Baby Shower & More

Jesse and I had our baby shower Mothers Day weekend and we've been waiting to post a blog about it because I stupidly forgot my camera and my mom was the one who took the most pictures but we cant find her USB cable to upload the pictures to our computer. But Randi was there for backup and we got some of the pictures from her camera. Here are just a few:

Avery's Cake

Dad, Kerry, Brigid, & Half of Emily

Aunt Chel & Cousin Cherie Made A Little Buggie Out of A Watermelon.

Me, Spraying Off Chairs

Cousin Aaron Playing The Guitar

Once we find her USB cable I'll be posting more because there was so many good pictures on her camera but this gives you an idea of the day. Avery got so many cute clothes. Actually, its a little rediculous how many clothes she has now. She's definitely set up until 6 months and I dont know if she'll be able to wear everything by the time she grows out of each size.

But nevertheless we are very appreciative of everyone who came and to all that gave us such wonderful things. We had a great time even though we never got to ANY of the games we had planned. Everyone was just having a good time visiting and eating.

Now for updated pregnancy news: I'm 34 weeks and 5 days along which means I have roughly 5 weeks left. For the past few weeks I've been putting together swings, bouncers, installing our car seat, reading and re-reading our pregnancy books to make sure I know the difference between real labor and fake labor. I feel ready, emotionally and physically. I guess I really won't know for sure until the time comes but right now I feel good. And unless Avery has other plans for us, I will start my maternity leave June 19th and that date can't come soon enough...what, with my irritability and hot flashes.

I've also been told by a lot of people that they want to be informed the second I go into labor and I was just thinking I'd send out a mass text message.  If you'd like to be a part of that list just let me know and I'll add you.

Avery is getting bigger and bigger as the days go by. I feel her and now SEE her move a lot more. I can see my stomach roll with every move she makes. The other day she had her foot pressed up against the top of my stomach so I pushed it down to see if I could get a response and she pushed back. It was pretty cool. Usually she won't play my silly games :) and Grandma Monet, Aunt Randi, and Auntie Em got to feel her hiccuping...another movement she makes frequently.  Most of the time she settles down lower and closer to my spine but last night she was up high crushing my lungs so it was difficult for me to catch my breath. She also enjoys using my bladder as a hacky sack. A trick of hers that I'm not too fond of.  But all-in-all she's been an easy first pregnancy and I'm just hoping it will stay that way until the end. 

Too Early To Be Irritable

I've come to realize that I am at that stage of the pregnancy when it becomes oh so easy to become grumpy. Not that I want to, or it feels good, but that some people just choose to irritate me and push my buttons. Don't worry, if you're reading this thinking you might be one of those people, you're not...it's mostly people within my work or those who know nothing of this blog.


I never realized it before, but women who have had babies tend to feel that it is their maternal duty to become you're personal pregnancy guru when you're a soon-to-be new mom...whether or not you asked for their opinion. At first it was fine and now it bothers me. It's one thing to give advice but it's another thing to TELL me what I need to be doing. Whether it's telling me when I should be eating or critisizing when I plan to start my maternity leave. Sometimes I just want to tell people to back off. I make the choices I make because I feel it's the best for Avery and I, unless it seems life threatening in any way, LET IT BE!! I know without a doubt that once Avery is here, in one way or another, I will learn something the hard way, but that's what being a first time parent is all about and trying to push your values onto me only irritates me more.


And the question of the day that seems to be the most irritating is "how are you feeling." Since day 1 of this pregnancy I think I've heard that question come from someone at least once a day. Ok, I know people just care but I want to post a sign on me saying "I'm fine, I feel fat and bloated, I'll call you when things change."


This blog isn't just for the good parts of the pregnancy, but the not so good parts too and I just needed to vent a little. Some of you might be reading this thinking I'm a crazy irrational pregnant woman and others (ironically those who have been pregnant before) know exactly what I'm feeling.

My Masterpiece!

We finally received our armoire for Avery yesterday and I just couldn't stand it; I had to take it out of the neat little box it was packaged in. Not the smartest thing I've ever done. There were box parts, styrofome, packaging material, and armoire parts strung from one end of our living room to the other. I tend to get into a little trouble when Jesse goes to work and I knew I couldn't just leave everything laying around for Jesse to trip over when he came home from work at 2am so I began the building process all by myself. Two days and 6 hours later, the armoire was finished and upright with only two screw ups during the construction. Not bad considering there were 30+ individual parts to begin with and the instructions were written by (I'm pretty sure) a two-year old.

It didn't come with a closet rod so I searched far and wide for one that would fit inside a childrens armoire and finally improvised with an adjustable curtain rod. It works right? Now I'm getting all of Avery's clothes washed so we can hang them. I'm thinking we'll put baskets under the shelf and store lotions and butt paste and all the baby goodies.

As far as the pregnancy goes, as of today, I'm 2 days shy of being 33 weeks. Which means only 7 more weeks before Avery comes....assuming she'll come on or near her due date. I had a doctors appointment today and all is well except for the fact that I have a mild bladder infection...booo! Not to worry, they're pretty common among pregnant women and mine has been pretty mild, other than the fact that I feel like I have to pee all the time. So the doctor prescribed me a 10 day antibiotic, told me to drink more fluids and sent me on my way.

Gettin Big!

The baby shower is also this weekend and I'm so excited about all who is planning on coming. I just hope the weather cooperates. Spring hasn't quite sprung here yet.  I'll definitely be posting pictures taken during the baby shower and if we can figure out our new video camera, we might even post some funny videos of the men playing baby shower games!