Good riddance apt !

As a farewell present to us, trusty tenants, there was a 5 minute whirlwind of a storm, and this is what happened:




Holy cow!

Noel and I were off to workout (yes, pregnant chics do that...for exercise, yes, but mostly because I love riding a bike and reading a book at the same time. It's a very satisfying form of multi-tasking).

Turns out, however, Noel can no longer ride his bike to work.



When I called the landlord, he told me he was currently in Turkey and it was 1 A.M. Oops. I can not wait to see what form his magical connections from Turkey will take when the tree, as he promised, will be removed tomorrow. It is kind of fun forging a trail from our apartment to the street, so I can't say I won't be a little disappointed.

Babymoon...more like PARTYmoon

Since we have such generous friends in the Waughs, we got to spend a whole FIVE days(count them, yes, that is a lot more days than I could have imagined) in their beautiful and awesome West Virginia cabin.

I mostly pretended we were at the beach, and immediately woke up and put a swimsuit on every day in an effort to try and convince Noel to go to the pool. As Noel said (and I take as a very high compliment, "You are the only person who can get a tan in West Virginia.") Exactly.


25 weeks (or so) pregnant

We really didn't do much. I learned that sleeping in is not a thing of the past (yet), and until the baby comes, I am utilizing every opportunity to sleep in. We read a lot of books and watched a lot of cable tv (what a treat!)




Noel has the best taste in books, doesn't he?

We are currently in a swamp of moving ( July 10th!) and being pregnant (as usual), but there will be more to come. Goodbye Spring, hellooooo summmmerrrrrrr.

ps- Did I already say how much I love my maternity swimsuit and especially the fact that I currently float so well in the pool? I would wear my swimsuit every single day if I could. I can't wait until the baby comes, and I can use that as an excuse to play in the sprinkler whenever possible.

I love my siblings

This picture summarizes my Saturday in Fredericksburg with Ramsey, Isis, and my mom. Noel was in the car when this picture was taken, smirking from a distant at my brother's behavior.




In other news, I schooled the GRE and am hoping to be graduate school bound in the next couple years. No more vocabulary flashcards for me!

Pictures soon to come....

My mom bought us a camera!

She said, "You need to have a camera to take pictures of the baby, or else you will forget what he looked like when he was cute and innocent. You will need that when he is a teenager. " :)

So faithful blog-readers (my sister and my grandfather), pictures are soon to come!

I will be checking the mail diligently everyday, running from the car to the mailbox in excited anticipation.

What/Who's living in my belly?!

A baby boy !!!

Tight?

Very tight.

I have been imagining little overalls and skater shirts and sneakers with velcro, and even though I do love floral print, I can not wait to force upon my baby boy infant whatever style I choose (emo punk, urban chic, preppy casual.)

My dear friend, Carrie, has invested some time into looking up outfits for the boy in my belly. This is a personal favorite. Indeed, what would baby Jesus do ? Poop his diapers? Cry? Probably not. I am sure baby Jesus slept through the night as soon as he was born. Tell you what, with this message plastered on baby boy's shirt, I am expecting a perfect child, preaching the gospel from infanthood! :)




I will say, he is a bundle of energy. The ultrasound took FOREVER because he was wiggling around so much, we couldn't count his toes and make sure all his organs were in place. At one point, I was told to jiggle my belly to get him to move into a different position (though this is as far away from a confidence boosting excersize as you can get, I did it. And it still didn't work. ) He is an active little fella, and as far as I can tell, we will have our hands full for the next 18+ years.

One more thing. You better believe Noel is excited. He keeps talking about taking the baby camping.

A really tight knot

This morning I decided to pretend I wasn't pregnant and wear a non-maternity dress to work. This did not work well, because as Noel is in the living room trying to finish some last minute work, I am in the bedroom trying to get this dress off of me.

After wasting 10 minutes being stubborn and imagining I didn't have a belly and it would just slip off easily, I finally humbled myself to ask Noel for help.



The knot in the dress was so tight, I had to lie down on my back and flatten my belly as much as I could (not very much), and with a fork, Noel untied the knot. By this time, I was late to work and disheartned by my lack of wardrobe choice. Noel kindly suggested I put that dress away for the season.

Anyone remember 9th grade homecoming? I do believe I wore a purple moo moo (upon my mother's suggestion). Don't be surprised if you see me wearing that once again.

As if my life couldn't get weirder enough...

I have officially entered a completely new and foreign stage of life.





Yes, I now have a subscription to Parenting Magazine. I guess I should begin my subscription to Scholastic right away, so I know what my child will be reading in his/her upcoming years. I miss my Seventeen magazine more now than ever.