What I've Been Up To

I, for one, cannot stand an unfinished project. Lately I've realized that it's not only because I love to complete things or else they'll go unfinished forever, but I don't have the space to have my creativity leaking out of the nooks and crannies of my walls. Someday I'll have my projects confined to one room instead of the whole house. Until then, I will have a disaster zone periodically until the wave has passed.

My mom got these adorable decals for my baby shower and I am just now getting around to them. They were daunting. I wanted a jungle theme for the kids' room because Claire LOVES animals and it's a good gender neutral theme. However, have you seen how pricey these things can be? My dream one was around $150....for vinyl!!! That, folks, is ridiculous! So, we found these cute ones at Joann's, but I had to color them myself. I'll give myself a pat on the back because they have been a TON of work. It took me at least two hours to paint each animal. That's right...I painted them. Ok, ok, I 'colored' in the lines, but it was a lot more work than I anticipated.

I went in her room today to see what she and her friend were up to and guess...just guess. Yes, that's right, they colored with horrible, vile crayons all over the elephant. I'm not gonna lie...I cried and then repainted it. (I am not a believer in crayons. Most young kids write on walls instead of paper and Claire eats them.)

Other than that, here are some pictures of the munchkin.

She learned how to actually pedal and she's quite proud of herself.

This is how exciting the Oscar's are to Claire. All 3 hours.

I didn't get the actual picture I wanted here. Evelyn is sucking her thumb, but Claire had her finger shoved up her nose. Notice where that finger is now? Gross, I know, but it was so funny.

Claire's new favorite place: bathtub. Sometimes I even have to feed her breakfast in there.

I tried curlers for the first time. Haha. The result was somewhat more lion-like than I wanted, so we'll try bigger curlers next time. Notice what she's watching? Yeah. All I have to say is that it's better than Strawberry Shortcake!

Other than that, I'm due in just 20 days! Is that crazy or what!!! I'm feeling very uncomfortable now. I have sciatica so badly and it gets worse each day. I'm now getting out of bed, not to just pee, but to get my nightly dose of tums for the heartburn that interrupts my wonderful dreams. I cannot wait to see what he looks like and snuggle his tiny little body!!! I got my hospital bag all ready (almost...it's taken me 3 weeks to get this far on it) and now I'm just waiting for the day that I will probably have to be induced. No dilation yet. We'll see what the doc says tomorrow. You'd think that with me carrying 25 pounds of Claire around all the time it would do something. Some people just get on their hands and knees and wipe up spilled milk. Not me. I could lift a car and the only thing happening would be stronger leg muscles. We're excited!!!