Ultra sound pics

We had our ultrasound on July 6, and I almost forgot about posting it, or trying to. Tough to get a close up pic that is in focus and doesn't have a big flash bright spot. So here is a pic:

And a closer up pic: I totally think this baby has Dave's jawline, or at least Dave's Mom's jawline.

And here is Hobbes making himself at home in the bassinett we are borrowing from Dave's sister:

Birthday at Sea

Today is my birthday and we went with a maritime theme. Yesterday we went to Muskegon and I was treated to a great sail with cousin Frank (and then followed up with Chip Appreciation Day at the Marina). Today we saw "Pirates of the Caribbean II" and followed it up with dinner at Red Lobster. I liked the movie okay. As much as you can for a part II. I already knew 1) it was not a fully resolved ending as there is one more part to come and 2) there is a sci-fi aspect to it with crazy sea monster type stuff. So the chief complaints I heard from others are not mine. I thought it was just fine...I mean really, are you NOT going to see it? I did not, however, have a crazy experience with the popcorn and some dumb girl getting fired. That would have been more exciting.

There was a wonderful thunderstorm today and the temp dropped about 20 degrees (F). It was great, but Hobbes was scared out of his brain. He just crouched and slunk around hiding and didn't even want anyone petting him to comfort him.

Done! with the nursery

The final touches on the baby's room were completed yesterday. I did the curtains and tie-backs earlier this week. The curtains I was a little disappointed with; I really should have made them about 5 inches longer so that when they got pulled back they still looked nice. But they were easy to make and increased my sewing confidence. For the tie-backs I got some wooden discs from Hobby Lobby for $1 and put the monkey stamp on them. I think that is cute.


The other project was the bassinett ruffle/liner. This was more daunting for me even though my sister gave me the old one that a friend of hers made her so I could use it as a pattern. It turned out beautifully! Unfortunately, in the pictures, a certain somebody decided that this new baby thing needed to be taken for a test drive and Calvin is, once again, in the baby's bed. I'm not too worried about this- he seems to like novelty more than anything else. He's already stopped going into the crib.
All in all, I'm quite pleased with the nursery. I'm thankful to the help of especially Beth and Susan and their guidance in things I don't know about. I'm having a better relationship with my Husky (sewing maching). We had some real conflicts in the past, but yesterday I came home from Field's at about 11:30, had lunch, and started working and was done by 3:00. That includes fixing minor errors...not bad math, just stupidness. I wouldn't say I'm "good" as sewing, but I might use the word competent for uncomplicated items.

Now I have to concentrate on school stuff, which I don't want to do, but come September, I'll be so glad if I get lots done.

Say hello to my leetle friend

Last weekend I was unloading groceries from my trunk while my car was in the garage and out of the corner of my eye I saw a furry lump in the corner of the garage by the garage door. At first I thought it was a dead cat. So sad. But then I noticed that the tail was gross and rat-like. So it was an opossum. Dead? No, I saw it breathing slowly. At first I was afraid I'd scare him and he'd jump out and give me rabies or something. Then I realized that opossums are known for..."playing opossum". Then I felt better, but it was till gross. I had to close the big door since I went out of town for a few days, but I left the "people door" open a crack. He was, thankfully, gone when I returned home on Wednesday. I also looked up info about opossums (Dave wondered if he was hanging by his tail so I wondered if that was a myth) and learned all sorts. Apparently fully grown ones can't really support their weight with their tail, but they have been seen carrying things like bundled sticks with it. Also, they have a pretty low chance of rabies since their blood temp is really low. Anyway, here is my new friend, Opie.

On a completely unrelated note, I spent the day today with Laura and Jackson. We were going to go to the beach. We got rained on. We also got winded on. So we came home. I miss the beach.

Time flies when you're...having summer

I can't believe how far into the summer it is! It is downright depressing to think of going back to school. I unfortunately checked my school email and found a message from around the 4th of July from a parent regarding her daughter's math grade. Are you kidding?? You are going to ask me about what was turned in, etc. in the middle of the damn summer? Where were you in May? Even June? And add to that, that her problem seems to be that the daughter said she turned stuff in, but it isn't showing in my gradebook. Hmm...maybe your 7th grade daughter is lying? Did you think of that? Especially since these parents are in two weeks after every marking period to bail out thier kids. Filled with anger even though it isn't even worth it to think about.

In other news, last weekend Dave's mom came to visit (if you read his blog, then you know a bit about that). Now I know where he gets his bizzare taste from. I say bizzare because he doesn't like much variety of food or things with real flavor for that matter. Who would have thought that someone would NOT like Italian food? I mean, I thought we couldn't go wrong. What does she like? She said crab and lobster. Well, if that doesn't happen for me, she's out of luck too. We did have a wonderful sail with Frank. And we had a great, but too short, day at the beach on Saturday. Can't wait to go back and do a proper whole day affair.

This week I was staying with a friend, who shall remain nameless but probably guessable, to take care of her after she had a pilanidal (sp?) cyst removed. That is about the grossest thing I've ever seen. Imagine a hole where your ass crack is, about 1.5 inches top to bottom, a half inch wide left to right, and almost an inch deep. Just a big open wound. Poor thing was a real trooper about it. Though the vicadin helps. I'd post pictures if she let me...and she might.

In the curtain department, I think that I've decided to simply choose the easiest path. No patterns, no extra tools, just a plain tabbed thing. I mostly just want to get it (and my other projects) done as soon as I can so I can maybe relax for a couple of weeks this summer.

In health news, I am feeling good pregnancy-wise. I have a bit of a cold, though. It peaked on Tuesday and Wednesday and I just "took it easy" today. Taking it easy is hard...I'm sick of laying around. Today was pretty lazy. I managed a two hour nap, but awoke due to Hobbe's snoring (he's so loud!). I finally left the house at 4pm and ran some errands. Now I just have to clean and put the house in order before Dave gets home. But I"m feeling much better tonight. And this baby...I decided to give it the Native American name "Kicking Bird".

I registered for baby stuff on Sunday and was quite fortunate to have my sister's help. There are alot of decisions to make. I hope we get alot of stuff because I had no idea so much was needed! I'm fortunate to have big family and great friends, so I probably will be all set by the time November comes around.