eclipsedbyme

ella has my tomato cheeks and my puke face according to rob. i win. :)

there will be lots of these. go there if you wanna see em. :)

quick post from the hospital. ella is here. she was born on monday october 9th at 4:44 am. we had to have a last minute c-section because she decided to turn breech on me. regardless, she’s here and she’s perfect. 7 lbs 13 oz, 20 inches long.

we will be in the hospital for a few more days as mommy has to heal from her surgery. many more pictures and updates to come. thanks to all those who have been thinking of us. we love you all!

clicky

october is the best month. autumn is the most amazing season. leaves changing, cool breezes, pumpkins and gourds, harvesting, samhain (halloween), my wedding anniversary, my wonderful husbands birthday, and soon the birthday of our little one. there is nothing better than this time of year. nothing.

i discovered what i think is quite possibly the most amazing photographer ever this morning. absoluelty gorgeous.

the baby is due on the 8th of this month. i am anticipating her arrival on the full moon which is on the 7th. i’m going to finish her room today and hopefully finish packing my hospital bag. my goal is to maintain this calm that i feel this morning through her birth.

i’m going to have a baby in 5 weeks.

*freaks*

i’m messing with layout again. mandy found a cute layout and now i need to find one too. :D
i seem to be into pink. altho i may change the colors around. who knows.

9 weeks until the baby is here. i can’t believe it. last night i had a bowl of lucky charms before bed. bad idea. she was up kicking and flipping around for hours after. it was cool because rob could feel her flailing around, but i was trying to get to sleep!

i’m gonna post some pictures of the nursery soon. as soon as i get my act together and finish it. ;)

i woke up to a thunder storm at 6:45 am this morning. i didn’t mind tho, about being woken up at least. (the rain is another story.) for the last few weeks, sleeping has been really difficult with this growing belly of mine. i’m used to sleeping on my stomach, now i can only go side to side, which hurts my hips after a few hours. not only that, but this little girl is active at night. kicking and flipping around in there. it’s crazy. but it’s okay. i still sometimes can’t believe she’s in there. and a kick in the bladder makes it all the more real.

i’ve been hyper sensitive lately too. i was thinking about my little nieces and about how cute and sweet they are and burst into tears because i couldn’t imagine loving anything so much. but it gets worse. i was driving home from work and there was a wasp on my windshield, and it was getting smashed down by the wind, so i started going slower so it could fly off because i was sad it was getting smashed… and then i saw the reggie and the full effect video for get well soon, with that little lochness monster-ish thing, and i almost cried every time it tipped over it’s drink. i’m such a freak.

yesterday was gorgeous, and we spent it trying to stop the basement from flooding. hooray homeownership!

i’m gonna go watch crappy sunday morning tv.

it’s hot outside. thank goodness for air conditioning, altho i miss the open windows. but open windows mean heat so i’m good. i love sunshine.

i’m groggy and can’t get out of my own way. but i wanna be doing something productive. so far i did the dishes and put away some laundry. i should do more…

i start my part time schedule this week. i hope the extra rest lets me stay healthy for the rest of this pregnancy. i can’t handle anymore kidney pain or throwing up. i wonder how some women can love being pregnant. it’s been so hard for me.

kitty has been meowing like crazy all weekend. i think he’s got alzheimers or something. i need to google that to see if cats can get it. atlas has been on an adventure. i’ve only seen him hunting in the woods randomly this weekend. he must not want to sleep on my furniture right now.

i’m boring. i’m not sure why i keep this thing. i should start posting pictures or something entertaining. oh i know! maybe i’ll make stuff and sell it here. that would be awesome.

i love my sirius satellite radio.

*yawn*

i can’t believe i’m just over halfway there. pregnancy hasn’t been anything like i expected. i’ve had 3 hospital stays! 2 for not being able to stop throwing up for days, and one for what they thought was a kidney stone but ended up being some kind of kidney infection thing. all the things pregnancy can bring on or increase the chances of are kinda scary. my friend has pregnancy induced carpel tunnel. it’s crazy. but in the end it’ll be worth it. we’ve found out that it’s a girl. i’ve been able to feel her move around and kick for about 2 weeks now, which is really amazing, and kinda creepy at the same time. we haven’t started the nursery at all, and i’m kinda in a panic about it, even tho i know i don’t need to be. we’ll start it soon. i’ve picked out a cute little pattern i wanna go with from target and we’ve picked out the furniture. it’ll come together.

i want to knit something really cool for the little bean, but i’m not good enough yet i don’t think. i’m going to start a blanket i think. since it’s square, i’m pretty sure i can handle it. :D i’d like to do some hats and booties and things, but that’s way too advanced for me still. i’ll get it eventually.

here are the first pictures of baby. :)
almost 13 weeks!
we are very excited.