Blues Makes My Belly Bounce

I just LOVE listening, dancing, and finding a peaceful place in my busy life when I have blues in my ears!

Lately I have been enjoying Stevie Ray Vaughan along with a local blues group called Trampled Under Foot. Now that I can feel our little one dancing around in my tummy, I have noticed that she too finds enjoyment in the blues. This is what we have been listening to...

Signing Up for Baby Classes

I went to my first "prenatal class" this past Monday and it was WONDERFUL...

I started with a good 'ol prenatal yoga class. This is my first 'official' yoga class - I have done some Wii Fit yoga, but nothing beets a live instructor.

I wore my tightest work out clothes so I would "look" more pregnant at the prenatal yoga class. I was curious if I would hear the typical, "WOW... you don't even look pregnant." and then get kicked out - ha! I was so happy that when I got there, all the other women looked just like me! Nobody had a huge belly bump & most of them you wouldn't even know were pregnant.

The room was dark with one lamp on in the front and soothing music playing softly. I knew it would be a great work out class when the instructor said to pick up some blankets to take back to our mats rather than the huge stack of dumbbells against the wall!

Our instructor was great and would keep saying things like, "you and your yoga partner" I was trying to figure out who she was talking about. I was wondering if she meant that we were supposed to go home and practice with our husbands??? Finally I figured out toward the end of class that our "yoga partners" are our babies!

I am looking forward to next week when my yoga partner and I take our second class ;)

Our Little Girl

I am still trying to get used to saying SHE...

Well, here she is!!!

All Curled Up - head, body & spine (this is my favorite)

Looking Out - face & body

Looking Out #2 - face & arm

One Long Leg and a Cute Foot

Arm - including a hand and little fingers

Bum??? It's A Girl!!!

A Mother is Born

"The moment a child is born, the mother is also born. She never existed before. The woman existed, but the mother, never. A mother is something absolutely new."

Rajneesh

The Grandparents Name Book

Raise your hand if you have a fanny or a granddad! Me?

(between Tyler and myself):

Grandma & Grandpa
Meema & Papa
Gandy & Toppy
Bear & Bam

I'm not sure exactly sure how the family settled on these monikers - and now, with Tyler and I bringing the first grandchild on either side into the world - our parents have already began to discuss what exactly this new little grandkiddo should call them.

I came across The New Grandparents Name Book to help give us some ideas. My mom has been leaning towards Grammy and Tyler's mom YaYa since day one, but our fathers have yet to settle on what their new granddaughter will call them.

Similar to a baby name book - this little book has just about every variation of grandparent names available. (It claims to have 700+ names) We’ve really laughed out loud over some of the suggestions:

For a grandma who likes a cold one: BeerMa

For a generously sized grandma - MaxiMa

For a tuba playing grandfather- UmPaPa

If there is a crazy grandparent name out there - this book has it and many clever, cultural, and unique suggestions too.

We’ve got a few months to go before our little one finds herself in the arms of a grandparent with a clever name - but in the meantime, it sure is fun to get creative.

Dogs & Storks

While flipping through the hospital magazine my mom gets in the mail, I came across some classes under Prenatal Education. I was getting pretty excited and as I was highlighting the classes I was interested in, I found this: Dogs & Storks

Learn how to prepare your dog for baby's arrival, understand dog body-language basics and solve attention-seeking behavior. We teach you how to set up safe and smooth introductions between baby and dog, and ways to include your dog in activities once baby comes home. COST: $30

I would have never-in-a-million-years thought that I would have an option to take a Prenatal Education class about good techniques to use with my dogs on easing their transition when adding a baby... I am not making fun, however I will not be attending this one - HA!

When Good Moms Go Bad

Happy New Years 2010!!!

filled with joy, passion, and new life

To celebrate, I decided to get a little crazy and turned up a bottle of sparkling white grape juice. I drank the whole entire thing while dancing around the house to Michael Jackson records.

If you want to make the world a better place take a look at yourself, and then make a change

-- Michael Jackson 'Man In the Mirror'