Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Mom's Night Out!
Last night my sis in law Laura and I went to West Valley Moms Blog's 1st Mom's Night Out! It was so much fun! They held the event out on the terrace at Pita Jungle at Norterra. They had lots of amazing giveaways and I actually won one of them! I received a free pedicure with add on at a cute salon here in the west valley ($55 value! Woot!). So excited to go pamper myself! The food at Pita Jungle was delicious and for dessert they had Paradise Bakery cookies- every woman's favorite. :) Yum. We are looking forward to the next WVMB Mom's Night Out event!
Anyway, since the last time I blogged, I made my first fall wreath! I am actually pretty happy with how it turned out. :) I never thought that I would be into seasonal decor (my home growing up was never decorated according to season/holiday besides Chirstmas) but it just makes the home more festive and the season/holiday more fun and exciting! I am looking forward to when Abby gets a little order so we can work on crafts together and she can help mommy decorate. :)
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
MIA no longer!
Wow, it has been months since my last blog post! I really was hoping to keep up with this blog but I have been so busy (totally understandable, I have a 4 month old!). Blogging has been last on my list, or shall I say has fallen off my list, and when I finally do get some free time, I'd rather sleep! So it's past 2am now and I finally have some free time to blog.
Abigail still goes to bed sometime between midnight and 2am and about half the time does not sleep through the night. :( With Jim and I's opposite schedules though, it's hard to get her on a normal schedule. She takes about 2 naps during the day, and despite us trying to keep her awake so she will sleep longer at night, she is out cold when she naps. I know babies need their sleep, but why couldn't she just get that sleep at night? Although she has gotten better lately, still not enough to say I got a full night's rest. My sleep is cut up, which is hard. Also hard that I switch my sleep schedule every few days to accomodate work and sleep like a normal person on my days off.
Learning how to balance work and family time has been a major struggle of mine lately. Some days I just cry and cry and beg Jim to let me stay home with Abigail because I think it is just too hard to do both and give them 100% and just not worth what I'm missing at home. Other days, I am so thankful for my career, knowing I am contributing financially to my family which in turn is going to provide a better life for Abigail. I hate working every weekend, but at the same time, working the weekend is what works for my family right now and I'm really maximizing my pay that way (working nights I get a pay differtential and weekends is an extra pay differential). But I thought after a year+ of being a nurse I would've had this dig down by now, but no, learning new things everyday and wondering if I'll ever feel comfortable and confident in what I do. A good coworker of mine and also one of my nurse supervisors this past week mentioned that I seem like I'd be a good L&D/post partum nurse, which is funny because that is exactly where my heart is and where I eventually want to work as a nurse. I feel like I'd actually look forward to going to work and actually retain the information I learn if it was in that area I was passionate about. But I also know that getting that general nursing experience on a floor like mine is good. My plan is to stay on my floor working nights and every weekend until the end of the year. Then starting January, try to schedule it so I can work just every other weekend. But with that, it would also mean that Abigail would have to start going to day care a few days every other week at the minimum. :( Still weighing the pros and cons to that situation, but family time is important to me too, and I feel like I am missing a lot by not being able to go to family gathering or spending the whole day with my little family. Maybe I will look into switching floors next year (to L&D/post partum) but another option is becoming a chemo certified nurse on my floor. I've never had a passion to be a chemo nurse, but working on my floor (medical/oncology) it has started to interest me and I never know if I'll like it unless I try it, right? But with being a chemo nurse, there are a lot of risks. That's why if a nurse is pregnant or breastfeeding, she cannot give chemo. Since we want to have another baby eventually (God willing, could possibly be as soon as the end of next year) I don't know if that would be a good career choice for me at the moment. Just lots to think about... hopefully I will update this blog again sooner rather than later! Goodnight. :)
Abigail still goes to bed sometime between midnight and 2am and about half the time does not sleep through the night. :( With Jim and I's opposite schedules though, it's hard to get her on a normal schedule. She takes about 2 naps during the day, and despite us trying to keep her awake so she will sleep longer at night, she is out cold when she naps. I know babies need their sleep, but why couldn't she just get that sleep at night? Although she has gotten better lately, still not enough to say I got a full night's rest. My sleep is cut up, which is hard. Also hard that I switch my sleep schedule every few days to accomodate work and sleep like a normal person on my days off.
