Hooray for Baby Stuff

My stroller and carseat came yesterday! Hooray! The box weighed a total of 44 pounds and I kept wondering how on earth I was going to get that thing in my house. Luckily, I managed to drag it from the carport, across the walkway, and in the front door. It doesn't look very big in the picture, but trust me, it was. Getting all of the stuff out was quite the task too. I had to tip the box over to get anything out. The carseat didn't need any assembling, which I loved. With the stroller, I only had to attach the wheels and the sunshade and such, which wasn't very hard. Now everything is up and ready to go! I just have to paint (well, someone will have to paint) the room and set up the crib and I will be prepared. As much as I can be anyway. Can you tell that I am a little bit excited? Only 18 more weeks until I have someone to put in the stroller! Yay!

Ace isn't sure what to do about this big box!

My stroller, in all it's glory!

Back to High School

1. Did you date someone from your school? Yes. Lots of someones.

2. What kind of car did you drive? VW Jetta. Before that my parents cars, including the Accord which I crashed. Oops.

3. What was one thing you wished you would have done in high school? Enjoyed it more, been more adventurous.

4. Were you a party animal? Nope.

5. Were you considered a flirt? Ha ha yes. I heard that a lot.

6. Were you in band, orchestra, or choir? Yay for choir!

7. Were you a nerd? A choir nerd. That's one step up from band nerd. :)

8. Were you on any varsity teams? No, I never made it. ha ha

9. Did you get suspended/expelled? Not even close.

10. Can you still sing the fight song? No, but I knew it at some point.

11. Who were your favorite teachers? Mr. Loomis, Mr. Thomas, and Ms. Caratenuto

12. Where did you sit during lunch? In the cafeteria at the same table every day. We were very possessive of it.

13. What was your school's full name? Sabino High School

14. School mascot? Sabercat, so dumb!

15. Did you go to Homecoming and who with? Yes, with my friends only though.

16. If you could go back and do it again, would you? If I didn't have to do the homework.

17. What do you remember most about graduation? I was sad and I didn't hang out with my best friends, they all had other places to be.

18. Where did you go senior skip day? To school. One of my teachers planned a test specifically for that day.

19. Were you in any clubs? Student Council and National Honor Society.

20. Have you gained some weight since then? Just since I've been pregnant. And that summer in Cape Cod when we ate Ben and Jerry's every day. (Totally worth it!)

21. Who was your prom date? I had four: Joe Keyworth, Loren McCollum, Casey Shingler, and Michael Barney. Not all in the same year though. :)

22. Are you planning on going to your 10 year reunion? Probably so. It'll be nice to see old friends.

Tag: The same people that Kara did!

I'm Half Way Done!

Today officially marks 20 weeks, the halfway point of my pregnancy. I feel like it was just yesterday that We found out, but it was 16 weeks ago! It really has gone by fast. It's a little scary that the second half will probably go that fast as well and before you know it, We'll have a child! Hopefully We'll be ready. Things are going great though! The baby is healthy and is kicking more and more each day. He/she especially kicks a lot after I eat something sweet, which is now and laters most of the time. I take this to mean that they are going to be like me and have a sweet tooth. Hooray! Jacob will be outnumbered. :) I am already pretty well stocked up on clothes, I went a little crazy after we found out what sex the baby was. We've got a couple of names that We like, but We haven't decided on one yet. Here is my picture that I took today wearing my sweet, sweet maternity pants with my little belly sticking out. I can't wait till I'm finished. :)

What a Little Stinker!

I came home from my first day back at work today (I'll post about that later) and I let Ace in right away because I felt bad that he had been outside all day. And by outside I mean in his own little air conditioned room complete with couch. He's spoiled. Anyway, he'd been inside for barely ten minutes when I hear him chewing on something. It sounded louder than the normal tissues he steals out of the trash. I knew I should go check on him but I just wanted to sit in front of the AC vent and let my swollen hot feet enjoy the coolness. Eventually though, I got up to see what it was. Low and behold I found this:

If you can't tell what that is, it's a raspberry flavored tootsie pop. He had gotten my purse off the bed post, knocked it over, and proceeded to find my candy, take it under the bed and unwrap and start eating it! Now, all of you know how possessive I am of my food. Especially my candy. If I wasn't so impressed by the fact that he got the dang thing unwrapped and gotten my purse off the post in the first place, I would have been really mad! I am however still mourning the loss of my last sucker in my favorite flavor. :( What a waste! ha ha

Happy Birthday to Me!

