baby quinn snuggle time :)
xoxo
kristen
Monday, December 27, 2010
Sunday, December 26, 2010
merry christmas :)
ok this is a post to tell y'all that i am totally planning a legitimate post as soon as life gives me the opportunity, haha. but here are the basics:
quinn louisa lavalle was born wednesday, dec. 22nd at 5:28pm. i was supposed to call my doctor that morning as i was 42 weeks to the day, and my doctor wanted to induce me. so i ate a buffalo chicken sando the night before and BAM woke up at 4am with contractions, and ultimately got the (crazy, intense) birth i had hoped for my little girl. yay!
she is healthy, gorgeous, and we're all so happy. thanks everyone for all the love.
xoxo
kristen
quinn louisa lavalle was born wednesday, dec. 22nd at 5:28pm. i was supposed to call my doctor that morning as i was 42 weeks to the day, and my doctor wanted to induce me. so i ate a buffalo chicken sando the night before and BAM woke up at 4am with contractions, and ultimately got the (crazy, intense) birth i had hoped for my little girl. yay!
she is healthy, gorgeous, and we're all so happy. thanks everyone for all the love.
xoxo
kristen
Sunday, December 19, 2010
nursery
a lot of people have asked to see the nursery. i just went in there and took a bunch of pics, sorry they're not the best quality.
thank you jake the snake and cheche...our kid will hopefully never be afraid of snakes because of this...or maybe she'll be TERRIFIED of snakes, guess we'll find out:
i painted this the other day, besides that owl on the right pissing me off everytime i look at it, i am pretty happy with how it turned out:
thanks uncle duncan for representing with the alpine meadows patrol dogs:
and here's a pic of dad and dex in the doghouse that dad built for him, which dex hates...this was probably the only time he's been in it. note the fear in his eyes:
i'm glad to have the nursery done, finally. it took forever, and was really fun. i hope she likes it. i REALLY didn't want a theme...just neutral with bright colors, but a lot of purple found it's way in, as well as a lot of owls. i'm into the owls...
well no worries kids i'm just ELEVEN days overdue, but who's counting, right? i've had two NST's (non-stress tests), where they monitor the baby's heartrate, and make sure she's still happy in there. oh, she's happy in there alright. i feel zero signs of labor and am beginning to doubt it is going to happen at all. i have another one on tuesday, and i'm sure they're going to try to talk me into an induction then if nothing's happened. which i am not into since baby looks "amazing" according to them, but we'll see. i never thought that i would still be pregnant a couple days before christmas...jamie and i were laughing so hard the other day when we realized that it's very possible we will have a christmas baby!! insanity.
we also just wanted to thank everyone for all their support this week! (and last week too)...thanks so much for all the well-wishes and love, this little girl is going to have tons of love coming her way, and it's just the best feeling in the world. :)
xoxo
kristen
thank you jake the snake and cheche...our kid will hopefully never be afraid of snakes because of this...or maybe she'll be TERRIFIED of snakes, guess we'll find out:
i painted this the other day, besides that owl on the right pissing me off everytime i look at it, i am pretty happy with how it turned out:
thanks uncle duncan for representing with the alpine meadows patrol dogs:
and here's a pic of dad and dex in the doghouse that dad built for him, which dex hates...this was probably the only time he's been in it. note the fear in his eyes:
i'm glad to have the nursery done, finally. it took forever, and was really fun. i hope she likes it. i REALLY didn't want a theme...just neutral with bright colors, but a lot of purple found it's way in, as well as a lot of owls. i'm into the owls...
well no worries kids i'm just ELEVEN days overdue, but who's counting, right? i've had two NST's (non-stress tests), where they monitor the baby's heartrate, and make sure she's still happy in there. oh, she's happy in there alright. i feel zero signs of labor and am beginning to doubt it is going to happen at all. i have another one on tuesday, and i'm sure they're going to try to talk me into an induction then if nothing's happened. which i am not into since baby looks "amazing" according to them, but we'll see. i never thought that i would still be pregnant a couple days before christmas...jamie and i were laughing so hard the other day when we realized that it's very possible we will have a christmas baby!! insanity.
we also just wanted to thank everyone for all their support this week! (and last week too)...thanks so much for all the well-wishes and love, this little girl is going to have tons of love coming her way, and it's just the best feeling in the world. :)
xoxo
kristen
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
6 days and counting...
6 days past my due date.
everything's going good, i'm just trying to keep myself distracted and busy. had a good doc appointment this morning, things are progressing, and since i am 41 weeks i start non-stress tests tomorrow. they'll monitor the baby's heart rate for a half hour and make sure everything's solid.
hope i have her soon, just trying to enjoy these last few days where it's just two of us and two crazy dogs!
oh and ps, i'm huge:
xoxo
kristen
everything's going good, i'm just trying to keep myself distracted and busy. had a good doc appointment this morning, things are progressing, and since i am 41 weeks i start non-stress tests tomorrow. they'll monitor the baby's heart rate for a half hour and make sure everything's solid.
hope i have her soon, just trying to enjoy these last few days where it's just two of us and two crazy dogs!
oh and ps, i'm huge:
xoxo
kristen
Saturday, December 11, 2010
3 days and counting...
three days over my due date. it's okay. everything's fine. this is totally normal. someone get me a beer.
i'm actually feeling great for being fully baked. had a great yoga session yesterday, and i feel super healthy and active. i am far from miserable, which begs the question: do i have to be miserable to be ready to give birth? i hope not, i don't see why this can't be awesome 'till the end. boo yeah!
an estimated due date is just that, an estimate. you are full term from 37 (for most babies) to 42 weeks. after 42 weeks, the placenta can start deteriorating and they will induce your labor. so it's totally normal that i haven't given birth yet (MOST first babies go past their due dates), but i tell ya, the waiting will kill you!
my main concern is that i need to have this baby before our families get here, with time to have days at home to heal and adjust just jamie, baby and i. this is my main source of stress. oh and that they'll have to induce me....which can lead to complications, lots of meds, and even a c-section. no thanks.
i have no contractions, unless i am so awesome at handling pain that i can't even feel them!! i think this is it. i have tried acupressure with mk (ankle massage supposedly stimulates labor) and had some spicy food yesterday at tacos jaliscos!! hmm, neither worked. guess i'll just keep on walking!
everyone send me some labor vibes, i could totally use them!!
xoxo
kristen
i'm actually feeling great for being fully baked. had a great yoga session yesterday, and i feel super healthy and active. i am far from miserable, which begs the question: do i have to be miserable to be ready to give birth? i hope not, i don't see why this can't be awesome 'till the end. boo yeah!
an estimated due date is just that, an estimate. you are full term from 37 (for most babies) to 42 weeks. after 42 weeks, the placenta can start deteriorating and they will induce your labor. so it's totally normal that i haven't given birth yet (MOST first babies go past their due dates), but i tell ya, the waiting will kill you!
my main concern is that i need to have this baby before our families get here, with time to have days at home to heal and adjust just jamie, baby and i. this is my main source of stress. oh and that they'll have to induce me....which can lead to complications, lots of meds, and even a c-section. no thanks.