Learning how to balance work and family time has been a major struggle of mine lately. Some days I just cry and cry and beg Jim to let me stay home with Abigail because I think it is just too hard to do both and give them 100% and just not worth what I'm missing at home. Other days, I am so thankful for my career, knowing I am contributing financially to my family which in turn is going to provide a better life for Abigail. I hate working every weekend, but at the same time, working the weekend is what works for my family right now and I'm really maximizing my pay that way (working nights I get a pay differtential and weekends is an extra pay differential). But I thought after a year+ of being a nurse I would've had this dig down by now, but no, learning new things everyday and wondering if I'll ever feel comfortable and confident in what I do. A good coworker of mine and also one of my nurse supervisors this past week mentioned that I seem like I'd be a good L&D/post partum nurse, which is funny because that is exactly where my heart is and where I eventually want to work as a nurse. I feel like I'd actually look forward to going to work and actually retain the information I learn if it was in that area I was passionate about. But I also know that getting that general nursing experience on a floor like mine is good. My plan is to stay on my floor working nights and every weekend until the end of the year. Then starting January, try to schedule it so I can work just every other weekend. But with that, it would also mean that Abigail would have to start going to day care a few days every other week at the minimum. :( Still weighing the pros and cons to that situation, but family time is important to me too, and I feel like I am missing a lot by not being able to go to family gathering or spending the whole day with my little family. Maybe I will look into switching floors next year (to L&D/post partum) but another option is becoming a chemo certified nurse on my floor. I've never had a passion to be a chemo nurse, but working on my floor (medical/oncology) it has started to interest me and I never know if I'll like it unless I try it, right? But with being a chemo nurse, there are a lot of risks. That's why if a nurse is pregnant or breastfeeding, she cannot give chemo. Since we want to have another baby eventually (God willing, could possibly be as soon as the end of next year) I don't know if that would be a good career choice for me at the moment. Just lots to think about... hopefully I will update this blog again sooner rather than later! Goodnight. :)
Thursday, June 7, 2012
Getting organized!
I love coupons. I wouldn't call myself an extreme couponer, although I wouldn't mind getting that good at clipping coupons one day! The way I was organizing my coupons just wasn't working anymore, so I made myself a coupon binder! So much better at finding the coupons I need now. :) I've been following Cents'Able Shoppin, she's a local lady that lets you know of all the deals. I was previously following a coupon blog that was national, and sometimes the deals at the stores in a different state weren't the same at my local grocery store. I am already saving mroe money having my coupons organized better! Here are some pics:
Before...
I used to only clip the coupons I needed and kept them in the original mailer (SmartSource, Red Plum, P&G, etc.) since the coupon websites would tell you from which mailer and what date it was mailed out where you can find the coupon, so here is what my coupon binder looked like before... what a mess!
in the process of cutting all my coupons...
After! I printed this cute free printable for my coupon binder from http://keepinglifecreative.com/freebie/diy-creating-a-coupon-binder/
The inside of my binder... to the left I have this week's current ads, then once I find the coupons I need for my shopping trip, I put them in the appropriate envelope. :) To the right behind the pouch that holds my scissors to clip the coupons and pens, is every store's coupon policy, so I know which coupons they accept and do not accept.
Ahh coupons organized by category. :) So much easier and faster to find the coupons I need now!
My organized little office alcove! I've been wanting to put up shelving and get my space organized and I finally did!
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Wow it is becoming difficult to keep my blog updated! If Abigail is asleep, all I want to do is either sleep too or get some chores around the house done! Well I was already able to take a nap this morning when she napped and I did the laundry, so I guess I have some time to blog right now! :) I am getting sad that I only have 2 weeks left with my sweet baby girl until I have to return to work. It's been so nice to be able to be home with her and home when my husband gets home. Life is going to get a lot busier once I go back to work and I'm really nervous about when I'm going to find time to sleep.
