maternity leave

December is flying by! maybe because it's been so busy. quick run down...

I had another baby shower and my friends threw such an amazing party. I felt so special and even had a crown to prove it! the nursery is piled high with presents and I plan to tackle that after Christmas. All my family came to Santa Cruz last weekend for our family Christmas. it was nice to have a full house. Keith cooked an amazing meal and we had so many desserts and candy, that we're still working on them. worse than being pregnant at Halloween is being 9 months at Christmas time! I hope our little guy isn't born with too much of a sweet tooth.

just got through my first week of maternity leave. It is such a strange feeling to not have to go to work... the first few days were great, loved watching day time TV and doing errands whenever I wanted, but I started to get a little stir crazy by Wednesday night. now since Keith will be home through the holidays, we'll be more motivated to get things done and ready for our baby. It's crazy to try to go on with everyday life, when really any day I could go into labor. I have been feeling really good and only uncomfortable at night. (he has the hiccups right now). so its basically a waiting game and the anticipation is growing everyday.

I am going to enjoy the quiet holidays with my husband and just get as ready as I can. but I'm very anxious to meet this little ball of energy that has been growing inside me for what seems a very long time!

Marie is awful!

I think Jennie Garth should totally be in the finale. Marie Osmond was terrible last night... anyone agree? I'm excited for the finale, although I don't see how they can fill 2 hours. luckily, I have Tivo and will be switching between Dancing with the Stars and the Biggest Loser. glad I already have my Tuesday night all planned out! this is as good as it gets for an 8 1/2 month pregnant woman when her husband is on a business trip. throw in some Reese's miniatures that I bought for Thanksgiving... and you've got yourself a party!

also, Samantha Who? is a pretty funny show so far. I'm glad Christina Applegate is doing something with her career. and I hope they keep the hot guy from Invasion as a regular because they are cute together.

middle of November already?

I always have the best intentions when starting a new blog, but realize its a lot harder to update than I remember. it's not like there aren't things happening in my life, and its not like I don't have some idle time at work, but I just don't always feel like writing. I'd rather read google news or play Sudoku or stare out the window while my baby is kicking me. I stand up and stretch a lot more and take walks around the office because I am entering the phase of "no position is comfortable for more than 5 minutes"... thus why I haven't been sleeping very well either. anyhow....

here is a photo from Halloween. I had so much fun wearing this costume. my cohorts next to me are Britany Spears and K-Fed. they won a prize too.

had my first of two baby showers a few weeks ago.

made out pretty good! It makes it even harder to wait for the little guy to get here because I want to dress him up in all the adorable tiny outfits and caps and socks. already a sports fan, he got his own personalized Seahawks onesie that says Chomentowski 01 on the back in the tiniest letters! and he got a Coug beanie which is the cutest thing I've ever seen because it has a baby cougar on it! I almost cry just looking at it. Cory, you'll know what I mean when you see it...

starting to get the nursery ready. right now its filled with all the gifts, the stroller and boxes of computer stuff. we're getting the crib and changing table/dresser soon. then I can get the crib bedding that I picked out and start to make it so cute! I love those little safari animals...

have a busy weekend and week ahead and then it's Thanksgiving! my how the time flies! can't wait to have the Doctors Hardy over for Thanksgiving... too fun.

wrong month to be 7 months pregnant

at 7 months, you're at the stage where you haven't gained too much weight yet and you're stomach isn't too obnoxiously big yet (at least for me) and you are starting to get hungrier more often. the downfall of it being October is all those luscious mini candybars that are on sale everywhere! I am addicted... first it was the mini kit-kats, now it is the mini snickers. before, I didn't really eat chocolate all that much, like I couldn't tell you the last time I had an actual candy bar... but now, its a must that I have them available everywhere I am. I don't feel bad at this point, but I can't wait until Halloween is over so I can move on to something else! hopefully carrots. yeah right.... :)

does google own everything?

I never thought having a google account was like having a key to the world. you can use that little account for everything! I just bought an Ergo baby carrier using google checkout. and now here I am creating this blog with it...

I thought this would be a good place to update my life. seeing how its changing drastically in a few months. things have already been changing. I've had to switch to decaf, (the pumpkin spice latte at Starbucks is still delicious!), I wear jeans with the elastic panal instead of a button, and I have to sleep with a body pillow between my legs or else I'm one cranky lady in the morning.

anyway, I will try to update with photos of my growing belly, and once baby chopper arrives, with photos of him. if I'm anything like my mom with regards to photos of her kids, there will be lots.

here's me at 6 1/2 months in Maui.