i have no contractions, unless i am so awesome at handling pain that i can't even feel them!! i think this is it. i have tried acupressure with mk (ankle massage supposedly stimulates labor) and had some spicy food yesterday at tacos jaliscos!! hmm, neither worked. guess i'll just keep on walking!
everyone send me some labor vibes, i could totally use them!!
xoxo
kristen
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
today is my due date.
well, here it is, december 8th, the day we have been waiting for all these months. although i knew there was not much of a chance that she would be born on her actual due date, it's weird that this date will come and go with no baby! hold on...we still have three hours. better not jump to any conclusions.
it was nice today hearing from friends that have had babies past their due dates...as allison says "don't worry she WILL come, and once she's here you can't give her back"...ha so true! thanks for the support everyone :)
my mom is in town, and we walked all around truckee today. i am exhausted. i seriously feel like i went on the most strenuous trail run or had a bell-to-bell pow day or something!! nope...just fat. ha! i've been keeping moving though, in hopes that something will happen.
here's me last night:
i seriously can't imagine that thing can get any bigger.
and here's a fun boddy family portrait!!! i know, we're weird. especially mk, right??? ;)
i think i am honestly the most impatient person on the planet. enough from me, i ain't nothin' but a grumpy-pants!
xoxo
kristen
i think any extra time in the belly will make the baby cuter! So let's keep her in there!
-Jamie
it was nice today hearing from friends that have had babies past their due dates...as allison says "don't worry she WILL come, and once she's here you can't give her back"...ha so true! thanks for the support everyone :)
my mom is in town, and we walked all around truckee today. i am exhausted. i seriously feel like i went on the most strenuous trail run or had a bell-to-bell pow day or something!! nope...just fat. ha! i've been keeping moving though, in hopes that something will happen.
here's me last night:
i seriously can't imagine that thing can get any bigger.
and here's a fun boddy family portrait!!! i know, we're weird. especially mk, right??? ;)
i think i am honestly the most impatient person on the planet. enough from me, i ain't nothin' but a grumpy-pants!
xoxo
kristen
i think any extra time in the belly will make the baby cuter! So let's keep her in there!
-Jamie
Friday, December 3, 2010
love it
my husband is SO cute.
he suddenly thinks all things baby girl are "omg SOOOOO CUTE!!!!" and has told anyone who will listen today that i am probably going to be in labor tomorrow.
someone get this guy a dang baby!
he suddenly thinks all things baby girl are "omg SOOOOO CUTE!!!!" and has told anyone who will listen today that i am probably going to be in labor tomorrow.
someone get this guy a dang baby!
no baby yet people.
no baby yet!
if i call my sister she thinks i'm going into labor. cause why else would i call?
i have possibly my last yoga today, but i am a little afraid to go because: what if my water breaks in class???? i don't know where this fear came from, or what's so bad about it anyway...we need to get things moving here! but still...that would be so gross and so embarrassing.
turtle is very concerned with not leaving my side these days and dexter is very concerned with the bone in the front yard that dad bought him. i always worry about how those two are going to handle the new addition.
yesterday i got my carseat inspected...umm yeah we did not even come close to installing it correctly. ha! but she's in there good and secure now so we're good to go.
i swear there is nothing interesting going on now. just the w.a.i.t.i.n.g. game. maybe i need to stop waiting, because i could potentially go a couple weeks past my due date! but i can't help it!! just so excited to meet her.
xoxo
kristen
if i call my sister she thinks i'm going into labor. cause why else would i call?
i have possibly my last yoga today, but i am a little afraid to go because: what if my water breaks in class???? i don't know where this fear came from, or what's so bad about it anyway...we need to get things moving here! but still...that would be so gross and so embarrassing.
turtle is very concerned with not leaving my side these days and dexter is very concerned with the bone in the front yard that dad bought him. i always worry about how those two are going to handle the new addition.
yesterday i got my carseat inspected...umm yeah we did not even come close to installing it correctly. ha! but she's in there good and secure now so we're good to go.
i swear there is nothing interesting going on now. just the w.a.i.t.i.n.g. game. maybe i need to stop waiting, because i could potentially go a couple weeks past my due date! but i can't help it!! just so excited to meet her.
xoxo
kristen
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
ummm...i'm due next week. that's crazy.
just had a doc appointment, and she's getting low low low. but he said if he had to put money on it, i'll be at my appointment next tuesday, with no baby yet.
mom gets here on monday, fun!
oh and congrats to allison and jim who had baby alexander last night!!! i hope i'm there on the other side with you soon, al. he's gorgeous. wow i get all misty-eyed when i think about meeting our little one! every single day jamie says "is the baby coming today?" as if a) i have any idea and b) he started asking this 3 weeks ago, so yeah...he's gotta hang on a little longer.
check out this picture i just took of my belly, it looks crazy different from the one last week! and a good comparison pic because i am basically wearing the same clothes, ha!
xoxo
kristen
just had a doc appointment, and she's getting low low low. but he said if he had to put money on it, i'll be at my appointment next tuesday, with no baby yet.
mom gets here on monday, fun!
oh and congrats to allison and jim who had baby alexander last night!!! i hope i'm there on the other side with you soon, al. he's gorgeous. wow i get all misty-eyed when i think about meeting our little one! every single day jamie says "is the baby coming today?" as if a) i have any idea and b) he started asking this 3 weeks ago, so yeah...he's gotta hang on a little longer.
check out this picture i just took of my belly, it looks crazy different from the one last week! and a good comparison pic because i am basically wearing the same clothes, ha!
xoxo
kristen
Monday, November 29, 2010
just over a week until d-day!
hello there!
i hope everyone had a relaxing and delicious thanksgiving, we sure did! thanks jeff and alicia!!
things are going good here on the lavalle homefront! there is sooooo much snow here. like, SO much snow. we have about 9 feet and another storm rolling in on wednesday. wowza! a record november. KT-22 (the chairlift) opened last friday, the earliest in the season it's opened in the history of squaw. there has to be pretty significant coverage for it to open as it is quite dangerous, so ya. major.
it has been hard to not be skiing right now, but i spent a long time mentally preparing for this. i expect to be on skis by february. that's when we start getting all of our good snow anyway, so i think i can make it. i just need to not look at my skis...which is a little hard when your husband sells skis for a living and there are 300 pair in your garage, but whatever ;)
okay, so i have an appointment with my doc tomorrow and i am anxious for it because ever since i was sitting on the couch after dinner playing cranium on thanksgiving, i have had major low pressure and sharp, shooting pain. constantly. i am a waddler. walking is seriously a chore. but she doesn't LOOK lower, so i don't know. we'll see.
is it happening soon? i have no idea! if you know, let me know. ha!
xoxo
kristen
i hope everyone had a relaxing and delicious thanksgiving, we sure did! thanks jeff and alicia!!
things are going good here on the lavalle homefront! there is sooooo much snow here. like, SO much snow. we have about 9 feet and another storm rolling in on wednesday. wowza! a record november. KT-22 (the chairlift) opened last friday, the earliest in the season it's opened in the history of squaw. there has to be pretty significant coverage for it to open as it is quite dangerous, so ya. major.