Today was a pretty great birthday. It started off pretty early, I had to wake up at eight. (I can hear all of you laughing at that!) I got all ready, drank my tons of water, and headed off to my ultrasound appointment with Jacob and my Mom. I was so excited when We got there and I really only had to wait like ten minutes before they got me in. I wish it was always like that when I went to the doctor. The tech told me that my bladder wasn't that full but it sure felt like it. She took her time looking around in there, without really saying much, and I couldn't really see the screen that well. The baby wasn't cooperating much so the tech couldn't get very good profile pictures, she kept poking at it but it was staying put. I can tell it's gonna be quite the character! She told us what We're having (which I can't say on here because my Dad doesn't want to know!) which was great so now I can start buying things and preparing. Then We left and went to the mall to buy baby things and clothes for me. I am happy to report that I now I own four pairs of pants that have stretchy waists and I don't plan on ever going back to regular pants. These are much more comfortable! I got a bunch of baby clothes too to start my collection. We walked around for what felt like forever and finally left, only to find that the sun had morphed my ultrasound pictures and made them turn grey. I was mad because I had covered them and it was raining when we went in, but you can still see the pictures just fine so it's not that big of a deal. We finally made it home and ate Papa Murphy's for dinner and my mom made me a coconut cake for dessert. I have tons left so whoever wants some is welcome to come over and eat some! Can't wait for next year when I'll have a new family member to wish me happy birthday!

Doesn't the baby look like it has Jacob's lips?!

To See, or Not to See...

I've never had contacts so I don't know what they are like, but I have heard that they are really annoying. Jacob's eyes started turning red and were really irritated so he decided to get glasses. I'm sure you have all seen his famous second grade picture with the bright pink shirt and the Christmas Story-esque glasses. I made sure he picked out better ones this time. He liked another pair better than the ones he got, but I liked these the best. They are quite snazzy! He can see a whole lot better and his eyes are back to normal, thank goodness. Hopefully our child does not get his football shaped eyeballs! Oh, and who are all these people voting that the baby is a boy? I don't know if we can be friends. ha ha

Then...

Now, much better!

Jacob

1. What is his name? Jacob Barton Jensen

2. Who eats more? Hands down Jacob. He packs it in.

3. Who said "I love you" first? I did, and he didn't say it back. Awkward.

4. Who is taller? Him for sure, I'm a little shrimper.

5. Who is smarter? Is it wrong to say me? ha ha We each have our own areas.

6. Who is more sensitive? Me. Always me. I'm a baby.

7. Who does the laundry? We each do our own, don't know how it worked out like that.

8. Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? He does. I always have to sleep on the left.

9. Who pays the bills? He does usually, unless he asks me to.

10. Who cooks more? Not even more, I am the only one that cooks. In Jacob's defense though, I am afraid he wouldn't do it right so I just prefer to do it myself.

11. What meals do you cook together? One time he helped me make waffles. :)

12. Who is more stubborn? Ooh me. It's the Irish in my blood.

13. Who is the first to admit they are wrong? Jacob, I don't like to be wrong.

14. Who has more siblings? He does. He has 2 more than me.

15. Who wears the pants in the relationship? Me. But he's still very manly. :)

16. What do you like to do together? Talk, watch friends, play with Ace, joke and laugh.

17. Who eats more sweets? Me for sure, he never eats them and I have a whole pantry devoted to my snacks.

18. What is his guilty pleasure? Going to the gym I guess, even though it's a good thing he is obsessive about going.

19. How did you meet? He was talking to my friend Megan so I went up to talk to her and butted my way into the conversation.

20. Who asked who out first? I asked him. I'm bold. :)

21. Who kissed who first? I think it was kind of mutual.

22. Who proposed? He did.

23. His best features? His blue eyes and I like his muscle man arms.

24. What is his greatest quality? How much he loves me and takes care of me, even when I'm being moody. And I love that he is goofy and silly just like me.

25. Tag: Kara and Carol!