39 Weeks

Here's the stomach picture I owed you. The last one...39 weeks! This is me about 20 minutes before going to the hospital to meet Christian.

Oh thank goodness we are almost done...

Looky here...thanks to Mindy the babies curtains are up!
We got the toy hanger up, the numbers canvas up and the real pictures up!
We couldn't have done it without all the help of our friends.
thank you guys~

Here is the awesome giraffe graphic that Jen made for us! Thanks Jen, you rock.

Here are the real pictures, finally in the frames. So cute.And thanks to Em for sending the car seat. Mr. Monkey tried it out for us...he reports that is it comfortable and soft.

We have officially bought everything that was still on our list.
I plan to fully pack us tomorrow.
The awesome girls from work threw me a shower and the Lunch Bunch (the most awesome women eVER,) got us our Pack n Play!!!
This weekend we are going to clean the house and
I'm getting my toes done early next week (so necessary :)

People...I think we can have a baby boy now.

*Update*Update*Update*

So here's the news:

As of last Thursday, the little bambino was 3500 grams. (this translates to 7lbs 14oz or so....this is the "guess" that the ultrasound formula gives us. It could be a pound less or more...I know real accurate).

If the baby gets to 4000 grams (somewhere around 8lbs 13 ounces...or so) then we are having a C-section on Sunday 31st or Monday 1st, bright and early.

We get his new updated measurement this Monday 25th at 10:45am! And then we'll know! We cannot wait to find out when we get to meet our little guy.

Based on these "guesses" they think at 39 weeks (Sunday 31st) baby Christian will be 9lbs 1oz.

As for our guesses...I think the baby will be 8lbs 4oz, 21 inches long. Chris thinks 8lbs 13oz, 21 1/2 inches long. Feel free to make your guesses in the comments section! We'd love to hear them.

all our love,
the Baksas

Random Picture Update

Here are the canvas' I painted for Christians bathroom. Now I just have to touch them up, add the blue or orange and attach the ribbon. And done!




We are finally getting things hung up. Here's the numbers canvas and the hanging toy bin. More to come on that later. I still need to fix it up a bit and we have to get to Home Depot and get a decorative hook to hang it from.




These current pictures are just place holders until we get something with better resolution. Hard to tell the blurriness in this picture, but at least they are up! The clock is up! We are getting there people.


And last but not least, here is my buddy that I get to hang out with all the time now that I'm home. This was like 1 of 20 shots, because he would not stop licking me in the face and moving around. Check my uniform. I am seriously wearing some variation of this outfit, black leggings, boots, tank and black sweater, until I give birth. Well and probably for some time after that. I can't stand to put anything else on but yoga pants and I'm not so far gone that I can just wear sweats every day. Well not yet....haha. Anyways, I'm giant, but what are you going to do? haha. Like the boots? I'm obsessed.

Love, coley

Just Depressing...

As I lay here with my feet propped up because my ankles have swollen...I happened upon our honeymoon photos from Jamaica. Oh to not be 9 months pregnant, swollen, sore and tired.....

(Chris of course still looks great :)

He has a name!

Christian Orion Baksa

(oh- we love it)

How we got there....Chris loves science...space is at the top of this list...Orion is the constellation that Chris pointed out to me on one of our very first nights out together...its different...it just fits our little guy...the future astronaut...haha

Things I need to STOP doing this late in pregnancy

1. Stop watching The Baby Story. I have got to stop watching this show. As I type this, I am in fact watching the Baby Story right now. Why?! Why can't I stop. Its like just knowing its on or something, I get hooked on the first nice part, you know where they are like, "oh look at our house, we are all ready for the baby, our family will be here soon, blah blah" and then like 2 commercials in when they are at the hospital having the baby, someone will say something stupid like, "Oh the epidural doesn't really cover the pain of the head coming out, just the other stuff"! What!? And that was a doctor on the show. Seriously. Do they not want me to sleep for the next 4 weeks? So anyways, I have GOT to turn this show off.
2. Thinking about this whole breastfeeding thing...I mean I've taken the classes, I've watched more than one video, and I am putting that stuff..that Lanolin stuff on myself daily now. I mean there is nothing more I can do. I'm done worrying about it! Done done. (notice that I did not put a picture with this one... :) haha)
3. Being ready! I think about it all day, I dream about it all night. We are suppose to get our bags packed this week (eek!) and there are a few other hundred things we need to do (or so I think) and it freaks me out! We really only have to interview pediatricians, pack our bags, wash a few more things, wash sheets for guest bedroom, and get on a list for one of our top daycares. What my "brain" thinks we need to do includes some of the following: make room for baby stuff in front closet, organize/decorate bookcase, make curtains for kitchen and babies room, buy like 100 more things, wash all of our clothes, um I could go on but this blog isn't long enough. Both of the moms have told me to stop doing things because they are coming to do everything and I know they will, but I'm a planner, and being pregnant is apparently making me crazy and I am horrified that something won't get done. :) Issues I tell you.
   