it has been hard to not be skiing right now, but i spent a long time mentally preparing for this. i expect to be on skis by february. that's when we start getting all of our good snow anyway, so i think i can make it. i just need to not look at my skis...which is a little hard when your husband sells skis for a living and there are 300 pair in your garage, but whatever ;)
okay, so i have an appointment with my doc tomorrow and i am anxious for it because ever since i was sitting on the couch after dinner playing cranium on thanksgiving, i have had major low pressure and sharp, shooting pain. constantly. i am a waddler. walking is seriously a chore. but she doesn't LOOK lower, so i don't know. we'll see.
is it happening soon? i have no idea! if you know, let me know. ha!
xoxo
kristen
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
2 more weeks until my due date!
well, i am 38 weeks today. we are certainly in the homestretch, as baby should be fully developed and is just gaining weight at this point. hopefully she's a little chubbster when she comes out, because i happen to love babies with fat rolls.
but it seems like she wants to grow more, because i still haven't dropped. she is just leaning her head on my pelvic bone and sticking her bum into my ribs. comfy! i now feel as though it's been fun and all with this belly, but i think i would not like to get any bigger, thank you very much. everytime i see my belly from the side in the mirror my eyes bug out of my head, and i catch myself with that look on my face and burst out laughing. we are officially defying gravity here, people.
i can't wait for the amount of guilt-free eating i will do tomorrow (normal holiday-associated guilt-free eating + preggo guilt-free eating = i am going to eat way more than you. guilt free. ha!) and my mommie-cakes will be here on december 6th, yay! home cooking, i can't wait for you.
last week mk and i went down to appleville (yes that's the name of the town) and went apple picking, here are some pics:
it was NOT easy to get on that swing.
xoxo
kristen
but it seems like she wants to grow more, because i still haven't dropped. she is just leaning her head on my pelvic bone and sticking her bum into my ribs. comfy! i now feel as though it's been fun and all with this belly, but i think i would not like to get any bigger, thank you very much. everytime i see my belly from the side in the mirror my eyes bug out of my head, and i catch myself with that look on my face and burst out laughing. we are officially defying gravity here, people.
i can't wait for the amount of guilt-free eating i will do tomorrow (normal holiday-associated guilt-free eating + preggo guilt-free eating = i am going to eat way more than you. guilt free. ha!) and my mommie-cakes will be here on december 6th, yay! home cooking, i can't wait for you.
last week mk and i went down to appleville (yes that's the name of the town) and went apple picking, here are some pics:
it was NOT easy to get on that swing.
xoxo
kristen
Saturday, November 20, 2010
I'M AN AUNTIE
little munchkin smoochie:
mk and mat got a PUPPY and i am soooo obsessed. this is just what dex looked like when he was a wee one, minus the white patches. he is such a snuggler. i will be stealing him all.the.time.
congrats mk and mat!
xoxo
kristen
mk and mat got a PUPPY and i am soooo obsessed. this is just what dex looked like when he was a wee one, minus the white patches. he is such a snuggler. i will be stealing him all.the.time.
congrats mk and mat!
xoxo
kristen
Thursday, November 18, 2010
no longer a preemie
hey hey, we've gots us a full-term baby here!
yesterday i was 37 weeks, so baby is fully gestated and can come anytime. but don't get your hopes too high, i still have 3 weeks until my due date, so we could have a ways to go here. i was talking the other day to a girl who finally gave birth 18 days after her due date. ummm...sorry but i would die.
just took this pic a minute ago with photobooth. little girl has not dropped yet, but she did switch to the other side after chillin' on my left side this entire time, so things are definitely changing, or happening, or something...
we've got a HUGE storm rolling in this weekend, and i hope it sticks, because i would love baby lavalle to come into this world into a snowy, white tahoe winter wonderland. then she'll just be wired for the white stuff, you know? gotta get her priorities straight.
i have been feeling alright, hanging in there...sleeping is not something i expect to take place anymore. so since i have accepted that sad fact, things have gotten a little easier. but yeah besides having a giant basketball under my shirt and the general awkwardness that causes (with doorways, bending over, sitting, putting on socks and tying shoes), i really do feel great.
now that we're so close, time seems to have come to a halt. we just CANNOT wait to meet this little person. we're very ready to have our lives with this baby start soon. we've been going to the movies a lot and just enjoying this quiet time together.
thanks everyone for all your sweet well-wishes, it means the world to us, we love you!
xoxo
kristen
yesterday i was 37 weeks, so baby is fully gestated and can come anytime. but don't get your hopes too high, i still have 3 weeks until my due date, so we could have a ways to go here. i was talking the other day to a girl who finally gave birth 18 days after her due date. ummm...sorry but i would die.
just took this pic a minute ago with photobooth. little girl has not dropped yet, but she did switch to the other side after chillin' on my left side this entire time, so things are definitely changing, or happening, or something...
we've got a HUGE storm rolling in this weekend, and i hope it sticks, because i would love baby lavalle to come into this world into a snowy, white tahoe winter wonderland. then she'll just be wired for the white stuff, you know? gotta get her priorities straight.
i have been feeling alright, hanging in there...sleeping is not something i expect to take place anymore. so since i have accepted that sad fact, things have gotten a little easier. but yeah besides having a giant basketball under my shirt and the general awkwardness that causes (with doorways, bending over, sitting, putting on socks and tying shoes), i really do feel great.
now that we're so close, time seems to have come to a halt. we just CANNOT wait to meet this little person. we're very ready to have our lives with this baby start soon. we've been going to the movies a lot and just enjoying this quiet time together.
thanks everyone for all your sweet well-wishes, it means the world to us, we love you!
xoxo
kristen
Sunday, November 14, 2010
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
oops
36+ week pregnant ladies, here's some advice:
DO NOT forget to tell your husband you're going out to coffee with your sister. he will think you have crawled into the forest and are giving birth in the snow under a tree.
he will cry when he asks the dog where his mommy went and the dog doesn't answer.
he will call your phone 17 times (oh yeah...you know how you haven't turned the ringer on on your phone... ever? you should turn it on now).
he will drive his car around the neighborhood.
he will analyze all footprints in the snow in the vicinity of the house and think that jake the snake's large footprints are actually your abductor's.
as long as you come home during or right before he calls the police, you're cool.
just sayin'....
xoxo
kristen
DO NOT forget to tell your husband you're going out to coffee with your sister. he will think you have crawled into the forest and are giving birth in the snow under a tree.
he will cry when he asks the dog where his mommy went and the dog doesn't answer.
he will call your phone 17 times (oh yeah...you know how you haven't turned the ringer on on your phone... ever? you should turn it on now).
he will drive his car around the neighborhood.
he will analyze all footprints in the snow in the vicinity of the house and think that jake the snake's large footprints are actually your abductor's.
as long as you come home during or right before he calls the police, you're cool.
just sayin'....
xoxo
kristen
Monday, November 8, 2010
baby shower
here's a picture of baby beau helping me open gifts at my baby shower!
thanks to mk and rachel for planning and hosting, and making the whole thing so fun. thanks to all the girls who came out, and to everyone who showered baby lavalle in love!!! and ladies, all the food you brought was pretty killer! love you guys!
