Janice

Janice is one of the ladies I work with, she is our receptionist and she is awesome! She is like a mother to me here, always listening, caring, and understanding. We even carpool to work together on Thursdays.

She has done so much for baby Maya, it has been such a blessing. She made the curtains for the room, she made a pillow with the inscription "Maya" she threw me a work baby shower (where she pitched in for a baby swing), she got Brett a gift bag filled with "daddy's little girl" supplies, she got me a gift bag filled with necessary supplies like bottles and receiving blankets, and then yesterday at work she gave me a home made quilt that matches Maya's room. I love it, it is so perfect for the room and it means so much that she made it!

the quilt

I don't talk about work much on my blog, but I truly love my job! I really like being a hygienist, but even more I love the place I work and the people I work with. My boss is great, he has integrity, he is generous, and he is really caring. Just a few days ago he called me to see if I wanted the couches that were in the lobby at work because he was replacing them. He said, "I know you and your husband have more recently moved into a home and I just wanted to ask you first if you wanted the couches." (L, I would have offered them to you for your apartment, but you live kind of far away). It was just really thoughtful gesture. He also told me that he got a chair for me to sit in while I breast pump when I come back to work.

The office is really nice inside too (dr's wife is an interior designer). I remember when I first walked in I thought to myself, "Oh my gosh, I want to work here" and now I do! I also love all of the technology in the office, everything is on the computers and digital, it makes it so much more efficent and way easier. I can easily say I love going to work everyday.

www.pinecreekdental.com (you can go here and see what the office looks like)

target gift cards

Wouldn't you agree that target gift cards are one of the best things ever! I mean who wouldn't want one. You can find anything at target, cute clothes, groceries, bathroom supplies, picture frames, you name it, target has it!

I have had the luxury of being able to use target gift cards these past few weeks for baby items and it is great to come home with much needed supplies without any money coming out of our bank account. We were able to get a crib mattress, a first aide kit, socks, baby headbands, and just a lot of little odds and ends we needed.

We are pretty much set for the baby, except we don't have our travel system yet (car set, stroller, carrier), yikes! It's pretty expensive, and we don't have quite enough money to pay for it yet so we are waiting for the 10% discount babies R us offers 2 weeks before your due date. Hopefully she doesn't come early because you can't bring the baby home from the hospital without a car seat.

I know God is faithful and will provide. Actually, we just got a check from Brett's grandma which will really help with the purchase of the travel system. We have been blessed with many things for Maya, and I am so thankful!


36 weeks!

Only 3 weeks left! We are praying that Maya will come April 18th (my mom will be here and it will maximize my maternity leave). My Dr. thinks she will be a 7 to 7.5 pound baby, but she said she wouldn't be surprised if I had a 9 pound baby! (no thanks, yikes)

Hair

Is it wrong to be so picky about my hair? I mean, as it is I am not fond of my random curly, dry, dishwater blonde, mess of hair. It is just hard to do, it doesn't look good curly and takes a long time to straighten and there are always dark roots. I mean I could just dye it brown, but I look unhealthy with it brown and keeping it blonde, well that gets expensive. To top it all off I feel like I can't trust anyone to cut my hair because somehow a trim will turn in a botch. What is it about hair stylist straightening curly hair, somehow it can't be done.

Well I finally had it with my hair. I am having a baby in 4 weeks and I had to have some sanity and feel semi-good about myself while going through labor. Plus I hadn't had my hair cut since November and just about every end was split. I went with my friend emily's recommendation since her hair always looks cute and it is naturally curly, plus she doesn't have to spend $130 for a cut and color.

So I went to see Jennifer, expecting that I would leave the appointment with the usual stress of wanting to straighten my hair right away and wishing I didn't have one short random layer. I was pleasantly surprise. She did a good job, she did highlights, a trim, thinned it out and fixed some of my previous mess ups. And the shocker, she was actually able to straighten it and I didn't have to fix a thing when I got home. The bonus of it all was that the total was $ 74.00 ($90 with a tip). I thought that was a good price, compared to what I have payed in the past (Brett thought otherwise). I wouldn't go as far as to say it was the best hair cut I have ever had (only Ali could achieve that). Being the picky person that I am, it is a little lighter than I wanted and a few of the underneath hairs are a little bit blotchy, but overall I would go back to her for sure.
I don't have a great picture of my new cut, so here is a picture of me and my friend Jamie, who is due just a few weeks after me (my new cut and color are in the picture).

34 weeks

I think I am going to miss being pregnant, even though I am uncomfortable sometimes and have to pee a lot, I am really going to miss having this life grow inside of me.

most expensive

They picture frames with the pictures in them were the most expensive.

The 3 frames were about $32.00 (and that was on sale), but the prints were about $35.00 because I had to go to a professional place since they were old photos without negatives that had to be blown up. It was worth it though, it's my favorite part of Maya's room.