Out with the old and in with the new!

I can't believe how fast 2008 went by! We don't have any exciting plans to ring in the new year as we thought we'd be playing with a baby, but I guess that's not happening. So we'll just order in food and watch a movie.

I've been thinking about all the fun we had in 2008. Here are some highlights!

• Finding out we are going to be parents! And then finding out it's a boy.
• Spending a week in paradise (Captiva Island, Fl)
• Bolder Boulder with the family
• Cody and Sadie are alive and well!
• All of our friends who have welcomed children into their lives (so many girls!)
• Successful adoptions (Cate and Ava)
• Spending time with friends in Omaha
• Reconnecting with old friends via Facebook (cheesy I know!)
• Celebrating our 4 year wedding anniversary in July
• Concerts- Brad Paisley, Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban, Rascal Flatts
• Baby showers
• Being able to spend 2 weeks in Tulsa with the family
• Retirement!
• Going through this pregnancy with the love and support of family and friends. Especially the love of my husband

Exciting things for 2009

• William David Tanner
• All of baby Will's firsts (smile, laugh, crawling, etc, etc)
• Having our friends and family meet our son
• Sooners winning the National Championship (Jan 8!!)
• Me turning 28 and David turning 29 (almost 30--yikes!)
• Our 10 year high school reunion (if it actually gets planned)
• Losing the baby weight by training for the Bolder Boulder
• And everything else that happens that I can't plan!

I hope you have a wonderful and safe New Years!

Nothing!

That's right--no contractions, no baby, no nothing! I really thought maybe something would happen Sunday night as I was feeling crampy and tight, but nope. Other than that, I've been feeling perfectly fine. I do have a fear of my water breaking somewhere random like Walmart, but I don't really think that will happen. Sarah told me that if you have a goal in mind, once you accomplish that goal, the baby will know that you are relaxed and then he will come. So I guess baby Will is waiting for us to find somewhere for Cody to stay so we don't have to keep him in the car. Tomorrow is my "un-official" due date and Thursday is the hospital's due date for me. I have a doctor appt on Friday when we'll take about induction. Looks like there's a big chance that Will and I will have the same birthday (mine's on Monday)!

Less than a week to go!!

I can't believe that Christmas is over! David and I had a wonderful time celebrating the holidays in Colorado although we did get off to a rough start. We went to Christmas Eve mass only to find that it was overflowing with people. We had to sit in the foyer and weren't able to hear anything. Then we tried taking pictures in front of the Christmas tree and our camera fell off the chair and broke. We had filets for dinner, but the oven was heating up too fast and the smoke alarm kept going off. After dinner we drove around looking at lights and then watched a Christmas movie in bed. Waking up on Christmas morning was a little strange as it was just us and Cody. But we made cinnamon rolls and eggs and started opening gifts. Our families were very generous this year and we were given some great things. David got me a Chi flatiron which is going to take me a while to get used to as it's super hot! I got him some new shoes as his were falling apart! Baby Will got clothes, toys, and a really nice baby book. All in all, it was a great Christmas!

Last night we went to the movies to see "Marley and Me". I'm a complete dog lover so I was super excited to watch it. The puppies were so cute! The movie was hilarious (especially because we have Cody to relate to!), but be warned that the ending is really sad. I think I used 6 tissues and even David cried. But I'd recommend that people see it.

I had a dream last night that we brought Will home on Jan 2nd. So maybe that means he'll actually be born on his due date of Dec 31 (I changed the "official" due date from 1/1 to 12/31). I had a little progress when I saw my doctor last week, but nothing too exciting. I go back on Friday if I'm not in labor. Then we'll schedule a date for induction. For the past 9 months, I kept using Christmas as a get through date- "I just have to get through Christmas and then I can have a baby". Well, that time has come and passed and now I'm totally freaked out about everything! Are we ready? (too late now!). Do we have everything? (we can always go to the store later). David has been good about calming my fears, but they still pop up!

I have everyone's email addresses and I'll send out an email or post on the blog whenever we go to the hospital.

