Celebration

To celebrate St. Paddy's Day and the passing of my thesis we decided to have a traditional Irish feast at the local pub. It was pretty good but not the best Irish food I've ever had. But we had a great time!

These are my boxtys. Apparently they are a traditional Irish dish. And Matt got me some flowers. They were so bright and cheery. I'm so glad I passed. That is such a relief!

We also celebrated Matt's birthday with his family this weekend. It's a little early, but apparently it was the only weekend they could do it. He got his Costco cake and his mom gave him a cute little dress for our baby girl. I think he was kind of surprised to get a dress for his birthday! I still have to figure out what I'm going to get him for his birthday.

The 1/2 mile holdup

So there I was at the gym. On the treadmill. Now that I have my energy back and can breathe almost normally again I wanted to get running again before my belly gets too big. Only I had to stop and go to the bathroom every half mile! What the...? There has got to be a remedy for that! I make it through my other types of exercise just fine. By the way, I want to get a running stoller...does anyone have any recommendations?

P.S. I just got the good news....MY THESIS PASSED!!!!!! I'm going to be a master!!!

Happy Pi(e) Day!

Hope you all had a great Pi(e) Day on 3.14! My apple-cranberry pie turned out delicious!

More trouble

I have been wanting to decorate the baby's room for awhile now, but I obviously had to wait til we knew the gender. But since we found out, I've been looking at tons of different bedroom sets and stuff and I found THIS and fell in love with it...

The only problem was that all the stuff was kind of expensive. So I've done a lot of searching and I found a website that had the crib bedding set and some of the accessories for a HUGE discount + no sales tax + free shipping! Sweet! So I got the crib bedding, which comes with the quilt, sheet, bumper, diaper stacker, dust ruffle, and curtains. And I splurged and got these wall decal things to match (which are not featured in this picture but are darling!)

Anyway, I kind of still want to get the mobile, lamp, and the hamper but that will have to wait. And I am going to make my own wall hangings and pillow. And I have some other projects in mind to add to it that will involve some painting and restoring of some things from my old room! I am really excited to have this project to work on and for our baby's super cute nursery.

We got a really great tax refund this year, which was kind of a surprise because when we were doing our taxes we were about to break even until we added our education expenses and then...boom...all of a sudden a huge refund. What a blessing! Especially since baby stuff is so expensive! Cribs and carseats and strollers...holy cow!

I finally broke down and bought some maternity clothes today. I can still fit into most of my pants, but most of them aren't very comfortable. And I needed some stuff for work because I was down to one pair of work pants that I could stand wearing all day. Anyway, I was reluctant to go to one of those maternity stores because I was afraid they would be really expensive, but I went and it wasn't too bad. But the best part is that they treat you like royalty in there. It was great!

I find out next week if my thesis passed or not. Pray for me!

I'm gonna be in trouble

Ever since we found out I was pregnant I have been wanting a baby book. You know, to record all the stuff about the pregnancy and our family tree, etc. But in my baby book search over the past couple of months I found that there weren't really any decent gender-neutral books out there. So I had to wait til we found out the gender. So this weekend I set out to find one. I got one and I'm so excited to start writing in it.

But of course I also had to look at all the other baby stuff (at 2 different stores) and I just couldn't resist getting our little girl her first outfit!

They just had so many cute little summer dresses and a million other things that I wanted to get for her. So I restrained myself and only picked out one thing. I just love the little polka-dotted bloomers that go underneath this stinkin' cute dress. Anyway, I have got to keep myself away from the baby sections or I'm gonna be in serious trouble! But it's just too much fun to resist.

I also looked at nursery decorations and I think I've decided to decorate her room in a green, pink, and (maybe) brown pastel color scheme. There were so many cute things that would fit with that. I can hardly wait...July seems like forever away!

I've also got some serious senioritis going on. After I submitted my thesis, I have had absolutely zero desire to finish up my other two classes I'm taking this semester. But somehow I'm getting by and hopefully the next two months will fly by and I'll pass my classes and my thesis, and then I'll be DONE once and for all!

The chocolates tell all

Today at the doctors office after the ultrasound they gave us some chocolates...

So apparently we're having a girl! I am really excited. I don't think Matt knows quite what to think. He was so adamant that it was going to be a boy that I don't think he really considered any other options. He says he doesn't know what to do with a girl. But I know he will be a great daddy to our little girl. Luckily there weren't triplets in there! (I had a dream the other night that we went in for the ultrasound and they told us there were 3!)

Anyway, she looks very healthy. We could see everything except her little face. I guess she is shy. Seriously, they poked and prodded and jiggled to try and get her to turn over, but she just wouldn't do it. I guess she was sleeping and didn't want to be bothered. :) But here's her head with her arm scratching her forehead.

We saw her heart and the 4 chambers in it and the two sides of her brain and her arms and legs and her girl parts. It was kinda cool to see her little bones. She was kind of in a very strange position with her head and arms all curled up but with her legs all stretched out. Here's her foot. When this image came up on the screen, Matt said, "Honey, she's a bigfoot!"

Anyway, it was pretty amazing all the stuff we could see. And I'm happy to know that everything is looking the way it should. And here's me at 20 weeks. (Please disregard the bikes and stuff.) I feel like I don't really look pregnant...just like I've gained 10 pounds. Luckily I can still wear my normal clothes. Well, some of them.

We're halfway there!

It's a......

....mystery still. Ugggh! We were scheduled to find out the gender of our baby today and I get a call this morning from the nurse telling me they have to reschedule our ultrasound appointment for later in the week. Dumb doctor! I was so excited about finding out if we're getting a little Matt or a little Christy today and now I have to wait a few more days. I am so sad. :(