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I think I'm Ready Now

I don't feel like I have much to post on. But I had to do something so the Thanksgiving pics could retire from 1st position. Well our little #3 is due any time now (induction scheduled for the 30th if I don't go before then) and I think I'm officially ready. Except for a name that is.

I had a lot to do in the last month. I don't even know where all the energy came from. I painted the baby room all by myself 2 weeks ago. Moved all the furniture...everything. I was pretty proud of myself and exhausted. I think I've bought everything I need now. Dumb old me, being the anti-pack rat that I am had pretty much zero in the way of baby stuff. It's been 4 years since kaycie was born. So I had only a pack 'n play and car seat/stroller and that was it. Everything else we'd gotten rid of. The last month has been me making list after list of stuff I forgot about needing. Family has been very helpful. I inherited some baby clothes, a bassinet and bath tub. I found a good crib on craig's list for $80 so I was finally able to get all the baby bedding out. My husband's staff also threw me a surprise baby shower last week which I thought was very nice of them. He had told me I needed to come in to meet with our accountant. He's good at not giving away surprises. Anyway his hygenist got me a really cool diaper bag. That was one of the last things on my list I still needed. I've actually been keeping on top of laundry as soon as it comes out of the dryer. I've feel like I've done about a gazillion loads in the last 2 weeks so that all the baby clothes, blankets, burp cloths, towels etc. were clean and ready to go.

Also, I had a cleaning lady come and clean my house...Carla at Eco Maids 4 U. So nice! It was the first time I'd ever done that but she was here for 6 hours all by herself on Friday because her associate had a prior commitment. She was well worth the $130. My house is somewhere between 2800 and 3200 sq.ft. I can never remember exactly. But she cleaned all baseboards and light switches, swept and mopped all the tile (60% of my house is tile...ugh), vacuumed all carpet, cleaned bathrooms and even accessories in the bathrooms, dusted pictures hanging on the walls, dusted everything else you can think of, changed master bedroom linen and sprayed with lavendar aromatherapy oils and left chocolates on the pillows, cleaned kitchen and all appliances (including washer and dryer), cleaned tv screen in kids playroom, and I paid a little extra for her to dust all the blinds in my house (it had never been done in 3 years). I'm sure I'm missing something. Anyway everything was eco-friendly/kid & pet safe. I would recommend her to anyone wanting to try it.

Also, I made 12 meals last week for 6 families in my freezer group and got 12 different meals in return. So now my freezer is pretty stocked for when the baby comes. These are some of the freezer meals I got...Stromboli, Woodland Park Beef, Cafe Rio Pork, Green Chile Pork Tacos, Chipotle BBQ Chicken, Thai Chicken Wraps, Shrimp Scampi, Turkey Chili, Jumbalaya...that's all I can remember at 3:30 am. Should be good though!

We went on the hospital tour at Banner Estrella Hospital. Scott really did not want to do this so I was glad he made the sacrifice. He said all you need to know is where to check in. The rest is the same as all others. Still, I wanted to see the accomodations and know what to expect. He doesn't get that. The tour was supposed to start at 6pm and we got there 20 minutes early. At 6:45 no one had come to give the tour yet. There were about 8 other couples and Scott decided to give himself the tour so he left. I waited. About 3 minutes after Scott left, a nurse shows up and says I guess I'll be giving the tour. So we all follow her to the admittance area for those in labor. I'm looking around for Scott and don't see any sign of him yet. The nurse begins by telling us that this is where we will check in. She then points to some double doors and says "This is a secure area. These doors are always locked. If anyone want to visit, they'll have to call back on these phones to be let in." Of course right then with perfect timing, Scott comes walking out the double doors with a big grin on his face. This girl next to me starts laughing and asks how he got in. Apparently he just f0llowed a doctor in. It was pretty funny. It's a nice hospital though and it reminded me of all the things I had forgotten and didn't want to remember about having a baby. Still I'm ready now...except for cute little baby headbands with bows....Bridgette? :)

Thanksgiving in Mexico

This year we were invited to have Thanksgiving in Mexico. Scott's sister and her husband co-own a beach-front house (2nd from left) about an hour and a half south of Rocky Point. It was so fun! I'd never been to the beach with my kids before and had just bought a new camera before the trip so there are a zillion pictures to choose from. It was so relaxing and private. There were usually no more than 3 other families on the beach at any given time (other than our extended family). We had 33 people in the house but it was plenty spacious.

Kaycie and Ty loved playing with their cousins and never wanted to go to bed at night. The water temp in the ocean was not too bad either. Kids were playing in it, adults were boogy-boarding and kayaking. We did lots of riding quads and rhinos down the beach. It was one of the best vacations ever, not to mention pretty cheap. Each family took turns in charge of a meal so that was nice also. On the way back to the states, we stopped in Rocky Point for lunch and to let the kids experience the marketplace. Unfortunately, someone decided to steal both coolers out of the back of our truck. Not surprised. Just surprised they didn't take the suitcases. Kaycie was mad that someone stole her last bag of fruit snacks. Luckily they only got dry foods and a bag of wet towels/bathing suits in those coolers. It was a memorable trip and we look forward to visiting more often!

Twilight Movie

So I saw the Twilight movie tonight. I went with low expectations so as not to be disappointed. Therefore I wasn't too disappointed. If you haven't seen the movie yet, you might not want to read on.

There were parts that had you laughing they were so silly. There were awkward parts. There was the fact that Edward was not cute at all and always looked like he had just been drinking fruit punch. I just like pictures in my mind from the books better.

Carrie Underwood

Some friends and I had the opportunity to go to a Carrie Underwood concert last weekend. It was so much fun. I haven't been to many concerts in my life....Beach Boys when I was 9 or 10, Sheryl Crow :( at the fair on my first date with Scott and recently The Police reunion concert with Scott's brothers and sisters. Carrie Underwood was the best though. Probably because I know all her songs by heart. I think Krystin had the idea of making shirts for the concert with some jewels. We ended up only having enough to spell Carrie but they turned out really cute. Some of our husbands laughed at us accusing us of being 13 years old but it was worth it. We got a lot of compliments at the concert on the shirts anyway. We all talked about how we were going to get crazy during the concert and dance and sing....there was some singing, a little dancing and a lot of yawning (I can only speak for myself about the yawning part). Though my friend Tarah mentioned how old we were getting being so tired at such a fun concert. After the concert and probably because of all the caffine we got a little sillier and thanks to our friend Sage's husband, took some funny shots. Thanks for such a fun night Holly, Tarah & Krystin! And thanks to our husbands who let us go!