Single digits!

I can't believe that I have less than 10 days left of being a non-mommy! It's funny to think that I never knew when I was 9 days pregnant and now I only have 9 days left of being pregnant. David and I are getting very excited to meet our little guy. I have a feeling that he will be a late arrival. I'd love for him to arrive on Dec 28 (because then it would be an even day, on an even month, of an even year--I have a thing for even numbers). Or he might arrive on Jan 2 which is my niece Cate's birthday or Will and I will share a birthday on Jan 5. It's all up to Will and the big guy in the sky. As long as he's here by Jan 8 so he can wear his crimson and cream to cheer on the Sooners in the National Championship (we start 'em young in Sooner nation!).

I took my car in for repairs today. The other guy's insurance is paying for everything since my car was parked; including a rental car. I think the total was around $600--new bumper and taillight. I'm very happy that they had the parts in stock and that I don't have to rely on a rental for more than one day. It's a Chevy Malibu, which is very nice, but is really hard to get in and out of when you are 9 months pregnant. I miss my Jeep!

No I'm not in labor yet!

Here's my most recent pregnancy photo. I think we took it last week when I was 37.5 wks along. I guess I've entered that time when whenever I call someone, they ask "are you in labor?". My mom called yesterday morning and asked me that question and when I told her that I wasn't, she said "okay, I just had a dream and needed to check". Duh--I would have called you! My hospital rooms will have wireless internet, so I'll be able to email everyone and hopefully post some pictures. I have my next appt on Tuesday so we'll see what the doctor says about any progress.

David has been working really hard on making a toy box for baby Will. He finally finished it over the weekend and it looks great! Thanks to the Kohl's Black Friday sale, the toy box already has toys in it.

Boo to the ice!

I was quietly putting away laundry today when I happened to look out my bedroom window just in time to see a car crash into mine. We don't have an attached garage so both of us just park out front of our townhouse. I guess the roads are really slippery out and this car full of teenage guys was driving really fast and tried to stop, but slid into my car instead. My car doesn't have too much damage other than a busted brake light and a bumper dent. But this really couldn't have happened at a worse time! The backseat of David's car is broken so there's no way we could put a car seat in there if we needed to. I guess I'll have to spend my day tomorrow getting quotes and dealing with insurance people. Yuck!

Good news!

I had my doctor appointment today and baby Will isn't transverse anymore! He decided to cooperate and is head down which is where he needs to stay for the next 21 days....OMG 21 days!

Finished!

We have finally finished baby Will's room. I'm very happy with everything I chose. I hope he likes it! I'm full term (37 wks) on Thursday which means that if he was born anytime after that date, he'd be fine. So I guess we are on baby watch now!

Baby Will's coming home outfit. I love all of the little boy's clothes that have puppies on them!

What baby Will will be wearing on Jan 8 (assume that he's here by then!). Boomer Sooner #1!!

His crib and rocking chair. My dad referred to the wall hangings as 'pot holders', but I wouldn't use them near an oven!
The guest bed and quilt that matches the bedding.

The changing table.

A close-up of the quilt. I love it! The colors are very bright and it's really soft.

Instead of a Christmas card...

Someone sent me an Elf Yourself e-card last year and I loved it! This year they have new backdrops. Click on the link and turn up the volume.

From my family to yours!

http://elfyourself.jibjab.com/view/AfptU0ilBAi1flHx

Hospital tour

Last night we had our official hospital tour and registration. Visiting the mommy and baby floor and seeing the rooms made everything very very real! The L & D room is huge! They have all the necessary amenities: wireless internet, tub/shower, TV with dvd player, mini fridge, pull out couch for David. After the baby is born, I'll stay in there for a few hours and then we'll all move to the Mommy and Baby recovery room. It's smaller than the L & D room, but has all the same features (except that David will have to sleep on a pull out chair instead of a couch, but I don't feel too sorry for him!). My favorite feature in the M & B room is the huge room service menu--it's all about the food! Our hospital is a Baby Friendly hospital so they encourage breast feeding and rooming-in with the parents. So as soon as Baby Will is born, he's ours! I'm not sure how long we'll stay in the hospital--it all depends on how smoothly everything goes. Right now my biggest concern is what to do with Cody! He's fine staying in the car for a bit, but if it's snowing he might freeze. We have a kennel that says they can hold a spot for him, but who knows if that will pan out. I'm trying not to stress about it... Currently I'm working on packing my hospital bag. I feel like I have enough stuff to last me a week in the hospital! But I'm an overpacker so that should surprise no one :)