4. Doing anything on the floor. Who do I think I am? I look like this:

I have no business getting on the floor. Ever. And I realize this as soon as I try to get up. Why can't I remember I'm carrying a bowling bowl out front? Oh I know, pregnancy brain :)

hahaha.

love, coley

Update on Today

DONE!1. Call and change dietian appointment. Its conflicting with me 10 other appts next week! :)
2. Get pediatrician names from friends. Live here? Got one? Email me.
PARTIALLY DONE3. Sew orange ribbon on bumper
DONE!4. Get ready for Endocrinologist and Pernatology appts.
DONE!5. 1:30-endo
DONE!6. 3:00- perna
7. 4:30- Home! Start curtains
DONE!8. 6:00- Start dinner

5 1/2 OUTTA 8....not bad :)

Tomorrow's List:

1. Finish sewing bumper
2. Wash crib sheets (little niece Kylin is coming to stay the night with her Auntie and Uncle)
3. Go get new shoes that fit swollen feet
4. Go through rest of mail
5. Catch up on list with Chris
6. Straighten babies room
7. Go get Kylin at 5
8. Get Pediatrician names
   

Why is it so cold???...we do live in Georgia

Burrrrr! It is so cold here. I do not know what the deal is. Thankfully I have not had to get up early to go to work, so I really shouldn't complain too much.

This is my first week off. I saw my doctors Monday and they were very happy I was taking it easy, especially after all they put me thru that day.

To keep myself on task and to avoid sitting here watching You Got Mail for the 15th time, I thought I'd put my to do list out here for everyone to see. Keep me honest ;)

(christo got me this planner for Christmas...love it)

1. Call and change dietian appointment. Its conflicting with me 10 other appts next week! :)
2. Get pediatrician names from friends. Live here? Got one? Email me.
3. Sew orange ribbon on bumper
4. Get ready for Endocrinologist and Pernatology appts.
5. 1:30-endo
6. 3:00- perna
7. 4:30- Home! Start curtains
8. 6:00- Start dinner

And its pretty much all over when Chris gets home :) I just want to hang with him.

I'll let you know how close to all of 8 I get.

News*** all my long distance friends get happy! We got you all a belated Christmas present...we are getting a home phone line! Tomorrow! So now all this, can you hear me? yes I'm at home? I know,you can't hear me, right? HEllo!? Is going to stop. I will be mass texting the number as soon as I get it. Thank goodness. So now if I go into labor at home I don't have to wait until 6pm when Chris comes home, I will actually be able to call him to come and get me. :)

love, Coley

Baby Clothes!

I love this outfit, one of my favorites. Chris and I found it at Babies R Us for like $4 dollars. It looks so comfortable... I need a pair of these velour pants.
I picked up these sports onesies for Chris. They are the cutest sports themed stuff I've seen so far, so I figured I better nab them.
I love this onesie! So cute. It says, "Rockin" on the sleeve. Now he just needs some little pants.
I got this one for the grandmas. Adorable huh?
Chris' aunts from Ecuador made this. It is unbelievably cute. Little booties, a sweater and a bonnet. I mean you don't get any cuter than this. I still can't believe they knitted this. I hope Christian gets some of these talented genes from his Ecuador family.

We also picked up some pj's for the little guy in size newborn (only size we didn't really have much of) and a couple of onesies.

I want to grab a pair of 0-3 months jeans and he needs a few pairs of pants (I think he has 2 pairs right now) that I can put on over his onesies. He's got lots of socks thanks to his Colorado family but he still needs a few hats and some long sleeved onesies.

I feel like after that we've pretty much got the little guy covered at least to 4 months or so.

coley

Check out the latest

The material for the curtains is here!!!!!

Like my model I got to hold them up? :) They are super bright and I just love them. Love love. The guy at the fabric store said, "wow this is bright material...what's your project?" and I told him curtains for my babies room. He gave me the, oh, wow, oh, look, and so I had tell him at my house we go bold or we don't go at all, dang it. He needs to come see my living room. :)

Anyway it looks great...I know what I'm doing here :)

We did a little baby shopping last week, allow me to show you some of our fun buys. After I put the picture of those Pumas up in the last post, Chris had to get our little guy some. Had to. I'm telling you he has a soft spot in his heart for tiny Pumas and mini Timberland boots. Cause my husband usually wants to know how much it is first, then we'll discuss the cute factor later, but not this time. :) Here are the Pumas we got, and below is the Timberland boots Christian will get as soon as he can walk (according to his dad :)



I also found this canvas of blue and brown numbers at Marshall's and thought it would look great over the chair. I wanted to bring in some elements that weren't animals and I thought this was cute and a great size for where I wanted to put it. Plus the colors are right on. Carrying around these paint swatches has totally paid off.

