Happy Birthday Wishes!!!

Happy Birthday to my Grandma Dimple!!!

Maybe today Natalie will decide to share a birthday with you??

Hmmmmm

Just went on a nice 2 mile walk to try to get her convinced to come out. Unfortunately... I think it just walked her to sleep. When I walk, I walk up and down the curb. I probably look very awkward to the public with my giant 9 month belly waddling with one foot on the curb and one foot off. It's rumored to help induce, but really I think this is just a practical joke someone is playing on pregnant women everywhere. As if, at this state, we need any more humiliation brought upon us! I have been eating the "inducing" foods, doing random squats, and drinking red raspberry tea like it's going out of style. That is also rumored to help start the process. Process.... not feeling like it's being started. Stubborn lil gal. Still have no clue where she gets this stubbornness from!!

This is the last weekend prior to the D-Date!!!!!

[Monday June 28th, 2010]

Luckily David is already off work, and we are about to begin our weekend full of last minute preparations! Like for one, setting up the glider!

I really really wanted a glider [a fancy rocking chair basically], but unfortunately, those suckers are pricey. Our friend Tina offered us hers for free, since her baby is 18 months now, and when she has another, she would just rather buy new. She said the seat gets uncomfy though, so she offered to make me a butt pillow to place on it. We went to the fabric store and picked out this fabric

Sailor Teddy Bears in pink!

Isn't it perfect?!?!?! Natalie's room is pink and teddy bears, and also combining them in sailor suits like Daddy, was just to good to pass up. I bought 5 yards of the material. She only needed 1 yard to make the pillow, but I wanted extra. When we move, my friend might use the extra to make us curtains, or to make pajamas or a receiving blanket. I wish I knew how to sew so I could be crafty myself. I keep hinting to David to get me a sewing machine so I can learn. But he has no faith in me sticking to it :(

I will have to try to post some updated pictures of her room. Of course, with a move right around the corner, we really can't do much. We won't be buying the crib, or curtains, or the dollhouse bookshelf I want, or toy bins, or even a lamp and proper bedding set, until we move to New Hampshire. So it's kinds of odds and ends we placed in there to get us through the first six weeks of her life. Hopefully I get a chance or soon, the updated room picture will include a little pink bow headed baby in them!

Another pre-baby order of business... Teddy is going to the groomers today, so he can be nice, fresh, and clean to meet Natalie. I am sure this won't be to his approval though. 1. He hates the groomer and 2. He is having to be tortured in order to meet the replacement of his attention.

His old groomer just sold shop, and Teddy has groomer issues. More like... don't touch me or I'll bite, issues. It takes him a while to warm up to a new groomer. He was with this one for 8 months, and still not quite there. I really feel for the new person today. While he is getting tortured, we will be stocking up on the non perishable items to limit as much grocery shopping as we can for when she arrives. We also installed her car seat yesterday. I have the urge to stick a teddy bear in it and strap it down. I'd stick Teddy in it, but I already got in trouble by David for testing out her stuff using Teddy. At least I haven't held him down and stuck a diaper on him!

Well this was just a quick post, as it may or may not be my last before hospital time. Our bags are packed and ready... just waiting on her to decide when to meet the world!