cooking with gas...

Okay, that title makes me want to puke a little because I had a religion teacher in high school that would use that phrase when we did something "good"...haha!

Anyway, we really are "cookin" now...My uncle removed all of the "old" appliances from one of his houses and while doing so, gave us his stove. Now, our old stove is the definition of OLD! To put it into perspective, they don't make this model anymore nor is the store that makes our old stove in business anymore. Get the picture? If not, here is a real one for you:

Yes, it's Avocado green! And this is where the magic has happened for the last 8 years in our home! I am shocked that it's held up, but it really has served us well. Many a fabulous meal has come out of the green machine, that's for sure!

The new and improved model is a nice GE stove. It has a drawer below for my pans, that is where the old stove held it's broiler...I'm talking old school! and it just looks so much nicer. I mean, I have nothing against Avocado green, I just don't want it to be the color of my major appliances. So, until this one dies or we finally re-do our house, here is the new piece of equipment:

Fancy, huh? Now, I have to go home and cook dinner! Yayy

more progress...

So, we had a sonogram yesterday and our little man is growing like a weed. Here is picture of our little alien:

We are also making great strides in the baby's room. Lucy and I have been doing lots of painting and I think we could have it all done by next week. Yayyy!

Today is officially the first day of spring. Although it doesn't feel like it outside, the flowers in our yard sure have taken the hint. They must be tired of the winter too! Here is a shot of some of the pretty flowers that we get to see everyday, until they all die in about a week. There are SO many of them, I don't know how they survive the night time frost, but they do!

Anyway, I feel like in the last two days someone has literally stretched my stomach over one of those huge, rubber, bouncy balls. I had to have the hubby PULL me off the couch last night. It was not one of my finest moments and I am starting to really feel off balance! Anyway, hope everyone has a lovely weekend. I plan to paint, paint, paint, and hopefully get some rest in there too...

Progress

So, as requested, and I'm warning you...what you are about to see may be harmful to your health. Behold, the huge, baby oven that we call my belly, or what was formerly known as my belly:

The little monster is non stop these days. He has been moving like crazy since Saturday and as cool as it is, I have to admit, it's a little disturbing. I would say that I want some peace but soon enough I am probably going to be mourning the fact that this little person is no longer my little, private, internal baby but a full fledged, crying, pooping infant that I have to take care of from the "outside". He'll no longer be just mine but part of the world. Ugghh, can you believe I'm getting sad about not being pregnant anymore and I'm not even close to delivering? I am such a weirdo...

Anyway, this weekend the hubby and I did lots and lots of work on the baby's room and the rest of the house for that matter. Even Lucy got in on the action as she made many visits to the room we were painting so that she could add her own personal touches. Yes, Lucy now has multiple colors of paint on her tail. It's just her way to show that she was involved and if it makes her happy then hey, it's fine with me!

Here are some pictures of my inspiration for the baby's room:

I love these colors and I want to do a beach theme for the room so these are the pic's that I'm using to base my designs on. I will be painting a mural on one wall and then little beach items on the other walls similar to, but not identical to these pictures. I just think these colors and the beach are so soothing and somehow I think I'm going to need a soothing place to relax here in the next couple of months...

So, I painted the closet first to make sure I liked the green/blue color and it turns out that I LOVE it! It's exactly what I wanted. I made sure to be a healthy, smart, pregnant mama and I wore a mask to paint. Then I realized that paint really doesn't smell anymore. I know my mother in law was so worried for me to be around paint but I think she's remembering the days when you had to basically evacuate your home for days at a time when painting was being done. These days, paint is almost odorless. And, if the room is well ventilated, which the hubby made sure of! Then you're fine. Needless to say, I lost the mask after a while and it was fine!

So, as the hubby did the heavy lifting and the major painting in the actual bedroom, I played in the closet. I know no one will even see this but it's fun and since there won't be any "under water" scenes in the actual room I thought, hey, why not? So here is the baby's closet:

So, that's the progress thus far. I think we'll have the main painting done by the end of the week and I will work on the mural next week. I'll post more pic's when I have more to show.

Hope everyone had a great weekend!!

Yayyy! The hubby FINALLY felt the baby move. I think it's because he threatened to ground him the minute he got out here if he didn't start moving for him.

