Baby S is Here!

Baby S!

Born: 29 Mar 2010, 2:25pm

Weight: 7lb, 13oz

Length: 20"

More H hair picts

grouchy face

bed-head!

I did it!

Now, Yay for me!

I cut H's hair!

This was her first haircut--ever.

Can you believe it?

Yes, she is 4-yrs-old!

Here's the damage--most of it, I should say. Not bad, eh? I did a little on Monday while she was napping but decided today that keeping her entertained with Dragon Tales would probably give me a better result. :)

I barely touched the sides since they're already so short--mostly trimmed them to keep it slightly shorter than the back, and I layered the back (esp the top) since her hair has grown in so long there. I think it looks so cute right now, although we'll see how much it shortens as it continues to dry. She does still have funny curls in the very front, though. I need more time to figure out what to do with them!

HE DID IT! HE DID IT! HE DID IT!!!

Yay!!!

S installed the dishwasher!!!

Before Baby Boy arrived, too!!!

Yippee!!!

Doesn't it look great?!?

doesn't he look great?

I'm so proud of my Love!

I have a dishwasher!!!

Okay, so a dish washer I'm not married to. . . . S has spent many loyal hours standing at that sink for me these past nine months, for which I am truly grateful!

H's pict of the dishwasher box

we spent some of the morning decorating.

It was the happiest she'd been all day--okay, so, really, it was probably the longest she was happy for the entire morning. Let's just say it was one long morning for the both of us. . . .

Now all we need is Aqua America to come figure out why our water has turned brown, and then we'll be able to wash dishes! ;)

40 wks!

Last Post of the Day--I Promise!

Can you tell I spent my naptime blogging?

And here I am four years ago when 40 wks along with H.

I guess I don't look all that different, do I?

Things that make me SMILE

I'm 40 wks. I look around my house and think, "Am I really ready to have 14+ people come and visit, all at one time? (No, not everyone is staying here! Wouldn't that be crazy???) Then, I sit and the computer and blog some more. It's Sunday. I'm sure I could be doing something better with my time today. But, that's okay. I'm 40 wks. I think I'm just going to enjoy sitting. It's a lot easier than a lot of things I could be doing right now, and I think I'll be plenty busy enough by next week--at least.

So, for your reading pleasure, here are some things that make this 40-wks-along woman happy.

1. What every pregnant woman needs: a pedicure!

Dear A is an amazing friend. She spoiled me with a gift certificate and took care of H last week so I could go get pampered. I was nervous going into it--I've never been one for manicures and the like--but she'd told me about the great massages they gave at this place, so I figured it'd be worth it. IT WAS. And I have to confess . . . I like having metallic blue toenails!

2. Cute, new pajamas!

(pict coming)

My mom mailed these out to me last week. We were both surprised to find they're actually pretty comfy now. (I'm sure they'll still fit post-partum, at least for a while.) Cozy, soft pajamas. Mmmm....just thinking about them makes me want to go lay down and sleep.

3. Springtime!

There are lots of things that come with springtime that make me happy!

My shrubs are blooming.

My violas are blooming.

My basil is sprouting!

I realized while planting it that it'd probably start

coming up around the time baby was due. . . .

I've discovered more flowering bulbs were planted by previous owners. I wonder what they are. . . . (I need to mark these so I can dig them up in the fall. Most of them are actually growing outside the flower bed!)

And last, but CERTAINLY not least. . . .

5. A new dishwasher!!!

S got all the dishwasher connections prepared yesterday! Now we just have to wait till Wednesday when the one we ordered from Home Depot will be delivered. I wonder if I'll still be home to see it. . . .

It's H!!

Here's my little girl 15 years from now!

And, really, this is much like how her hair would look now if it were thicker.

So, anyway, this is the look I've been searching for pictures of. Is it possible for a little, curly-headed girl to look like this all the time when she has a mom who doesn't take the time to style her hair everyday? Just wondering. . . .

Monday's the day. Tomorrow, I'm cutting my baby's hair--for the first time ever. Wish me luck!

What is growing in my yard?

It's officially spring, and my yard shows it!

