Long Weekend, Long Drive, Long Post

This was a VERY busy weekend. Craig and I started Saturday by driving from San Diego to Santa Rosa for a wedding. We spent Saturday afternoon with Marsha. Marsha and Craig drank wine while I drank Hansen's.

Sunday we met all the Cal folk for breakfast. Later in the day Amy and George were married. It was a beautiful ceremony, very personal, and the bride had thought of all the details. I do not think I have ever seen a more well thought out wedding favor (hand made wine charms). The happy couple should be somewhere in Italy right now enjoying their honeymoon.

Monday we headed to San Jose and saw Chris, Nick, and Miss. Parker. I can't believe how big Parker is getting, a little lady. Auntie Christine is already spoiling the baby and gave us a early shower gift filled with at least 15 outfits, toys, books, and journals. I really appreciate all the "mommy" advice I was able to get during our lunch. And seriously Chris is the most stylish pregnant woman I have ever met!

Then it was on to Half Moon Bay where I had heard a rumour that the neighbors wanted to see us. When we turned the corner to the street the neighbors were there. Everyone Jan, Nathan, Cheryl, Meredith, Keith, Addison, Lindsey, Marie, Daniel, Ryan, and Harry were there to offer their congratulations. Our family has lived on the same street for 33 years and so have many of our neighbors so we're a tight group.

And now what many of you have waited for the reason we drove 550 miles....the pram. Sure it doesn't collapse, and it may not be the most practical, but it is a family heirloom. So all you haters....zip-it (meant to be funny). This will be the neighborhood stroller and we will get a non-descript, dime a dozen, babies r us, mass produced, collapsible stroller to wheel around your hood.

Here are some pics of the pram:
Mama in the Pram circa 1976 (with my brother & Grandparents):

Papa with the Pram circa 2008:

Pregnancy Cravings

Last night around 8pm Craig and I left the house. We drove 40 miles round trip to indulge a serious craving. Now I am sure most think that this is not unreasonable for a 23 week pregnant lady. Look at how kind I was to go with Craig and at a reasonable hour.

The funny thing is our trip was not for me, but the hubby. Many of you have heard lately that Craig is going through a serious Baskin Robbins Fudge Brownie withdrawl. He has not been able to find it for years. He has gone so far to write BR Corporate to ask where he can find it.

A few days ago Craig got a "tip" from my brother that the BR in La Jolla had it. He had to go see for himself; and there is was. He ended up restraining himself and only got one 1/2 gallon tub of ice cream. Then he bought a couple of scoops for the road...he couldn't wait the 20 miles to eat it.

So today I am left wondering; exactly which one of us is the pregnant one?

Working Weekend

This weekend we had a working weekend. The kind that you just don't feel relaxed after because you have spent the whole time working, doing laundry, and the other million things we try to get done in a weekend. What made it worse was the heat! Ughh! Close to 100 degrees....it got so hot our thermostat is not even able to handle temps that high. I was barely able to handle temps that high. I sat at the computer with two fans trained on me, and I was still sweating. Drank plenty of water and we went through a few pitchers of Craig's yummy ice cold homemade lemonade.

I spent most of the time on my Masters and my Clinical Supervision Paper. Craig did some work but managed to find a few minutes to run to the store and Home Depot. He started the demo on the nursery closet. Then he grilled and I got a much needed break and we sat outside and ate dinner while we watched the sunset.

In happy news I think my Masters is almost done. After not hearing from my advisor for almost a week I got this email late last night:

"Hello Danielle,

I have read the whole paper and it is excellent."

Woo-Hoo! Maybe in a few weeks I can stop thinking about school and spend more time thinking about the baby.

Happy Mother's Day!

I first want to say thank you for all the cards that I got to celebrate my first Mother's Day. Honestly I wasn't expecting anything and all the cards showed up yesterday in the mail and I appreciate every one. I guess all the talk about Mother's Day must have registered with the baby because even she got in on the gift giving. Today she gave me foot cramps and morning sickness. Considering the resources that she has available I think that she made some good choices. Craig promises that next year he will guide her towards more appropriate gifts.

Since she woke me up so early I went out and got a coffee, newspaper, and some breakfast goodies for my Mom. It was just nice to sit and enjoy our breakfast and the baby enjoyed it too because she has been very active all morning.

After breakfast we went out and bought some furniture for her room. We got the crib and the low dresser/changing table. It should be here in 8 to 10 weeks. Thanks Grandma!

Shopping for Girls

Well we have had a few days to digest the fact that we are having a girl. As most of you know the Doctor predicted about 9 weeks ago that we would be having a little boy. As much as Craig said he didn't care and just wanted healthy, when he heard girl it was obvious that he had been thinking baseball and bugs for 9 weeks.

When the ultrasound was over and the goop wiped off my belly I asked Craig what he was thinking. His words, "I have to pay for a wedding." It looks like Craig will now be looking into a dual college/wedding savings plan.

After the ultrasound I dragged Craig all over the mall (he's a good sport) and we bought our little one a few outfits. Being the protective Dad Craig did not want pink because pink is in the red family. And all of you who know Craig know that Red is bad (think Stanford). Also Craig feels that too much pink will lead her to be too prissy and he does not want that.

He got into the spirit of shopping and actually picked out a few shirts and outfits that fit his criteria. I think now he is looking for someone to give him a crash course on everything princess, pony, and the rules for tea party.

Right before our wedding my good friend Chris had her first baby, Parker. Every few weeks I would get an email with the pictures of all the outfits that she had got her. I never understood the need to photograph baby clothes until now. The other day Craig came home and noticed that I had laid all the clothes out on the bed in the guest room. He immediately asked, "Did you take a picture of them?" "No, but I really want to!" Anyway it is okay for the clothes to be there because that is her bedroom and I am just putting her clothes away (crazy pregnant lady rationalization). So basically do not be surprised if there is a photo fashion show up soon.

Since Thursday I have been feeling the little gal quite often. She is definitely stirring in there and she has been quite active today. She does not seem to react to outside noises or us talking to her but she does get very active after eating.