Here comes baby

We had our tour of the hospital last week, along with getting a full video tour of what the birth process will be like! It was more information than I needed for sure, but I think it will be helpful to know what to expect in just a few weeks now! The tour was good - I don't know if i could tell anyone how to find me if i needed to, but at least we know where we're supposed to park now! Our childbirth teacher continues to be a hoot-and-a-half, showing us exactly what kind of breathing we should be doing - while in the birthing position! Today is our final class, and we will be learning about C-sections. I'm crossing my fingers now that I don't end up needing one...30% of women get them they say.

I've also been learning a lot about nursing, and all the tricks and tools to do it successfully and as painless as possible. Keeping my fingers crossed that everything goes well with that, but understanding that sometimes things are out of your control, and you just can't nurse like you planned. Either way i'm praying for a healthy little baby.

I'm at the point in my pregnancy now where it gets difficult to put on your shoes and socks. Fun times.

grandpa fluckiger

As we make dinner on a Saturday night, we're listening to Oscar Peterson, thinking about Grandpa Fluckiger. Big Grandpa, as we affectionately refer to him, plays the piano like no one i've ever heard - he's pretty much amazing. And we discovered on our last visit with him that baby LOVES hearing grandpa play jazz piano! Once he started playing, that baby moved around in my belly more than he ever had before! It was awesome.

So tonight, we're thinking of our favorite Big Grandpa, and exposing our son to a taste of his talents through Oscar Peterson (Oscar's pretty darn good too).

We love you Grandpa, and can't wait to see you in August - and MEET you!! :)

A budding romance

It's been over 5 years now, since Andy and i met on that airplane and had our first date in Austin, Texas. Who would have thought we would find ourselves where we are today, expecting our first little baby boy together as husband and wife!



a few pictures from the early years...:) not so long ago.

Appropriate pooping

Yesterday we took Lego for a walk - she has had quite a bit of energy as of late. As we're walking across the street toward the grass, she decides she can't wait, and squats to poop right in the middle of the road. Of course this would have been OK if there weren't cars - but there were cars, so for the next 30 seconds or so, we all stood by to watch Lego poop in the road.

Thankfully the people drove by (leaving enough room between their car and the poop to not worry about running it over) laughing at what had just happened.

Our little Lego, maybe needs a lesson in potty etiquette.

33 weeks!

woa...33 weeks. And of course Lego is in the picture!

Happenings

Since this is the closest thing i have to a journal during my pregnancy, i was thinking i should make sure to write down what's going on at least every once in a while!

Went to the doctor last week for my 32 week appointment, and measured right at 32! So all is well there, and baby is growing and moving like a champ. In fact, this kid has been exercising pretty regularly in my belly now - which is a strange sensation for sure, and one I think you can only experience to truly understand the feeling. It has been cool to see my tummy moving, but the occasions when he pushes on my bladder or into a rib have caused just a little discomfort.

We are taking childbirth classes right now, and today will be our third one - the tour! I'm looking forward to seeing where the special day will take place, and what entrance, etc. we need to come into when we arrive! Last week we watched a birth video, most likely filmed in the 80s judging by the hair styles. It was quite graphic, and though it was educational for sure, a part of me would rather just do it - without having seen graphic details of what I might resemble during my labor. :)

We are still trying to decide on a name for this little guy, and have been reading through a name book, highlighting names we both like. Hopefully that will help narrow it down to the winner! We will probably wait to tell everyone which name we picked until after he's born, just to make sure the name fits him when we meet him.

Baby's room is getting very close to ready - though i feel like we should be filling our car with diapers at this point! We still need the diaper trash and bags, bath, shampoos, lotions, wipes, diapers, etc. but i think this kid will be good with blankets, toys and clothes thanks to all the wonderful gifts people have so generously given. Of course more clothes will always be good, from what i hear about the blow outs we'll be cleaning up!

Other than that, we are gearing up for the final month stretch, praying for our little baby boy, and a smooth transition into family-hood. I can't wait for you all to meet him already, and look forward to the many years ahead of laughter, memories, and love.

grandma rosdil

Andy with little baby Michael Muller - I've never seen Andy hold a baby AND feed it! Had to get a picture of this - much more of this in store for him pretty soon!! :)

Grandma Rosdil threw us a wonderful baby shower - we had so much fun hanging out for the weekend and celebrating with the family and all her great friends! Thanks for such a fun weekend!

Bedding from Great Grandma

We aren't doing a heavy theme in the baby's room - because the rug and furniture fill things in pretty nicely, but this bedding from Great Grandma sure looks great!! Good choice on the turtles Grandma!! :)

more baby time

diaper cake - thanks Ab!

family

Grandpas girls

Original Fluckigers

Baby time

BGs!

Baby Daddy

Sandra, Maryel, Joy and Chair

Leanne Hansard

Kelli and Linda Miller

Auntie Abbie and her nephew to be!