and here's a pic jamie took of my torpedo belly this morning...you can bet your ass i cropped my face out of this picture, as i looked as though i had climbed STRAIGHT out of hell. ha!
xoxo
kristen
thanks to mk and rachel for planning and hosting, and making the whole thing so fun. thanks to all the girls who came out, and to everyone who showered baby lavalle in love!!! and ladies, all the food you brought was pretty killer! love you guys!
and here's a pic jamie took of my torpedo belly this morning...you can bet your ass i cropped my face out of this picture, as i looked as though i had climbed STRAIGHT out of hell. ha!
xoxo
kristen
Saturday, November 6, 2010
just one month to go...crazy!
it's a gorgeous fall day here in tahoe, i've got the doors and windows open, it feels so good!
jamie's down in san fran for the weekend for the ski & wine fest. the dogs and i wish he would come home! i am very sure that labor is a ways off so no worries here.
i got all of our cloth diapers for the little one and had waaaayyy too much fun washing and folding them all. does this make me crazy? how boring am i getting all excited about something my kid is going to poo all over?? they are soooo cute though. i wish i wore fleecy underpants i could just do my business in all the time!!! (okay, maybe that sentence was a little nuts)...i just love a little poofy diaper butt on a baby! what? you say i won't feel like this for much longer? um, yeah, i know.
ummmm look at my belly. gettin BIG i tell you. i can feel distinct limbs moving about in there, it's so weird. i feel like she flipped breech actually, but i won't know for sure until tuesday's doc appointment. maybe i'm just freaking myself out...
please excuse the old lady hands...what's going on in this picture! gross!
xoxo
kristen
jamie's down in san fran for the weekend for the ski & wine fest. the dogs and i wish he would come home! i am very sure that labor is a ways off so no worries here.
i got all of our cloth diapers for the little one and had waaaayyy too much fun washing and folding them all. does this make me crazy? how boring am i getting all excited about something my kid is going to poo all over?? they are soooo cute though. i wish i wore fleecy underpants i could just do my business in all the time!!! (okay, maybe that sentence was a little nuts)...i just love a little poofy diaper butt on a baby! what? you say i won't feel like this for much longer? um, yeah, i know.
ummmm look at my belly. gettin BIG i tell you. i can feel distinct limbs moving about in there, it's so weird. i feel like she flipped breech actually, but i won't know for sure until tuesday's doc appointment. maybe i'm just freaking myself out...
please excuse the old lady hands...what's going on in this picture! gross!
xoxo
kristen
Monday, November 1, 2010
happy halloween!
aunt mk and uncle mat:
and what's halloween without uncle duncle:
hope everyone had a great halloween! when it was pointed out to us that this would be the last halloween that we wouldn't be paying for a babysitter, we made it out to the chammy for a little celebratin'...almost made it till 10:30!!!
xoxo
kristen
Thursday, October 28, 2010
ouch.
ok so i don't want to use the word MISERABLE...yet.
i think i should save that particular adjective for a later date...since i have WEEKS to go and it will be like the boy who cried wolf if i use it now!
but seriously guys, this is getting interesting. i am thankful that it's been easy breezy up until about 30 weeks...but here i sit at 34 weeks, waking up every.single.hour. during the night, either to pee or roll over (which hurts, by the way). roaming the house at 5am, trying out some yoga positions to help ease the pain in my hips. no fair! i do not appreciate nature "training" me to sleep less in preperation for baby! i had firm plans to sleep till noon every day if i could to savor the luxury of sleep (my favorite thing to do), which i would all too soon be giving up for the love of my unborn child. this is bullcrap!
no sitting, standing, or lying down position is comfortable in any way, so i just have to bite my tongue and pretend that do not want to rip my own hair out. bah!
ok thanks for letting me get that out...on another note: mk and rachel hosted a baby shower for me last night!!! it was so great. so good to get all the girls together! everyone was so generous, and made such yummy treats by the way! thanks to everyone who came, and big thanks to mk and rachel, it was awesome! i love my tahoe family! i will put up some pictures soon.
duncan had all the boys over to his house while us girls were at mk's. he made a banner that said "when the girls get together, the boys do it better!" he's so competitive! ;)
xoxo
kristen
i think i should save that particular adjective for a later date...since i have WEEKS to go and it will be like the boy who cried wolf if i use it now!
but seriously guys, this is getting interesting. i am thankful that it's been easy breezy up until about 30 weeks...but here i sit at 34 weeks, waking up every.single.hour. during the night, either to pee or roll over (which hurts, by the way). roaming the house at 5am, trying out some yoga positions to help ease the pain in my hips. no fair! i do not appreciate nature "training" me to sleep less in preperation for baby! i had firm plans to sleep till noon every day if i could to savor the luxury of sleep (my favorite thing to do), which i would all too soon be giving up for the love of my unborn child. this is bullcrap!
no sitting, standing, or lying down position is comfortable in any way, so i just have to bite my tongue and pretend that do not want to rip my own hair out. bah!
ok thanks for letting me get that out...on another note: mk and rachel hosted a baby shower for me last night!!! it was so great. so good to get all the girls together! everyone was so generous, and made such yummy treats by the way! thanks to everyone who came, and big thanks to mk and rachel, it was awesome! i love my tahoe family! i will put up some pictures soon.
duncan had all the boys over to his house while us girls were at mk's. he made a banner that said "when the girls get together, the boys do it better!" he's so competitive! ;)
xoxo
kristen
Monday, October 25, 2010
Friday, October 22, 2010
long time no blog
hello blog readers,
i have gotten requests for a picture of me. this was taken last week:
dexter really wanted in on that pic.
oh! i finished the dresser also:
complete with cute little ceramic knobs! here's a close-up of those pictures on the dresser:
baby jamie and baby kristen!! at about the same age...6-8 months. i have way more hair than you jamie. i actually came out with a full head of black hair, so much that when the nurses at the hospital cleaned me up and brought me to my mother and father, they had made a little ponytail on the top of my head. jamie's openly hoping and praying for a blond child...but don't forget we also have redheads on both sides of the family! and it just so happens that two of my favorite children are redheads: little betty eckles who is almost three, and maddie who i used to coach at squaw...i think she's almost 12 now!!! what do you think baby lavalle is going to look like? and born with a full head of hair or bald as can be?? i heard that if you have heartburn your baby has a lot of hair...i have NO heartburn...hmmm...
baby's current favorite position is shoulders sticking out on my right side right above my hip and feet kicking out on my left side right below my ribs (she's head down)...does that make sense? she frequently stretches out. she seems LARGE. but doc assures me she is on track to be about 7 1/2 lbs by birth.
we finished our birthing class...it was awesome. it focused a lot on jamie's role during labor and birth, and although i saw the color drain out of his face more than once, and we giggled like 7th graders while practicing pushing positions on the mats (great night to wear a skirt, kristen), i think he's feeling much more confident. and maybe even excited....?
i will leave you with a little picture of fluffy cuteness:
baby socks!!!!!!
xoxo
kristen
i have gotten requests for a picture of me. this was taken last week:
dexter really wanted in on that pic.
