Quietness

Yes it's been kinda quiet on this blog and around our place as Hubby and I have not really had the energy to get a lot of things done. However that changed with the long weekend. We started it off by having a couple nice quiet evenings at home alone. I haven't been sleeping very well lately as my hips get sore and tend to wake me up in the night every few hours so we decided that Saturday we'd just have a night at home watching a movie and taking it easy. I can't even remember the last time we did that on a Saturday night. We didn't even care that it was a movie we had both seen before (Master and Commander) it was just nice to know that we didn't have to be anywhere or do anything.

However we made up for it on Monday. We were told by my father in law (FIL) back in October that if we pick out a light for the dining room area then he would get it for us as a housewarming gift. Well he tells us this and then 4 days later we found out we were having a baby so guess what took a back seat. It's been awhile since we've thought about going shopping for a light fixture so we trudged out Monday to go shopping. I was surprised that it didn't take as long as I thought to find something we both liked and now this beauty is hanging in our livingroom.

However I will say that poor Hubby had a "fun" time trying to set it up. The instructions that come with it are horrible and trying to adjust the height of it was not as easy as we originally though. Some brute force and ignorance was used to get it up but it does look beautiful!

After that we had to run around and get a few more things for the baby. I keep telling this kid I can't believe all the stuff it's going to have before it's even born! This time though it was the glider and ottoman. I had phone around that morning to find out if the store had any in stock and they said they had 2 but two hours later when we got there they suddenly only had one left. It's not like they were on sale but I was really happy that we didn't have to come back or go to another store to get the glider. We ended up with this one which is very very comfortable.


However getting into the car proved to be a bit fun. When I called I asked if it would fit into a 4 door sedan type car and they said "it should". Well thank goodness our back seat is big enough with me moving my chair forward because it just...JUST fit back there! The glider was much easier to set up then the lamp was thankfully. Just goes to show you what a good set of instructions can do! Next we're hoping to tackle some painting as we only have one wall painted in the living room and the rest of the place is patched and ready to go. As it stands it's only the nursery that is completely done.

And finally I can't believe I'm down to my last 4 days of work. It seems like just yesterday I was telling people I'm pregnant and now our little monkey will be joining us soon! I started to get worried that maybe I'll be bored while on maternity leave but after sitting down this weekend and writing out the list of things I still need to do and get I'm more hoping I have time before our little one arrives!

Ah Computers

So I had some photos I was going to put into my gallery and show off but it seems like my computer this morning wants to be stubborn and not upload them. Not impressed!

Well I know I've been in hiding for a few days now but I've been so tired lately that I can't seem to get myself off the couch unless I absolutely have to. I can't count the number of times now I've fallen asleep while watching TV (manly when the hockey game was on). I knew my energy levels would go down again in the 3rd trimester but I didn't think it was going to be like this. However I'm guessing me not getting a great nights sleep doesn't help matters. There is only one position you can really sleep on when pregnant and that is your side which is usually fine. However now that I've got all this extra weight my hips are not loving me much any more. I guess this is training me for what's to come with feedings but really do we women need to be trained in this? Shouldn't we be storing sleep instead since we know we won't see it again for years? Oh well, 2.5 more weeks of work and then it's maternity leave. Can't believe it's coming so fast.

So on Sunday it was Mother's Day and I was fortunate to spend time with both my mom and mother in law (MIL). My mom and I have a tradition now where we go and pick up my grandma and take her out to some nurseries so we can pick up some of our first plants of the season. For me I pretty much pick up all my plants at this time since I'm usually confined to container gardening. I do have a larger area to plant this year but with our little monkey coming soon I figured 3 containers might be more then enough for me to handle. So I made sure I didn't go too crazy.

After an afternoon at the nursery it was off to Ladner to meet up with MIL and brother in law (BIL). BIL had heard about a Greek restaurant that was good called Taverna Gorgona and we headed down to see if we could get a table. Well it turns out that Mother's Day is their busiest day of the year. Thank goodness the patio was open and it was a warm night or else I don't think we would have gotten a table. It was worth the wait as the food was amazing. I highly recommend the saganaki and the shrimp slovaki!

Oh and the best part of my day. I picked up Hubby on our way to dinner and was surprised with a bouquet of flowers for "Happy Almost A Mother Mother's Day". It was one of the sweetest and nicest gifts I have ever received. I only hope that this Father's Day I can return the favour when I give him a little monkey.