True Foresight

I got home from work today to find a package on my front porch. This could only mean one thing... Aaron had been shopping online again.

However this time it was truly an inspired purchase. I hesitantly opened the box (expecting something to do with flyfishing) to learn he ordered me a "surprise". New shoes.

Bananas.

I am confident that if I am wearing these with my shorts- no one will even notice I'm wearing my TEDS!

Thanks Honey!

BABY B PROGRESS

Well we have almost exactly 3 months left to go. Things are going perfectly except for the fact that she still has no name. 2nd trimester was a breeze had it not been for my weakened immune system which literally kept me sick for 2 of the 3 months, including 6 different antibiotics. Yuck.

Last week I had to make a 9:00 pm run to the hospital for a fetal non-stress-test. Everything turned out just fine. On the upside I had another ultrasound in which we were able to determine 100% without a doubt that she is definitely a girl. And it was a nice run through of the hospital scene. So not a total bust.

Today I had a routine Dr. appt. and upon evaluation of my rapidly growing and alarmingly protruding varicose veins I got a prescription for these super cool things:
Yep, your grandma's T.E.D hose. I am supposed to wear these things for the remainder of the pregnancy. Seriously. Now, before you scoff, I will say this. They have probably come a long way since your grandma's first pair. They now come in 3 awesome colors to choose from: "wearing rolls of paper white", "trying to be nude but really looks like brown paper sacks brown", and "no light source is getting through these puppies black". Lucky me. If it's any indication of their fashion status, I actually have a prescription to buy them at my pharmacy. Woot.

Other than that, there is nothing new to report at all! I am just trying to figure out what I am going to wear for 9 days in Hawaii. And NOW, how am I going to rock the TED hose on the beach. I guess if you look at them at the right angle they sorta look like lingerie? Nope.

Anyway, here is a belly bump update.


Finally, on a totally unrelated subject... the dogs got a mini makeover by Aaron and a red Sharpie Saturday night. Alta got some new super cool comma shaped eyebrows. And Finn got a gentlemanly Frenchman's mustache. Finn was utterly psyched on his new mustache. He pranced around and even sat on his doghouse which he only does when he is feeling especially spunky. Then Aaron decided to draw a face on my belly. I graciously declined. But he can be very persistent. So i gave him VERY strict guidelines to follow if I were to allow him to draw a smiley face. He didn't follow ANY of them. So Sunday night I sat there scrubbing red permanent marker off along with the top layer of skin using rubbing alcohol because I remembered I had a Dr. appt. today. I will spare you those pics for now because truthfully the face turned out scary looking.

He Will Work for Food

For a few weeks now I have been stressing out about starting on the baby nursery. However Aaron always has different plans for the ENTIRE weekend, including but not limited to: skiing, fishing, throwing BBQ's, fishing, skating, and, um, NOT working on the nursery. Somehow I either pinned him down or guilt tripped him into doing some work around the house for almost the entire weekend! (Don't feel too sorry for him just yet, he will be on vacation for the next 3 weekends.)

He got the lawn mowed, built a rock retaining wall, and installed wainscoting in the baby's room. All in all it was an extremely productive weekend. We are waiting for his dad to come paint the room this weekend. Here are some before and during pics of the room in progress. Next week hopefully it will look totally different with all the paint done! So exciting.

Before

Hard at work

During

After. Well, for now. There's still tons to be done but hey, it's progress.

And this was my little project when I wasn't helping Aaron. This was my rocking chair when I was little and the idea is to sand and refinish it. It took me almost as long to sand it as it took Aaron to do all this woodwork. Go me.

BIG DEBUT!

Thanks to all the incessant whiners out there (love you all) I guess it’s time for a pregnancy post…

First for a quick recap-

Up until about 3 weeks ago we were POSITIVE we were having a little boy. So positive in fact that we really hadn’t even thought of any girl names. Pfft, so much for gut feelings. The 20 week ultrasound shocked us with a resounding GIRL. So a little change of plans and we are thrilled that we’ll be having a baby girl sometime in the vicinity of August 2. (Aaron’s excited because as he puts it… girls have more chance at becoming pro athletes.)

Aaron comes home on the weekends and is always impressed (translates=taken back) by the “changes”. On a good point he reads the What to Expect book section for dads and thinks I am the BEST pregnant wife ever. This is because pretty much the whole section is about moodiness and he says I hardly have any mood swings at all. I tell him he’s right. But lets be honest… he lives in another state and sees me 48 hours/week.