oh! i finished the dresser also:
complete with cute little ceramic knobs! here's a close-up of those pictures on the dresser:
baby jamie and baby kristen!! at about the same age...6-8 months. i have way more hair than you jamie. i actually came out with a full head of black hair, so much that when the nurses at the hospital cleaned me up and brought me to my mother and father, they had made a little ponytail on the top of my head. jamie's openly hoping and praying for a blond child...but don't forget we also have redheads on both sides of the family! and it just so happens that two of my favorite children are redheads: little betty eckles who is almost three, and maddie who i used to coach at squaw...i think she's almost 12 now!!! what do you think baby lavalle is going to look like? and born with a full head of hair or bald as can be?? i heard that if you have heartburn your baby has a lot of hair...i have NO heartburn...hmmm...
baby's current favorite position is shoulders sticking out on my right side right above my hip and feet kicking out on my left side right below my ribs (she's head down)...does that make sense? she frequently stretches out. she seems LARGE. but doc assures me she is on track to be about 7 1/2 lbs by birth.
we finished our birthing class...it was awesome. it focused a lot on jamie's role during labor and birth, and although i saw the color drain out of his face more than once, and we giggled like 7th graders while practicing pushing positions on the mats (great night to wear a skirt, kristen), i think he's feeling much more confident. and maybe even excited....?
i will leave you with a little picture of fluffy cuteness:
baby socks!!!!!!
xoxo
kristen
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Doggie notions
Turtle and Dexter are clearly the apples of our eyes....
They are beginning to figure out that something is going on.
Obviously Kristen has a belly, but let's focus on the important things in their world, the guest bed.
The guest bed served as a comfortable, semi-private, nap and/or full nights' sleep location for our dogs. Now clearly something is afoot; the once convenient bed that the dogs shared is gone, a smaller bed with a protective fence replaced it; and no dogs are allowed to hang out in the once-guest room, now-nursery.
Dexter maintains a sharp focus on activities in the forest and the state of our outside surroundings. So Dexter spends his days (those that are not rainy) outside and is perfectly happy to sleep on the appropriately named 'doggie bed' on the living room floor. Turtle, on the other hand, is a 'dog of leisure.' He insists on sleeping on a bed or couch for approximately 22 hours a day. Turtle is, of course, very cute when he jumps on the couch and curls up on top a throw pillow as if he were getting ready for some sort of 'relaxation competition.'
About a month ago, after his morning walk and breakfast, Turtle decided to make a daily ritual out of getting some sleep in our bed; on my pillow, next to Kristen, for a couple hours in the morning. Every morning I am at the computer, Dexter is outside securing the perimeter and Turtle is making sure Kristen is getting the sleep she needs in the last 8 or so weeks of her pregnancy. This seemed cute and like a form of protection for an expectant mother which has become a very endearing trait of Turtle's.
However, last night Turtle decided that; since I was asleep on the couch at 11pm, somebody needed to sleep with Kristen and that was his responsibility. When I groggily wandered into bed around 1am, Turtle was fast a sleep on my pillow. I merely accepted the result of my tardiness and went to sleep with Turtle above my head like a horizontal canine version of Carmen Miranda.
Everyone was tired enough that the situation lasted about 4 hours...when Turtle started snoring. Trying to share a bed with an uncomfortable pregnant lady and a snoring dog is less than ideal for yours truly. Considering that in a few months cry, feed and poop all-nighters will become the norm here on Ponderosa Drive, Kristen and I decided to take some action and poke Turtle until he woke and decided that he was too uncomfortable and would have settle for the couch. Turtle's snoring turned to the most self-pitying groaning any one has heard from a dog, and most humans for that matter. After what seemed like an hour of prodding and the closest thing to complaining most dogs are capable of, Turtle conceded his pillow, which was actually my pillow, and headed for the couch.
Tonight I will be heading to bed early in order to establish rank with my little tri-colored counterpart and I will wish our dogs a good night's sleep; Dexter on his 'doggie bed' where dogs sleep and Turtle on our couch, where apparently Turtles sleep.
Jamie
They are beginning to figure out that something is going on.
Obviously Kristen has a belly, but let's focus on the important things in their world, the guest bed.
The guest bed served as a comfortable, semi-private, nap and/or full nights' sleep location for our dogs. Now clearly something is afoot; the once convenient bed that the dogs shared is gone, a smaller bed with a protective fence replaced it; and no dogs are allowed to hang out in the once-guest room, now-nursery.
Dexter maintains a sharp focus on activities in the forest and the state of our outside surroundings. So Dexter spends his days (those that are not rainy) outside and is perfectly happy to sleep on the appropriately named 'doggie bed' on the living room floor. Turtle, on the other hand, is a 'dog of leisure.' He insists on sleeping on a bed or couch for approximately 22 hours a day. Turtle is, of course, very cute when he jumps on the couch and curls up on top a throw pillow as if he were getting ready for some sort of 'relaxation competition.'
About a month ago, after his morning walk and breakfast, Turtle decided to make a daily ritual out of getting some sleep in our bed; on my pillow, next to Kristen, for a couple hours in the morning. Every morning I am at the computer, Dexter is outside securing the perimeter and Turtle is making sure Kristen is getting the sleep she needs in the last 8 or so weeks of her pregnancy. This seemed cute and like a form of protection for an expectant mother which has become a very endearing trait of Turtle's.
However, last night Turtle decided that; since I was asleep on the couch at 11pm, somebody needed to sleep with Kristen and that was his responsibility. When I groggily wandered into bed around 1am, Turtle was fast a sleep on my pillow. I merely accepted the result of my tardiness and went to sleep with Turtle above my head like a horizontal canine version of Carmen Miranda.
Everyone was tired enough that the situation lasted about 4 hours...when Turtle started snoring. Trying to share a bed with an uncomfortable pregnant lady and a snoring dog is less than ideal for yours truly. Considering that in a few months cry, feed and poop all-nighters will become the norm here on Ponderosa Drive, Kristen and I decided to take some action and poke Turtle until he woke and decided that he was too uncomfortable and would have settle for the couch. Turtle's snoring turned to the most self-pitying groaning any one has heard from a dog, and most humans for that matter. After what seemed like an hour of prodding and the closest thing to complaining most dogs are capable of, Turtle conceded his pillow, which was actually my pillow, and headed for the couch.
Tonight I will be heading to bed early in order to establish rank with my little tri-colored counterpart and I will wish our dogs a good night's sleep; Dexter on his 'doggie bed' where dogs sleep and Turtle on our couch, where apparently Turtles sleep.