This past weekend, my cute, little family went to Marley Park and spent a wonderful few hours there. The weather was perfect- high in the low 80s! Almost unheard of for end of May weather in Arizona! Marley Park is our dream neighborhood where we could see raising our family. It is only about a mile from our church and Marley Park has a great elementary school within the neighborhood, club house, community pool, softball fields and awesome parks. The homes have front porches (always wanted one) but the backyards are smaller because the master plan for that neighborhood was instead of spending your time in your own private yard, you will spend more time in the common areas. It is a very community-centered neighborhood, which we love. They also have movie in the park nights!! I mean, how perfect is that?! With their prices right now, we'd actually be able to afford living there, but cannot move right now because when Jim bought our home 2 years ago, he received that 1st time home owners tax credit and if we move before we've lived here for 3 years, then we'd have to pay the $8,000 back. Also, I truly do love our current neighborhood. I love our neighbors and we are literally within a couple miles of every single grocery store, a Target and a Ross (my favorite stores) and 2 major freeways. We could potentially move in 1 year, but for sure we plan on moving into our "forever home" within 4 years before Abigail starts school. We don't want to wait too long though because the housing prices are already slowly starting to increase again. So Jim and I talked about it, and within the next month or 2 I will start picking up an extra shift a work every pay period so we can save up for our down payment. It pains me to be away from my family an extra day, but working 4 days is still better than 5. Sheesh, being an adult is hard work!
I have so many things I want to do, so many things I need to do, but the hard part is finding the time now. I never realized how important time management was until Abigail was born!
Pictures from this weekend!
This past weekend, my cute, little family went to Marley Park and spent a wonderful few hours there. The weather was perfect- high in the low 80s! Almost unheard of for end of May weather in Arizona! Marley Park is our dream neighborhood where we could see raising our family. It is only about a mile from our church and Marley Park has a great elementary school within the neighborhood, club house, community pool, softball fields and awesome parks. The homes have front porches (always wanted one) but the backyards are smaller because the master plan for that neighborhood was instead of spending your time in your own private yard, you will spend more time in the common areas. It is a very community-centered neighborhood, which we love. They also have movie in the park nights!! I mean, how perfect is that?! With their prices right now, we'd actually be able to afford living there, but cannot move right now because when Jim bought our home 2 years ago, he received that 1st time home owners tax credit and if we move before we've lived here for 3 years, then we'd have to pay the $8,000 back. Also, I truly do love our current neighborhood. I love our neighbors and we are literally within a couple miles of every single grocery store, a Target and a Ross (my favorite stores) and 2 major freeways. We could potentially move in 1 year, but for sure we plan on moving into our "forever home" within 4 years before Abigail starts school. We don't want to wait too long though because the housing prices are already slowly starting to increase again. So Jim and I talked about it, and within the next month or 2 I will start picking up an extra shift a work every pay period so we can save up for our down payment. It pains me to be away from my family an extra day, but working 4 days is still better than 5. Sheesh, being an adult is hard work!
I have so many things I want to do, so many things I need to do, but the hard part is finding the time now. I never realized how important time management was until Abigail was born!
Pictures from this weekend!
Family picture at the park! Jasper was there too but couldn't get a good shot with the 4 of us :/
Jim and I at our friend Kristi's wedding reception... first outing alone since Abigail was born! We left early because we missed our baby girl so much!
LOVE these ladies! All our lives have changed so much within the past year and will continue to change! Nikki (3rd from left) is moving to Chicago today, I'm going to miss her so much! But will see her at her wedding in San Diego in just a few short weeks! :)
My sis in law Laura and I went to the Phoenix Scrapbook Cottage and worked on our crafts! We plan on hosting a Pinterest party an overnight ladies crafting night there later on in the summer! :) Believe me, we are NOT some of those super crafty women, we just WANT to be! lol so the craft projects we do will definitely be beginner level. ;)
Monday, May 21, 2012
The birth of our daughter, Abigail Grace!
