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Thursday, November 27, 2008

She's Here!

Well Miss Elizabeth Ann suprised us by arriving early - on Monday November 24, 2008 at 7:26 pm. She weighed in at 7 lb, 15 oz (27 days early!) and measured 20 1/4 inches long. Here's pictures (that's what you Elizabeth fans want) and the I'll tell you how it all went down.

Look at that cone-head! She wouldn't turn her head completely the right way so really had to work to get out!

Here she is!
Our wonderful labor and delivery nurses who made the whole experience great.


36 weeks and acting like a full-term baby


Elizabeth and Mommy


Elizabeth and Daddy
We got home yesterday and are all trying to settle in. I have lots I want to write about but want to go hold Miss Elizabeth now. Promise to update soon.

Sunday, November 23, 2008

Technology and Tabby Troubles

This week I did one of the silliest things I've done in quite some time. I was working late and needed a break so I decided to take a picture of my giant swollen feet and send to Jess. (Even at 35 weeks pregnant, she still has her cute little petite feet). I took the picture with my phone and sent it to her phone. Now, I hadn't ever sent a picture with my phone before so I wasn't sure exactly what the procedure was. I won't go into all the details of how I managed to mess this up, but by the end of it I had sent the picture below to Jess and to a lawyer I had met a year and a half ago on a case I was working on. Yep...this random man who I met once got this picture with no more explanation than the title "My Feet." He has not responded, so I'm hoping that means either his phone doesn't have picture capabilities (not likely) or he didn't have my number saved into his phone, so instead of my name coming up, all he got was my number. Pretty scary huh? It's even a little scarier in real life if you can believe it. But since that's really been my only pregnancy discomfort, I'm not complaining (too much).

The other issue at our house this week is our tabby-cat Jack. He has taken to sleeping in the crib - not once or twice but most nights. Eric bought him a heated kitty bed yesterday and we're trying to communicate to him that that's his bed. So far no luck. He was in the crib last night. Now I realize we can shut the door, but then they'll just wait until we start to have it open to make it their own. I was hoping that by letting them in there now, by the time Elizabeth shows up (28 days until her due date!) they'll be bored with it. So far this is not working. Any other suggestions? The other tabby trouble we are having is that Jack has now 4 times decided he'd rather poop next to the litter box instead of in the litter box. Up until now he has never had this problem. We've acquired a second litter box (I know they say we should have had more than one all along with 3 cats, but they've never seemed to care) so we'll see if that solves the problem. However, with Jack beginning to act out a little, Jodie - the normally difficult kitty has become very sweet and lovable. We'll see if that continues.

Wednesday, November 12, 2008

34 Weeks

I had my 34 week appointment yesterday. Hard to believe we've got only 6 weeks left! Everything looks perfect! My doctor felt around on my belly and identified where her bottom was and her feet (Jess was right!) Her head is down just like it should be. Doctor did say she's a pretty big baby. But she doesn't necessarily think Elizabeth is so big that we will need to do anything out of the ordinary for her birth. She does still want me to go to the sonogram appointment in 2 weeks, though, so that's still on the calendar. Elizabeth is in a new phase of activity now - and she's strong! Even a couple of weeks ago I wouldn't necessarily notice her moving around unless I concentrated on it - now she wakes me up and always makes her presence known! And we're experiencing a whole new level of feet swelling. But since that's really the worst of it, I'm trying not to complain!
I go back to the doctor a week from Friday and then every week from then on!

Here's a picture of me at 34 weeks:
Man do I look giant! When I look in the mirror, I really don't feel that big! Oh well!

Sunday, November 9, 2008

Elizabeth's Room

Well we are not completely finished, but I'm so excited about Elizabeth's room, I decided to go ahead and post pictures. Eric put together the cube shelving unit today and now it really feels ready for her. Eric picked out the Counting Sheep wall art which is super cute. It just sticks right on and you can peel it off and restick. Check out www.whatisblik.com for some other cool wall art ideas. The cross-stitch above the rocking chair was made by my Mamie when Mom was pregnant with me. I think it is so special and am very excited to have it in Elizabeth's Room! Bunnies are special in our family. I had Bun-Bun growing up and Eric had Whitney (he was a boy bunny). They are sitting on top of the cube shelving unit with a yellow bunny I got in college and a pink bunny we've gotten for Elizabeth.




Now all we need is a baby!

Sweet Kittie


Here's a cute picture of Jack helping Eric on the laptop. We expect he will be the one that most easily adjusts to Elizabeth's arrival. He usually isn't demanding of our attention (unless the alarm goes off in the morning and we don't open the bedroom door fast enough) and is super sweet and gentle. What a good kittie!

A Baby Shower for Jess and Juliette!

This weekend, my mom hosted a Baby Shower for Jess and her Juliette Daisy (due just 9 days after Miss Elizabeth!) It was a lovely party and I think Pete and Jess are now ready for Juliette to show up! I've got to get better with my picture taking - I missed out on the fun games and several of the guests. But here are the pictures I did take!

We can't wait to meet Juliette!



Laura and Cody Get Married!

Last weekend we attended what Cody himself dubbed "The Best Wedding in the Universe." Eric was one of the two Best Men, so we got up early Friday morning and headed down to Fredericksburg. The Wedding took place at Becker Vineyards - a fantastic location. Given that last Friday was also Halloween, Laura and Cody decided the Rehearsal dinner should include a costume contest. How cool is that! We rode in limo buses from Fredericksburg to the Salt Lick in Driftwood, Texas. The ride was just long enough to really get the party going! (We only had to pull over to replenish the wine and beer supply once.) Figuring out a costume for the pregnant lady was a little difficult, but in the end Eric and I went as "Father Time" and "Mother Earth." (We did have to explain who we were to folks.)

The Limo Bus Party


The Bride and Groom - The Key Master and Gate Keeper from Ghostbusters II


Father Time and Mother Earth

Saturday was a beautiful day and the wedding was perfect! Thanks Cody and Laura for letting us be a part of your special day!

The guys waiting for the Bride - Brian the Officiant, Cody the Groom, Eric Best Man I, Matt Best Man II, Paul the Groomsman (Darby the Groomsman didn't make it into my frame)

The Beautiful Bride and her Parents


Making it Official


Me, Laura, Cody, and Eric
(Yes, you've seen that dress before - I'm working on a limited wardrobe these last few weeks.)