Jamie
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
keeping that nugget safe
this is why i love being pregnant: right now i feel like a good mom! baby is all warm and comfy in there, and i can protect her. we have this amazing connection that we'll never have again, and being a woman i feel honored to have this experience.
what scares me to death: someday (soon) baby will be an outside baby...and i wont be able to protect her like i can now. scary stuff.
two nights ago i had a contraction that woke me up at about 5am. and i KNEW this was a contraction. i mean...you just know. i laid in bed in complete fear and terror that they would continue and i would go into a very real labor that the doctors would be unable to stop and my 31 week old baby would be in the NICU for months. um, yeah...it's completely normal for mommies to have contractions for WEEKS before they go into actual labor. deep breaths...i didn't have another one, just missed out on three hours of sleep and proceeded to have the weepiest day ever.
so last night jamie and i did the natural thing for pregnant parents to do, and played some music for the little one to lullaby her to sleep (she wasn't going to sleep anytime soon). i can't believe we hadn't done this sooner...
please excuse my busted face...i had just finished crying because of reasons mentioned above. it was an emotional day, okay people?? but jamie knows how to make me feel better.
baby's first song? paul simon's "born at the right time". keep baking in there, nugget!
xoxo
kristen
what scares me to death: someday (soon) baby will be an outside baby...and i wont be able to protect her like i can now. scary stuff.
two nights ago i had a contraction that woke me up at about 5am. and i KNEW this was a contraction. i mean...you just know. i laid in bed in complete fear and terror that they would continue and i would go into a very real labor that the doctors would be unable to stop and my 31 week old baby would be in the NICU for months. um, yeah...it's completely normal for mommies to have contractions for WEEKS before they go into actual labor. deep breaths...i didn't have another one, just missed out on three hours of sleep and proceeded to have the weepiest day ever.
so last night jamie and i did the natural thing for pregnant parents to do, and played some music for the little one to lullaby her to sleep (she wasn't going to sleep anytime soon). i can't believe we hadn't done this sooner...
please excuse my busted face...i had just finished crying because of reasons mentioned above. it was an emotional day, okay people?? but jamie knows how to make me feel better.
baby's first song? paul simon's "born at the right time". keep baking in there, nugget!
xoxo
kristen
Monday, October 4, 2010
diy mania
i have to start out by saying that my dad did not like me posting about being "felt up" by debbie! "it must be a generational thing" is what he told me...well, this is a personal blog, where i am going to write about taboo preggo stuff that i'm experiencing, so if you can't take the heat....skip over it ;)
leslie and i were talking about this today, and we both agreed that women in the 70+ range are the most likely people to grab and caress your pregnant belly. i think this might be a "hunny, i've totally been there let me see that bump" thing, and as long as you don't mind, it is totally amusing. i think i would have minded in the early weeks, when my belly consisted of a beer belly that i could no longer suck in...but now i don't mind. but don't get any ideas people, i'm ONLY talking about old ladies!!!
here are a couple fun additions to baby lavalle's room. i got the cutest curtains and tiebacks form urban outfitters (thanks mom for the gift certificate last christmas!!) that look super cute:
and how cute are these tiebacks:
and together:
leslie and i were talking about this today, and we both agreed that women in the 70+ range are the most likely people to grab and caress your pregnant belly. i think this might be a "hunny, i've totally been there let me see that bump" thing, and as long as you don't mind, it is totally amusing. i think i would have minded in the early weeks, when my belly consisted of a beer belly that i could no longer suck in...but now i don't mind. but don't get any ideas people, i'm ONLY talking about old ladies!!!
here are a couple fun additions to baby lavalle's room. i got the cutest curtains and tiebacks form urban outfitters (thanks mom for the gift certificate last christmas!!) that look super cute:
and how cute are these tiebacks:
and together:
i also found an ugly old nightstand on craigslist for $10. here's the before picture:
(i didn't remember to take the picture until after i had sanded and started painting...woops!)
and here it is finished! i didn't go in the direction i originally planned, it just sort of happened:
i lined the drawer with some fun paper. and i got new knobs, one for this nightstand and some for the dresser, but i haven't received them yet.
okay, hope i didn't bore you all too much with my fun diy projects. on another note, jamie and i started our childbirth classes tonight (jamie's going to be an amazing coach for me!) and turtle has seriously begun to stink really bad. like...really bad. but i can get out of doggy bathtime, right?
xoxo
kristen
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
being felt up
do you realize that my due date is only 2 months and 1 week away? how did this happen?? time if FLYING by, i can't even believe it!!
the other night i saw a couple of our friends and their 6 day old baby boy. he was such a little nugget, i can't wait until our baby girl is here too!! they came into uncorked for a glass of wine...i can't wait to be her.
yesterday i had the pleasure of being felt up by debbie dutton. she does this everytime she sees me and it totally doesn't bother me, that's just the way she is. but it's just too funny...she seriously squeezes my boobs and rubs me alllll over...it's like she's calculating in her head how much weight i've gained. ha! she's too funny though, if you know debbie you're probably laughing as you read this, she does NOT care! this time she was grabbing the front waistband of my pants and pulling them out, "making sure i wasn't wearing anything too tight"...i said "good thing i wore underwear today!"
xoxo
kristen
the other night i saw a couple of our friends and their 6 day old baby boy. he was such a little nugget, i can't wait until our baby girl is here too!! they came into uncorked for a glass of wine...i can't wait to be her.
yesterday i had the pleasure of being felt up by debbie dutton. she does this everytime she sees me and it totally doesn't bother me, that's just the way she is. but it's just too funny...she seriously squeezes my boobs and rubs me alllll over...it's like she's calculating in her head how much weight i've gained. ha! she's too funny though, if you know debbie you're probably laughing as you read this, she does NOT care! this time she was grabbing the front waistband of my pants and pulling them out, "making sure i wasn't wearing anything too tight"...i said "good thing i wore underwear today!"
xoxo
kristen
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
the latest
sorry i haven't posted a new update...there just hasn't been anything exciting here, haha!
had a doc appointment today, and everything is going super! he said baby looks perfect, and i am super healthy. couldn't ask for a better prognosis!
jamie is in santa monica for the night. he's at a ski movie premiere at red bull headquarters. fun! wish i could have gone too! i probably would have not enjoyed the 8 hour drive each way though...gotta hand it to jamie, those long car rides don't seem to bother him. the life of a ski rep!
xoxo
kristen
had a doc appointment today, and everything is going super! he said baby looks perfect, and i am super healthy. couldn't ask for a better prognosis!
jamie is in santa monica for the night. he's at a ski movie premiere at red bull headquarters. fun! wish i could have gone too! i probably would have not enjoyed the 8 hour drive each way though...gotta hand it to jamie, those long car rides don't seem to bother him. the life of a ski rep!
xoxo
kristen
Thursday, September 23, 2010
yesterday i had my first really uncomfortable day. baby lavalle felt like she was hanging out horizontally in my tummy...hey missy, i'm not a hammock!! but seriously, it was kind of painful...walking around, sitting, lying down...i just was frustrated. but today i feel okay! just really tired. feeling some of the tiredness i felt in the first trimester for sure.
i also was very moody and i would like to take this moment to thank my amazing, adorable husband for understanding that i was being irrational, but not making me feel stupid, and giving me great support and hugs. you're good at this, jamie! wow, have you ever seen me get this sappy? must be the hormones...
after having the past three days off, i'm back at work. boo, no fun! i've been thinking a little about how i would feel if i were in the middle of fall semester right now...and i feel like i made the right decision. everything would have been fine so far, but i am starting to see the emotional shift that third trimester brings, and it would not be pretty. so far i have felt nothing but elation...like i have been floating around on this fluffy pink pregnancy cloud. i smile all the time. i am soooo excited. but then yesterday...ick. i know i will have down days, but i just hope that this last trimester isn't clouded with stress and anxiety. i think it will be okay, i just have to remember not to freak out whenever i have a moment where i think "what are we doing????".....simple as that. :)
on a totally opposite note, mat and mk are in ROME right now, and i am so happy for them!!! going to italy in college was one of the best things i have ever done in my entire life, and i tried to tell them the most important things to not miss, but they have quite a whirwind tour through the country and no matter what they end up doing, it will be special. miss you mat and mk! say hi to florence for me!!!!