Ahhh we've been so busy lately that I haven't had time to update my blog! I know I want to remember these moments forever (reason why I'm keeping this in the first place) so I finally found some time to write about our dear baby Abigail's birth. :)
2 weeks before we were due to deliver, my benefits at work kicked in, making it very inexpensive to delivery at Maricopa (compared to a couple thousand if we were to delivery at West Valley as originally planned) so last minute, we decided to switch obstetricians and deliver at Maricopa Medical Center. I am SO glad we made that decision! We received excellent care. :) We were scheduled to be induced Tuesday morning (5/8) at 8:00A.M. at 41 weeks gestation. I never wanted to be induced, I always thought I'd go into labor naturally, but I just wanted Abigail out! But in God's perfect timing, at approximately 4:40A.M. on the day were scheduled to be induced, my water broke!!! Which is actually not that common, only about 10% of womens' water break naturally (well it would be more, but doctors actificially rupture the membranes once mom is at the hospital and in labor). I was so happy that Abigail would've came that day anyway and felt so much better going to the hospital in labor. :)
We got the hospital at 7:00A.M. We were surprised to see my mom in the lobby (although I called my parents when my water broke, wasn't expecting them to be at the hospital already). It turns out my mom had a work meeting that morning, thus being the reason why she was already there! So convenient. ;) While we were waiting for the elevator, my dad came around the corner from getting a coffee in the cafeteria, hugged us and said he'd be back later (he went to work that day). We checked into L&D and got settled in. My nurse was this Filipino lady named Noreen who knew my mom! She was there with us all day throughout my labor. She was great. My mom got to our room around 9:00A.M. I felt like I was given special treatment not only because I was an employee at the hospital but because all the doctors and nurses on the L&D floor knew my mom! :) The doctor checked us when we were first admitted and I was still only 1cm dilated (same as I'd been for weeks). Noreen said they'd be giving me cytotec, which is a pill, to help ripen my cervix. I was surprised to find out the pill was not taken orally, but actually put in the place where it is to ripen my cervix hahaha. The doctor said they migh have to inflate a foley catheter inside of me to help dilate my cervix. Luckily when he checked me again, I was far enough along that it wasn't needed. Then they started me on pitocin. THAT I was scared about, because I knew my contractions would start getting more frequent and stronger. My contractions did get to the point where they were seemingly unbearable, but I thought that when the doctor checked me next, if I was at least 8cm dilated, then maybe I could do it without the epidural. But around 5:00P.M. when he checked me again, I was only 5!!! I was so disappointed. I was only half way through dilating and didn't think I could do it anymore. So I opted for the epidural. I tried going into the whole labor and delivery process with an open mind. I knew I would've felt guilty and thoroughly disappointed in myself if I made a birth plan that I planned on sticking with. Everyone reassured me that it was okay that I was getting the epidural and after I received it, I definitely was happy with my decision! I felt so much better and I could still move my feet and feel my contractions but no pain. It was wonderful. Definitely going to get an epidural earlier next time hehe. After the epidural, which was around 6:00P.M., things moved pretty quickly and by 9:45P.M. I was fully dilated and ready to push!!! Forgot to mention that by that time, my mom, dad and in-laws were all there waiting for Abby to arrive. :)
I decided to have Jim, my mom, mom-in-law and sis-in-law in the room with me during delivery. I pushed for about an hour and a half, and at 11:06P.M. our daughter Abigail Grace was born at 7lbs 12oz and 21 inches long. :) I could not stop sobbing when she finally came out. It was the most wonderful, emotional and surreal moment I have ever experienced.