Yesterday we were doing major work on the house - cleaning and getting the baby room ready for painting, etc and after a couple of hours I had to go lay down. It's really amazing how the body begins to react once you're cooking a little person inside. My feet and back were killing me after a little while and there is just nothing I can do about it.

Anyway, while I was laying down, little Peanut was jumping around like a maniac! So I called the hubby in and said, this has GOT to be it, if you don't feel him now I don't know what to say. And, sure enough, the little monster continued doing cartwheels for his daddy. It was a great moment!

It was a beautiful weekend here. It was in the 70's Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Quite the change from our 7" of snow last Monday!! I'm sure it won't stay this nice yet, March around here is known to be 30 degrees one day and 75 the next, but I am so glad that Spring is finally trying to emerge. Warm weather makes everything feel better!

Hope everyone is having a great day!

(P.S. Cold Hands...Belly pic's to come, I think, if they're not to scary to share)

Crazy Pregnancy Dreams

So, for the last two nights in a row I've had dreams that I've had the baby.

The first night I didn't remember giving birth but we arrived at a restaurant that looked oddly like our local crab house, where my family and our baby were waiting. He was awfully big, definitely not an infant of a few hours or even a few days old. He looked probably 8 or 9 months old and had big blue eyes and blond hair. I just remember continually telling everyone that I didn't remember the birth at all and that I just wasn't ready yet. The room isn't ready, the house isn't ready and we hadn't even put the stroller together for god's sake. I had to run home to go get the car seat to take the baby home from the restaurant - no hospitals in sight...hmmm.

Last night I remember that labor was really hard...?? Then, next thing you know I have another rather large "baby". This one resembled maybe a 2 or 3 year old with really long legs. He had dark brown hair, eyes and olive skin. I kept saying, "See, this is why he kept kicking me, his legs are so long, and that must be why he came so early, he was getting too big"...?

Weird, weird and weird!

The baby is kicking/moving like crazy but he's like the singing frog. Whenever I tell the hubby to come feel my belly he stops. It happens EVERY time. I am not kidding. The hubby has yet to feel the little monster move.

I am assuming by my recent dreams that I am getting nervous about getting things done and preparing for the baby because the room is not finished or even close to it, the stroller is not put together, blah blah blah. And, I think it's dawning on me that we're about to HAVE A BABY! I know there's time but I am a big planner and need everything in order to relax and at this point nothing is in order. I've been told that once I have my shower I'll feel better. I think I just need to relax!

I am also suffering from the dreadful pains of HEARTBURN! And when I say heartburn, I mean the worst, most painful thing you've ever dreamt of. I've never experienced heartburn this bad in my life. It feels almost like I've swallowed a gallon of acid and it is on the verge of coming back up at any moment. It lingers from my chest to the back of my throat at all times and I want to die. AND, the sad part is, it's not triggered by anything in particular. It just happens no matter what I eat or drink or when I consume it. Some dumb whore gave me a Zantac on Monday to combat it. Let me tell you something...that shit does NOT WORK! Tums E-X on the other hand have become my new best friend. I am going to the store at lunch time to buy a case of it.

Wow, who knew all that goes into cooking a baby person in your belly? And that's not even the half of it. Be glad I'm sparing you some of the real gnarly shite! At least, from what I've heard, it's all worth it in the end...until they become teenagers that is. Yikes!

Well...the vacation is officially OVER...

We went from this:



To this:



In a matter of hours, literally! We got to the airport in the Bahamas yesterday afternoon in about 80 degree weather and experienced the biggest nightmare. It was a joke and we almost didn't get on our flight. It's a wonder to me that anyone got on their flights. To make a long story short, they had ONE security/x-ray belt going for the thousands of people traveling out of the Bahamas on a Sunday afternoon. Note to anyone planning on traveling to the Bahamas, give yourself plenty of time for their inadequate facilities if you plan to ever get home from there.

The trip was lovely. The wedding was beautiful and a ton of fun was had by all. I think I took over 500 photos over the last 5 days! YIKES...

We got home to about 30 degree weather, got to our house, kissed out Lucy, had dinner, then the snow began and it didn't stop until about noon on Monday. I think we ended up with about 7". So, we finally got the snow that we haven't had here in ages. BUT, the roads seem fine now meaning it's back to work tomorrow...booo!

Lucy and Daddy are currently enjoying the snow with friends at the park while big old preggo mom makes dinner at home! If it's going to snow again I hope it keeps us stranded for days. If not, come on Spring!!!