Day in the life....

Last night I was laying in bed watching "One Born Every Minute" on Lifetime. I was trying to fall asleep and just like any other night, Tyson starts snoring. I have no clue how it is possible for a dog to snore as loud as he does. I think he has sleep apnia!! I was trying to find something on my night stand to toss at him to wake him up so I could get some sleep. While I was trying to find something, Matt started snoring. I rolled over and looked at him to be sure it was him. I layed back down and just listened to the two of them snoring for about a minute. I started giggling. Then the giggling turned into laughing. Then the laughing turned into howling on my part. In a matter of seconds I was crying because I was laughing so hard. My laughing/crying ended up waking Matt up because I was so loud. I couldn't help it! Poor kid thought something was wrong with me. He was pretty pissed when he realized I was fine and I was just laughing. I had to go into the bathroom for about 15 minutes because I just could not stop. He asked me this morning what the laughing was all about. I told him the story and he too began to laugh. I asked him, "How's a pregnant girl supposed to sleep with you two?!"

Just some new purchases!

Some blankets, swaddling blankets, changing pad cover and valance. 

Mr. B's Bedding!

Can't hide it anymore!

Today was the first time someone walked up to me confidently and said, "Congratulations! When are you due?" I was a little surprised. How did she know I was pregnant? I told her May 17th and thanked her. After she walked out of the bathroom, I turned sideways and looked in the mirror. "Holy crap! I really look pregnant!" It had finally hit me. I've been in denial for about a month now. Other people are finally able to tell that I am pregnant.  I always ask Matt if I look pregnant or fat. Of course he says, "Hilary! You look pregnant!!!!!!!"  Everyone else from work knew for a while now so it was shocking to me that someone who did not know had finally noticed my "bump". To be honest with you, sometimes I get kind of freaked out when I think about being pregnant. There is a living thing growing inside my belly! AHHHH!

Anyways, I had the most realistic dream of my life last night. The dream was set in our new house. The baby was only a few days old. I took him into the nursery to change his diaper. All I remember was that I got poop all over me, the walls and everything else and I was happy as can be. I remember reasoning with myself , Hilary, you have baby poop everywhere!! Why are you happy?! You should be frustrated and upset? Nope! I was smiling and didn't care one bit! I really loved that little boy and it didn't matter to me that there was poop every where. I was just going to throw everything in the washer and wipe myself off and go cuddle with my baby!! 
I woke up and looked around. Damn! I'm still pregnant and of course, I woke up 25 minutes before I needed to be up! I hate when that happens!

One last thing.....
HAVE I MENTIONED HOW EXCITED I AM ABOUT ABOUT THE STROLLER, CAR SEAT,  PACK-N-PLAY WITH THE BASSINET AND CHANGING TABLE AND THE OTHER LITTLE THINGS I GOT FOR MR. B TO ARRIVE?! I can not wait! The scheduled delivery date is Thursday, which also happens to be the day we close on the house!! February 10th will be one exciting day!!!

Me at 25 weeks and 4 days!

Our first big purchases for B....ABY!

For whatever random reason, I decided to go online and look at my Target baby registry. The home page said they were having a sale (up to 20%) on select baby items. My first thought was to see if the baby furniture was on sale. I looked and of course, I picked pretty much the only crib set that was still regularly priced. CRAP! I was really hoping it would go on sale! Then I logged into my registry to check out what I registered for and see if I still wanted what I put on the registry and to possibly add or remove things. I noticed that everything on the registry was on sale. I figued out that I would save almost $70 on just the items alone. I talked it over with Matt and we decided that I would buy the stuff off the registry since it was on sale and everything could only be purchased online and not in stores. It wouldn't make it very easy for people to buy anything off that registry anyways if they had to buy it online. I know most people are like me and want to go in the store, see it in person, oogle over how cute it is and then purchase it.  Both my mother and mother-in-law had both said they will most likely give us money so if they still do that, we will just buy the crib, changing table, dresser and rocking chair and ottoman with that money. It doesn't really matter to us. We were totally fine with the idea of just buying everything ourselves but I know that baby stuff is fun and friends and family always want to buy something for your baby.  Anyways, it worked out even better than I had originally thought.  Shipping alone was $68 but they were having a deal with free shipping on orders over $50. They were also having another deal where you got $5 off a purchase over $50 and then the items were on sale. The discount on the stuff was about $80. So with everything being on sale, free shipping and
$5 off, we saved over $150!! If you know me at all, you know I love bargain shopping, using coupon codes, and saving money...even if it is only $1.

Anyways, I'm going to be a little embarrassed when we get the email from the 'concierge' desk about having packages to pick up. Normally we just walk to the front office and pick up our stuff. The order said it will be shipped in 4 separate packages. Some of the boxes will be very big. Good things Matt is really strong and my brother is here visiting as well! ha ha We will have to drive one of the vehicles up there to load the boxes. It's really no big deal but it's just kind of funny. The package pickup office isn't that big and our stuff with be taking up a ton of room in there!
So you're probably wondering....WHAT IN THE HECK DID YOU BUY?!?!

We also bought an extra base for the second vehicle.

Everything else that I bought was the items that matched the bedding we have already bought. There were a few blankets, a valance, 4 pack of receiving blankets, and a changing pad cover. 

That's all for now. Time to go to Buffalo Wild Wings and watch the UFC fight!!

Baby Kicking!!

A long, long list.....

In the last few days, I have been getting a little nervous about how fast this pregnancy is going by. Weeks 18-24 seemed to go by so slow. I woke up this morning and realized that I was 25 weeks today. Holy Moly! 25 weeks!! In three more weeks I will be in my third trimester, which means I have to go to the OB doctor every 2 weeks instead of every 4 weeks. I'm beginning to wonder if we will get everything done in time before baby comes!!

On my commute into work this morning, I started mentally making a list of all the things we have to do before baby comes.
1. Close on house - February 10th
2. Tear out old carpeting and padding
3. Paint walls, trim, and crown moldings in family room, dining room, living room, entry way, master bedroom, and nursery.
4. Make a few other repairs to random things around the house.
5. Get new carpeting installed on the main floor and upstairs.
6. MOVE into new house
7. Order baby furniture.
8. Assemble baby furniture.
9. Start organizing his room and washing clothes that we have already recieved.
10. Go back to Michigan for a baby shower at the end of March.
11. Figure out what we still need to get for the baby and go purchase all of that.
12. Somewhere in all of this go to childbirth/breastfeeding classes.

I'm sure there are about 300 other things that will get added to the list before all is said and done! The most frustrating part to me is knowing I won't be able to help very much. I love painting and assembling furniture. It is going to be really hard for me to sit back and watch Matt (and friends/family) painting and moving furniture while I sit and direct. Most people would think this is a great thing but not me. I know it is what I have to do to make sure the baby and I are safe, but it's going to be hard. I don't make a very good spectator.

Matt and I talked the other day about how much our lives have changed in the last 6 months and how much they will change in the next 6. It's been absolutely crazy so far but we wouldn't change it for the world. I've always felt that I have been able to take on a lot of challenges at once and be able to deal with them pretty well.  I feel so blessed to have such a wonderful and supportive husband to help me through tough times.  I always know that he is there for me to lean on when times get tough. While I don't really know what the next 6 months is going to look like, I try to mentally prepare myself as best I can for pure chaos. Some people wonder if we are taking on too much right now with a baby coming and buying a house, but I know we will be fine. One day at a time. One day at a time. I can't really worry about tomorrow when tomorrow is never promised. The only thing I can do is make plans for the future but live for today.

Isn't she pretty?!