xoxo
kristen
p.s. thanks for commenting mom, helps me from feeling like i am just writing out into the abyss..... :)
i also was very moody and i would like to take this moment to thank my amazing, adorable husband for understanding that i was being irrational, but not making me feel stupid, and giving me great support and hugs. you're good at this, jamie! wow, have you ever seen me get this sappy? must be the hormones...
after having the past three days off, i'm back at work. boo, no fun! i've been thinking a little about how i would feel if i were in the middle of fall semester right now...and i feel like i made the right decision. everything would have been fine so far, but i am starting to see the emotional shift that third trimester brings, and it would not be pretty. so far i have felt nothing but elation...like i have been floating around on this fluffy pink pregnancy cloud. i smile all the time. i am soooo excited. but then yesterday...ick. i know i will have down days, but i just hope that this last trimester isn't clouded with stress and anxiety. i think it will be okay, i just have to remember not to freak out whenever i have a moment where i think "what are we doing????".....simple as that. :)
on a totally opposite note, mat and mk are in ROME right now, and i am so happy for them!!! going to italy in college was one of the best things i have ever done in my entire life, and i tried to tell them the most important things to not miss, but they have quite a whirwind tour through the country and no matter what they end up doing, it will be special. miss you mat and mk! say hi to florence for me!!!!
xoxo
kristen
p.s. thanks for commenting mom, helps me from feeling like i am just writing out into the abyss..... :)
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
nesting
ummm...i have the nesting bug BAD. since i don't have school to occupy myself, i am getting crafty with the room...wowza. here's a pic of jamie and i we took tonight:
momma's gettin big!
yesterday we scored a SWEET dresser from craigslist. we went to reno to get it. the woman we bought it from has a "shabby chic" furniture refurbishing business. hmmm...maybe none of you know how i feel about "shabby chic", so let me tell you: vomit. haha.
so i am going to repaint it white to match the crib, (it's a distressed cream right now) and line the drawers with pretty papers and change out the knobs. you can see in this pic our nice new walls and trim! it looks great.
so the changing pad will go on top, and i seriosuly cannot tell you...how much joy this dresser brings me. ha! i just love it. i know that most people would think it's strange that i don't just leave it as is, but they do not understand just how anal i can be. and i love this stuff. maybe part of me is afraid that once our girl's here, i won't have time to do stuff like this anymore. that's probably the origin of nesting right there.
thanks for reading our blog!
xoxo
kristen
yesterday we scored a SWEET dresser from craigslist. we went to reno to get it. the woman we bought it from has a "shabby chic" furniture refurbishing business. hmmm...maybe none of you know how i feel about "shabby chic", so let me tell you: vomit. haha.
so i am going to repaint it white to match the crib, (it's a distressed cream right now) and line the drawers with pretty papers and change out the knobs. you can see in this pic our nice new walls and trim! it looks great.
thanks for reading our blog!
xoxo
kristen
Friday, September 17, 2010
crib!
jamie and i had some epic team lavalle adventures today and put the crib together. yay! i have to rush off to work right now, but i swear i'll post a picture soon. it was pretty easy to put together, and it looks great! with the painting all done, the room cleaned and closet organized, it's starting to come together!!
turtle sniffed everything, i wonder what he's thinking.
xoxo
kristen
turtle sniffed everything, i wonder what he's thinking.
xoxo
kristen
Thursday, September 16, 2010
momma's gettin' big
earlier this week i had to do my 1 hour glucose test, which consisted of me drinking a bottle of glucose drink (like concentrated orange crush without the carbonation...gross) and having my blood drawn an hour later to screen for gestational diabetes. well, i got a call today and everything is normal, no diabetes for me, yay!
this week jamie and i have been painting the spare room in preparations for turning it into a cute little nursery. i was worried that the color i picked out would look awful on the walls, but it really looks great. i'm so relieved. even though i am a former and future designer, paint color always is the hardest thing for me. in my head i know what i want it to look like, but you never know what the light is going to do to it. and i spend a LOT of time thinking about color...i can see why non-visual people have a hard time. i will post some pictures when my vision starts to take shape! i got some closet organizational things which made me giddy.
yesterday mk and i went to the bookstore, and i got some little books for the little one. i was waaayyyy too excited, and mk had to cut me off. i love picking out the books i loved when i was a kid and getting them for my own child. it is seriously the greatest thing ever. today i got:
the very hungry caterpillar
the very busy spider
that's not my puppy! (a new one, but i wanted a book about dogs)
the monster at the end of this book with grover (okay, i had this as a little golden book and not as a mini cardboard book...and i get that maybe it's not good for a baby. i'm thinking ahead people...)
clifford the big red dog (in honor of mk...she hardly remembers, but she was obsessed)
great little gems to add to the collection. we also got a baby name book that a friend recommended. middle names are hard!
i am feeling large, large, large. i feel distinct limbs moving around in my belly, and it is constant. my belly moves around at nighttime like a puppy under a blanket. i am not kidding. i think i passed the "cute pregnant belly" stage and am entering into LARGE territory. a little scary. if i sneeze, i'm afraid i'll burst open my tummy. crazy. but besides that, i love being pregnant. it's just so magical!
xoxo
kristen
this week jamie and i have been painting the spare room in preparations for turning it into a cute little nursery. i was worried that the color i picked out would look awful on the walls, but it really looks great. i'm so relieved. even though i am a former and future designer, paint color always is the hardest thing for me. in my head i know what i want it to look like, but you never know what the light is going to do to it. and i spend a LOT of time thinking about color...i can see why non-visual people have a hard time. i will post some pictures when my vision starts to take shape! i got some closet organizational things which made me giddy.
yesterday mk and i went to the bookstore, and i got some little books for the little one. i was waaayyyy too excited, and mk had to cut me off. i love picking out the books i loved when i was a kid and getting them for my own child. it is seriously the greatest thing ever. today i got:
the very hungry caterpillar
the very busy spider
that's not my puppy! (a new one, but i wanted a book about dogs)
the monster at the end of this book with grover (okay, i had this as a little golden book and not as a mini cardboard book...and i get that maybe it's not good for a baby. i'm thinking ahead people...)
clifford the big red dog (in honor of mk...she hardly remembers, but she was obsessed)
great little gems to add to the collection. we also got a baby name book that a friend recommended. middle names are hard!
i am feeling large, large, large. i feel distinct limbs moving around in my belly, and it is constant. my belly moves around at nighttime like a puppy under a blanket. i am not kidding. i think i passed the "cute pregnant belly" stage and am entering into LARGE territory. a little scary. if i sneeze, i'm afraid i'll burst open my tummy. crazy. but besides that, i love being pregnant. it's just so magical!
xoxo
kristen
Friday, September 10, 2010
a morning surprise
today i awoke to find a little present on our floor.
