First "girl" outfit

So I've had this a month or so, but forgot to share it. Super cute dress I bought for baby girl at Kohls. Carter's makes the cutest little girl stuff! Can't wait to see her in it. It might even be her "coming home outfit" since it will more than likely still be 90 degrees at the end of September!
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Top 10 Things I have enjoyed while being preggo...

So here we are almost at the end. I guess I should put up my top 10 things I enjoyed while being pregnant. Here we go! 10. Not having to lift heavy things. Not that I do this a lot, but it got me out of helping Bruce move some stuff and also do things at work. It was kind of nice to just sit back, relax, and watch others get sweaty! 9. Getting a new wardrobe. Granted they are maternity clothes, but I was actually able to find some really cute stuff at great prices. Thank you JC Penney for having an awesome maternity clearance section! 8. Getting Bruce to massage my back/legs/etc. This is a very rare occasion that he does this, but I have been able to squeeze a couple more out of him in the past 9 months. 7. Missing work for doctor appointments. Not that doctor appointments are fun, but missing work/leaving early is always a bonus, I don’t care who you are! 6. Feeling BBA move around. This is really cool, and I love experiencing this with Bruce, especially these last few months when movement has been really strong. Bruce loves to “play” with his kid, he gets to feel “little kid feet” and “little kid butt.” Sometimes he’ll even fist bump him. I think it’s really sweet. 5. Hugs. Probably within the first month of pregnancy, I was reading one of my books and the “Dad Tip” was to be sure to give your wife lots of hugs, because pregnant people need lots of hugs. Now Bruce didn’t really retain any of the other “Dad Tips” but he sure does remember this one! I do get a lot of extra hugs and he’ll hug me and tell me that he loves me and that pregnant people need lots of hugs. 4. Watching all of my friends have babies before me. Most people would probably hate this experience, but I love it! I know about 10 people who have had babies in the past 5 months, so I definitely know who to call with any questions/concerns/etc. 3. Nesting. My house is definitely A LOT cleaner and I have a TON of banana bread, pumpkin bread, etc, etc made. If you want some, come on over :) 2. Strong fingernails. Mine weren’t exactly weak before, but I am definitely able to grow them out longer. And if any of you know me, I usually always have them painted. And my mom always said I did such a good job, that I could probably have a fall back career as a nail tech. I think I’ll pass on the nail tech thing, but I can’t quit my obsession with O.P.I. 1. The unexpected. It is such a scary time, but such an exciting time too! I can’t wait to see what this little guy has in store for us!

updates galore!

