Nursery Pictures.....

I don't know why, but I have been having a very difficult time loading the pictures of our house and the baby's room onto snapfish. I will keep trying and when I can get it to work, I will send them out.

In the mean time.....here is a preview of some of them!! Can you believe I am at less than 90 days before Baby Bump is expected to arrive?!?!?! It's amazing!

But, here is what you all have been waiting for...isn't it?? :):)

A bit late...but as promised!

Baby Bump at 19 1/2 weeks...The top picture is Bump's feet crossed at the heel.

Only a week left to vote!

Ok, I know this not a democracy, as I, the queen, can veto the final election decisions, BUT, that being said, I know there have to be more than 6 opinions on a boy's name!

Perhaps you don't like the names, or like more than one, or all of you just think the baby is a girl, so what is the purpose of picking a boy name. Excellent point! However, although I do call Baby Bump a "she," that doesn't really mean she is :)

And don't worry....girl names are to come in October....Promise!

Love
Elizabeth

PS--3 walls nearly completed in the baby's room :) Hopefully we will get a battery or charger soon, and I can take and post more pictures!

What a good day!

Today was such a super day! Jason and I spent the morning doing housework and enjoying coffee (haven't had good coffee in quite awhile!).

Then we decided to go out and run some errands. We were able to get a bunch of things at Target for the house for a good price, and then we bought the paint for the baby's room.

But before we did all that, we stopped by the mailbox, and I received my notice from the BCBA that .......................................................................................................... I PASSED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Whoot! I feel so awesome! I was really worried there for awhile, but luckily, it is all done, and you are looking at a proud Board Certified Behavior Analyst!

So after we got all the painting stuff, we decided to come home and start painting. So we did opposite walls...the larger walls with the light blue and dark blue. Tomorrow will be the second coat. We did have to go out and get another quart of each of them because I wasn't very smart when thinking about how much we would need to cover a wall. Oh well. Pregnant brain can't do everything! So the walls look really good, and I will post pictures of them tomorrow.

Then after we showered, I happened to check my email, and hurrah, the crib I wanted was available, and I was able to order it and the wardrobe and use a bunch of gift cards I had received.

I then took all the tags off the baby clothes, and blankets, and toys, etc., that I have received and organized them. I hung a bunch of the clothes up on their tiny little hangers :) I asked Jason if it was bad luck to take tags off of things with the baby not born yet. He said that was was one of the stupidest things I had asked. I don't know. But it is done, and I am happy that the little clothes are all hanging up, and organized by size and type of outfit. (Hey, I may be pregnant, but I am still obsessive-compulsive or anal-retentive, or maybe both!)

So, although, it may seem like a kinda boring, lackluster day for most, it was really fun for me. And exciting. Our house is finally not looking it threw up on itself, we have started on the baby's room, I ordered the crib, and I passed my test.

It was an awesome, and thoroughly wonderful day!

Elizabeth

Oh, and here are some pictures from my shower!

Carley, Lindsay, me, and Denise

Me and Rubygail

Me stuffing my face while Hannah watches in amusement


More presents....


Me, Rubygail, and Bec


Momma trying to give out favors...oops, we forgot!


The cake...which everyone was too stuffed to eat! (Except the guys!)


Momma and Debi


Me and Kim


Bookmark Favors...EP's favorite quotes

Disappointing Appointment

Ok, this goes out to all of you who continually tell me: It's ok, have the ice cream...you are eating for two.

I had my first appointment with my new doctor, who very bluntly told me I am only allowed to gain 6 more pounds before the baby is born. Super.

Let's review all the other bullet points from the appointment:

• Don't wear heels. (Right!)
• Doctors are not available to deliver on the weekend...(Excellent...so between mom's wish of the 26th, Jason's wish of "before New Year's, and the doctor no weekend delivery policy, I have a tough schedule).
• Appointments are scheduled every 2 weeks from now on. (Nice...like I don't have a life).
• "Are you sure you want to work in December? What if your water breaks and you have to drive all the way back to Pleasanton so I can deliver the baby?" (Maybe I will just work on the weekend, when you are not available anyway)

Overall, it was interesting appointment. On a positive note, I heard Bump's heartbeat, and the doctor kept having to move the wand thing (I am so scientific) around to find it, because she was moving so much. Doctor says she is very active, which is a good thing, and no big surprise to me, since she does the mambo in my belly most of the day. :)

I'm hungry. Maybe I will look at pictures of food on the internet for awhile. LOL!

Love
EP and Bump

New job, new home

So, here are a couple of pictures of our new place...Courtesy of our landlords. We are very excited to move in, though "we" won't be moving in. Jason will be doing that on the 15th-17th while I am in So.Car. I definitely will post more pictures after we move in.

Jason has been busy figuring out the exact time of day our little one will be born. Though I am not sure what seer he has been to in order to obtain this information. The idea is that he wants the constellation he is painting in the wall to actually correspond to the way it will look when baby bump is born. He's so cute about it...But I had to draw the line at him using the actual symbols that correspond to the planets that will also be visible.

Anyway, this baby's room is turning into a TLC home improvement project. I will post pictures as we go.

COMING.....Which baby name should Jason and Elizabeth choose? You decide!

AND....More pictures of Elizabeth, assuming her photographer can find his camera.