Heaven is a New Chair

Yesterday something very special arrived. Its big, brown, soft and relaxing. Jenee's mommy chair is here! Its a nice leather recliner that we chose because it will lay flat, so if need be you can sleep in it while holding baby.

I was allowed to sit in it for a few minutes and I must say a days stress just melts away in it. I was watching Jenee's face as she rested in it last night and I could see her relax as her feet stopped hurting and slowly the rest of her body stopped hurting.

Isn't she just glowing!

Awesome...

Need I say anything else...

My Amazing USB Flash Drive

Most things in this world are amazing, like how birds fly, why the sky is blue and how much fur Marble can shed in a day.

Some man made things are also amazing, like aeroplanes, computers and watches with their tiny little gears.

I think my flash drive is amazing. I have had it for 5 years and on it I can carry thousands of pictures, or songs or videos, but that's not what's so amazing about it. What's amazing is that it has been through the washing machine and dryer twice in it's lifetime and it STILL works flawlessly. I discovered it last night as I pulled the washing out of the dryer. My heart sank realizing I have all kinds of documents on there, without backup. Plugging it into my computer I was amazed to see it recognized and see all the files there. It's really quite baffling...

We're So Excited!

Of course with a baby comes baby stuff, and with baby stuff comes the need for a place to put all that stuff! Jenee and I have been pretty busy nesting at home for the last few weeks. We've been selling things we no longer need or use on Craigslist, which is first only two throwing stuff out (it's so therapeutic!).

We have some really really cute stuff for Trix, some of the onesies are so adorable and small. I can't believe she's going to fit into them. Apparently not for long...

This last weekend we attended our 2-day Birthing Class. 10 hours of presentations on labor and birthing and breathing and positioning. In my mind it was very worthwhile as I now feel like I understand what's going to happen. I think Jenee is still a little less enthusiastic about the whole thing... Can't say I blame her.

Anyway as a part of my excitement I just couldn't wait any longer and had to put our car carrier in place. It's kind of exciting to see it in the rear view mirror and know that in a few months there will be a little person in it.

I have played around with the chair so much now that I feel like an expert getting it in and out. We got the Chico system which in my mind was worth every single penny. It's so easy to click into place, literally attaching it to the base and is slides down and self-locates, locking into place.

It also has a built in leveling system and belt tensioning method that made installation very easy job. The degree of engineering is obvious just looking at it.

I have also been working on refinishing a bassinet we bought for a very good deal from Craigslist. I have stripped the scratched up finish off and repainted it a lovely white based tint. I am not showing it just yet because Jenee is doing some work with the fabric. You can see it when it's done!

Baby Showers for Our Girl

Well at the time of writing, Jenee is 31 weeks and 2 days! The excitement is really starting to mount at home. We have been blessed to have had 2 baby showers thrown for us here in the States and one in Australia when we were there at Christmas time. I am not going to fill in all the details here, but rather wanted to express our thanks to God and to all of our family and friends for their acts of generosity and kindness.


As you can see, we have had plenty of cake in our diet! This cake was from our PERC baby shower. I have been so astounded at how generous people have been. We have recieved many items of clothing, toys and other essentials as well as gift cards. Last week Jenee and I decided to take a day from work and head off to Jacksonville to close out our baby registries there. I have to say, we had a lot of fun, and as you can see below were able to get almost everything remaining on our registry using gift cards alone. What a blessing! This weeks goal at home is to finish writing our thank you cards, so be checking the mail!

Star Wars Pregnancy Announcement

Now before you watch this vid, know this: Someone else made this video for their pregnancy announcement and no we are not trying to tell you we're having twins - just the one for now thanks...




Classic

As Promised

Here's Jenee 29 weeks preggy, April 26, 2010. We were on the way to work and finally remembered to take the photo...


We are now seeing Dr. Chamberlain once every two weeks. So exciting!

Tummy Pictures

I realized today that I haven't posted a tummy picture for a while. There's a good reason for this. The short story is I have loaned my lenses to a friend who broke hers and needs to finish up her Photography class. I will take one with my iPhone and post it ASAP!

My Little Girl is Already Naughty

And I love it! Now is the time that Jenee has really been noticing that our little girl is kicking around a lot. Quite often Jenee will burst out with a "stop it badness," in response to the baby playing her own soccer game. My usual response is to quickly put my hand on her tummy and try feel her kicking and almost every time without fail she will stop kicking. So naughty...

Well last night I think I out smarted her. Jenee was resting on me after I rubbed her sore back and so I put my hands on her tummy. It didn't take long for the action to start, it was as if there was a football game going on. I could feel her huge kicks against her mommy, like mini earth quakes. Jenee tells me that it's even more impressive after she's had something sweet.

It's getting close now and I am getting increasingly excited. The more I think about it, the more excited I get. I think I have been secretly been looking forward to being a Dad for a long time. Can't wait!

To add to the excitement my Dad called me to tell me he's booked his ticket to come to be with us for the birth! Sadly Mum can't come because she's just had her left knee replacement and it would be too risky for her to travel just yet. Hopefully Nanna can come for Christmas? Sadly I don't think my sisters can make it either but they will get to meet Trixy when we come back for our next visit.

I Wish I'd Known Sooner

There are about 6-7 good bike shops in Gainesville, and to my supprise they sell many of the respected names in mountain bikes like Gary Fisher, Canondale, Trek and Specialized. I always wondered why stock so many mountain bikes whe there wasn't that many good places to ride nearby. Enter 'The Really Cool Bike Shop'. Jenee and I had sometime to kill and I asked if we could stop in just to have a look around. To my supprise this little shop was actually really well presented with lots of bikes and friendly knowledgable staff. I struck up a conversation with one staff member and eventually he asked me, 'So where do you ride?' To which I sadly answered that I haven't really done any single track because the nearest trail is a drive away and until recently I didn't haves means of getting my bike out there. His eyes lit up clearly in disbelief at something. It didn't take buta moment before he started sharing how there are more than 65 miles of maintained singletrack dirt trails within the Gainesville city limits, most within riding distance of my house. I could hardly believe it, all this time there were trails so close to me I could have been enjoying.
With a baby on the way, time is getting tighter but I plan on going out and enjoying them! Watch this space cause I have heard there are some great tracks to be ridden!