38 Weeks

So close, so crazy, can't wait!  Saw this commercial just now and totally teared up.  Is it 11/11/11 yet?! :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZRfPAvNClI

Vintage nursery goodies

I'm just about done with the nursery, but I found one last piece of furniture today on etsy.com and I'm still doing some rearranging.  (Wouldn't be me, if it wasn't last minute.)  So until I finish this week and receive our latest treasure, here's a sneak peek at the new goodie. I'd been looking for an ottoman and almost had one made, but this one is fun and surprisingly reasonably priced, considering the good shape it's in.  Yay for fun vintage finds! 

ABOUT TO POP!!! - 37 Weeks

We decided to take some Pinterest inspired belly shots since we are getting so close to "popping".  We had some help... :)

 

 

Pinterest!!!

Do you Pinterest yet??? If you don't, you should! :)

 http://pinterest.com/susanschuh17/

Week 37

Can't sleep so I'll just update that we had our 37 week appointment this afternoon. So far we are still not dilated, but we know she is not breach.  (Yay!) We finished up baby class and met our pediatrician today too.  REALLY like her!  It was a wild and crazy Monday, complete with, yup, you guessed it, PINKBERRY! :) 

We also watched this hysterical Bill Cosby standup at the end of our baby class... Totally appropriate and worth sharing. 

Natural Childbirth

Full Circle

My Uncle Mike sent us these wonderful videos taken right around the time I was born.  I just love watching them especially seeing my parents as first time parents.  Can't believe this will all be happening for us soon! :)

Week 36

Week 36 was extra busy for me with the start of another round of astronaut debriefs.  I love what I do and that's due in large part to the time my team and I spend in International Space Station crewmember post flight debriefs that occur for 3 or 4 weeks following their return from 6 months (give or take) in space.  During this time we capture all kinds of interesting information regarding their experiences living on-orbit.  This will make for a busy last couple of weeks of pregnancy for me, but it will definitely make the time go by quickly.  Hubby is busy as always with work and just finished out another softball season. So things are officially starting to wind down for us in preparation for our sweet girl's arrival. Tomorrow he'll brew a new beer in honor of her arrival, an Imperial Stout, tentatively titled, "Willie the Elder."

Oh and the crewmember we are working with right now, Ron Garan, is a great guy and he promotes a great cause.  You can checkout Fragile Oasis here!  http://www.fragileoasis.org/
 WHAT ARE THE GOALS OF FRAGILE OASIS?

• Use the unique orbital perspective to inspire people to improve life on our planet
• Get the word out that the International Space Station is an incredible global asset
• Highlight the scientific advancements being accomplished on the International Space Station
• Inspire students to academic excellence
• Give people the opportunity to experience living and working in space through the experiences of crewmembers living and working on the International Space Station, not just as spectators but also as fellow crewmembers.

I've been feeling pretty good. I still have a surprising large amount of energy and am still feeling pretty motivated to keep up with things.  I'm definitely not necessarily getting the best sleep and could do without the ba-jillion pee breaks and uncomfortableness in the middle of the night. But it's totally tolerable and I promise I'm not complaining.

At our 36 week check up on Monday, I showed no signs of being dilated, but the doctor said basically I'm ready to go at any time. I'm VERY curious to see if we are dilated at all at our appointment this coming Monday. There has been a whole lot of movement going on in my uterus and definitely feel some shifting going on in general, so I assume that means things are really starting to shift and prepare for delivery.  YIKES!

Not exactly a belly shot, but I was completely amused/claustrophobic the other night at how close my belly gets to a table now when sitting in a restaurant booth.  And you can see her little butt poking out a little more on the right side of my belly too. She does that often. I love it. :)

One thing that keeps me extra smiley is the opening of our local Pinkberry and an occasional (or maybe more than occasional :p) yummy treat from there.  We had a little date last night and hit up PB for dessert.  Hubby is a good sport for going with me even though I know the place totally gives him the creeps. He's even said today that he's up for going back again tonight with me, and of course we'll have to go after our last baby class on Monday night, and maybe mid week for a busy debrief week treat?!  Addicted much?  Could be worse things though, right?  And I always get mochi and mochi is good for lactation and digestion... How's that for rationale? :)

Hubby sharing in my PB joy. :)

Last nights magic combo - Original yogurt, mochi (of course), pineapple, strawberry swirl pearls, yogurt chips and a little squirt or two of swirly whip.  YUM!!!

Week 35

Me @ Week 35

Week 35 was super busy and super fun.  Aunt Alicia was in town so we got to hang out, shop, and see one of my favorite bands (twice), Blind Pilot.  Then hubby and I headed out for a quick overnight trip to one of our favorite places, Austin! 

First we got to see a free Blind Pilot show @ Cactus Records.  Notice my kickass, front row pregnant lady seats. :)

Then we did a little shopping.  Baby Gap is DANGEROUS!!!  And they need to consider designing for adults with the same mindset that they do for kiddos.  They could totally make a fortune!