Angie

moms 60th surprise party

We all came together to surprise my mom for her 60th birthday. 25 of her closest friends, and us - she was VERY spurprised!!

babymoon2

We were trying to hike to the top of Diamond head peak, but they wouldn't let us because they didn't think we could make it back before the park closed. Obviously they'd never seen us hike!!

Andy, me and the bump at our hotel

OK if you look at the second balcony up from the bottom on the right, you see the man who slept on his balcony. He's there - sleeping away, like he did every day we were there! We were thinking he was "crashing" at a his friends place...

Waikiki....so different from the Kauai we are used to now...

I didn't take pictures, but we went to the north shore also - much more our speed for vacation! Overall though we had a great time!!

Babymoon

Every summer (for the most part, since we've been together) Andy and I go to Hawaii. We love to go stay with my Aunt and Uncle at their house in Kauai - not only is the island beautiful, but it's SO great to spend time with them there. This summer we were planning to go in June, looking forward to some down time, and quality hang time with Aunt/Uncle/cousins. However, as this baby has gotten bigger, I have become more concerned about flying 7 hours while being 71/2 months pregnant. Not that I couldn't do it, but that's a long time to be stuck on a plane - both ways.
So, Andy and I decided to go a little earlier, and to try out a different island. As I've been reading my pregnancy books, i've found that many people do a "last trip" before baby arrives, and they call it the "babymoon." So i guess what we are about to embark on is our "babymoon" - a week in Oahu! Andy hasn't been there before, so it's a new experience for him. And i know I'll get the sunshine i've been craving - especially after the SNOW we had here yesterday (the temp went from 80 degrees, literally, to snowing). This Colorado living thing is a little crazy sometimes.
Anyway, even though he won't see it with his own eyes, baby Rosdil is heading out for his first hawaiian vacation tomorrow!
Aloha!

baby room update

Andy found this dresser on craigs list, and has been working hard to refinish and spiff it up for the baby room. As you can see, it turned out amazing!!! So far, the room is coming together nicely.

A few from all angles...

Still looking for the right bedding and putting together the pieces for the wall, but otherwise the colors and pieces we have found are working well together, and i think this little boy's room will turn out great! In other news, he has been moving around a lot more, and i can tell when he's moving around or sleeping. Andy has been reading him some car magazine articles, and I actually think he likes it! He moves around every time Andy reads to him, so that's fun!

22 weeks!

Lego will be appearing in all pregnancy pictures, in case you were wondering.

We have movement!

We're sitting here on the couch, and i feel the little guy move! As in, my hand on my stomach felt movement!! So i had andy put his hand in the same spot, and sure enough, he felt it too! Our first time feeling baby Rosdil together! Pretty cool.

Work

And I wonder why i need a vacation.
A few things I've been dealing with in my ofifce this semester, while being pregnant:

Suicide attempt
Domestic Violence - with police in my office
Prostitution
Staff getting high at work
Staff dressing inappropriately
Staff using inappropriate language
Staff engaging in illegal activity
Illegal gambling
Loitering
Staff lying and missing work
Harassment

I'm sure i'm forgetting something. Some of this was my staff, some student leaders, and a couple things were just students hanging out in student life space. Now, who's ready to go to a warm beach with a beautiful ocean with me???

crib

No bedding yet, but we LOVE it.

My beef with Pottery Barn Kids

Andy and I have been looking, and looking, and LOOKING for the right crib and dresser for the baby room. Yesterday, while we were out enjoying our "snow day", we found just what we were looking for at Pottery Barn Kids. A beautiful crib, solid construction (that's Andy talking), and on sale! The only catch was the one they had on display was cream, and we would have liked it in white, though we could do with espresso (we're trying not to make the room too dark). But we like it!

Well, later last night i checked their website for the crib in white - and sure enough, it's listed! So we kind of decided we would do the crib in white, and the awesome dresser we found there:

in espresso! This amazing dresser is the right size, it was an ok price (on sale, but still more than we planned), and it was perfect for what we were looking for! So we were willing to suck it up and pay the sale price. Still on line, i went to check out with our new dresser (they didn't have it in the stores), and noticed an extra $100 charge for delivery and set up - on top of the shipping and tax! So i called the customer service number to have this removed, only to learn that you HAVE to pay it. My overly handy husband is not allowed to put their furniture together. Sadly, that $100 is just too ridiculous and too much for us to agree to...at least for the moment. If we can't find anything else we like, i may come back to it. But for now, i can't agree to pay $100 EXTRA to have this amazing piece.

So i go back to just looking at the crib, and upon reading the reviews, find out that they do NOT in fact have it in white. It says white, but it is actually in a cream color (like the one we saw at the store). SO, there goes tha great find as well.

We're trying to make sure the furniture somewhat matches, so the room doesn't look thrown together. On top of that, we want the dresser to last more than 2 years if possible. This dresser would have been great for putting baskets down below baby Rosdil, so as he grew, he could get his own toys, etc. when he wanted them.

Too bad. Pottery Barn, I'm disappointed in you.