back to Hollywood

...Schoolhouse, that is!

Our company had it's annual Winter Gala (our version of the traditional company holiday party) last night at the Hollywood Schoolhouse where Paul and I got married over two years ago. It was strange coming back to see the same place, with the same table set-up, the same food (yummy honey mesquite grilled salmon!) but with a bigger belly. :)

Here is a picture of Vivian, who is my very good friend and who was my bridesmaid; me, the former bride now mother-to-be and Paul, the husband and soon-to-be Daddy. Both of them are rubbing my belly. Just call me Budda.

33 weeks and counting

Aw, here's Baby McJ at 33 weeks, 5 days. I think he's going to be one of those babies that have a callous on his thumb when he's born from all the sucking he's been doing in-utero.

My doctor wants to make sure he's on track in his growth (not too big or too small.) The techinican said he was a tiny bit large at this stage, but not by much. Kids are always in such a hurry to grow up!

The last ultrasound we had was at 27 weeks. He's filled out much more since then and looks more like what you'd expect a baby to look like, all chubby cheeked and round, cute little lips. The poor little guy is already in a ball with his feet near his head. (Sorry, kid, your momma is short.) Apparently, he is going to have a lot of hair-- we were able to see a halo of hair encircling his head on the computer monitor. Lucky kid-- I didn't get hair until I was a year old and even with all the pink clothes, people still asked my mom if I was a boy. :p

super bowl, baby!

Paul and I were extremely lucky to be able to see the Seahawks win the NFC Championship at Qwest Field live and in person (thanks to his parents who scored some free tickets.) It was a sold out crowd and the fans were amazingly loud. We were in section 335, right at the 50 yard line. After all these years, it was great to finally witness a huge Seahawk win. It was quite a sight walking from Safeco Field (where we parked) to Qwest Field-- every parking lot and alley way was filled with people dressed in their Seahawk blue. As we were corralled through the entrance to be searched, strangers would whoop, hollar and high-5 each other yelling, "Seahawks, baby!" I still can't get over how the sold out crowd would chant "Super Bowl" when it looked like the Seahawks were sealing their victory or the sight of how the blue and green confetti rose all the way up to the "cheap seats." We stayed past the end of the game to watch the team receive their trophy and to see Shaun Alexander run around with the trophy over his head.

What a game! Although Baby McJ couldn't see his first NFC Championship game, I'm pretty sure he heard and felt it!

he's got skillz

That husband of mine-- when he gets a notion in his head, you can't stop him.

In less than 48 hours, he managed to tape, paint and install a chair railing in the baby's room. And, he got to use his new miter saw. (I think that was a helpful motivator!) Being pregnant, I couldn't help with the painting, so i did laundry Whoo-hoo.

Here are some before and after pictures. The pictures don't do the room justice-- we decided on a Toy Story/Buzz Lightyear adn Friends theme for the baby's room so the colors are "Isle of Capri" and "Sonic Boom." (A Disney color. You should have seen how excited the guy at Home Depot was to get to mix this one. He kept saying "SONIC BOOM!")

Last night, Paul built the crib and now we have tons of styrofoam and plastic bags that will take us months to get rid of. The crib looks awfully cute, though. It's amazing what a few pieces of baby furniture can do to make a seeming good-sized room seem smaller.

Uncle Larry has come up with preliminar sketches of the mural for the blank wall in the nursery. I cannot wait to see the finished product. Baby McJannet is lucky to have such a talented uncle. I'll be posting "in progress" pictures later. He's hoping to start next weekend.

this is a new one

I regularly visit PostSecret, a blog that allows anonymous postings of deep, dark secrets. I found this one particularly amusing, given my current state.

No wonder there was no parking at Babies R Us on Sunday!

there's something in the water...

There are four pregnant women at Verity where I work. C had her baby girl in December. K is due at the end of the month. K is due in February and I am due in March.

Last year, Verity ran several radio ads on JACK FM which featured employees on the air. In October, we created the "Something's in the water at Verity" ad. I've been meaning to post this, but you know how it goes. Listen to it now (it's an MP3 file.)