So there you have it. No names as of yet. A few ideas… Feel free to leave a comment if you have any fabulous baby girl names you’d be willing to share!

Little Baby B profile for those not familiar (I DID have to explain this one to Aaron)

Little arm and hand waving HI!

And the belly. It's a horrible angle. But I've decided there are no good angles at this point.
Anyway, 5 month bump.

Now on to more fun facts- (Alexis: I am going to copy your idea of posting things I love right now… I couldn’t come up with anything better no matter how hard I tried to NOT copy you.)

Things I love right now-

Tobasco…. On EVERYTHING. I’m not generally a Tobasco girl, but I have been putting it on everything.

Hot Dogs…. Cooked in any manner- grill, fire, microwave, doesn’t matter.

Babinskis…. The cutest baby boutique on Foothill. I want everything in that store.

My parents…. They are so supportive and patient. They don’t hate when I call them at 10:00 at night crying because someone asks me when I’m due. And they have me up for dinner every Wednesday night.

My friends…. From supplying a daily list of names corresponding to the alphabet letter of the day, to sewing custom maternity clothes, or listening to my boring baby blabber… I have the best friends.

Skiing…. If it weren’t for bright happy sunshine – soft groomers - and Steins Beach – I would be going completely insane on my weekends. I don’t know what I’ll do when the season is over!

My Doctor…. She is the best. I know everyone thinks their dr. is, but mine seriously is.

Jazzercise…. Gotta keep the body in shape still.

Belly Band…. Makes it possible to unbutton the top button on normal pants in public. Need I say more?

MY HUSBAND…. Needs no explanation.

Things I’m not loving so much right now-

Bending over…. This is a very bad sign since I am only 5 months along. I can only imagine it in 3 more months.

Chai Tea…. I used to LOVE Chai Tea. I think I drank it one morning and then got morning sickness now I can’t stand the smell of it.

Sleeping on my Side…. I am typically a back sleeper. Apparently that’s a no-go now.

Maternity Clothes…. I don’t need them yet, but I browsed through a store a week ago and it made me sad. That stuff is horrible. Maybe I’m looking in the wrong places?

Being Sick…. I have had this never-ending cough/cold for the past month and a half. Boo.

Strangers Helping Themselves to Touching my Belly…. In no society should this be acceptable. This is only okay if I know you well and like you.

Whit, me, and little Baby skiing at Deer Valley last weekend! SO GORGEOUS!

The New MUST HAVE Fishing Tool

Yes folks, this IS for real...

(As Seen on TV)

Midges vs. Streamers - Battle Royale

Last week Aaron and Dan discovered Blue Lake - a natural hot springs sort of lake 15 miles even more out in the middle of nowhere than Wendover. They have been flyfishing out there practically every night since... sure beats the Red Garter. (Yes, that is actually the name of a casino out there. CLASSY)

But here is a pic Aaron sent me of a Bass caught with a streamer on his flyrod. Yesss, I have finally converted him over to streamers. I knew he'd come around from those lousy, teeny, tiny #22 midges. :)

Keep on fishing Aaron! I'll be home watching DWTS.

Winter Shhh-tuff

Here are some pics of what we have been up to this winter! Luckily I was able to talk (er, beg) Aaron into putting fly-fishing on hold until temps get at least into the double digits.

Pretty much our weekends are consumed with snowmobiling and playing with the dogs in the snow. We haven't even skied together yet this season! (I have gone, thanks Whit...) But it's so hard when the snowmobiling is as awesome as it has been. Also, I fear the snowmobiling days are numbered and I have to get it all in while I can! After that we can take the mellower approach of skiing. Ahhh I love the snow. And I really REALLY love snowmobiling!

Aaron being cool.

Me being cooler.

This looks like a boy, but it's me.

Orion being coolest.
(Sue is taking all the pics. But she is probably cooler than all of us.)

Alta and Finn, SO happy to be going on a hike!
I actually think they are smiling.

My hot hubby. What Nick, you too good to pose? Oh wait, you ARE.

Alta swimming - Before

Alta swimming - After.
Swim, roll in snow, repeat.

Looks like my awesomeness is scaring Finn.