thank you, dexter. thank you for bringing in the headless, dead rabbit this morning, and leaving it right in my path. i enjoyed the part where i thought it was turtle's duck toy, and tried to move it.
thank you dexter, i know your heart was in the right place...you were bringing mommy a present. how sweet. but mommy needs to go puke and then wash her hands for the 18th time.
xoxo
kristen
thank you, dexter. thank you for bringing in the headless, dead rabbit this morning, and leaving it right in my path. i enjoyed the part where i thought it was turtle's duck toy, and tried to move it.
thank you dexter, i know your heart was in the right place...you were bringing mommy a present. how sweet. but mommy needs to go puke and then wash her hands for the 18th time.
xoxo
kristen
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
a couple baby bump pics
okay, day three of jamie in new hampshire. boo!
today i took the dogs up their favorite trail, shirley lake. the dogs were siiiiiked...and they loved the ride in mommy's new car! they told me they feel much safer :) and way cooler too. maybe it was a little too steep for me, i walked as slow as molasses.here are a couple preggo pics from facebook:
the above image is pretty old, i think from july. as you can see, belly was already making me completely off-balance, so i had to sit down!!
here's alyssa and i at my house in maine...her second's in there, and she very well could be birthing him/her as we speak!!
here are jamie and i and the lovely ladies of queechy lake. they threw us a surprise little baby shower, and it was awesome.
i picked up some paint for the nursery today...i've been painting all the trim white. don't be worried for me though, i use benjamin moore's completely 0% VOC line, natura. and i ventilate. don't worry :)
the most exciting part of my day was when i got the CUTEST bag ever in the mail. i ordered a bag to use as a diaper bag from etsy.com and saved a bundle! you know, i am just not falling for all those overpriced diaper bags on the market!
it's so fun prepping for baby. i just can't wait for her to get here! i do feel HUGE today, probably from all the food i ate at the thai restaurant with duncan. holy drunken noodles!! i can't believe this thing is just going to keep getting bigger!
today was also a little sad for me. it was day 6 of my fall semester at academy of art university...and after a long talk with family and my advisor yesterday, i decided to withdraw from this semester. i know i made the right decision, it's just kind of sad, because i love school, and i'm going to miss it. don't worry, i'll be back, probably for next summer semester. i was thrown for a loop, because my advisor told me 6 months ago that if i were to go into labor at the end of the semester, i would be granted an incomplete and could finish finals in the spring. apparently homegirl didn't do her research, and was notified by my professors that this is in fact NOT true. i just can't give AAU $$$$ and not be guranteed any flexibility. this baby and our family is the most important thing right now, so i am a little relieved that i won't be stressed out about finals and labor at the same time! thanks for listening...my goal of obtaining a masters is not going away...life is just full of too many wonderful things right now, and i have to balance them out.
we'd love to hear what you think of our blog, so feel free to comment on our posts! thanks for listening :)
xoxo
kristen
today i took the dogs up their favorite trail, shirley lake. the dogs were siiiiiked...and they loved the ride in mommy's new car! they told me they feel much safer :) and way cooler too. maybe it was a little too steep for me, i walked as slow as molasses.here are a couple preggo pics from facebook:
i picked up some paint for the nursery today...i've been painting all the trim white. don't be worried for me though, i use benjamin moore's completely 0% VOC line, natura. and i ventilate. don't worry :)
the most exciting part of my day was when i got the CUTEST bag ever in the mail. i ordered a bag to use as a diaper bag from etsy.com and saved a bundle! you know, i am just not falling for all those overpriced diaper bags on the market!
it's so fun prepping for baby. i just can't wait for her to get here! i do feel HUGE today, probably from all the food i ate at the thai restaurant with duncan. holy drunken noodles!! i can't believe this thing is just going to keep getting bigger!
today was also a little sad for me. it was day 6 of my fall semester at academy of art university...and after a long talk with family and my advisor yesterday, i decided to withdraw from this semester. i know i made the right decision, it's just kind of sad, because i love school, and i'm going to miss it. don't worry, i'll be back, probably for next summer semester. i was thrown for a loop, because my advisor told me 6 months ago that if i were to go into labor at the end of the semester, i would be granted an incomplete and could finish finals in the spring. apparently homegirl didn't do her research, and was notified by my professors that this is in fact NOT true. i just can't give AAU $$$$ and not be guranteed any flexibility. this baby and our family is the most important thing right now, so i am a little relieved that i won't be stressed out about finals and labor at the same time! thanks for listening...my goal of obtaining a masters is not going away...life is just full of too many wonderful things right now, and i have to balance them out.
we'd love to hear what you think of our blog, so feel free to comment on our posts! thanks for listening :)
xoxo
kristen
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
welcome!
hi, thanks for checking in on team lavalle!
we're hoping that this will become a spot for family and friends to check in on us, the dogs, and our little one! once she's here, we hope to post pictures for you all to see, so it doesn't feel like you're so far away :)
this week jamie is in new hampshire for a volkl sales meeting. he went to fenway last night! lucky guy! currently, kristen, dexter and turtle are missing him very much. he comes back on friday...hurry up and come home, jamie!
kristen's getting BIG these days...a big ole belly with a VERY active little girl in there. sometimes she can't sleep because the little one is moving around so much, crazy! despite the sheer size and expanding flesh, she's gained only 9 lbs. hmm...feels like more when she tries to roll over in bed, maybe that doc's scale was off...when she's not working she's trying to relax with the fur babies...she feels super healthy and very happy.
this weekend we also got to see team dennis! scott and kate and of course baby drew came up to tahoe for labor day weekend away from the city, and drew turned one on sunday. drew started walking last week and is just as cute and smiley as ever.
little lavalle's nursery is coming along. all her cute clothes that her amazing family and friends got for her are hanging in her closet, and the painting has begun. well...just the trim. will post a progress picture soon!
little lavalle is not even here yet, and already she is so loved! this is one lucky girl. and two very lucky parents. parents...wierd!
xoxo
k & j
we're hoping that this will become a spot for family and friends to check in on us, the dogs, and our little one! once she's here, we hope to post pictures for you all to see, so it doesn't feel like you're so far away :)
this week jamie is in new hampshire for a volkl sales meeting. he went to fenway last night! lucky guy! currently, kristen, dexter and turtle are missing him very much. he comes back on friday...hurry up and come home, jamie!
kristen's getting BIG these days...a big ole belly with a VERY active little girl in there. sometimes she can't sleep because the little one is moving around so much, crazy! despite the sheer size and expanding flesh, she's gained only 9 lbs. hmm...feels like more when she tries to roll over in bed, maybe that doc's scale was off...when she's not working she's trying to relax with the fur babies...she feels super healthy and very happy.
this weekend we also got to see team dennis! scott and kate and of course baby drew came up to tahoe for labor day weekend away from the city, and drew turned one on sunday. drew started walking last week and is just as cute and smiley as ever.
little lavalle's nursery is coming along. all her cute clothes that her amazing family and friends got for her are hanging in her closet, and the painting has begun. well...just the trim. will post a progress picture soon!
little lavalle is not even here yet, and already she is so loved! this is one lucky girl. and two very lucky parents. parents...wierd!
xoxo
k & j
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