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cariboo bassinet from www.babystar.com

Just case across this cariboo bassinet from www.babystar.com. It is sooooo cute! I love it!!

Here's more about the product:
Cariboo™ is a line of children's elegant and practical furniture. Designed and made in New Zealand, the Cariboo line is constructed of sustainable Radiata wood. This is a product of pure uniqueness that blends beautiful craftsmanship and design together to make the perfect sleeping spot for your wee one.

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ava and the rocking chair

my dog, ava, is such the baby of this house right now. it's really sweet. she's so cute. and she is hamming up being the "only child" right now. she's sensing the baby is on his way very shortly! =) anyway, she has become obsessed with the rocking chair in deige's room. its really cute, i think. we'll look for her throughout the house, and find her in the rocking chair asleep. and anytime i'm in his room sitting in the chair, she comes and finds me and jumps in my arms. i've been practicing my baby skills with ava. i try rocking her to sleep like a baby and it works! =) she falls asleep so quickly in that chair. i hope deige falls asleep that quickly too =) we'll see. anyway...we're all getting really excited to meet the little guy. even ava is excited =) i would LOVE to have this child early. my body is so tired! but all i really hope for is a safe and healthy delivery. we'll keep you posted....

XOXO,
alli

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eee! contractions begin!!!

yes, contractions have begun...it's painful, but not unbearable. it feels like a truly awful menstral cycle. =( so, not fun, but not awful. anyway, the dr. measured my belly, we're right on track! she thinks he's around 15" right now, and a little over 5 pounds. he should gain 1/2 a pound a week from now until delivery. which could be any day between now and september 16th. i have a feeling he will come early. we'll see if i'm right or wrong. micah thinks, for some reason, that he'll come on the 10th of september. he's been saying that...for a while...how weird and cool would it be if he was right? very weird! anyway, we've been walking at night. last night, around the neighborhood. tonight, the dog beach w ava. =) and oddly, the contractions feel better when i'm moving. so the walking helps a lot when i'm having a contraction. i know it's nothing compared to real labor. but, maybe i'll trooper through real labor like i am with these pre-labor contractions. you never know. i'm actually getting really REALLY nervous about birth. please pray for my anxiety to go away. i know that everything will be okay. women have babies every day and do just fine! =) well, we will keep you all posted!

XOXO,
alli

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packing for the hospital! =)

tonight i put everything in a small suitcase for the hospital =) it was fun. i had been collecting things to put in the bag, but tonight i actually put it all together =) we packed nursing gowns, pretty panties, huge ugly panties too =), toiletries, breastfeeding stuff, stuff for deige. stuff for micah. stuff for me to feel pretty again after birth. like, hair stuff, pretty smelling soap, shampoo, and a pretty going home outfit. i said from the beginning of pregnancy that i wanted to wear a cute dress home from the hospital...well, i haven't found it yet. but i'm on my way out to get it tonight =) stay tuned...baby is on his way! any day now! =)

XOXO,
alli

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Too many tears...

all i do lately is cry. it's annoying. i'm the most emotional i've been this entire pregnancy. i'm sure it has a lot to do with the fact that i'm entering into my 9th and final month. so...hormones are getting the best of me. plus, i just feel HUGE. i know i'm not huge, i'm just feeling that way because i'm normally so little. i've gained a total of 22 pounds now. i have a little over 4 weeks left. so, now is the time i'll probably gain even more weight. it's fine by me, it's just uncomfortable when it comes to wearing clothes. nothing fits. i live in my bra and panties when i'm home. and at work i wear the same few dresses over and over again. i was wearing a size 4 up until this point. now, none of my pants fit. and i refuse to buy any since i have one month left of pregnancy. anyway, size aside...i'm just feeling icky. i'm ready to have this baby. being pregnant has been so much fun. but i definitely feel ready now. my body is tired. and my emotions are spent. poor micah. he's so patient with me. everyone is...i was getting my hair cut today at the salon and i couldn't hold the tears back. i looked in the mirror and just lost it. it was embarrassing. but all the girls are so sweet and they just let me cry without reservation. anyway, please pray for me as i finish this last month.

XOXO,
alli

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getting ready!!!

So I finally feel like we're getting ready for the babe to come =) my mom, micah's mom and my sisters and his sister threw a beautiful shower for us on sunday! it was so much fun because it was such an eclectic group of people. friends, family, neighbors...everyone! it was so nice. when i get pictures, i'll post one for sure. =) anyway, our registries were cleaned out! which was really nice. we were even able to get the big items with gift cards. so, our last big items we needed are now bought and waiting to be assembled in the garage =)

all day yesterday was our day to get everything we were given at the shower, and wash and put it all away in the appropriate place in the nursery. it was a tiring day for me, cause i get so tired easily...but it was so fun at the same time! and it's super fun washing all of his little things because Dreft smells SOOOOO good! =)

I was also able to run a few errands for me yesterday. I'm starting to get my hospital bag ready. i have 2 really cute nighties for the hospital. and yesterday i bought some sassy panties =) i was told that the panties in the hospital are disgusting, so i bought some cute full coverage panties to bring with me. =) i don't really know what else to bring...but i think the dr is giving me a packing list today when i go in for a visit =)

anyway, we're all getting ready around here! it's fun! Thanks to everyone for a beautiful shower...you spoiled us rotten! we really had a great time and appreciate all your love and generosity! thanks especially to our families who put the party on! we love you!

XOXO,
alli

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4 more visits =)

so i went to the dr this week. i was 34 weeks and 5 days when i saw her. she said i only have 4 more visits! how crazy is that??? this pregnancy has FLOWN by!!! so crazy! i can't wait to meet the little guy! micah and i are getting super antsy. micah's super cute with deige. he always talks to the baby through my belly button! =) haha. so funny. it's cute, though. we're both so ready for him to come. we set up the crib and the mobile and all the fun bedding and stuff. it's so fun! feels so real now that all the baby stuff is actually set up and in a nursery! 4 more dr visits...IF i go full term, and IF the baby doesn't come late =) this is the fun part...countdown!

XOXO,
alli

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prego pics at the beach

tonight we took our pregnancy pictures at the beach in corona del mar. i am so excited to see how they turned out. i wore a vintage looking bathing suit, did my hair like marilyn monroe, wore my pear necklace, earings and hair piece from our wedding day...i even wore fake lashes! =) ooh la la! so fun! micah was in a few, so was my sister anna. and of course, ava my dog =) it was fun. we only took a roll of film because the second one wouldn't load properly in our photographer's camera. so...hopefully we got lots of great pics on that first roll =) we'll get to see the proofs tomorrow! i'll post one up as soon as i can!

Hey...5 more weeks! almost here!!!! start the countdown....

XOXO,
alli