More pictures to come when I get the curtains made (tomorrow!), and my model here gets the curtain rods and canvas hung (soon Chris? pretty please?). Its coming together people. I cannot wait to open the door and just see it done. I've been envisioning it for so long and its really starting to take form. If I have any material left, I'm going to try and cut a silhouette of an animal out and sew it onto a white pillow (since I can't find the exact one I want...) We'll see how much time I have left. Or maybe I'll spell out his initials (if we ever give him a middle name..)

We'll see. Love, Coley

New Years Day

What are you up to this New Years Day?

Last night we went to Mindy and Troys and partied it up (Chris)! :) I stayed up until 2am which is a pregnancy miracle right there. We played some games, had some drinks and an all around good time. I stuck to the sparkling grape juice thank you very much.

Today so far we have been super lazy. Angelo has been playing non stop with Cincy, Jen and Dave's cute little puppy, we are dog sitting. Isn't she the cutest thing ever?Chris started his day off with a little Xbox, followed by football and now he's watching The Hangover...I'd say he's in heaven. The second part of the day is mine, because we have reservations at Tangerines...sushi...yumm! We are also going to stop by Babies R Us and check out the giant sale that is going on :)

It has been a pretty nice first day of the year, so far.

Hope yours is fabulous as well.

Love, coley

Window (Internet) Shopping

Happy New Year everyone! As Chris plays Call of Duty I am doing a little, "wouldn't it be nice to buy whatever I wanted for the baby" window shopping. :) I'm not really purchasing any of this super cute stuff, but hey its fun to look, right?

Here's what I'd get:
Gap infant striped railroad jeans. How stinkin cute are these? I seriously think Christian needs them. Don't you? :)

Emu infant booties. These actually stay on little feet and they are just too cute. Love them.

Push present anyone? This is an Amethyst gemstone, February's birthstone...baby due in February...you with me? This ring is obviously amazing and I'm just hoping for something pretty, but its nice to dream huh? :)
Chris would love these for the little guy!This is adorable. A tiny little kelly green sweater...

So cute. Nordstroms has the best stuff. I seriously need to move back in the near vicinity of one....well I'm sure Chris doesn't mind.... ;)

Bathroom Project

On the way back from one of my many doctors appointments today I took care of two things on my "To Do" List for Mr. Christians room and bathroom.

I found the material for the curtains! On crazy sale. $3.99 a yard. It's tangerine with large white polka dots. I had to special order it because they only had 3 yards in the store, but it should be here in 2 weeks! Cutting it close, I know. Since the material is not very light blocking I am going to pick up some black out shades at Home Depot. That room gets crazy sunlight, just ask anyone who has lived in there...am I right Lyndsay? :)

I also came up with an art project for the babies bathroom. Chris did not want me to paint the bathroom, well he probably just didn't want to have to do the painting, haha, so I wanted to make some fun art for the walls. Here's the plan.

I picked up 3 canvas' at Michaels', some ribbon and paint.

I am going to draw a silhoutte of a rhino, an elephant and a hippo, one on each canvas. I'm going to paint the animals brown and paint the rest of the canvas in aqua or orange.
I got that awesome ribbon up there to staple to the back of the canvas so I can hang it on the wall. The plan is to hang all three in the bathroom, and in between each I'm going to hang a hook for Mr. Christians hooded towels.

I also have to come up with some sort of storage in there since there is none...and find a place to hang the giraffe mirror. That and a new bright orange or blue shower curtain and I think we will be in business.

Here is the super cute monkey rug I got at my baby shower. I'm thinking of getting this other rug from target to go by the bathtub:Whata think?
Love, coley

Christmas in Savannah

Well all, we survived Christmas in Savannah. It was actually very relaxing, and that is not usually how our Christmas' go. Here are some shots from the day.

Our bar all a'glow.Holiday time for us means Mimosas..this year we had to "alter" them a bit... non alcoholic champagne with 50% less sugar OJ...they tasted awesome, really.One of Christians many presents from his family :) The kiddo got the following:
(and he's not even here yet!)
A navy pea coat (so adorable)
Tons of books (some in Spanish!)
Handmade sheets and clothes from his Great Aunts Dahlia and Lilia
Denver Nuggets house shoes from Uncle Pat
A Colorado Beanie
Socks! He so needed some socks and they are the cutest ones
and much much more
Finally finished the giant advent calendar...just in time for Christmas 2010! :)Advent calendar close up

Angelo with his Christmas present from Mommy & Daddy. He got this super soft blanket for his bed and he is pretty much in heaven.

Angelo chewing on a new toy from Uncle Pat.

Chris handing out presents on Christmas morn.
Notice "National Lampoons Christmas Vacation" playing in the background.

Merry Christmas to all! We love you!

the Baksas