So, last time I blogged, we were getting ready for a LONG drive down to Florida for the Thanksgiving holiday. And, boy was it a long drive.... especially since we started it off with two flat tires just 40 minutes into our trip. We must have run over something on our way out of town. The "low tire pressure" alert went off for the rear right tire and then immediately "dinged" for the front right tire. Christian watched the tire pressure gage in the truck slowly creep down as we hurried to get off the freeway. We were able to make it off the freeway and were only ONE MILE away from the Midas garage when we weren't able to drive anymore. So, we had to wait about 30 minutes on roadside assistance to come pump the tires and plug them well enough for us to make it to the tire place. We made it to Midas and about an hour and half later, we were patched and ready to hit the road. We only got about four hours of driving in that day but made it safely to Florida the next evening. Sixteen hours was our total time. Blahhhh.
We got to Pensacola the weekend before Thanksgiving and just spent time with family and friends the first few days. Then, we went to New Orleans for Thanksgiving day and night with my mom and step-dad. That was a fun thing to do and it was different.... kind of a change of scenery from the typical Thanksgiving hooplah that usually takes place. :) So, it was nice. Then, the day after Turkey Day, we headed back to Florida where I hosted my best friend's (Alison) bridal shower with some of our closest friends. It was a fun time and it was great to see everyone. The Sunday that followed was my first baby shower and it was so fantastic! It was hosted by Karyn, Alison and Ali and I couldn't have been happier with the turnout! We got some GREAT gifts for Max and the food was delicious! Christian had to leave that day to head to Dallas for a class for work. So, he was gone for the rest of my time in Florida. He flew back into Pensacola on Thursday, I picked him up from the airport and we got about six hours of driving in before we stopped for the night on our way back to NJ.
There really is nothing quite like being back at home when you've been gone for about two weeks. Our bed never feels better than that first night back! Plus, I was anxious to get all of our nursery stuff put away and organized! Speaking of- the next day, my friends Vicki and Paige hosted another baby shower up here for me! It was also fantastic! They put so much work into it and it was beautiful and so thoughtful! Most of my NJ/PA friends were able to make it so it was a lot of fun! And, we got even more great gifts!!
The same day as my shower, we had Christian's squadron's Christmas party that night. It was fun and it was good to see all the folks he works with. I never realized how many people were in his squadron! It takes an
Maybe all that going, going, going is what put me down for the count this past Monday. I felt like I was hit with a ton of bricks that afternoon. My whole body hurt, I was coughing and had a horrible headache. Then, to top it all off, I pulled a muscle or something in my right side that made it painful to breathe! I felt awful. But, I'm slowly getting over the remnants of whatever it was. I still have a little bit of a cough, sore through when I wake up and some congestion but I'm pushing through!
In the middle of all that junk, I had a MUCH needed hair appointment! I ended up having about six inches cut off of my hair and I really couldn't be happier with that decision!!! My hair was looking raggedy and definitely needed a fresh look. So, I lightened it up some and chopped it into a long bob. It's resting on my shoulders now and looks SO much healthier!
So, then we come to this past weekend. Dad and Rhonda flew in Friday around lunchtime and we had a great weekend with them. Friday was spent just shopping around town and taking them to Ikea for the first time. haha Then, we all got up early Saturday morning and hopped on the train to NYC. We had great chilly weather the whole day and the city was jammed packed with other Christmas tourist. We spent most of the morning walking around and seeing all of the decorations for the holidays. In the early afternoon, we got to see the Radio City Music Hall Christmas Spectacular show featuring the Rockettes! It was a GREAT show! It was so pretty and kind of magical! Then, we walked up to Central Park and got a horse and carriage ride through the park before we headed off to dinner at the Time Warner Center. We had a great day! Thanks to Dad for the show and dinner!
It was a quick trip for them as they flew out on Sunday. But, we had a great time. Sunday was spent shopping for baby stuff that we still need. We got our monitor and made some other decisions on items that we still need to get now that I've price shopped all of them. I'll probably be making another trip to Babies R Us this afternoon to scratch off a few more items on our "we need" list. Our crib arrived today and I can't wait for Christian to get home from work so we can put it together!!!
I had my last ultrasound today! Everything went really well and Max is measuring great! He's already moved into the head down position, which is great and he weighs three pounds and eight ounces and is around the 50th percentile for most of his measurements. I can't wait for his arrival! I know I should really slow down and cherish these last weeks of pregnancy (and sleep and quietness) but I'm just so excited to see what he looks like and actually hold him.
That pretty much sums up everything that has been going on in our lives. This weekend, we're heading down to Annapolis, MD for a wedding. I have an interview appointment with a pediatrician this week too to see if she's one I'd like Max to see. I need to schedule these with a few more docs but I'll start with this one first.
Then, can you believe that Christmas is less that two weeks away?!?!?!! CRAAAAZY! I hope all of you are having fun Christmas shopping and getting into the holiday spirit! Have a great week!!!
xoxo,
Chrissi
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