Baby Registry Fun

Michelle let me know that the shower invitations were being sent out today, so that means it was time for me to finish my registry. (I can't wait to see what the invitations look like! I gave Michelle complete control over the shower and only know the date, time, and location). I was holding off on the clothing because the turn over at Babies R Us is pretty fast so things I registered for 3 or 4 months ago would be gone by now.

I went in yesterday to finish the registry and had so much fun "shopping" for cute baby cloths, but I also felt a little bad. You see I can't stand trying to buy clothing off of peoples registries! It is nearly impossible to know if you are really getting the item that is listed on the registry unless you read all the bar codes. The registry description may say 0-3 month train, but how do I know for sure that I'm getting the right train outfit of the 4 that are hanging there (that is if you can find a train outfit at all!)? Only if I compare bar codes do I know. To avoid the hassle I usually make it a policy to just not buy clothing. In fact while I was completing my registry Sunday I picked up a shower gift for a girlfriends shower this coming Saturday and it was not clothing!

Despite knowing my friends and family are going to pull their hair out trying to find the exact pink dress, or cute leopard print leggings I had fun scanning all the cute little dresses, onesies, pajamas, shoes, hats, and booties! (There are a few outfits that I really hope I get and if I don't I am going to go get them myself!)

It was a little challenging though, because we have no idea when we will get a baby, so while all the spring/summer things are out we may get her in the dead middle of next winter. I tried to make sure everything I registered for can either be worn with a shirt under it, or a zip-up or sweater over it. There are a lot of sweaters, zip-ups, and solid colored short and long sleeve onesies on the registry so that I can layer if needed. Shoes tripped me up as well. Are crib shoes really needed? Is sticking with booties better? In my mind they don't really need shoes until they are walking, but then I see all these cute shoes in such small sizes and how do I pass them up? (I have been trying really hard to be practical and only register for things that I think we will really use and need. I can say that my girlfriends register is over twice as long as mine so I think I have done a good job sticking to the needed items and not the fun frivolous ones). I did end up picking a couple of really cute little shoes to go with a couple of the outfits I registered for.

The strangest thing of all is being the only non-pregnant person there registering. All these couples and cute pregnant ladies are scanning away and there I am not pregnant with no "when are you due and what hospital are you using" conversation to share. I felt like I was in one of those "what doesn't fit in this picture" settings.

It was still fun though and I love shopping without spending a dime!

Worn Out

I have this love hate relationship with dodgeball. Part of the reason I joined the team was so that I could get a different work out then what I normally do. Well with 3 or 4 girls and only 2 girls playing at a time I end up sitting out at least every other game, if not 2 games in a row. (Each match is 20 minutes and you play as many games as possible in 20 minutes. A game last however long it takes for one team to get all the other teams players out...usually about 3 to 4 minutes.) With all the sitting it does not end up being a very good work out...I hardly ever even work up a sweat. Since we had the late time slot last night I was able to do Zumba class and then go play dodgeball. I thought this would give me a good work out before dodgeball and then I could enjoy dodgeball and not be frustrated that I'm giving up a workout for nothing. Well...let me tell you getting up this morning was not easy. Not only am I sore, but my body is tired! I feel so worn out I can hardly stand it. Not sure that Zumba before dodgeball was the greatest idea.

We sported out team shirts last night with the custom Dodgie Style (yes that is the team name...one of the guys came up with it...go figure!) logo on the back...it looked so good that the organizers took our team photos with all of our backs to the camera! The took one with us all facing the camera as well, but they insisted on getting a photos of our backs! It was great. Too bad we have yet to win a match. We did play better last night though. Tied both our matches at the end of the 20 minutes and both went into 2 minute overtimes, both of witch we lost. Maybe next week we will win.

