Thursday, January 22, 2009
Cabinets
So, the saying is that there is no rushing perfection...or James! We have been working to sand down and stain our cabinets for months now. I am posting pictures of the middle product. We finished sanding over the Christmas break and now James is working to stain everything, which I have to admit, does take longer than I expected. You see, if you are doing two coats on each door and on the inside and outside of the door-that's at least four days right there just for drying time. Who knew? The color is going to be beautiful. All James has left to do is to hang the new crown molding, apply a clear coat, and stain the top of the cabinets! Go James!!
Monday, January 5, 2009
Here he is!
Okay, so for those lucky enough to be reading the blog, here are the most current belly shots. Our camera broke at Thanksgiving and these were the first pictures I took after I dug out my old digital camera. (I haven't used it since our Honeymoon-that's how old). At Christmas Aunt Darcy gave me a lecture on only gaining 25 pounds, but honestly, I blew past that eight weeks ago...also my Big Guy said to me "You can't get much bigger than that" and Gammy kept repeating "He could come early, he's a good size" and I was so frustrated becasue I honestly don't feel that big at all. Looking at these pictures, though, I now know what they're talking about!!
Courtney 34 Weeks (New Year's Eve)
Some commonly asked questions to me are:
When are you due?
What's the sex? What's the name?
Are you going to stay working?
Can I touch your belly?
For one, if you are a complete stranger, all of these questions are completely invasive, private and frankly, none of your business. My family and close friends should know all of the answers to these, so I get really frustrated especially when we get to the part about me working or not. So, to answer all of the above: I am due on Feb 19 (according to the Dr), it's a boy, his name is Connor James, I will stay working at least until December 2010 at which point, I trust God will point me in the right direction, and NO YOU CAN NOT TOUCH MY BELLY!!!
Other news on the pregnancy front that I want to remember is that I LOVE Mexican food, spinach salad with dried cranberries, walnuts and blue cheese, any type of juice, my night time bath, trying to pry James' hands off of me (which is getting harder and harder by the day), and feeling my son roll around in my belly. I swear I am going to have bruised ribs when he comes out. My hands have started swelling on long walks and my feet are staying swollen, so I can't wait to remember what it feels like to have normal ankles again.
I have gained close to 40 pounds now and definately know what I am going to do different next time around. No first trimester gain (I still blame it on our cruise). So, that is all for now, enjoy my hugeness!!
Courtney 32 Weeks
Courtney 34 Weeks (New Year's Eve)
Some commonly asked questions to me are:
When are you due?
What's the sex? What's the name?
Are you going to stay working?
Can I touch your belly?
For one, if you are a complete stranger, all of these questions are completely invasive, private and frankly, none of your business. My family and close friends should know all of the answers to these, so I get really frustrated especially when we get to the part about me working or not. So, to answer all of the above: I am due on Feb 19 (according to the Dr), it's a boy, his name is Connor James, I will stay working at least until December 2010 at which point, I trust God will point me in the right direction, and NO YOU CAN NOT TOUCH MY BELLY!!!
Other news on the pregnancy front that I want to remember is that I LOVE Mexican food, spinach salad with dried cranberries, walnuts and blue cheese, any type of juice, my night time bath, trying to pry James' hands off of me (which is getting harder and harder by the day), and feeling my son roll around in my belly. I swear I am going to have bruised ribs when he comes out. My hands have started swelling on long walks and my feet are staying swollen, so I can't wait to remember what it feels like to have normal ankles again.
I have gained close to 40 pounds now and definately know what I am going to do different next time around. No first trimester gain (I still blame it on our cruise). So, that is all for now, enjoy my hugeness!!
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