Then we met up with Hubby for a yummy dinner @ Reef and headed over to the big show.  Dan Mangan opened and was great and Blind Pilot was, of course, wonderful as always!

It was a late night for Willie and I, but so worth it. We chatted with the band afterwards and got them to sign a poster for her nursery.  The drummer does all their tour posters and this one is PERFECT for her room.  More pics of that at the end of the weekend when the room is complete! :)

After we woke up and realized we are way too old for 2am nights (regardless of whether I'm pregnant or not - HA!) we hit the road for Austin on Saturday.  I saw on Facebook that 512 Brewing was having a free anniversary party/tour. So we decided to swing in when we got into town.  We were so happy we did.  Scott tried some awesome special edition beers and we met some great people too (including 512's head brewer and his awesome girlfriend Amber and the owner of Maui Brewing and his wife).  We will definitely be back for another tour sometime soon.

We did a little shopping while @ 512 and got Willie some 512 gear of her own. She can wear it when we visit next!

A cask conditioned beer that hubby got to try!

We stopped in for lunch @ Frank in downtown Austin.  Part of my whole motivation for this quick visit was, honestly, food.  :)  Austin is known for so many wonderful things and as far as I'm concerned food is definitely one of them.  So we stopped at Frank because I'd heard good things and had been wanting to try it.  I promise we didn't finish all of this messy goodness, but it was yummy!

Ahhh, our home away from home for the evening, the W Austin http://www.whotelaustin.com/.  It was just as lovely as I'd hoped it would be and a nice escape for us.

W mini bars are always entertaining compared to the standard mini bar fare... right down to the safe sex kit complete with mints.

The room was complete with a Japanese soaking tub. Although we did have to make a call to engineering to get the tub to fill correctly at first.  (what is it with me and fancy hotel tubs???)

Getting ready to head out for a delicious dinner @ La Condesa http://www.lacondesaaustin.com/ (another fave!), dessert @ Gourdough's, and a stop off at Ginger Man http://gingermanpub.com/ for a beer for you know who. This is our favorite Ginger Man for sure.

Austin is well known for their plentiful abundance of food trailers.  You never know what you'll find.  But as soon as I heard of Gourdough's gourmet donuts trailer http://www.gourdoughs.com, we HAD to go.  And boy was it just as good, if not better than we expected!

Even if you never make it to Gourdough's or donuts just aren't your thing, at least check out their website and giggle at the silly names for all the donuts. ODB, Mother Clucker, Blue Balls, etc... :) 

Our selections... The Puddin' (cream filled banana pudding donut) and Flying Pig (maple glazed donut with bacon on top)

Had to get a belly shot in front of the cool wallpaper in our room and one in front of Whole Food's pumpkin patch...

On our way out of town on Sunday morning, we hit our fave breakfast spot Magnolia http://themagnoliacafe.com/ (neptunian landscape!), shopped at some of my fave shops on S. Congress (Uncommon Objects http://uncommonobjects.com/ and Maya Star http://www.mayastar.com/) and hit up the yummy goodness that is Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf.  I got my recent favorite strawberry cream tea latte for the road and used my belly as a drink rest on the start of the ride home. :)

Baby Class

We have been attending Cradle Class (lamaze/baby prep/etc.) for the last 6 weeks and our final class is on Monday.  It's been a good learning experience, especially hearing other mom's & dad's questions, concerns and opinions on things.  We toured the hospital two weeks ago and have a good idea of how things will go when Wilhelmina is ready to arrive.  CRAZINESS!!!  

My hubby has been an especially good sport with baby class.  He attended last Monday night alone when I had a terrible headache and totally killed it with all the right answers to all the questions.  Surely all the other moms are jealous! :)

But his standout moment in baby class had to be three weeks ago when he volunteered to demo nursing bras and their use.  It was pretty awesome...

Getting fitted

Almost complete

Adding the most important part and learning to fasten :)

Week 34

We are having lots of fun these last couple of weeks before Wilhelmina makes her grand appearance.  During week 34, hubby was able to make it out to the Great American Beer Festival in Denver http://www.greatamericanbeerfestival.com with a bunch of friends. It's beer Mecca basically, for an entire weekend. (We'll continue that tradition next year with our annual hiking/GABF trip.) And I got a nice weekend at home alone to kind of reflect, attempt to get a little more organized, and mostly relax with just Bacon and the kitties.  While the room is still in the final stages as I type, we got through a lot of the wonderful goodies we received at our showers and also the amazing vintage baby clothes that my mom has saved and graciously given to me to use for our girl. There are so many treasures in there.

I have had quite the mess going in her room since the shower, but that is all going to be resolved this weekend. :)

B surveying the mess/supervising as usual.

Some of the wonderful vintage goodies from Mom.

Totally remember this and plan to recreate pics of me in this dress with Wilhelmina back in Stuart when she fits in this cutey.

And of course we'll have to take her to the Dreher Park Zoo too!

We also received our stroller this week from my family. Such an awesome gift and it totally makes things even more surreal/real!

Finished product! I'm totally digging it!