Throwback Thursday

Well, it's Thursday & I actually remembered to post another look back at my pregnancy days.  Maybe I'll finish the story by the time Alex graduates high school - ha.

December 1^st

Made it to December!  That means I can buy jewelry for the baby’s birthstone (blue topaz)!  I hate my birthstone (yellow topaz or citrine), so if he came in November, I had no plans to buy any jewelry with his stone.  I scheduled a massage for after work (I even scheduled one for Michael – how nice am I??)  The massage was fabulous.  She found several knots in my back.  I guess I’ve been a little anxious lately – weird…

December 2^nd

Had another doctor’s appointment & was hoping for good news (like you’re going to have this baby tomorrow!)  Still dilated about 2 cm & 50% effaced.  She asked if I wanted to schedule an induction but I said I was fine waiting.  I keep thinking any day could be the day, but no such luck yet…  Work was super crazy busy & I’ve had about enough.  I was exhausted by the end of the day.  I got a pedicure because my toe nail polish was looking ragged & I want pretty toes during labor – ha.

December 4^th

Michael & I were very productive.  We tackled the guest bedroom/office & made significant progress.  We hung up curtains (Michael’s been sleeping in the guest bed since I make weird noises when I sleep now & the sun would wake him up every morning), hung up a shelf, put a dust ruffle on the bed & are just waiting on the new laptop & computer desk.  A few more touches & that room should be done!  We also bought a white shelf for the baby’s room & hung it up with a picture I bought.  The room still needs a little more decoration but it’s getting there!  

December 5^th – 39 weeks

Another productive day!  Michael somehow lost the batteries we were going to buy at Lowes before we checked out & somehow didn’t put the curtain holder things on the conveyor belt at Target yesterday, so we got home & realized we didn’t have these things.  At least we didn’t get charged for them.  We made another trip to Target & then headed to Sam’s to load up on mostly food items to last us awhile.  I felt like we were preparing to go underground in a bomb shelter or something!  I guess that’s kind of how it will be for the first few months…  We’ll be spending a LOT of time in our house.  I really can’t imagine it.  I have anxiety about what our lives will be like but I’m getting pretty uncomfortable being pregnant & just want to get on with it.  Come on little guy!  Time to get out!

Clarification - the birthstone jewelry was for me to wear, not Alex.  Ha.  I wanted to get a simple necklace with his birthstone but not if he was born in November.  I really am not a fan of my birthstone.  It would have been fine if he was born in November - I would have gotten something else like an initial necklace.  But I was hoping for December...  I ended up getting this necklace from Blue Nile:

I love it.  It's simple, small & I can wear it with just about anything.  And I think of my little monkey every time I wear it.  J

Finally, here's a belly picture from that week:

I was getting to the point where I needed a beeping mechanism anytime I backed up.  Wide load!

Ok, people, we only have five more days of this journal before Alex's arrival!  Can you handle the suspense??

Happy Thursday!

Conversation

We had to make a quick stop at Kohl's on Saturday night to get Alex some khaki pants for Easter because I couldn't find the ones I was planning on him wearing.

Here's our conversation as we walked by the shoe section on the way to check out.

Stephanie: Do you like those shoes?
(Knowing he definitely would not - just thought it would be fun to see his reaction).

Michael: NO.

Stephanie: Yeah, me neither. 
(They were black instead of nude like the picture & they looked weird).

Michael: Do you like those?
(Knowing I would not).

Stephanie: Um, NO.
(They're just not my style - they'd be cute on someone else).

Michael: What about those?
(Thinking I would not like them).

Stephanie: Actually, I do.

Michael: What??

Stephanie: Color blocking is really big right now.

Michael: What the heck is color blocking?

Stephanie: Bright colors together.  A lot of people are doing it with their clothes, but I like the idea of doing it with my shoes instead.

Michael: ...
Just shakes his head & wonders about his wife's sense of style.

Michael is not really into trends if you can't tell.  There's something to be said about classic style but I can't always trust his opinion.  He came home the other day with these:

Apparently the soles are made of yoga mat material & are SO comfortable.  He wears them with shorts.  I'm not saying they're the ugliest things in the world, but don't they look like house shoes??

Aren't we quite the pair?  If you see a couple on the streets & he's wearing house shoes & she's wearing an explosion of color on her feet, come say hi.  J

Florida! (Part II)

Finally I'm getting around to finish posting about our Florida trip last month.  If you want to read about our oh so fun travel experience, click here.  But now on to bigger & better things - the fun part of our trip!

We stayed at my mom's cousin's rental beach house.  It was so nice & in a great location.  We loved it!  I would definitely recommend it if you're going to the Fort Walton Beach area.  It was only about a 10 minute walk to the beach (and the path to get there is scenic & pretty).  The weather was kind of blah the whole time we were there - cloudy & occasionally rainy.  We made the best of it, though.  We went to the beach several times, ate good food (my favorite was Louis Louis) & went to a nearby outlet mall (you know that made me happy - love me some outlet shopping!)

Alex did so well.  He slept in later than usual each day, tolerated all the restaurants well & was very easy going about having his normal routine changed a little.  We're so lucky!  Maybe he was trying to convince us to take him on more vacations - ha.  I even somehow managed to pawn my child off on my parents, my sister & Michael, so I got to sleep in every morning!  Not sure how I finagled that...

Alex didn't know quite what to think about the beach.  It was a little chilly & the sand was cold & wet.  It took him awhile to warm up to it but by the last day, he was content to play in the sand & run around.

Here are some of my favorite beach pictures.

"These dunes aren't made for walking" - these signs made me laugh (but I obeyed them)

 Not sure what to think

 White sand

 "What is this stuff?"

 Working hard

 Grandpa poured some sand on Alex's feet - he was not amused...

 He doesn't like to have his picture taken, can you tell?

 My dad, mom & sister with Alex

 Our little family

Going on a walk with Grammy

 Love those blue eyes

 He loves his Aunt Amanda - most of the time.  Ha!

 Worn out

 The walk from the beach to the house

A cute little beach community - Seaside

My mom liked the post office

 Last day  :(

 Learning how to shovel sand with Grandpa

 Of course, it was sunny & beautiful the day we had to leave!

 "Ok, I think I like this beach thing..."

All in all, it was a great trip.  My brother who lives in Pittsburgh was even able to come for a few days, but I didn't get any pictures of him - oops!  It was fun to celebrate my mom's birthday away from home.  I didn't post any pictures of her birthday celebration in case she doesn't want the whole internet to know how old she is.  It was a special one, though.  J

I'm ready to plan another trip down there - any takers??