Another week has already passed...and quickly if I might add. Baby Girl Amen's nursery is complete, for the most part. I still want to go buy a new glider and I'm waiting on the changing pad and changing pad cover for the changing table. Otherwise, it's pretty much done. There are still tools and things laying around that need to be picked up, but that's easy to do. I can't wait to show everyone! I think it is very cute and very comfortable. Hope this little girl likes it!
My next doctor's appointment is on Monday. I don't know that I'll find out anything important, but I know now for the next month I'll go in every two weeks. That's exciting to me because it just means we're getting that much closer!
Baby Girl Amen is growing so much she's making it hard for me to sleep at night. It's hard to get comfortable and I toss and turn a lot. I've also noticed if I do the slightest bit of stretching or hard work (like getting the nursery finished) my back will hurt so bad for about the next 24-48 hours. That is the worst...to be uncomfortable in bed in the first place, but then not being able to make the backache stop is not fun. For example, I worked in the nursery for about 6 hours yesterday and finally decided to go to bed at about midnight. Well, at 4:30am I was still rolling over to look at the clock to see how many hours of sleep I could get in if I got up at 10:00am. I think maybe I got to sleep around 5:00am and ended up getting up closer to 11:00am. Late, I know...but when you don't fall asleep until 5:00am I think it's okay. It's not like I have somewhere I need to be anyways!
Well, to all of you who may be coming to the baby shower in the next week I look forward to seeing you! Hopefully I'll have my house looking spic and span so I can show you around. And of course, you'll get to preview the nursery!
6.23.2007
6.17.2007
dreaming, planning, preparing...
If you could have a title to each week of your life, just like a book, that would be mine for this past week. I've been dreaming a lot about Baby Girl Amen and what it will be like to hold her and look into her beautiful baby eyes. I've been planning things I want to do once I go into labor. I've been preparing our home for the arrival of this little girl, especially preparing the nursery for her to call her very own. It's all been a lot of fun!
The nursery isn't quite finished yet, but it's coming along nicely. I just have to finish the decorating things now. No one is allowed into the nursery now until it's completely done. That means even my mom and dad aren't allowed in until it's finished. I'm hoping I can have it all finished by the end of this week. At least, I better have it finished by the end of this week because I need to start preparing the rest of my house for my upcoming baby shower! I know a lot of people that are coming over have never even been to my house...so I want to make it look nice for all of the tours I'll be giving. It's good though, because if I have a big event like this to get my house ready for, it pushes me and gives me a deadline for when it needs to be done. I work well with deadlines.
Well, today was Josh's first unofficial Father's Day. I'm sure he's enjoying the title of "Father" already. I can just picture the smile he gets on his face whenever someone mentions that he's a dad. So proud. The fact that he helped make this miracle happen must give him such a sense of joy and pride. Our family is growing and he has the love and faith enough to guide it through the years. Whether in Heaven or here on Earth, our family is strong and will continue to find strength in one another, I am sure of that.
The nursery isn't quite finished yet, but it's coming along nicely. I just have to finish the decorating things now. No one is allowed into the nursery now until it's completely done. That means even my mom and dad aren't allowed in until it's finished. I'm hoping I can have it all finished by the end of this week. At least, I better have it finished by the end of this week because I need to start preparing the rest of my house for my upcoming baby shower! I know a lot of people that are coming over have never even been to my house...so I want to make it look nice for all of the tours I'll be giving. It's good though, because if I have a big event like this to get my house ready for, it pushes me and gives me a deadline for when it needs to be done. I work well with deadlines.
Well, today was Josh's first unofficial Father's Day. I'm sure he's enjoying the title of "Father" already. I can just picture the smile he gets on his face whenever someone mentions that he's a dad. So proud. The fact that he helped make this miracle happen must give him such a sense of joy and pride. Our family is growing and he has the love and faith enough to guide it through the years. Whether in Heaven or here on Earth, our family is strong and will continue to find strength in one another, I am sure of that.
