Ridiculousness

I would first like to thank Emily Stanyard for making me lose my mind! It all began in a friendly email and her tid-bit of information for having both her boys early. Tid-bit: pack your hospital bag! WHAT? Pack my hospital bag...but I have 10 weeks to go! (Well, maybe I should go with 7 more since 37 weeks is considered full term.) And, on top of having 7 weeks...I need the bag 3 more times for weekend trips! (Because of course in my irrational thoughts, I can't fathom the thought of packing a suit case or different bag for any of these events.) Needless to say, I AM NOT READY! The nursery isn't ready. We don't have a carseat. Or diapers. I haven't washed the floor in the nursery. (Damn wood floors.) We need to find an area rug. I haven't sterilized bottles, nipples, pacifiers, or breastpump attachments. I haven't done the latest load of baby laundry. I have a load of regular laundry in the dryer right now! I STILL haven't picked up the dry cleaning that was ready a month ago. I haven't called Pediatricians. The glider needs to be assembled. I haven't reorganized Jack's closet. Don't even get me started on what still "needs" to be done in the rest of the house! I could go on and on and on and on! But, I think you catch my drift...I am going cRaZzzy!

Thankfully Mark knows how to calm me down. Well, he did as much as he could do via email since he's at school! He's probably just glad that he has football practice and won't get home until 9 the next 2 weeks. It'll give me lots of time to be a nesting nut-job without him laughing at me! And the other good thing, I know I'm ridiculous!! But I'm still waiting to laugh at myself...

Tick Tock

Holy Cow! I'm in the 3rd trimester and am 30 weeks tomorrow! Time sure does fly when you're having fun! Life in the Bruns household has been fairly busy this past month. Mark is counting down the days until summer "break" and my countdowns on are a weekly basis based on the events of the weekend! Last weekend my wonderful in-laws, Katie & Donna threw me a baby shower! It was great to see most of the Aunts & cousins and we were certainly spoiled!

29.5 week

The Grandma's

Love the butt! And we're ready to stay warm on Friday nights!

The nesting continues on - in spurts though! A few weekends ago I spent hours cleaning and organizing the kitchen cabinets! We now have a specific place for bottles and other kiddie paraphernalia! (I don't really need to have 12 wine glasses in a cupboard! And margarita glasses that have never been used =)!) There are still a few rooms that I MUST give a good cleaning to and Mark is probably singing hymns of praise that I only need his help in the family room to move his massive man couch so I can sweep the bunnies and move the ginormous TV so I can free the bunnies that have gotten stuck on the millions of cords! (A house full of wood floors is going to be the death of me!)

And, I've officially started pampering myself by getting pedicures!

Baby Prep...

The countdown is on until Jack's arrival! We have 100 days to go!

The past couple of weeks Mark and I have gotten a few BIG things checked off the baby prep list! We met with a potential babysitter a week ago who was recommended to us and we love her! Her house was a disaster (thankfully Donna warned me about that), but it was good to see what the house will look like at the end of the day, but she loves what she does and from what Donna's said, the kids love her! (And she's in Anderson!) Check!

And on Saturday we spent the day in our child birth class. There was a lot of information reviewed and of course all I can recollect is how freaked out I now am! (Too bad you can't have a baby without the labor & delivery part!) The breathing techniques are interesting - I'm sure we'll try everything when the time comes, but as for now, I think the deep breathing is for me! The massage & relaxation techniques were great (Mark almost fell asleep) and I need to find a CD with the relaxing music! (Although, I honestly think I prefer some old school Jock Jams when it comes time to push!) We got a tour of the labor/delivery/recovery unit and Mark is ready to coach! Hopefully he leaves his whistle at home (or in the car since camp will have started)! Check!

We still have a few things to get for the nursery. I think Mark's on a mission to find a glider this week and we need to pick out a carpet! I need to take advantage of Mark's spurts of Daddy-Duty energy though! (I did a load of Jack's laundry last week so we have a few things in his drawers! And, I already have a sock that is MIA...) The search for a pediatrician is also on!

Spring (Snow) Showers

Mom & I went to Denver to visit Elizabeth & JB for spring break! And, much to my surprise Aunt E threw me a surprise shower! It was so wonderfully thoughtful of her to a. throw me a shower and b. pay her CO friends to come! But really, I was extremely touched since the Denver girls are her "besties" and I see them once a year! Jack & I certainly got spoiled! And, Miss Rachel even showed me some fabulous new mommy tips on organizing the nursery! Oh, let the nesting continue =)

Aunt E (in outfit #1)

The Colorado Girls

With Mom & Elizabeth

The tragedy...

Sadly, painting my own toe nails might be tossed out the window very soon. This can be seen in 2 different lights...happily and looking forward to being pampered because I now have the ability to not feel bad about getting pedicures or polish changes (b/c I am my father's daughter and refuse to pay $65 (or even $30 at cheaper places) to get my feet done every couple of weeks) so unless Mark wants to paint them he has to accept this! Or sadly, because my belly is so big I can't reach my toes! (I do suppose this is also a good thing...that Jack is healthy and growing into a big strong football player!) So, I guess, all in all, this is a good thing :)! I wonder if they'll put ice water in the foot bath instead of hot to help with the swelling...

It's a...

Its a BOY!

Jack is the cutest baby boy in the world! I can't believe how in love with him I already am! I cannot wait to meet him (in 4 long months)! The ultrasound showed a healthy baby...he waved at us, yawned, and rolled over to get comfy for a nap when the ultrasound tech was finishing up! (I scanned the pictures but they didn't turn out...)

Everything seems so much more real now. I mean, its always been "real" for me, but I think seeing a baby instead of a blob on the screen yesterday really helped the realness set in for Mark! He is beyond thrilled to be having a son, as I'm sure every man is! He continuously giggled last night from excitement! (We even put the crib together :)!)

And, some of you might be shocked that I didn't really go shopping for blue yesterday! I did go to Hallmark to buy a Baby Book! Such a strange first purchase, but I've been waiting!!!

19.5 weeks

Its hard to believe I'm almost to the half-way point! I seem to be growing daily, and the baby is definitely practicing its touchdown dance or toe-touches - even enough for Mark to feel! It definitely brings a smile to my face, even at 3:30 am (after I've woken up to use the bathroom for the 2nd time since climbing in bed)! Today was so nice outside that I decided to nix the gym and walk in the neighborhood. With a little jump in my step I thought about how in a few short months I'd be pushing a stroller and nearly befriended a family I passed who was walking with a newborn in their Baby Bjorn! (But, I didn't want to scare them...Jenny McCarthy talks about Psycho Chick but what about Crazy Chick who wants to be friends with every pregnant woman (or woman who just had a baby) in the world?! FYI...Belly Laughs is the funniest book in the entire world! Mark kicked me out of the room one night because I was laughing uncontrollably! I highly recommend it, pregnant or not!)