My birthday and 34 weeks prego!

Aaron knows me so well and made my birthday this year so wonderful!!! For starters, we skipped work. That makes any day better!
THEN he suprised me with my favorite breakfast when I returned from a quick errand.
THEN he told me our friend wanted to take her sons out wakeboarding and invited us to go. What he DIDN'T tell me was that he had already called my girlfriends and arranged for them to join us as well! They had made cupcakes and everything!! What a wonderful day of wakeboarding, surfing (this is a safer prego option!) sun, friends, and an adorable husband!
THEN he took me to dinner! Does it get any better? I think not.

Our bathroom- still a work in progress!

The good news is we have come a long way...Aaron is amazing and has mastered the art of demolition, electrical wiring, framing and plumbing (so far nothing has leaked though he is not as confident in this category as the rest! Either way he is incredible!)

These are the most updated pics! Monday our beautiful pink tub will be refinished white! The pink blinds will need to be replaced too....We already have working, non-pink sinks and a toilet and love them!
And then?! All we need is glass for the shower!...and the shower and tub trims attached...and lights installed...and doors...and mirrors...but that's it! Almost done!! We are so excited!

The baby room and a really long day!

Here it is! As much of the baby room as we can complete before we have a guaranteed gender confirmation. The walls and furniture are nuetral and there is a boys bedding set in the closet "just in case" as Aaron puts it! I will take better pics soon but this one should should give you an idea of what we have done. What you can't see is the closet that we built to the left when you walk in! It turned out great actually! Turns out Aaron is an amazing shelf builder too!

As you can see, the chair is really comfortable. :) We had just gotten home from RC Willey with the dresser and chair, rearranged the furniture 11.5 times til everything fit, and set out the few baby items we had, when I sat down to make sure the chair was a good idea. Sure enough- it has a coma inducing comfort level that excites me but makes me a little nervous that I may fall asleep and drop our baby one night. Good thing the arm rests are big and may catch her! This thing glides, reclines, and cooks dinner on the weekends I'm pretty sure. I love it!

Anyway, apparently I fell asleep. Sorry for the awkward pose and the fact that you can't see the chair because I have increased in size and occupy the whole thing! You get the idea though right??

Just so you all know what goes on in my head...

My loving husband informed me a while back that while girls can use upwards of 7,ooo words a day expressing hopes, dreams, and otherwise meaningless jabber, the average male operates with a mere 2,000. Because I like to excel at all I do, sometimes I like to double that number and spew out close to 14,ooo words strung together into random thoughts that really don't require a response or acknowledgement of any sort. So, to save my husband from the glazed over, "I wonder what is on ESPN right now" look he sometimes gets when I begin a riveting monologue beginning with, "You know what's weird??" I will write down some of those thoughts I have on a daily basis.
(Keep in mind that I am pregnant so EVERYTHING seems more permanant, devastating and incredible all at once...)

1. THERE IS AN ALIEN PARASITE GROWING INSIDE ME!!! It feeds off my body. One day it will outgrow its host and rip its way out. I can feel it move. If anything EVER grew large enough inside a man that he could see the rolling of an elbow across his abdomen he would not think it as beautiful and natural as he does when it is in a woman. It is creepy.

2. I will NEVER fit in my jeans again. This is my new permanant size. Nobody even remembers that I used to be smaller. I am just a BIG GINOURMOUS person. Pass me that cake please.

3. Hey! I should go mountain biking today!! Oh wait- I'm pregnant. Can't do that...

4. What if my baby isn't cute?? Is there anyone I can really trust to tell me? I'll probably think she's cute. That's even worse. I'll be OBLIVIOUS to her awkward smashed little bug face...

5. What else could we remodel?? Hmm....the kitchen floor? Yah!! Wait, Aaron might leave me if I make another remodel suggestion...the floor is fine. I should clean out the fridge! And the cupboards! And maybe I'll clean all the baseboards while I'm at it. Nesting is great! I'm so productive!! I may end up with 17 kids just because I love how much I get done while I'm pregnant.

6. I love food! How come I never appreciated i so much?! Glad I discovered steak! Hope I still like it after this whole pregnancy thing...what should i eat now??

7. I should tell Aaron about the weird dream I had last night...maybe not. He looked at me weird when I told him the one where I left our baby on a shelf at the gym and THEN my sis fed spaghetti to the baby so it would never nurse again and THEN my other sis wouldn't get out of the crib but it was ok because our baby had turned into a chipmunk and slep in a drawer in our room. Maybe I will just keep this one to myself...

8. At least I can see my feet.

9. Can I eat again yet without looking like a total pig?

10. Pregnancy is a conspiracy. Anything you may actually need or want to know about the whole ordeal is a well kept secret until you are locked in. THEN the truth comes out!! Pregnant ladies should teach sex ed. We could prevent teenage pregnancies!!

Well, there you have it. My top ten concerns in a typical day. Now you know how my poor, patient husband feels living with me every day...