Introducing our gift :)

The pictures are a little bit out of order... but I'd like to introduce you to baby girl

Mother and baby are doing great! Daddy and I are head over heels for her already :)

If you didn't like Sara Groves before this...

... I hope you change your mind.

Talk about random!

I just found a mixed cd that I made about 4 years ago. I wonder what I was thinking when I made it because it has the most random mix of songs on it...

• Louis Armstrong "Wonderful World"
• Nat King Cole "The More I See You" - love it
• Nickel Creek "When you come back down"
• "Semper Paratus" - the CG's song
• Josh Gracin "Nothing to Lose"
  
• Ashley Simpson "L-O-V-E"
  
• Randy Travis "Forever and Ever Amen"
• David Crowder Band "All Creatures"
  

Who makes a cd like that? Apparently I do.

The magic 35!

Today I'm 35 weeks pregnant... and my friend Anne pointed out when she got to this point that this means there are only 35 days left! Woohoo!

I am feeling prepared for the most part, but there are a few more things that we need to pick up yet and I have yet to pack our hospital bag. Any advice for me? What are some must-haves? What do you wish you would have known?

I didn't realize

... how close we live to the grocery store until I went outside tonight and heard the Salvation Army bellringer from my back yard.

... that Peppermint Stick "ice cream" had come out for the season already. You bet I'm all over that. And it's technically "dairy dessert" - much like a Frosty. Can someone tell me why it's not "ice cream"?

And I there I was feeling sorry for myself...

Today at Lamaze class, I met a lady who is giving birth while her husband is deployed. Her sister so generously is being her birth coach. I am so thankful that my dear husband is (hopefully) going to be there for me while going through labor. I'm thankful both for for my sake and for his. I just can't imagine if the first time dh meets his baby girl would be three months after she's born...

Friday's thoughts...

Today's random thoughts:

• Tums have become my new best friend and necessary companion.
  
• I volunteered today at an organization and I had to use a typewriter. A TYPEWRITER. That's a pretty good indication of the rest of the organization's stance on modernity and technology. Let's hope that I can help them update things a bit.
• We have a childbirth class tomorrow... I hope it's useful!
• Baby girl was head-down on Monday. That means the pushing in my ribs is her behind. I'm not sure what the pain in my hip is then.
• The nursery is almost set. We aired out the mattress this week and I'll work on setting up more things next week. It'll be good to have things ready.
• Anyone have a good recipe for peppermint hot chocolate that doesn't involve going to Starbucks? I've been addicted to a 12-ounce hot chocolate that costs five dollars...