We had so many family and friends praying for us and for a safe delivery and it definitely was. I was so thankful that Abigail remained stable throughout the whole labor and delivery, not once did her heart rate get too low and I did not experience any complications. Although I did tear during delivery, that is a small price to pay. Since I had the epidural, I did not even feel it nor the sewing up afterwards. I am just so glad we did not have to have an emergency cesarean section and that everything went smoothly with the vaginal delivery. God is so good!!! Abigail is the greatest blessing we could ever receive. We love her so much already and our love grows for her everyday! After I delivered her I thought, how am I ever going to do that again?! But almost 2 weeks later, I can hardly remember the pain and looking forward to growing our family in the future. :)
2 weeks before we were due to deliver, my benefits at work kicked in, making it very inexpensive to delivery at Maricopa (compared to a couple thousand if we were to delivery at West Valley as originally planned) so last minute, we decided to switch obstetricians and deliver at Maricopa Medical Center. I am SO glad we made that decision! We received excellent care. :) We were scheduled to be induced Tuesday morning (5/8) at 8:00A.M. at 41 weeks gestation. I never wanted to be induced, I always thought I'd go into labor naturally, but I just wanted Abigail out! But in God's perfect timing, at approximately 4:40A.M. on the day were scheduled to be induced, my water broke!!! Which is actually not that common, only about 10% of womens' water break naturally (well it would be more, but doctors actificially rupture the membranes once mom is at the hospital and in labor). I was so happy that Abigail would've came that day anyway and felt so much better going to the hospital in labor. :)
We got the hospital at 7:00A.M. We were surprised to see my mom in the lobby (although I called my parents when my water broke, wasn't expecting them to be at the hospital already). It turns out my mom had a work meeting that morning, thus being the reason why she was already there! So convenient. ;) While we were waiting for the elevator, my dad came around the corner from getting a coffee in the cafeteria, hugged us and said he'd be back later (he went to work that day). We checked into L&D and got settled in. My nurse was this Filipino lady named Noreen who knew my mom! She was there with us all day throughout my labor. She was great. My mom got to our room around 9:00A.M. I felt like I was given special treatment not only because I was an employee at the hospital but because all the doctors and nurses on the L&D floor knew my mom! :) The doctor checked us when we were first admitted and I was still only 1cm dilated (same as I'd been for weeks). Noreen said they'd be giving me cytotec, which is a pill, to help ripen my cervix. I was surprised to find out the pill was not taken orally, but actually put in the place where it is to ripen my cervix hahaha. The doctor said they migh have to inflate a foley catheter inside of me to help dilate my cervix. Luckily when he checked me again, I was far enough along that it wasn't needed. Then they started me on pitocin. THAT I was scared about, because I knew my contractions would start getting more frequent and stronger. My contractions did get to the point where they were seemingly unbearable, but I thought that when the doctor checked me next, if I was at least 8cm dilated, then maybe I could do it without the epidural. But around 5:00P.M. when he checked me again, I was only 5!!! I was so disappointed. I was only half way through dilating and didn't think I could do it anymore. So I opted for the epidural. I tried going into the whole labor and delivery process with an open mind. I knew I would've felt guilty and thoroughly disappointed in myself if I made a birth plan that I planned on sticking with. Everyone reassured me that it was okay that I was getting the epidural and after I received it, I definitely was happy with my decision! I felt so much better and I could still move my feet and feel my contractions but no pain. It was wonderful. Definitely going to get an epidural earlier next time hehe. After the epidural, which was around 6:00P.M., things moved pretty quickly and by 9:45P.M. I was fully dilated and ready to push!!! Forgot to mention that by that time, my mom, dad and in-laws were all there waiting for Abby to arrive. :)
I decided to have Jim, my mom, mom-in-law and sis-in-law in the room with me during delivery. I pushed for about an hour and a half, and at 11:06P.M. our daughter Abigail Grace was born at 7lbs 12oz and 21 inches long. :) I could not stop sobbing when she finally came out. It was the most wonderful, emotional and surreal moment I have ever experienced.
