- the baby room - coming along nicely. we've got the walls painted, furniture built and in place, curtains are up and some stuff has already been hung on the walls. maybe in a week or two i will reveal the theme and some pictures of what it looks like. for now, here is a little sneak peak. doesn't give away much about what is going on. you likey mikey's butt?? ;-)
- our anniversary - mike and my 1-year anniversary just came and went. i can't believe its been a year already! to commemorate our achievement, mike and i went back to the same place we honeymooned. this time around the weather was spectacular! although, mike caught a cold almost immediately after we arrived. so it was hard for him to fully enjoy himself, but he managed.
a little story about the resort we stayed at - they are making efforts in order to conserve energy. when i discovered one of the ways in which they have decided to do this, i was super excited. so excited that i knew i wanted to blog about it. here's how it all went down...
a couple of things were different when we got to the resort: 1. we only got one room key when normally places give you tw0 and 2. they had this little contraption on the wall next to the door as soon as you enter the room (see photo below). we didn't think much of this little contraption or the fact that we only got one room key. but eventually these two things came together and made great sense.
when we got to our room, none of our lights were working. no matter which switches we clicked, any which way. nothing turned on. and just as we were about to call the front desk, i had a moment of wonder, "i wonder what would happen if i stuck this room card in to that little thing i saw on the way in?" because if you look at it, it looks like a room key should be stuck in it. we just didn't know what for... until i finally did stick our room key in it, and all the lights turned on in the room. ah ha! stick the key here and you get lights. great...
but do you see what is happening here?? you must be in the room, with the key in the contraption to have the lights on. no key. no lights. this means when you leave the room, and you take the key with you to get back in, the key wont be in the contraption. at that point, the lights wont be on. and if the lights are not on while you are away from your room you are not wasting energy/electricity - genius! and that is why you only get one key. because if you had two, you could leave one in the room in the contraption while you are away taking the your second key to get back in. seriously - love it! now, if you've seen something like this before and find my reaction to this phenomenon is too much, poo poo on you. it got me excited...
- baby showers (or any shower or tradition of celebration) - why is it expected that everyone wants to have one or should have one when the are getting married, having a baby or celebrating something? and why do some people get upset, or even offended, when someone says they don't really want to have a shower? seriously!? if someone doesn't want to have a shower, then so be it. no?
- child birth - i am weirdly excited about the actual "birth" of this little human inside me. i just have this feeling that i am going to somehow enjoy the whole birthing thing. just a feeling. pain and all - i feel that after it's all said and done, i am going to like it. oh yeah - i am also attempting to do it all natural. that's right. i said all natural. and yes, i know... a lot of women say that very same thing. then change their minds when they are in labor. i'm not saying that wont happen - i might change my mind. who knows. but as of right now, i fully intend on birthing with no drugs.
in the mean time, check out these great yoga -outfits- i mean poses that i discovered while reading one of my natural birth books... stripes are a pregnant ladies best friend. no?
- pregnancy - mike and i found out that we are having a little girl and i now feel her kick regularly. usually she kicks around in there after i eat my meals. below is a pic of me and my belly at my halfway point - halfway!!!
that's it for now.
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