Today is our first big snow fall. I haven't been outside yet as it's 20F, but there's probably 1-2 inches on the ground. It took David an hour and a half to get to work today. Poor guy!

FYI....

I won't be sending out Christmas cards this year. Usually it's one of my favorite things to do at the holidays, but we have so much going on right now that something had to be taken off the list. So don't think I've forgotten about you. But we will be sending out cute birth announcements so you can be excited about that!

Cody the hero!

I forgot to tell you about Cody's adventure on Friday night. We brought him to Denver with us and left him in my car while we ate and walked around. When we got back to the car about 2 hours later, David noticed that the car next to us had been broken into. They smashed the window and stole the stereo and other items. I'm sure Cody heard the commotion and started barking and who would want to break into a car with a barking dog?! So for the first time in his life, Cody's barking actually helped!

Thanksgiving 2008

I can't believe Thanksgiving has come and gone already! We had a wonderful time celebrating with my parents. They arrived really late on Wednesday night. Because my mom brought so many baby things, they had to drive my dad's work truck. Pretty funny watching them get out of a truck with an Oklahoma license plate--hicks! Thursday was spent cooking and watching football. We had all the usual Thanksgiving treats--turkey, cranberries, sweet potatoes, etc. I'm getting hungry just typing all of that! My mom and I hit the stores around 8am on Friday. We found some great deals on Fisher Price toys at Kohl's so Baby Will is set on those! Then we headed over to the mall and bought a few things. We were home by noon just in time for more football. Friday night we went to downtown Denver for dinner and to watch them turn the Christmas lights on the capital building. Just as we were walking from the restaurant to the capital building, it started snowing! It was perfect timing! It snowed most of Friday night and some of Saturday, but as it usually happens in Colorado, it's gone now and the sky is blue. On Saturday we went to Golden, CO and drove into the mountains. We stopped by Buffalo Bills grave, the Mt. Cabrini Shrine and Red Rocks ampitheater. It had stopped snowing by then so the weather was great to get out and walk around all of these sights. Golden is a great little town if you are ever in Colorado and want to do the tourist thing. After sightseeing, we went to the Castle Rock outlets. Actually Mom and I went to the outlets and Dad and David sat in Chili's watching the Alabama/Auburn game---heaven forbid we miss that!! Then we sped home to catch the OU/OSU game--Boomer Sooner!! My parents left early Sunday morning to head back to Oklahoma. It's weird to think that the next time we see them will be to introduce them to their grandson! David and I spent Sunday hanging Christmas decorations and relaxing. Perfect end to a great weekend!

Everything is going well on the pregnancy front. I'm 35.5 weeks right now. David and I register at the hospital on Wed. I'm excited because we finally get to tour the maternity ward. Some new annoying issues I have is my right hand falls alseep whenever it chooses (like right now!), my ankle bones have disappeared, and my rings no longer fit. Gotta love the 3rd trimester swelling!

David practicing with the Baby Biorn and his old teddy bear that his mom sent up.

Checking out all the baby loot my mom gave us.

35 weeks pregnant and happy.

Us in front of the capital building. I love my dad's expression! We didn't think to turn off the flash on the camera so the lights didn't really turn out.

David was the smart one who thought to turn off the flash. The building was gorgeous!

David and I.
Mom and Dad (no scared face this time!)

Mom and I at the gift shop at Buffalo Bill's grave. Funny sign behind us.