I had quite the busy week despite Bruce being in Omaha for work. Wednesday evening I had child birth prep class and my friend Jamie was the lucky one I got to take instead of Bruce! We watched some videos, looked at some items that help break your water, a catheter, an IV bag, and a bunch of other things. It was like show and tell :) After our show and tell session, we went on the hospital tour. I wasn't too thrilled that Bruce was out of town for work this week since the hospital tour is probably one of the most important things, but we had actually been there before when our friends Nik and Melissa had their daughter Savannah. Now the key part is to see if Bruce actually remembers anything about when we visited them....that is yet to be determined. So Jamie and I trek along with our group touring the hospital. We saw where you register/check in (I've already pre-registered for delivery, so that should save us....oh 15 minutes or so). We saw the area where you go first to make sure you are actually in labor which was kind of a strange area, behind a bunch of closed doors. Oh well, hopefully I won't be spending too much time in there. From that room, we went to the labor and delivery suites. Yes suites. These rooms were HUGE! Granted, everything does take place in there and there has to be enough room for everyone, but still. They have a couch/futon thing that turns into a bed for Bruce. And they also have, 40" (I'm guessing) flat screen tvs. Pretty fancy shmancy. Everything was nice and clean and not hospital like at all. From there, we went upstairs to the nursery. The nursery isn't very large because they encourage "rooming in" so your baby will be with you the whole entire time. After the nursery we went to the post partum suites. These were exactly like the labor and delivery suites, just a bit smaller and less equipment in them. It was a good tour and we are going to try and see if our instructor can do a quick overview of one this week so Bruce can check everything out. On Thursday I had a dr. appt. I met with Dr. James. He was kind of strange and I'm glad I didn't choose him as my OB. But for all of those worrying about H1N1 out there, I DID get my vaccine at that appt. So hopefully I should be good now. I've had both the seasonal flu and the H1N1 shot. If I get sick, I will be royally pissed off! haha. On Friday, Bruce came home. It was good to see him after being gone a week. We bottle beer and then went out to eat and then watched a movie. It was a nice little date night before he had to get back to working his 12+ hour shifts. Oh and our friends Anika and John had their baby boy! Congrats to them. Now it's getting me very excited for when it is our turn! Yesterday, I was quite the busy girl. Waking up early, I made pumpkin muffins/mini loaves/regular loaves. Take your pick, I have them all! I bought a can of pumpkin, well the large can and didn't have a recipe for the bread yet, so when I found a recipe, I was able to make it 1 1/2 times! Thank goodness I can freeze them. I was also being crafty yesterday. I finished my Halloween costume. Pictures will be posted after Halloween, I want it to be a surprise. I also made a hat/coat rack for BBA, it's super cute, now I just have to get Bruce to hang it up. Now on to today. Well I slept like crap. I hate being able to only sleep on my sides. My hips are starting to ache and it is just plain hard for me to find a comfortable position. Grrrrr. So I was up early, and ran to Wal-Mart. I've decided that my "nesting" thing is kicking in because I bought more baby hangers (so I could get rid of the crappy plastic ones that the clothes come on). I bought some special laundry detergent for babies. I went with All Free and Clear. I read this is actually supposed to be better for the baby than the Dreft that everyone advertises. I figured I would give it a try. Plus then I can just use it for all of our clothes too! I also picked up some less glorious item for my hospital "to go" bag. I bought some "crappy" (and by crappy I mean not Victoria's Secret) undies since word on the street is that you'll ruin a few pairs and why would I want to ruin my nice ones that I already have?? I also picked up some nightgowns...moomoos if you will. hahaha. No they aren't that bad, but they do have a few buttons at the top so it will be easier to breast feed in the hospital, plus who wants to wear a hospital gown anyways? So I grabbed two. I'm not really attached to them so it will be ok if they get ruined for some reason. After my trip to Walmart, I came home and the nesting has really begun. I've decided to start washing all of the baby clothes/towels/etc. So I snagged everything out of the closet and dumped it on the living room floor. I am being a good mom and I read every label and sorted the clothes into piles depending on how they need to be washed. I came up with 4 piles. Lights-wash warm, Darks-wash warm, Lights-wash cold, Darks-wash cold. I also had to sit and snip off all of the price tags too. So now I'm just sitting here waiting for the laundry to get done so I can then go back and hang everything up. But this time it will be ready for BBA! Going to try and snag a quick nappy. I'm tired.....

Camo gear from Great Gma 'Zousek

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My bump, my bump, my lovely baby bump.

Here I am at 21 weeks and starting to stick out. Going shopping for some maternity shirts tonight for the following reasons: 1. I want new clothes 2. My "pre-pregnancy" shirts aren't fitting right-in the bust, or length and the most important 3. I have a coupon to Kohls! Bruce hates it when I get coupons. He says just because you have a coupon doesn't mean you can spend money. I disagree. It means you are going to get such an awesome deal on something, and that will justify the whole trip! haha. Oh the differences between girls and boys.....

Staying ahead of the game....

Well, I've broken down and bought some maternity clothes! I don't feel like I am starting to show yet, but some of my work pants are beginning to get tighter, big problem when you have to dress up every day! So off Bruce and I went on Sunday. We had quite the excursion. Stop at Victoria's Secret for panties--10 for $25! Next stop the Sprint Store to get me a new phone and cancel Bruce's line. We splurged a bit and I got a blackberry! Very exciting, so yes, for all of those who have hesitated to text me before since we were living in the dark ages, I now have the ability to text without being charged!! I really thought this day would never come....haha. After the 1 hour in the Sprint Store, we headed off to Old Navy. Got me a cute flowy top, and two fun short flowy cotton dresses--much needed for AZ! Bruce got a 3 new shirts and 2 pairs of jeans and a pair of khakis. After Old Navy, we went to JCPenney's. Bruce got hooked up again with 3 nice pairs of slacks (he's getting important these days) and I got a maternity black pencil skirt, maternity black dressy bermudas, maternity khaki pants, and maternity denim bermudas. I fugre this should get me started so when the day comes when I am standing in my closet, I will actually have an outfit or two to wear to work! Memorial Day weekend was nice and relaxing as always. But coming to work today was a b*tch! Oh well. And congrats to my good friend Kellie and Brent! They got engaged yesterday :) The 6 pack is now almost officially a 10 pack!