week 30....am i a bumper car?

the definition of pregnant: 4 : containing a developing embryo, fetus, or unborn offspring within the body. according to the webster dictionary.
bec's definition of pregnant: swollen feet, dizziness, headaches, bad judgement of personal space, bumper car, and a space heater for cat and husband.
this weeks fun belly stories:
well reaching over the stove to get a bowl out of the cupboard, bec cooked her belly and actually burnt a hole in her shirt...my friend mel pictures the baby rubbing her little hands together enjoying the heat like she was sitting in front of a fire.
learning that turning sideways to get into a tight space doesn't work, and last but not least..... painting with ones belly, i was happily painting this weekend and realized that what i had painted was now being rubbed off by my belly
word to wise always paint top down.
we also discovered that turning a flashlight on and shining it on the belly and moving it around is lots of fun, because yes she does chase after it
like a laser point and a cat, baby and a flashlight will provide hours of entertainment
we are being asked lots of questions so......here's my attempt to answer a few
names: still thinin' but we like lena allerton koonce or sloan allerton koonce.....think we might wait till she pops out than we will analyze her and figure out which name best fits her (from what i can tell) big personality.
have we registered...yup follow the arrow......but to make it simple everything can be found under aaron's name at babies-r-us or target or amazon
think thats the majority of the question if you have any please let us know as i am information professional and that is my job to answer all questions
this week for the house:
i am starting to feel like bob vila....anyways we are still working on the bookshelves but all the wood has been cut so now its like playing with legos...frankie still can't figure out what is going on
the nursery is moving forward, the trim has been painted and the closet is being painted
hoping to move everything out of the nursery this weekend so we can finish up the two walls and get ready to sand the ceiling before we start the rest of the mural
we have a wall in the studio ready for us to move the computer to
we are getting there one nail at a time
cleveland oh cleveland.....we had 77 degrees on tuesday eve and we have three inches of snow by wednesday
this makes me very sad because i have very few winter clothes that fit and no boots but it is cleveland and it has snowed for easter before
thats the update for this week i leave you with a conversation between paul and aaron
aaron: "don't know what we are going to do if bec has the baby early"
paul: "i know what your going to do"
aaron: "what?"
paul: "punt"

week 29...only two more months!

such a shiny happy little belly!
our little girl has been doing somersaults all week long which is fun to watch from the outside makes my belly look like a groundhog digging through a golf course.
went to the docs this week and everything is good. she is suppose to have her eyes open and be about 3 pounds.
not much more to report this week
i have not taken my crocs off my feet, the sun has been out which is nice because cleveland only gets 53 sunny days out of a year, i have been on spring break this week so no school, which has been really nice because i am starting to get super sleepy with all this baby i carrying around. a typical day with bec includes spending a lot of time on the sofa with frankie curled up next to me
baby got to hear her dad play and was kicking happily to him singing

been working on the house some and actually getting some things done:
this is the start of the mural.....still have lots and lots to do but the room has been painted blue and the grass has been painted! so this weekend
we might put some clouds in the mural and maybe draw a tree who knows....so many other fun things to work on....
the changing table dresser drawers are all being painted different colors need to finish that project this weekend
we have a new access door for our plumbing in the studio which is great because this means we are one step closer to moving the computer into the studio and out of the nursery which means we are one step closer to having a nursery, which means we are one step closer to keeping bec mentally sane.....
yup bec is starting to feel a little time pressure......a little stress...but its all normal....and i read somewhere that stress actually makes the baby smarter.....who would of thought that but we are going to have one smart baby......so i am thinkin' a day at the salon is in order a little massage, haircut, pedicure, or maybe going plant shopping and buying a shrub
i have wanted a shrub ever since we bought our house and well this summer is shrub time!
what kind of shrub i don't know an evergreen, that is green and leafy, perhaps a canadian hemlock.....
until next time....we leave you with thoughts of spring.......

week 28 ...... is that the moon?

the belly shot of the week...and i might say those lines on the side of the belly are not stretch marks....
remarkably i don't have any stretch marks yet...that may be because i have the secret special sauce that i use.
my friend melanie makes me a special all natural, no artificial colors, flavors and no msg, shea butter belly butter which she so wonderfully adds rose geranium oil too and i use all her soaps
so this is a promotional ad for melanie and her company lazy bee
so not only do i smell like a flower but my skin is like putty ready to stretch at every kick
the kicks: let me explain those because it is amazing to actually watch the foot hit the side of the belly and than watch the belly expand, yup i can see feet, and when she turns i can feel her little butt hit the wall of my belly it is amazing and i have found hours of entertainment watching my belly move...sometimes its more fun than actually paying attention to my class lectures
so this week in the land of home improvement and baby development:
the picture on your right is what i see when i look down or is it the moon? exciting isn't it.....
so to counter balance this and to actually get an idea of what my feet look like i took this picture:
these are my swollen little feet in my new crocs! which i have to say are a blessing to all feet puffy!
this weekend we will continue the grand adventure of working on the house
i need to vacate the premises in order for paul and aaron to chat bookshelves without me constantly going...
"aaron can you take the laundry downstairs?"
"aaron can you help me put the groceries away?"
"aaron can you rub my feet?"
"aaron can you take the trash out?" man i drive myself crazy after a while. aaron is going to be rock and roll dad on friday eve with his band lawton brothers a fun eve for all. baby will have heard dad play three times! she will probably be coming out singing and tapping her little foot.
at this point charlotte has done a GREAT job in the dining room and soon we will be all done.
which means we can actually sit down and eat maybe.....depends on if we get the dining room table painted and everything else out of the dining room
we have a mantle in the living room! so one more thing paul was able to help scratch off the things to do list.
and YIPPPEEEE!!! and thank you paulcharlotte for being our little house elves and helping us make some sense out of a construction zone
this weekend i plan on going shopping for tree leaves (which will now be fabric not wallpaper) and bird silhouette stencils for the mural
so maybe just maybe there will be a nursery picture up next week......
things i am currently thinking about obsessively:
when will the baby come?
will the baby come before the shower (May 19)?
will aaron go to the shower if i am in labor actually will i go to the shower if i am in labor?
how big will the baby be?
will the house be ready?
will we actually have anything to put the baby in? meaning a bed, a stroller, a diaper, clothes we are doing well with thanks to cyndie....
that's all for this week stay tuned because after this commercial break we will surprise you with what is behind door number 2!