Pregnancy Update - 37.5 weeks

On Monday we had an appointment with our doctor which marked 37.5 weeks. He said we are progressing nicely and everything looks great. So far I have had a great pregnancy just like with Ryder. The two pregnancy's have been almost identical. But about this time (around 37 weeks), it really starts wearing on you. The extra weight on your body is quite a chore to carry around especially getting up and down from a sitting position. Also, having a baby pushing your hips out which makes you waddle is no fun when you are trying to keep up with an active toddler (Ryder). I am looking forward to having a waist again, and being able to bend.

Our due date all along has been January 15, however our doctor is going to induce labor on January 10, so that means we get to meet Rylie 5 days sooner. Woohoo! With my first labor being so quick, he wants to make sure we make it to the hospital, so this is the recommendation.

The countdown is on...11 Days to go.

Now we need to keep completing the "To Do" tasks to make sure everything is set and ready before Rylie comes.

Christmas 2010

Im a bit late with the posts lately, because I wanted to post a bunch of pictures with them, but looks like that is not going to happen, at least not today.

Christmas was wonderful this year! Ryder had so much fun talking about Santa, opening presents and hanging out with the family. He got all sorts of fun toys to play with from a large Disney Cars set, to Zhu Zhu pets and a Jumppy Kid Trampoline to Thomas the Train and Toy Story figures. Ryder also got a battery powered Lightning McQueen Quad, and loves riding in the house and outside. Christmas morning, he actually put skid marks on my parents carpet from pushing the go button while jammed up against the stairway. oops:) Jim and Kelly gave Ryder the Jumppy Trampoline and he loves it. Its very large for an inside toy, but its fun and easy for him to jump since it has some kid sized handles. It took them 3 hours to set it up on Christmas morning, but it has been well worth it. His favorite is to get up on the trampoline and say "Watch this everybody". He has started jumping backwards, doing twists and jumping from the trampoline to the couch. He is quite the little dare-devil.

I told Tyson we will need a seperate bedroom in our new house just for Ryders (and Rylie's soon to come) TOYS! They are everywhere! He is one very lucky little boy.

I also had a lovely Christmas, Tyson spoiled me again and got me everything on my wish list including a gift card to Burke Williams (my favorite spa for massages and place to relax).

We did a gift exchange with the family, and it was so nice. We all had fun watching our secret person open their gifts and stockings, and everyone got some very nice items. I think we will definitely do it again next year.

It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas!

Yes, it's true, we don't get any snow here in Southern California, but we have had lots of rain and cool weather (for us). Ryder loves to be warm, and loves this hat! And we all love how cute he is in it!



Merry Christmas!

Christmas Wish List

If anyone (especially my hunny) is looking for any last minute gift ideas for me here are some items I would love...
Petunia Pickle Bottom Diaper Bag

Slippers

A couple colorful Pashmina Wraps

A belly wrap to help support loose muscles and help regain your pre-pregnancy figure.

Rings like this, I love!

A few necklaces to jazz up any old outfit

Christmas Eve, Eve, Eve

There are 3 more days until Christmas! I cant believe it! It feels like this month has gone by way too fast. I wish this time of year would last forever!

I still have a few things to do to get ready for Christmas. I was putting it off till this week, but that looks like it was a bad strategy for me. The rain has been pouring here for the last 5 days so it is proving to be a bit more difficult to get out of the house to do anything.

I still need to: buy 2 items at 2 diffrent stores, wrap a about 10 presents, get nails painted, decorate a gingerbread man with Ryder, take back a few things before the Christmas rush hits, make our Christmas morning strata dish (on Christmas Eve), make ambrosia salad and a buffalo chicken dip for the big Christmas Eve celebration with Tyson's family, bake some goodies, and lets not forget about watching Christmas Vacation (a family favorite). I hope to have a productive night tonight.

A Surprise Baby Shower

I have 7 working days left until I am off to have a baby. Woohoo!

Today my company is throwing me a SURPRISE Baby Shower at 3pm. Shhh...don't tell anyone. (They sent me the invite by mistake). hehehe

From Wedding Dresses to Baby Nursery

This weekend was a wet and rainy weekend here in Southern California. However, on Saturday my Mom and I braved the weather and headed to Jinny's Bridal to meet up with my sister and her wedding party for a day of Wedding Dress shopping. I am happy to report Chelsea found her dress after only trying on 5 dresses! It is perfect and it is definitely the one! I cant wait to see her in it on her big day this May.

On Sunday, I am happy to report we did not leave the house and ended up getting the nursery almost done. We went through all the wonderful baby shower gifts and washed up all those cute little pink & violet clothes and blankets. We were also given a few bags of baby girl clothes from friends, so we got those washed up and put away as well. After 4 loads of laundry, I can honestly tell you this little girl is going to be very well dressed and very warm. We are so lucky! I cant wait to dress her up in all her cute clothes.

36 Weeks

Today marks the 36 week mark of this pregnancy. Here are some facts about our little Rylie:

According to Babycenter.com, our baby is still packing on the pounds — at the rate of about an ounce a day. She now weighs almost 6 pounds (like a crenshaw melon) and is more than 18 1/2 inches long. She's shedding most of the downy covering of hair that covered her body as well as the vernix caseosa, the waxy substance that covered and protected her skin during her nine-month amniotic bath. Your baby swallows both of these substances, along with other secretions, resulting in a blackish mixture, called meconium, will form the contents of her first bowel movement. At the end of this week, your baby will be considered full-term. (Full-term is 37 to 42 weeks)

A Quick Vacation

Tyson and I are in our last day of class, and let me tell you it has been mind blowing. We have learned so much and more than we ever thought was even possible about stock trading. It has been a long class but very educational and worth every hour. We still have a long ways to go in our stock education before we consider ourselves professional traders, but we are on our way.

After we graduate today at 3pm, we will go home to pick up our little Ryder and heading up to a cabin in the mountains for some relaxing family down time. We are all looking forward to it.

Have a great weekend!

Stock Trading Class

Tomorrow, Tyson and I are starting a 7-day Professional Trader course at Online Trading Academy. We don't know much about trading right now, but know this extensive course will get us on the right track. I am so excited that Tyson will be experiencing this with me.

This has been a dream of mine for a very long time, not only to take the course but also to be a day trader in my free time and hopefully make a little extra money while I'm at it for travel, retirement, etc.

This is one of the benefits of my job, but has been so hard to schedule the time to take the class with work-load and child-care to worry about. So before we have a newborn, and before its too late, we are taking this class...starting tomorrow! We signed up last month, and we have arranged for my parents and my sister to watch Ryder next week while we are in the long grueling hours of class. There is no time like the present to get started...Right?

Wish us luck!

Happy December!

We spent the last week in Colorado visiting family, and just returned. We wish you a month that is joyful and merry! May you get to spend lots of time with the ones you love!