We had so many family and friends praying for us and for a safe delivery and it definitely was. I was so thankful that Abigail remained stable throughout the whole labor and delivery, not once did her heart rate get too low and I did not experience any complications. Although I did tear during delivery, that is a small price to pay. Since I had the epidural, I did not even feel it nor the sewing up afterwards. I am just so glad we did not have to have an emergency cesarean section and that everything went smoothly with the vaginal delivery. God is so good!!! Abigail is the greatest blessing we could ever receive. We love her so much already and our love grows for her everyday! After I delivered her I thought, how am I ever going to do that again?! But almost 2 weeks later, I can hardly remember the pain and looking forward to growing our family in the future. :)
Monday, April 9, 2012
Happy Easter!
Pretty spring flowers in our home. :)
Thursday, April 5, 2012
Update! This is going to be a long post....
So much has been going on lately! So much to be updated on... where to begin?! First off, THANK YOU GOD- I was offered a permanent position at my work!!! Our prayers really were answered... I thought they had already hired everyone they were going to hire, but then I asked my supervisor about it since they put me on the work schedule for an additional month when my contract was already supposed to end, and it turns out she offered me a position! :) No more stress about trying to find a job while on maternity leave. :) And I get to stay on my floor and continue to work nights! This works out perfectly because Abigail won't need a sitter or be put into daycare. *Hopefully* she will let mommy sleep on my days on. I am going to try to coordinate my schedule so I will work only weekends (every Saturday, Sunday and Monday night) so Jim will be home to watch Abigail and I can sleep. But I know a couple weeks in the beginning once I return to work that already won't work out because I am in my good friend's wedding in California (so I'll have to take that weekend off) and the following weekend we are taking a family vacation up to Greer, AZ. (Abigail is going to be such a well-traveled little girl!) But besides those weekends, I am hoping that schedule will work out. At my job, you are required to work 2 weekends of every month, but of course people don't normally like working weekends, so I hope they let me work every weekend. The only problem with that is that Jim and I won't have any days off together and we will have to go to church either on Saturday night before my shift or Sunday morning right when I get home from my long 13-hour shift. Of course this isn't ideal- ideally I wouldn't work Sundays at all, because it's important for us to go to church, spend time with our family and have a day of "rest" but with our situation right now, we believe it is the best option. Prayers to stay committed to going to church even when I'm tired with a newborn and working before and after. We want our children to know that church/God is a priority in our family.
God has seriously blessed us with so much. Today on the radio I heard a great reminder of one of God's promises- the verse Romans 8:28 "And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose." Jim and I feel very blessed and in turn, we try to do our best to bless and serve others any way that we can. I love that our children will grow up in a Christian home where they were learn and love Jesus. God has sent me the perfect mate- he is already the strong spiritual leader of our family and I continue to see him growing daily in his faith in God. :)
So this past Saturday was my baby shower! I felt an outpouring of love from all the ladies that attended. It was planned for outside in our backyard, but of course the temperature spiked up to 90 degrees that day, so be the time 2:00P.M. rolled around we had to go inside because we were so hot! Luckily, everyone fit inside our home too. :) Abigail is such a loved little girl already and she isn't even here yet! I just love how everything we are experiencing is like an image of the love God has for us... I love Jim and Abigail so much, but how much greater is God's love for us?! I cannot even imagine...
Sunday was another wonderful day... my brother was is town because he was hired to be the photographer at a wedding, so Sunday morning my family and I were able to get together for Breakfast at Mimi's Cafe. Then they went to church with Jim and I afterwards. :) In the afternoon, I met up with Nikki, Kristen and Kelly to buy shoes/accesories for our bridesmaid dresses! I love the color Nikki picked out for our dresses- coral. :) I think it compliments our different skin tones well and goes perfectly for a summer beach wedding. I just hope I will be able to fit and look decent in my dress come time for the wedding! It will be about 8 weeks post-baby! And I also hope Abigail will be a good baby during the car ride to and from San Diego and during the wedding! :/ Anyway, later that evening, our good friend Jered hosted a neighborhood block party on his block! If you remember, our church challeneged us to get to know our neighbors more and Jim and I hosted a neighborhood block party about a month or so ago. The turn out in Jered's neighborhood was awesome!! His neighbors are all so nice and he even got to invite some of them to Easter service this Sunday!
