Henna and Baby Safety

Last weekend, Ray and I dyed my hair with Henna. What an experience! First off, I LOVE the results...my hair now has this really cool natural looking red/auburn tint to it and is super shiny and silky. But, man, it was quite a process. Basically, Ray frosted my head with this mud-like substance as if I were a cupcake. (Its important to note that I made this mud-like substance way too thick and it was almost disasterous, but Ray saved the day as usual.) Then I got to sit around for 4 hours with my head wrapped in plastic and covered in heavy henna mud. All in all, it was quite and experience. And since I think it looks so great, we're gonna have to do it OVER and OVER and OVER again. I'm definitely a henna hair kind of girl.

In other news, Ray and I attended an Infant Safety and CPR class last night. It was quite a perspective changer. Besides the insanely intense reality check that we will be responsible for a little human being and may need to save her life one day, it was also our first dose of the current "how to safely raise a baby" rules. Did you know that it is currently recommended to have the baby sleep in the same room as the parents for the first 6 months in order to prevent SIDs? We definitely didn't...introduce a change in our original plan.

Can we really do this?

YES WE CAN!

26 Weeks

Dear Marti,

My, how you are growing inside me! You are now the size of an eggplant! And you are learning new things every day. Right now you are working on batting your beautiful eyelashes and and developing a healthy immune system. I am feeling you move around all day long, while you dream sweet dreams and flip sweet flips in belly. Your recent attempt to put your foot in my ribs (1) did not go unnoticed and (2) was not very enjoyable for your dear mom. Maybe we could keep your limbs down lower in my belly from now on.

I got my glucola test results back and we are doing great! My blood sugar was just right, which means our pregnancy is still as healthy as we are happy. My iron level is low, which is typical, so I have to start taking iron supplements along with my prenatal vitamins. No big worries!

In other news, I need a vacation, a few quality days spent away from work! Carrying you around all day in my belly and allowing you to use all my important vitamins and minerals is really starting to wear on me. But, have no fear, your dad and I are planning a weekend away next weekend. Hopefully it will be a romantic, relaxing weekend away from our normal life.

I can't wait for your arrival! If you could come out healthy and strong tomorrow, I would love that. But you need to keep plumping up and developing, so I will patiently wait. I love you completely and absolutely.

Love,
Mom

Is it August yet?

Lately I've been taking a bit of a break from nesting. But I think it is time to get back into it. I really want to finish painting the crib...it is...so...close...to...being...finished. And now that we have bedding, we really should buy that mattress so we can make the bed and marvel in the adorable-ness.

We also need to redistribute Ray's photos & art work from that corner of the room to the rest of the room. It was so awesome to have them all randomly hung in that corner when his desk was there, but now it just doesn't look as cool.

I also CANNOT WAIT to buy a wall decal to put by her crib. I'm not sure how we will ever decide on just one - there are A LOT of cute options out there. But no matter which one we pick, it is going to be precious.

And then there is finding a home for the treadmill...

Man, it feels good to be rested.

I finally got a good night of sleep last night. Thank goodness! Between not being able to get comfortable, the dogs taking up my entire side of the bed, and Ray's deep sleep snoring, I haven't had a good night of sleep in a week or so.

But last night felt good. Real good.

Bye Bye Depression.

I have been having a really rough time for the past few weeks.

I absolutely hate going to work everyday. It just seems like such a waste of time and the LAST place in the world I want to be. I want to be spending my days with my wonderful husband and my loving dogs. I want to be enjoying the sunshine when it is there. I want to be working on little projects like putting together our wedding day scrapbook or baking a pie.

I think it's made worse by the fact that I use up almost all my daily energy during my 8 hours at work. By the time I get home I am exhausted and worn out. I don't have the energy to do something fun with my wonderful husband and loving dogs anymore. I don't have the energy to enjoy the sunshine. And I don't have the energy to work on my little projects.

It is really depressing. It makes me sad.

Anyways. I'm going to try to get past this. I can't seem to avoid going to work; it provides too many life necessities to my family. We need it.

Let the negative energy be gone...

Bring on the positive thoughts and the positive results...

And smile.