Prints

we got a call on saturday that the prints we got for baby M's room were done at the frame store so i went out in the afternoon and picked them up! i think they turned out pretty good:) we got them up on the wall this morning...the second picture isn't that great but at least you can see where they are in the room.

i had also purchased some shelves but they turned into a big, fat fail! i will be returning them this week and next weekend papa_mona will go with me to home depot to pick out some good, sturdy shelves for baby M's walls.
we've had another great relaxing weekend. papa_mona got a new xbox game yesterday and that is what he spent a majority of the day doing. today he is off for a bike ride with some friends from work...sadly or funny, depending on how you look at it, he needed a part for his bike which the store didn't have so he had to take mine out on his ride. i'm sure he'll get a few looks on a red bike with a basket and streamers:)

31 weeks

well, i had my 31 week check-up this morning. nothing too exciting to report...BP was good, baby M's HR was in the 150's (normal) and i am measuring right on track. i go back in 2 weeks. as of today, i believe i only have 62 official days left in this pregnancy...i really can't believe it! i am preparing myself to be a bit over due though:)
we have been enjoying much cooler weather the last 3 days, along with some much needed rain. i don't think it even got out of the 60's yesterday and we've gotten to sleep with the windows open...it's been so nice. in honor of this beautiful fall weather, we are having a little fall feast tonight with home made sloppy joes and autumn apple cake...yum!! it's supposed to be back up near 90 over the weekend so we are taking advantage while we can:)
papa_mona called this morning to let me know they have a confirmed case of H1N1 at his office...gasp! we'll just be washing our hands a little more vigilantly. spoke with dr. L about it and she said it's really running rampant right now and just to take extra precautions, ie. washing your hands. i think all will be fine...papa_mona and i are pretty healthy and we rarely get sick...we have super strong immune systems:)

dirt and cake:)

well, we had a very nice weekend which included a wonderful second first anniverary! saturday papa_mona worked out in the yard, mowing and composting the gardens. we got to use dirt/compost from our very own compost pile...it was some good looking dirt!

that night we went to dinner with D&A and their little guy, A. we hadn't seen them in awhile so it was great to catch up.
on sunday morning, papa_mona went on a bike ride with S, actually his second of the weekend, he is training for a live strong challenge at the end of october (http://austin09.livestrong.org/lsmart95). i went for a walk with Csquared. for our anniversary lunch, we went to homeslice for pizza...it was so yummy!!! we followed lunch with a wonderful nap...it was such a great day:) we had left over pizza for dinner and then followed that up with our wedding cake, which i have to say, held up exceptionally well and tasted really good!

we are really enjoying our peaceful weekends while we can and man, are they the best!!!

one year ago today

happy second first anniversary to us! this is what we were doing one year ago today.



it was so wonderful to have all our family and friends from near and far join us for such a wonderful day of celebration. it's been a great year, a lot has changed, mostly baby M, and we are looking forward to about 1,000 more wonderful years!!!!!!
i think we are going to celebrate today by heading to homeslice for some pizza...yum!! we pulled our remaining two pieces of cake out of the freezer last night so i'm sure we'll munch on those sometime today as well...i'll take some pics of the cake and let you know how it held up over the last year:)

30 weeks

well, i'm 30 weeks today...only 70 days left...that's right people, 70 days!!! holy crap, i can't believe it:) overall, i've still been feeling really good. starting to go to bed a little earlier and every once in awhile my back will hurt a bit more but nothing to complain about!
i've been trying to be good about not buying stuff, ie. clothes, for baby M but i was in tj maxx and just couldn't resist these shoes. they are 6-9 mos so he'll have them for next spring/summer!

got the prints that i ordered for baby M's wall in the mail today...love them! once i get them framed i will take some pics and get them up on the blog.

funny feet

another relaxing weekend has come and gone! it started off friday night with baby M trying to escape! it was the most "violently" active we have seen him be...my tummy was just rocking and rolling. it made me giggle quite a bit. we need to try and capture some of his more active times on the videocamera!!
we got lots of rain friday night into saturday so it was a great day to just be on the couch watching bad tv with some intermittent napping. the weather did clear up in the afternoon and we got off the couch to take a short walk around the neighborhood and grab the mail. we got box full of baby clothes from a friend of mine from high school, thanks, L!!! my favorite are the ones with the funny feet.