Today - I am going shopping tonight for some more workout cloths. I can't keep up with the wash between workouts and need at least enough tops and bottoms to get me through a whole week. I sweat way to much to wear anything two workouts in a row without washing! Ross and Marshall's here I come. They have the best cloths for way less and I refuse to pay a lot of money for clothing that I am going to the gym in. To all the gym Barbies it is not a fashion show! Who cares if you have designer workout gear or not...your just going to sweat in it anyway!

Just had to get that last little bit out.

Beautiful Start to the Morning

Driving in this morning the sunrise and Mt. Rainier were amazingly beautiful. The cotton candy pink clouds floating in a vibrant orange and pink sky were amazing and Mt. Rainier looked like a regal king in sharp contrast to all the color.

(At times like that I kick myself for not having my camera with me. I wanted a small camera to keep in my purse for just such occasions. My goal is to start carrying my camera with me all the time!)

I appreciated the beauty as I drove in. It was the perfect way to help me be peaceful on my in to what has become a toxic work environment the last few days. I’m sure in time things will be sorted out, but until then it is not easy to be in the office.

On an up note I am so loving my Zumba classes. The first few months were hard because I didn’t know the steps and couldn’t get the “flavor” down with all the hip action. But, now that I know the steps to the dances and songs, I have been able to focus on the flavor and taking it up to the next high energy level. As a result the workouts have been so much more intense. I can barely walk when class is over and am drenched in sweat after every class. I love feeling like I am getting a great work out and I really love knowing my body can keep up.
I decided I need to start up the “what I’m thankful for or excited about” piece of the blog again. It helps counteract the negativity from work and news that I feel like I’m bombarded with daily.
Today – I am really looking forward to dodgeball tonight and catching up with Shannon. She has been MIA the last few weeks and I know she will end up making me laugh and we will have fun throwing balls at other people.

Adoption – I read an article that talked about the importance of Mark and I being the only ones that hold the baby and care for her for the first month in order to help with bonding. It will help her become familiar with our smell, voices, and assure her that we will always be there for her every time she needs us. Somehow I think we will have a hard time selling that idea to the family. I don’t see them waiting a month to hold the new addition. It does make me hope that we are required to stay in state with her, provided we have to travel to another state, for at least 2 weeks…that will be a good start on the three of us bonding.

Tired...

I'm so tired of the killing and violence and memorial services. It breaks my heart that we have lost 5 officers in Pierce County in such a short time. For the second time I cried my way through a memorial service.

I hope that this is the end of it. I really do.

Sick Husband

Yesterday night was a bad night for Mark for sure. Don't know if he ate something bad or had a tummy bug of some sort, but he was really sick. Almost went to the ER sick. Started getting sick at 4pm on the dot, and it just got worse and worse as the evening went on.

I ended up calling has Dad, it is nice having a Dr. in the family, and Gentry came over and brought something to help with the nausea and that was a life saver! Mark was up and down all night getting sick over and over...it was a long night for both of us. I knew he was starting to feel better when he made a joke about me being a better nurse if I was in a sexy nurses outfit. That was around 2ish this morning...him joking was a good indication that the nausea was at least under control.

Today, he has slept a lot and is still only eating jello and clear fluids.

Hopefully he will be back to 100% tomorrow.

New Years Eve

We had a wonderful NYE Party last night with Bob & Michelle and the girls, Josh & Meka & Devin. We played a crazy Wii dance game and a few other games. The funniest was the dance game, but my favorite was glow-in-the-dark pictionary with Grace's neon light up drawing thing. We had fun with that.

And because I am too lazy today to upload pics here is the link to Christmas and NYE.

http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fmarkyeatman.smugmug.com%2FHolidays%2FNewYears%2FNewYears2009%2F10821475_fDScj%2F1%2F754699041_7wXwJ&h=aa9c5aea765a57ee1585787166941b51

Oh...we have all our pictures and art hung back up from all the painting and carpeting. Now that the living room is back to normal and all the Christmas stuff is packed I will take some pics and post those sometime this weekend. This is the frist time our living room has been "normal" since the day after Thanksgiving!