Monday morning we had our Operation: Support Our Schools event. CCV has been collecting facial tissue, copy paper and wet wipes for 300 local elementary schools. This week, we delivered all of the donated supplies to our assigned school and held a teacher appreciation breakfast. The faculty really seemed to appreciate it and started off their Monday morning on the right foot. :) It is crazy how much teachers have to spend OUT OF POCKET on their school supplies, the continued budget cuts in education, the long hours they put in OUTSIDE of work (unpaid) and the ridiculously low pay! I hope they felt appreciated, because they really are amazing! So THANK YOU all you teachers out there making a difference. :)
Today I discovered the amazing store Kid to Kid. I kept hearing about it from a lot of my mommy friends and today I finally went to check it out! The prices were cheaper than the Once Upon a Child near my home and the quality and selection was much better! I will definitely be going back there. :) I also want to go to Hissyfits sometime... another second-hand baby shop I hear rave reviews about!
We are less than 4 weeks away from our expected due date!!!
God has seriously blessed us with so much. Today on the radio I heard a great reminder of one of God's promises- the verse Romans 8:28 "And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose." Jim and I feel very blessed and in turn, we try to do our best to bless and serve others any way that we can. I love that our children will grow up in a Christian home where they were learn and love Jesus. God has sent me the perfect mate- he is already the strong spiritual leader of our family and I continue to see him growing daily in his faith in God. :)
So this past Saturday was my baby shower! I felt an outpouring of love from all the ladies that attended. It was planned for outside in our backyard, but of course the temperature spiked up to 90 degrees that day, so be the time 2:00P.M. rolled around we had to go inside because we were so hot! Luckily, everyone fit inside our home too. :) Abigail is such a loved little girl already and she isn't even here yet! I just love how everything we are experiencing is like an image of the love God has for us... I love Jim and Abigail so much, but how much greater is God's love for us?! I cannot even imagine...
A quick pic of Jim and I before he left and my baby shower started :)
For more pics from my shower, view here:
Sunday was another wonderful day... my brother was is town because he was hired to be the photographer at a wedding, so Sunday morning my family and I were able to get together for Breakfast at Mimi's Cafe. Then they went to church with Jim and I afterwards. :) In the afternoon, I met up with Nikki, Kristen and Kelly to buy shoes/accesories for our bridesmaid dresses! I love the color Nikki picked out for our dresses- coral. :) I think it compliments our different skin tones well and goes perfectly for a summer beach wedding. I just hope I will be able to fit and look decent in my dress come time for the wedding! It will be about 8 weeks post-baby! And I also hope Abigail will be a good baby during the car ride to and from San Diego and during the wedding! :/ Anyway, later that evening, our good friend Jered hosted a neighborhood block party on his block! If you remember, our church challeneged us to get to know our neighbors more and Jim and I hosted a neighborhood block party about a month or so ago. The turn out in Jered's neighborhood was awesome!! His neighbors are all so nice and he even got to invite some of them to Easter service this Sunday!
Family picture at breakfast :)
Monday morning we had our Operation: Support Our Schools event. CCV has been collecting facial tissue, copy paper and wet wipes for 300 local elementary schools. This week, we delivered all of the donated supplies to our assigned school and held a teacher appreciation breakfast. The faculty really seemed to appreciate it and started off their Monday morning on the right foot. :) It is crazy how much teachers have to spend OUT OF POCKET on their school supplies, the continued budget cuts in education, the long hours they put in OUTSIDE of work (unpaid) and the ridiculously low pay! I hope they felt appreciated, because they really are amazing! So THANK YOU all you teachers out there making a difference. :)
Today I discovered the amazing store Kid to Kid. I kept hearing about it from a lot of my mommy friends and today I finally went to check it out! The prices were cheaper than the Once Upon a Child near my home and the quality and selection was much better! I will definitely be going back there. :) I also want to go to Hissyfits sometime... another second-hand baby shop I hear rave reviews about!
We are less than 4 weeks away from our expected due date!!!
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