Home again

Well, we are home again. We went back to the beach for one last time this weekend. I have to say it was a better trip than last time, and I think the first time we've been to the beach and one of us hasn't been sick or injured. I do have some pictures, but I thought I would post some older ones first since I'm so behind. We had to come back yesterday afternoon since I had a doctor's appointment. He said everything was going well, and next time I have to do the glucose tolerance test and start the rotation of doctors. I have to go back the week of Thanksgiving, which is kind of bummy. Anyway, while we were out of town, we got news that our furniture was in! Yay! We have to go pick that up sometime, and I guess soon the decorating will start. Madelyn has been super active today. We learned something about her this weekend - human touch calms her down (or scares her one, but I'm going with calming). Although, she did get agitated with David touching her the other morning & kicked him. I was laying on my side kind of curled up, and she didn't appreciate my leg touching my belly, and didn't appreciated any more when he touched my belly. It was quite funny though. It can be hard to work sometimes when I would rather feel her moving around that do the 8,000 things I need to do. Work has been going well, this week is just kind of crazy since I was off yesterday and the health fair is tomorrow, and I had meetings today and Thursday. Friday *may* be normal, we'll see. Well, I don't have much else to post. So here are some pictures of when my family was here...in the meantime, I am majorly in the mood for a new look for the blog - any ideas?

My dad, aunt Sharon, and uncle Michael with my great-grandmother. Everyone has always said that my aunt and I favor quite a bit. Actually, I got called Sharon a lot that weekend, and one of my great-aunts wasn't paying terribly much attention and thought I was her. And you know my dad can't take a serious picture...

Left-to-right: my great-aunt Pearl, my grandmother, my great-aunt Marie, me, and Sophie (otherwise known as mini-me).

Me, my grandmother, and my great-grandmother.

Trent and David - Trent really bonds with David when they're together, which is odd considering his personality. He's had a rough time to say the least.

Michael and his wife, Kim. They live in Atlanta, so we might get to see them again when we go in January (family twice in 3 months? Are you kidding me? This never happens!).

Old friends

Sometimes it can be really awkward to reconnect with old friends. Yesterday I heard from an old friend who I hadn't talked to in over 2 years. Talk about out of the blue! We talked for quite a while last night. It was good to catch up, and also good to hear that it seems that she's changed a lot for the better. In other news...well, there's not too much! I have to say that it is so addicting to look at baby stuff! It also makes me think about all the stuff we need & don't have...not a pleasant thought, but I know we'll get there. Speaking of baby...Madelyn is doing well it seems. She has been super active the past week. Things I have learned she doesn't like? My stomach growling, me leaning over, and being poked. Although I have to say...the kicks tickle a little. Sometimes it makes me laugh. Or maybe I'm just nuts! Things I don't like? My bladder being used as a trampoline...ok I guess that's all. I still have pictures coming...I have to get them off a different computer.

Baby stuff

So I've had a lot of people ask about the room...so here's the plan! We got a cherry finished bed, and we got a matching dresser which can double as a changing table (we figured it could be used longer that way). We are going with a cherry blossom theme for the bedding. They have it at Babies R Us - it's a 6 piece set. I think my favorite part is the lamp! I so want the lamp. You can see it sort of in the pictures:

So here are some of the gifts we've received so far! The last picture is of the things we got at Kid's Market. We got about $100 of stuff for $18. We're going to get a new cover for the Boppy...

On the way

Well, happily, we have finally ordered our baby furniture. I cannot tell you what a struggle that has been! We started the hunt not long after we found out I was pregnant. Since then 3 different cribs we have liked have been discontinued! We had already planned on ordering it this weekend, but with all the craziness we didn't have time. So I went to order it today, and guess what - it's discontinued! So, we were on the hunt again. We found one that is very similar to the other, so we got it instead. Who knows how long it will take to get here, but we are getting ready to move everything else out & that in. We have been given lots of gifts in the past week! I was planning on posting them, but I don't have the camera on hand. All of my family is gone now. They flew back late yesterday. It was good to see them. I have lots of pictures to post from that too. More to come!

Pictures

Well, I have a lot of pictures to post! But since the internet is acting up again, I may not get to all of them. We got back from the beach late Sunday, and David has been sick since. He's better today. I've had allergy issues going on too, so that's been fun. We did have fun at the beach though...we got to see Josh & Angie as well as Tim & Ashley (we didn't get to spend much time with them - that's on next time's agenda). We also spent a lot of time with Linda & Peyton, which is really the first time we've had the chance to do so, so that was really nice. I have to say, I have never seen a child go to sleep as quickly as Peyton! We watched her for a little while Friday night so Linda could get a shower. David was holding her & playing with her for about a minute, then she crawled over to me, laid her head down, and went to sleep! She also went to sleep with David in the pool Saturday. Otherwise, everything is going well. I just wish we could get some movement on the house! I am seriously considering giving up. We'll see. In other news, a dear friend of mine had her little boy yesterday. Please keep them in your prayers - he's in NICU because of breathing difficulties & glucose issues. As promised, here are the pics! The first ones are of the CD release party for Rush of Fools. Next is Eric Timm, who was at church a couple of weeks ago (always good). Finally, the beach!