saturday night we went over to T&W to watch the USCvOSU game. they were having a bunch of people over. i didn't really watch any of the game but the food was good and the people were better:) thanks to T&W for hosting the get together!! i also think that i had my first real fake (braxton hicks) contraction while in their kitchen. it really just felt like a huge cramp over my entire stomach.
sunday was just another lazy day spent on the couch. we did venture out for a walk at the park across the street. we also made a trip to wal-mart which we always rethink after we leave:)

29 weeks

had my 29 week dr appt yesterday. i passed my glucose test with "flying colors"...yay! and i'm not anemic...yay again! baby M's HR was in the 150's...good stuff. got my regular flu shot...more good stuff:) go back in 2 weeks. my belly is measuring right on target and we think baby M is starting to migrate up a bit. i think he's probably starting to run out of room riding so low:) nothing too exciting which is a good thing!

we have been enjoying some cooler weather and some much needed rain so hopefully fall is falling and these cooler temps stay with us. now don't get me wrong, when i say cooler, i just mean it hasn't been getting above 95:)
looking forward to a quite weekend...taking advantage while we can:)

sweet monkey fritters!

the actual line is "sweet monkey fritters! we're being invaded! battle ferrets!" it's the first frame in this sunday's Get Fuzzy comic and i found much to giggle about:) i have been saying sweet monkey fritters non-stop since i read the funnies so i thought it would be an appropriate title to the blog!
we've been having a great long weekend so far! friday night we went out to dinner with J&M. we hit up the Roaring Fork to try #30 ranked burger. of course, when papa_mona and i were walking out the door to go get J&M we somehow managed to arm and set off our alarm system...sweet monkey fritters that was loud! we have no idea how disarm it:( we had to call the alarm company and they told us how to unplug it. all is fixed, all is well and we still made it for burgers. i did try to take a picture but the lighting was very low due to the romantical atmosphere:) i might try to add the photo later. we all enjoyed our burger...yes, we all got the same thing:) papa_mona thought it was better than the higher rated houston burger but we both agreed the counter burger was better!
saturday we had lunch with neighbor S and in the late afternoon D&A came over. D came so he could play Xbox with papa_mona and compare their 17 and 18 year scotches! A came to hang out with me and teach me a bit about our new camera! D and papa_mona enjoyed the scotch (the 18 year was much smoother) and got in a few solid hours of killing and blowing things up:) A taught me lots of good things about the camera...thanks guys for sharing your saturday afternoon with us!
i also made peanut butter brownies on saturday...delish! photo taken with new learned camera techniques:)

sunday, papa_mona and i picked up the new stroller!!!! they assembled it for us so that was a treat...thanks REI! our pretend baby M is papa_mona's cabbage patch from when he was little:)

we also picked up the conversion and toddler rails from BRU. sweet monkey fritters, babies have lots of stuff!!!
today we are just going to enjoy our day off...hope everyone is having a great relaxing labor day!

28 weeks

yesterday i was officially 28 weeks into my pregnancy. i am going to try and have papa_mona take a picture of me every week from now on...we'll see how that goes:) papa_mona was being artistic and i think this one makes me look like a giant...in a good way:)

still been feeling pretty good. i have noticed that i am starting to get a little more tired in the afternoons and i've been taking a nap some afternoons if i'm home:)
last night we went over to T&W's house for dinner and to participate in ramadan. for the last 2 years (3, counting this year) we have picked a day during ramadan to fast with T&W so yesterday was our day. not really mine, as i get an exemption because of baby M. papa_mona said it seemed harder this year and was counting down the minutes to sundown. it's tradition to break your fast with milk and dried figs...it was delish. W says it tastes like chocolate:) we had a great dinner and wonderful company. thanks T&W for having us over and hopefully we can keep up our tradition!
we are heading out for dinner with J&M tomorrow night and will be hitting up a new burger joint so i'll try to take a picture and post on that later. papa_mona and i are really looking forward to the long weekend.
i have consumed an entire banana...baby M better thank me for that some day!!! i am going to try and eat another half sometime today:(