6.13.2007
what i saw tonight...
sorry to those of you who read my myspace blog, too...this is just a copy of what i wrote there. i thought it was important enough to put in both places, though.
so something strange happened to me tonight while i was taking off my make-up in front of the mirror. i looked into the mirror and saw myself. i mean, i really saw myself. and the best part is, i saw myself as a mother for the first time. i got the most surreal feeling...i'm going to be a mother. a mother of something so precious, something chosen in Heaven just for me. i also saw myself, i mean truly saw myself for the first time in a long time as someone powerful. even without the make-up, without the clothes, without all of the external enhancers, i saw myself as being strong and confident. josh had helped me boost my self-confidence over the years and he always made me feel like someone very important every day we were together. after he went home, i talked with him repeatedly and asked him for courage and self-confidence even without him at my side. i think he's sending me another gift tonight...this realization that i am a strong and powerful wife and mother no matter what is going on around me. i'm so grateful that he can still be so influential in my life even from Heaven. so to mark the occasion, i took some pictures of myself because i want to remember this feeling and be able to remind myself when i'm feeling weak that this was the night that josh sent me the gift of confidence and it's also the night that i really saw myself as a mother for the first time.
(here are some of the pictures i took...)
6.09.2007
an eventful week...
This week proved to be challenging and exciting. Challenging because Tuesday was me and Josh's wedding anniversary. It hit me a lot harder than I thought it would. In fact, I still don't feel quite myself and it's almost Sunday. I took a break from my phone and from most people this week, except for my parents...I needed a little human contact...which has helped a little in just being able to deal with me and not having to worry about anyone else (minus Baby Girl Amen, of course). We'll see what this coming week brings. Hopefully, more peace and strength from Above.
This week has been exciting for a couple of reasons, though, too. First off, Monday I had another Doctor appointment. Baby Girl Amen sounds great and seems to be doing fine. I had to get a shot in the butt because me and Josh's blood types clash (he was A+, I'm O-). It wasn't too bad...I mean, if I can handle all the injections just to get pregnant, I can handle one more now. I also found out that I'll be seeing my doctor a little more often now. I go back in 3 weeks, then after that it'll be every 2 weeks, then every week once I get down to the last month. My baby girl is going to be here before I know it!
The second reason this week has been exciting is because I started my 6 week prepared childbirth class. My mom is my "coach," so she went along with me. I don't mind the class too much...especially since we practice relaxation techniques, which involves me getting massaged. :) I like that part.
And the third reason this week has been exciting is because we got Baby Girl Amen's room painted and her crib put together! YAY! The room color is so cute! It's called "Flamingo Pink." And it is PINK! I LOVE it! I also got new blinds and curtains put up in the nursery, too. It's all starting to come together now. It's so exciting! Later this week, probably during my childbirth class, my dad and brother are going to come back over to put the changer and dresser (and maybe my bookshelves, if they make it here by then) together for me. Then, that should do it for getting furniture assembled. It'll be up to me to do all the fine-tuning after that. I can't wait, either! I'm not putting any pictures of the room up until it's completely finished, sorry. I want everyone to anticipate and feel the excitement! hehe! :)
Baby Girl Amen is so strong and so funny. I love her so much already. I love being pregnant and knowing that soon I'll hold this little miracle in my arms.
This week has been exciting for a couple of reasons, though, too. First off, Monday I had another Doctor appointment. Baby Girl Amen sounds great and seems to be doing fine. I had to get a shot in the butt because me and Josh's blood types clash (he was A+, I'm O-). It wasn't too bad...I mean, if I can handle all the injections just to get pregnant, I can handle one more now. I also found out that I'll be seeing my doctor a little more often now. I go back in 3 weeks, then after that it'll be every 2 weeks, then every week once I get down to the last month. My baby girl is going to be here before I know it!
The second reason this week has been exciting is because I started my 6 week prepared childbirth class. My mom is my "coach," so she went along with me. I don't mind the class too much...especially since we practice relaxation techniques, which involves me getting massaged. :) I like that part.
And the third reason this week has been exciting is because we got Baby Girl Amen's room painted and her crib put together! YAY! The room color is so cute! It's called "Flamingo Pink." And it is PINK! I LOVE it! I also got new blinds and curtains put up in the nursery, too. It's all starting to come together now. It's so exciting! Later this week, probably during my childbirth class, my dad and brother are going to come back over to put the changer and dresser (and maybe my bookshelves, if they make it here by then) together for me. Then, that should do it for getting furniture assembled. It'll be up to me to do all the fine-tuning after that. I can't wait, either! I'm not putting any pictures of the room up until it's completely finished, sorry. I want everyone to anticipate and feel the excitement! hehe! :)
Baby Girl Amen is so strong and so funny. I love her so much already. I love being pregnant and knowing that soon I'll hold this little miracle in my arms.
6.03.2007
quick note...