But what is everything?

H having a hard time putting down her apple so I could take a picture. Ironically, this pict turned out cuter than the others. Had to share!

Here's the "better posed" one.

Okay, so it's pretty cute too!

Here's what she was holding.

Is it mint? It's growing all over the place!

(Click any picture to see it larger. My camera doesn't do macro shots.

I need to pull out the camera A lent me.)

The yard is simply carpeted with different colored flowers. These dark purple blossoms (little hard to see in the pict) are growing in the shadiest areas of the yard. Sunny locations are filled with the blue flowers pictured very first in this post, and less lush areas have small, white blossoms.

These are also those blue ones. I don't know why my camera keeps turning them white.

Are these wild onions?

Are they edible?

Where's my Google Search box?

I love Google.

Ah, it could be wild onion (or garlic or leek), or it could be death camas. Hmmm . . . that's exciting. I'm glad an onion (or garlic or leek) smells like an onion (or garlic or leek)! These things grow all over the yard as well. S found larger ones on Friday. The one he picked for me was almost as big as the green onions you'd find in the store. I didn't smell it, though. We should probably do that, huh. . . .

Curly Hair

I really want to cut/trim H's hair before baby and family come. There are going to be too many pictures taken during a time when I'm most definitely not going to have the time to think about what her hair looks like. I'd like to do it myself because I'm such a control freak when it comes to hair. (Okay, maybe control freak isn't the right word. . . .) Pretty much, if I'm going to expend the effort to have it done, I want it to turn out the way I want it! :)

I want to keep the hair in front swept to the side as it is because that hair usually lays flat when left to itself anyway. Although, there is a little curl starting up to the side on the top, as you can see in the next picture. :)

Following are some "Wild Thing!" picts:

Her hair at the top of her head is longer than the hair underneath when it should be the other way around!

Here it is after I've finger-combed the back.

Her face shape is much like this, but her hair isn't as curly on top, so I'm not sure if we can pull off this look as her hair grows or not. . . .

. . . . Who was it that wrote that "ultimate" book on the care of curly hair, in all its varieties?

These two women, esp the one on the left, sport more the shape I want her hair to have--but with soft, little girl curls. The hair on top is straight, and then the sides and back are layered in a short cut. This is how I want her hair to look after it's been finger-combed! When she actually lets us wet it and put conditioner in it, then it'll curl more, like the following picture. However, hers won't be nearly as thick. (I really need a sweet, innocent little girl picture of this hairstyle!)

http://beauty.about.com/od/curlyhairstyles/ss/curlyhair2_9.htm

Here's how H's hair kinda looks after we've had to chance to "do" it, although her curls are not nearly as syncronized! It's not really my thing, although it's nice to see someone else sporting the same look!

Probably the best article I've come across regarding the taming of curly hair. It covers most everything I've read in a number of articles. Nice to have all the info in one place!

So, anyway, I think just shortening the back and leaving the top and sides (mostly) alone will do the trick, since the top and sides are already pretty short. Wish me luck!

Oh, and if you don't think she really needs the back shortened, you haven't seen this:

Time to cut? Um, yeah, I'd say so!

Couch & Nursery Picts

Here's my new sitting room! (front room, living room, whatever you want to call it) Next up, replacing the winter quilt with real blinds for the window behind it and replacing the carpet. . . . or not. . . .

The boxes in the middle are just the last boxes of books to be unpacked once we get a new bookcase. Again, maybe this Saturday?

Next R project:

Or maybe this should be the next R project:

I keep cleaning out this nursery, but it keeps getting dumped on again as we continue on to various other projects around the house. I guess I'll just have to wait until I'm nesting to clean it up if I want it to stay cleaned up!

And here's my Love. He returned some books to the library last night.

Can you tell?

Oh, and how's his project coming? The dishwasher? Well, he's got most of the plumbing in, and last night he picked up parts for the rest of the plumbing he needs to do. The permit for the electrical work is also filled out, turned in, and paid for. Next, it just needs to be done! Well, if it isn't done by the time baby comes, like most of my projects, it's not like he won't be taking time off work anyway, right?