"Baby Bean" has a name!

We've finally settled on a name.

Jason Michael

I know it's pretty common, but being that our last name is very UNcommon, we wanted to stick with something fairly traditional.

Months and months ago Tyler came up with Jason (we're only guessing he heard it on TV) and it's stuck with us ever since. So we figure, IF Jason ends up hating it, we can blame it on Tyler! LOL.

In the meantime however, Tyler still likes the name Diego. He says that Diego will be his "special name" for his baby brother.

as requested

Here is the link to the youtube version of Tyler's Small World video. It's just the same as you've seen on my blog, but I was asked to pass the link along.

people are annoying...

• Why is it that people must use a lane that is ending (clearly marked) to pass other cars waiting in traffic? RUDE!
• I was almost backed into yesterday in the Walmart parking lot...by a lady driving a huge pick-up truck with the bumper stickers "Cowboy Butts Drive me Nuts" and "Deer Hunters Love Big Racks". Classy.
• Don't pay for an item on eBay and then e-mail AFTER I've dropped off the package to say that you forgot your address had changed. I know in theory this is not my fault (even though he did email minutes after the payment went through), but somehow I predict that I end up with bad feedback which because of this.
• If you borrow library books on a friend's library card, perhaps you might want to return them on time. Or at least answer phone calls as to whether I can pick them up and return them for you. I know, stupid on my part, but still ANNOYING and RUDE!
  

Making way for baby!

So, today is a mere 3 weeks until baby bean's arrival date. Yep, 21 days. I'm feeling fairly good, just ridiculously tired. I now have put on at least 5 lbs. I told you I'd pack on all the weight at the end! I might manage to completely catch up in the last 3 weeks. Now wouldn't that be talented? LOL.

You'll be happy to know, that despite the fact that this child is still nameless, we are making progress in getting ready for him!

The garage is getting cleaned out. Okay, that's not a necessity for a baby, but decluttering WAS a necessity, and this is the end product. I know it doesn't look impressive, but if you saw what it was like before, you'd realize this is a huge deal. It also means that we can pull our minivan in the garage in the case of any hurricane landfalls.
Part of the reason that we now have a functional garage is thanks to my husband. I'm giving him HUGE props for parting with as much as he has. Anyone who knows him knows how much he hates getting rid of stuff. Can I just say that he even got rid of electronics! Now that is love!

Of course now our master bedroom looks like we're in the process of moving, as we have BOXES and boxes of stuff ready to go out for eBay/donations/etc. I've been as busy as a beaver getting things listed, because it's always nice to make some sort of financial profit from your decluttering. Who knew you could get $40 for a BROKEN digital camera?

The baby's room has also been cleared out of all the previous contents. Being that it was our office/guest/junk room, that was no small feat.

We've started bringing in the baby gear from storage. Thank goodness it seems as if most of that has fared far better than the baby clothes had! The carseat has been washed and sanitized and is now properly installed in the minivan. As you can see, Tyler thinks it's quite fun to test out the baby stuff.
Swing and bouncy seat are washed, sanitized, and set up.
Oh, and I've ordered cloth diapers, despite others many attempts to convince me that I might be crazy. So I suppose it is possible that I have lost my mind somewhere in the master bedroom with all the eBay boxes. So if you receive my mind in the mail, along with the broken digital camera, feel free to send it back to me. I assure you it would be no use to anyone else.

So, now all I've gotta do is clean my whole house and get the baby's room ready. Sounds like fun, huh?

Too cute not to share!

Surprise!

Yesterday my playgroup surprised me with a baby shower. I knew we were going out to brunch, but I didn't expect a baby shower! Believe me, the gifts were very nice, but it was even more special to know that I have so many great women in my life who will be a great support to me in the upcoming months!
Thank you Andrea, for pulling it all together. And thank you to all the ladies who made time in their busy schedules to come out and celebrate the new baby's upcoming arrival! You are the best!

Holiday? What holiday?

Today was supposed to be a nice relaxing day as we "celebrated" labor day. Instead it involved more labor than relaxing. LOL.

It started with a phone call around 5:00AM and Al was being "recalled", which essentially meant he had to go into work immediately. I don't know all the details (nor am I sure what I can share) but they were trying to work on some equipment that they had to ready in case of an emergency trip to any Hurricane Gustav devastation areas. Luckily the storm didn't hit as a category 3 as expected, and for whatever reason they didn't need to actually go towards New Orleans, but Al was at work until past 5:00 tonight. Keep your fingers crossed though, because the potential still exists for them to send him there, or to any area that may be affected by Hurricane Hanna heading towards the US.

Meanwhile I was working here. Yet more eBay and more cleaning. Throw in some car and Lego time, and that about sums up our day here.

We did get to do some barbecuing when Al got home and we fit in some playtime outside.

We really know how to enjoy ourselves, as Al head back outside after Tyler went to bed so that he could spray weedkiller. Meanwhile I worked on sealing the grout on our newly laid bathroom tile (installed by my father).

Yep, we are just that fun!