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
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
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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