I officially felt Baby Girl Amen having the hiccups. I thought if I ever did feel her having hiccups that I'd think it was funny and cute...but no...I felt bad for her the whole time. I wanted to hold her and tell her it's okay. For some reason I could just picture her being scared about having the hiccups for the first time. I'm sure she wasn't, but I wanted to comfort her anyways. So, I did the best I could from out here while she hiccuped away for about 10 minutes in there. Poor thing.
6.02.2007
it's summer...
Yay! I made it to summer vacation. Not without a lot of long hours at school/home trying to get last minute things done. But it's done. Actually, though, there are a lot of loose ends for school starting back up in the fall...especially since I will be on maternity leave...but I'm hoping to take a little break and then think about school again in a few weeks. My brain needs a break from school so I can focus on more important things...mainly, Baby Girl Amen!
I have received the furniture for the nursery, but it's not put together yet. Next weekend it's my goal to have the painting done and furniture assembled. I'm not doing all of the work, though. My dad and brother are going to be my slave labor (although, I think they will do it willingly). I can't wait to see the furniture up and the walls painted! I've got each wall mapped out in my mind as to how I'm going to decorate. Now I just need to make it come alive! :) If it all works out, it should be a very sweet nursery for my little girl.
Last weekend was Memorial weekend and I went out of town for a few days. A cousin of mine got married and I got to spend some time by the river with my family. It was fun. I had my mom take a picture of me at the wedding so everyone could keep track of how I look as a whole (not just my belly). I'm actually pretty proud at how I've done so far. Now...hopefully I'll be able to say that again in a couple of months! HA!
I know the time is coming for baby showers and fun things to prepare for this little girl. I'm going to throw some suggestions out there. If you're planning on buying baby clothes, I would really appreciate things in sizes 6 months and up. You may need to consider the weather during these times, but right now I have a TON of newborn clothes. My mom says we'll have to change Baby Girl Amen's clothes 10 times a day if we want her to wear everything before she grows out of them! Also, keep in mind that I still have my baby registry up at Target. I could use most of the things there more than clothes right now. Of course, I will not be heart broken with more little girl clothes...they are SOOOOO darn cute! And I will truly be grateful for any gifts I might receive, so thank you in advance! :)
As you may be noticing, I am starting to grow larger and larger every week. Along with that, Baby Girl Amen is getting stronger and more active every week, too! It's so much fun to sit and feel her squiggle and kick inside of me. I daydream about who she looks like. What features will she get of her Daddy's and what of mine? It's truly amazing to think that this little person is growing inside of me and soon I'll be able to hold her, love her, and teach her all about life. I am so blessed to be this little girl's mommy!
I have received the furniture for the nursery, but it's not put together yet. Next weekend it's my goal to have the painting done and furniture assembled. I'm not doing all of the work, though. My dad and brother are going to be my slave labor (although, I think they will do it willingly). I can't wait to see the furniture up and the walls painted! I've got each wall mapped out in my mind as to how I'm going to decorate. Now I just need to make it come alive! :) If it all works out, it should be a very sweet nursery for my little girl.
Last weekend was Memorial weekend and I went out of town for a few days. A cousin of mine got married and I got to spend some time by the river with my family. It was fun. I had my mom take a picture of me at the wedding so everyone could keep track of how I look as a whole (not just my belly). I'm actually pretty proud at how I've done so far. Now...hopefully I'll be able to say that again in a couple of months! HA!
I know the time is coming for baby showers and fun things to prepare for this little girl. I'm going to throw some suggestions out there. If you're planning on buying baby clothes, I would really appreciate things in sizes 6 months and up. You may need to consider the weather during these times, but right now I have a TON of newborn clothes. My mom says we'll have to change Baby Girl Amen's clothes 10 times a day if we want her to wear everything before she grows out of them! Also, keep in mind that I still have my baby registry up at Target. I could use most of the things there more than clothes right now. Of course, I will not be heart broken with more little girl clothes...they are SOOOOO darn cute! And I will truly be grateful for any gifts I might receive, so thank you in advance! :)
As you may be noticing, I am starting to grow larger and larger every week. Along with that, Baby Girl Amen is getting stronger and more active every week, too! It's so much fun to sit and feel her squiggle and kick inside of me. I daydream about who she looks like. What features will she get of her Daddy's and what of mine? It's truly amazing to think that this little person is growing inside of me and soon I'll be able to hold her, love her, and teach her all about life. I am so blessed to be this little girl's mommy!
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