prayers. They are for sure appreciated and felt out here... sometimes I feel so far away from everyone who knows and loves me and it was a great reminder this weekend of how many people love baby Hoof already.
Now lets just hope she cooperates and gets here on or before my due date, healthy and happy and does not hurt mommy too bad :-)
