Busy weekend

We had a busy weekend. Friday night Monte, Lexie, and I went to "Now We're Cooking." It is one of those places where you go and make your meals, and then you bring it home and cook it whenever. We had so much fun! Tonight we ate one of the meals Monte and Lexie made, and it was delicious!!! One thing I like about it is that all the ingredients are fresh, so it's not like a frozen dinner. I think we will make a lot of dinners before the baby is born. Then we will have a nice supply when I am too tired to fix something.

Saturday morning, Lexie and I went to San Jose to see High School Musical on Ice. It was really good. The age range was funny. There were girls there from age 3 to girls in their teens. (Plus moms like me that actually go to watch the show and not just chaperon.)

We also bought our baby furniture this weekend. (That was the highlight of Lexie's weekend. Just joking!) I'm starting to freak out a little because I feel like I am running out of time quickly, so it was nice to get that out of the way. As soon as it is delivered I will be able to get the baby's room set up, and then I will feel much better.

Self portrait--Lex and I at HSM on Ice.


Here is the furniture we picked out. We also got a glider and ottoman, but I forgot to take a picture of it.


Yes, I know. I am HUGE!!! Monte was in London for a week. When he got back he said, "Oh my gosh. Your belly is big." (He said it in a not mean way.) My belly literally gets bigger every day. The problem with being short and having a short waist is that the baby has nowhere to go but out.

Halloween Party

Lexie had a Halloween party last night. It was her first coed party. She had a blast! Well in true Lexie party tradition, it sprinkled most of the night. The kids didn't mind the wetness. They stayed outside most of the time. It started getting cold at the end, so the party moved inside. Lexie and her friend, Kelly, have been planning this for over a month. The guest list started out with 25 people, and by the end it had grown to 50 kids. Luckily, only about 40 could make it!! I am so glad I teach 2nd grade. After spending 3 hours with 6th graders, I was exhausted! Monte and I dressed up as doctors, we even had a real epipen as part of our costume. (It actually belonged to one of the guests. There are a ton of severe peanut allergies out here.) One parent asked me if I was pregnant or if that was part of my costume. I thought that was funny.


Lexie is a Greek goddess this year. (I am glad she went for the generic goddess and didn't ask to be Venus or Aphrodite.)


The early stages of the party. The kids were still too shy to dance. When Soulja Boy came on, everybody got over their shyness. I think we could have played only that song all night and the kids would have been happy.


Boys will eat anything!! At this point the food had been sprinkled on for about an hour. YUMMY!!

Seriously mom, another picture!!

Bedding

I really didn't want a theme for the nursery. I wanted to do a modern type bedding in blue and brown. When Monte and I saw this, we both loved it. So... I guess we are doing a theme: "A Day at the Zoo." Luckily (or not depending how you look at it) Lexie has a ton of stuffed animals. I stole a few monkeys and lions from her to help decorate the room. We are still looking for a crib. I will post pictures once we get the nursery set up.

Here is a link to our baby bedding selection.
http://www4.jcpenney.com/jcp/ProductImageview.aspx?IT=G&ID=128c3a0&MD=&GRT=ENS&E=&SA=F&VT=ZV&I=0900631b81079f40M.TIF&VAS=&AV=F&HM=T&RGB=&AS=&AST=&BID=&VID=&RU=HOME%7c42249%7c42342%7c%7c%7cENS%7c128c3a0%7c%7c%7c%7c%7c%7c%7c&CmCatId=EXTERNAL423304234142342

I fixed it!

Okay. I know I am insane, but this is for those of you who are OCD like me. Every time I looked at the previous belly pic, I noticed that the picture in the background was crooked. It was driving me nuts!!! I had to put a picture of it fixed on here just in case it was bothering anyone else.

Pop goes the belly!

I new I had gotten bigger, but I didn't realize how much bigger until I saw this picture. HOLY COW!!! (By the looks of me, I should be giving birth to a full grown adult.) I think the baby has hit a growth spurt. I am starving and exhausted all of the time. I feel like I eat constantly, but I have only gained a pound since the last picture. I guess he's using it all up for me. I went to Motherhood today. I put the little pillow on that is supposed to add 3 months to your belly. Well I have decided that once school gets out for Winter Break, I am not leaving the house. I will be way to big for anyone to see me. The same thing happened to me with Lexie. I was barely showing, and then one day I woke up with this huge belly.

Yesterday, I was sitting on the couch. I asked Lex and Monte if they wanted to go to the gym with me. They said no, so I stood up to go upstairs and change. When I stood up, my shirt was above my tummy. It was all hanging out for the world to see. They were laughing at me. I turned around, rubbed my tummy and said, "You can't get a body like this if you don't go to the gym." (It was really funny. I guess you had to be there.) Then that gave me an idea of what to be for Halloween. I thought I might wear black boy short underwear, a black bra, and black boots. Then I could go as Britney Spears.


26 weeks--one week until the 3rd trimester

Monte gets kicked

Monte got to feel the baby kick for the first time over the weekend. He was very excited. When the baby starts kicking I have Monte put his hand on my tummy, but he usually kicks where ever Monte's hand is not. I was so glad Monte finally got to feel him. Now I think he believes there is something in there, and I am not just getting a big belly. (And it is BIG!)

This is a very active boy. He kicks me all of the time. Sometimes it is so hard that you can see it from the outside. His favorite thing to do right now is kick my bladder when I am trying to get that extra 5 minutes of sleep after the alarm goes off. He's already interrupting my sleep and he hasn't even been born yet! I guess I am getting prepared for sleepless nights.