For those of you who have missed seeing me and my belly, here's a funny lopsided picture. I'm not sure how he is laying in my belly there, it was just funny to look down and see it not as it's commonly round shape. Since that picture, he has remained round. I've even had women at a maternity store mistake my belly for one of theirs for customers to try on and see how the outfit will look. Therefore, it must be a cute belly!!!
On to the spoiling of Dawson.
I've had so much fun looking at baby stuff and including Jason in on decisions. We were trying to find a cute bedding set that would be all boy and something that Jason liked as well. We decided on doing a plane bedroom. I found two neat metal planes when I was visiting my family in Idaho. After I got back, we started our hunt for a plane bed set. We found one that we both really liked.
We also got ourselves a Chicco stroller/carrier set. We found the Limonata color and decided that was the one we liked. It can go both ways -- boy or girl.
Better color of the Chicco set.
One of the things I was really excited about buying for Dawson was a blanket or a comfort stuffed animal. I have my baby blanket still and have found many years of comfort out of it. So, that was an important thing I wanted to give him.
Here's his puppy I found. It's organic, but it wasn't the organic that drew me to picking it. I really liked the colors and it was just too cute!!!
Now, for the bedroom. Dawson obviously hasn't taken up residence outside my belly, yet. Therefore, Jason has converted our nursery/guest room into his temporary garage. It is nowhere close to being safe or livable for a baby, but in the coming months, that will have to change. Until then, this is what part of it looks like.
And here is Dawson's spot.
Only a few months... As my mom said, that he won't be sleeping in there right away, but it'll be soon enough. Jason will be sad to not have his garage anymore... Something he will have to look forward to getting someday.
I'm at 29 weeks and counting. (Unless they move my date up.) He's definitely getting bigger. I am able to feel his body, as of this week. It's getting closer and I am growing ever more anxious to meet him. It'll be fun having him join our tiny family and something that the two of us have been waiting to have for awhile.
I should have more to update from this coming weekend. Ashley, Lachelle, Mom, and Alyssa are throwing me a baby shower down here. It'll be lots of fun and I'm excited to see everyone.
An update about me. I decided I wanted to have the time fly faster with the last months of pregnancy and applied at my favorite store, James Avery.
I've already started and feel so happy working there. I feel like I can bring a lot and be an asset for them. The Christmas season is the busiest for James Avery and I've done a seasonal position once before, back in 2003. Boy! That time sure went fast. So, what better way to pass my time than to work at my favorite store and help customers with my crazy knowledge about the jewelry from there. Not to forget about the great discount and also feeling like I have something to provide from my knowledge bank. But I am really excited that they hired me. I know they won't be disappointed.
For those of you not familiar with the product, it all started in a tiny garage, in a small town here in Texas, called Kerrville. Mr. James Avery decided to start working out of his garage selling jewelry that he made himself. That was back in 1954. Since then, his jewelry has become the leading jewelry name in the great state of Texas and has spread to 8 other states. It's crazy popular and most women in Texas have at least one piece. I don't believe there is another brand of jewelry that can claim the fame that Mr. Avery's has. It's not just a store that is for gift giving to special loved ones, it's a place where people go to buy and gift give to anyone. The charms for the charm bracelets are one of the easiest and most popular item to give as a gift for any girl with a bracelet, for any occasion. Once of the reasons why it is such a crowded place to come visit and purchase items for Christmas. Not to mention, my playground! I could spend hours in the store looking and playing with each piece. Or as Jason can attest, browsing through my stack of saved James Avery catalogs, dating back from the first time I learned about the store and started working there, Fall of 2003.
Updates on Jason... He has been hard at work at the office and constantly learning new things.
He has also been busy playing in his air conditioned garage, working on airsoft guns and upgrading them to the top of the top for performance. He took them out with Kevin and Paul a few Saturdays ago, after having just upgraded four out of five of the guns he brought to play with. Within the first 30 mins. of playing, three of the guns went down... Devastated, Jason now has to completely rebuild the insides of his guns. I guess it's not a bad thing since he gets to play with them more; however, he put hours into making them the way they were -- not to mention, all of his allowance... Now, starting over again, he will just have to rebuild them and maybe downgrade back to the original batteries or hope that his new metal parts can withstand the lipo batteries he has upgraded to. I'll have to give an update once he has all the parts and guns put back together again. I hope it works and that he can enjoy them longer this time.
Life as we know it!
