childbirth class.

We luckily were able to make it to a childbirth class before this baby arrives. The classes typically run over a 5-6 week period. There was no chance we would have ever been able to make it to weekday classes. So, I was able to find a series that packed it all into one weekend. The days were long but, we learned a lot. I'm glad we went. I feel a little bit better about what to expect. 

(me = 33 weeks)

utah baby shower pics coming next...

Bitter

• leaving my awesome co-workers, who have become great friends
• leaving Manhattan Beach for good (no more daily ocean views)
• being away from my sister, cousin and aunt
• not working, i don't know what its like to not work (fear of the unknown)

Sweet

• Thursday is my last day at work
• I get to see Jared everyday now, instead of in 3 day increments
• I can begin preparing for our little guy
• I can organize, cook and enjoy the upcoming holidays

So, here's to my next adventure.....MOTHERHOOD.


Off to Utah on Friday for my 1st Baby Shower....so excited to see family and friends.

mom.

October 8th is my Mom's birthday. We celebrated this past weekend...

family + friends + mexican food + marble bundt cake = perfect birthday celebration

Happy Birthday Mom!!

the name game.

maybe this baby won't have a name after all....

choosing a name is the hardest thing to do, so far.
lots of names have been thrown on the table and then almost immediately are thrown to the trash.

the middle name is set in stone.

it will be thomas, after my father.

there is a 90% chance that this baby will have a second middle name as well.

everyone in my family has a hawaiian middle name and i don't want to break that tradition.

i have gone back and forth about this because i fear that it will be complicated for him in the future.

what does he use for his middle initial? both? pick one?

we'll see.

we both have our favorites for the first name.

i think we are secretly hoping the other person will cave in at the end.

keep hoping honey :)

so, i think our current plan is to wait until we meet him and then hope that the perfect name comes to us.

wish us luck.
i can pretty much guarantee that they will be begging us to write something on the birth certificate at the very last minute.

we had our favorite girls names ready to go.........maybe next time.

30 weeks.

When I got the call from the doctor's office confirming my 30 week appointment, I thought "What 30 weeks? Aren't I only pregnant for 40 weeks total? Wait, that means only 10 weeks to go!!!" I then felt an extreme urgency to get all the little projects started that I wanted to have finished by now.....yea right! No one ever really explained to me how fast this whole pregnancy thing flies by.

I'm in a bit of a panic mode trying to wrap up work in LA, getting prepared for this baby, still finishing my registry (should have been done weeks ago) and the list goes on. Side note: I am not complaining, I love being busy. But, you know the feeling of so much to do in so little time? Plus, its not like I have control over when this baby is actually going to make his debut.

Today's appointment went well. The doc said we are in perfect shape, glucose is clear (no gestational diabetes), iron levels are high and blood pressure is right on. Baby's heartbeat is strong. She also told me that he will not be a big baby. Possibly a good thing for labor purposes? As long as he is strong and healthy, I'll be thrilled. He continues to kick/punch with force throughout the day. Every night, without fail, if I lay on my side he goes nuts in there. It's so amazing to feel and physically see the movements.

I do know one thing, I am really EXCITED to meet him and ask him why he insisted on spending most days curled up on my right side under my rib cage.

farewell.

We had to finally say goodbye to our (Jared's) beloved Jeep Wrangler last weekend.
He had the Jeep for 13 years. It had been with him all over country; Florida, Texas & Utah...just to name a few.

We knew this day was coming soon, as we were having problems with it earlier this year. We made an agreement that once the next "big" problem arose, we would say our goodbyes. That day came last week. It was sooner than we planned.

We (as in both of us) shed a tear. I never thought I would have an emotional tie to a car, especially one that I have only been around for 4 years. But, all of our road trips, summer/beach excursions, dating life etc. came to mind as we pulled away from that car that provided us with LOTS of good times. Sad.

Farewell Friend.

Now that our little guy will be joining us in less than 10 weeks (yikes!) we needed to get a "family" type car. So, here it is. Welcome Rav4.