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working on this right now - making paper chains out of pre-cut cute scrap papers:
can't wait to do this sweet little scrapbook with christmas photos of abby. there are only a few pages, so i'll add some more - it is going be such a fun little project:
and here are some papers and embellishments i'll likely use on the above scrapbook:
some close ups of the paper - it's 5x7 size and soooo cute! will make the best christmas stuff:
i did this little scrapbook a couple years ago for my friend alysia of her trip to visit family in texas. i never posted it. check out my scrapbook photo album to see it in its entirely.
this year's maya girls' mini photo album/tree ornament:
so maybe you've heard the news... b and i will be graced by the presence of a sweet little one come the end of march.
this is one of the reasons i've been missing from the blog the last couple of months. i just have not had the energy to even think about logging onto my computer. i am surprised by how tired and drained i feel after being up for only a couple of hours! this is probably the biggest symptom i have had since the little one was created.
don't hate me for having not had morning sickness the first trimester. i'm making up for it a bit now by having to run for the bathroom if anything even slightly grosses me out visually. i don't have issues with odors, but if something looks gross - i'm done. this includes a dirty table at a restaurant, cleaning up after the cat sneezed or puked (take your pick as they both happen a lot around here), or a hair on my food (don't ask, i'm almost running for the bathroom just writing it). and, i have found that i have to keep food in my stomach. this requires me to eat something every couple of hours - sounds easier than it is - especially when i work all day. and my body isn't fond of a little snack like crackers, a piece of fruit or snack mix - it wants real food. i think i eat about 6 times a day plus some snacks. but they are small meals. one benefit is that it doesn't take much to satisfy me right now - so i'm not eating a crazy amount - just a crazy amount of times.
i was lucky enough to have a cold for what seemed like a month - the cough was so bad it felt like i cracked a rib. i am soooo hoping to avoid getting sick this winter.
so anyway, about the baby. being the old lady that i am, i am automatically considered high-risk. my blood pressure is high, so that sticks me in the high-risk category as well. however, i am on meds for the blood pressure and they are doing their job. as for the age issues, well that is when they look for abnormalities like downs, retardation, and other chromosomal problems to increase. luckily, i am in the care of not only my regular cnp and ob but also a perinatal dr. i get to have a bunch of extra tests and monitoring all through the pregnancy - in addition to all the normal stuff. the first trimester screening (a set of chromosome tests based on my blood as well as an ultrasound) came back with flying colors and as of right now i don't need to get an amnio - gotta love modern medicine. we have the second trimester screening on nov 14th. we will also be able to find out if we're having a girl or boy on that visit. i try to not be nervous about all the testing, i just go and do what they tell me to do. the perinatal dr said i am considered very healthy and there's no stopping this baby. my cnp says they will not let me go beyond 39 weeks though because of the high blood pressure. i'm ok with that.
beyond all the technical stuff - we are quite excited - in our own subdued way. we are anxious to find out if it's a girl or boy and to begin buying stuff. we're thinking of having the baby's room re-carpeted with something cuter for a child and i have to think about painting and decorating. i'm so hands on that i'm not sure how to go about it since i'm not supposed to be around the paint fumes and such. and (much to b's chagrin) i want to paint the used crib we bought to make it unique - but who knows about the safety of paint on the surface of something the baby may lick and chew at some point? do they have special safe paint - i'm sure they must. maybe when paint is dry it is not so toxic - unless you were to eat a lot of it? if i can find a plastic edge guard for the crib, that should help too. but alas, b doesn't like my desire for these projects. he sees it as more work - even though i haven't asked him to do any of it. but how can this be a surprise to him - has he just met me...?
yes, we have discussed names. but i am not talking about that until we know what we're having and if we do definitely settle on one specific name. i don't know if i want to engrave anything in stone until the baby is born...we'll see.
here is baby on Sept 19th at about 11 weeks:
i love mini albums - love, love, love them. and i love to make stuff myself (cutting, painting, designing, etc). so, i was very inspired by ali's mixed-up mini album and created one out of pieces of stuff i had laying around. mine isn't made up of pieces that were left over from other albums (since i don't have as much stuff as ali), but i was able to create an album out of some stuff that i had that would not have normally been used for such purpose. i am quite happy with the outcome and look forward to deciding what pics to put in it. this was so super easy and went together in only a couple of hours or so.
am loving trees right now... and birds...
