until we meet

the pleasures been all mine to house you for the past 9 months or so. but now, i'm ready for you to vacate. for the past 9 months, we've had plenty of time to bond. i've gained around 40 lbs. i've succumbed to your cravings. tomato basil from jason's would have never been my food of choice. i haven't ate it since, and i don't know if this coming winter, i will be partaking again. i've missed out on fall, spring and summer clothes shopping. i've lived in pretty much 6-7 dresses that i can easily slip on. sandals are my friends. nights, i've laid sleepless, turning side to side to get comfortable. nausea. fatigue. you've worn me down and out. so many nights of getting up to pee, stumbling around in the dark, my eyes barely open. mornings not getting being able to put my own shoes on. and when you first became real big, i didn't really know how to put lotion on either. learning how to work around you. that i can't just get up like i used to. that the quarter i dropped isn't all that much. that i can't get up so fast. that my balance isn't all there. i no longer can tell when i'm too full, since i feel full all the time. weird things that's happened to my body, not including stretch marks.

oh but these past 9 months, i've thought about you so much. i wonder whether you'll look like your dad or you'll look like me. or maybe the best of each of us, haha. i wonder if you'll be a big napper like me, and sleep soundly like me. or a light sleeper like your dad, awoken by the man snoring in the apartment over. i wonder if you'll be outgoing and crazy like your dad, or quiet and reserved and awesome like me ;)

i can't wait to take you for walks. i can't wait to lay beside you and watch you sleep. i wonder if you'll dream and make little funny noises. or do babies dream? i wonder if you'll like the beach, and the sand in your toes. i can't wait for your little fingers to wrap them on mine. i can't wait to wake up and come see if you are awake. i can't wait for you to give me the little baby stank-eyes that babies' faces make. i can't wait to watch you experience saturdays, weekends, ice cream, happiness, christmas, halloween.

oh honey bunny, one more week until we meet. and you better not make me wait.

-kaolee

what's in my overnight hospital bag

remember this post where you helped me pick an overnight bag? well, the bag came and i have finally finished packing for the hospital. i am 1 week, 2 days from the big day so i am so relief that i'm finally through packing for the hospital.

 

i'm so happy that i choose this bag. it's large enough to fit everything and i'll definitely be using it for other trips this year. 

i haven't had time to read my magazines so these are coming to the hospital with me, just in case i have time to read :) 

 

toiletries.

his first baby book. 

my birth plan and a journal to take notes or write down some thoughts. 

blankets from my friend a and some burp clothes. 

his just born top from my friend m along with some outfits for him. 

slippers for me. 

a few diapers for him with just a few wipes, just in case. 

 

a super comfy robe and nursing nightgown.

 

anything that i missed that i need to add to my overnight bag asap?!!!

 

-kaolee

nesting success

let the nesting officially begin! and there really is no better time to nest then during a long weekend. the plan is to work almost up to my due date so these last few weekends are a catch up time for me. and there is only one more weekend after this!!! and hopefully next weekend is more of a relaxing weekend.

 

we spent the bulk of today at ikea looking for a dresser. and finally found the perfect one to house the little guy's clothes and my clothes. living in a tiny space, there is just no room for extras and anytime we add anything else, we have to try and come up with a clever way to blend it in. with the baby's stuff, it's nearly overtaken the little bits of space we have left.

 

anyways, back to the dresser. this little dresser took us nearly 3 hours to put together. crawling and getting up and sitting down, and just trying to help bd completely tired me out. but it's all put together, and i've already filled it up with all his little things, and my big things.

 i really liked the lining that came with this dresser.

 

lots of room for everything.

 

have a great rest of the day! fingers crossed that my sister in law has her baby today!!!

 

-kaolee

happy july 4th!

this independence day is a little more special as it's my first july 4th as a us citizen. due to the heat and my current pregnancy status, we skipped out on the fireworks this year, and did a little bit of relaxing at home, with hotdogs and hamburgers for lunch, naturally.

happy as can be after the ceremony last year.

 

hope you had a wonderful july 4th!

 

-kaolee

on eating more organic

we've been trying to eat a lot more organic and fresh these last couple of months. between realizing that this body isn't quite just mine, i've been really into finding fresher ingredients and selecting food that are more fresh and natural.

we've also been into watching documentaries, such as food, inc and fat, sick & nearly dead. there is so much information out there and some that we both agree with and some that we still need to further research. however, as one of my girlfriend says, start small and make the change slowly. and that's exactly what we have been trying to do.

tonight's menu was tacos. and it was delicious. here's to investing in our health.

also, i've been contemplating between cross fit, pure barre, flywheel, and tone it up. which should i try to tone up after the babe comes? or is there another program that i should consider other than the ones i listed? i haven't been working out for the past 9 months, so i will have a lot of work ahead of me, but i want to be proactive and get that pre-baby body back ;)

-kaolee