McDonald's Guilt

At Arnold's persistent urging, we ate at McDonald's today for lunch. Actually, this is something we do about once a month on Friday's, you know, just to have a little treat. Here is a little tip...if you want to enjoy your meal and the rest of your day, DO NOT read the labels. The burger and fries I ate was about 65% of my calories, fat, salt, etc. for the WHOLE DAY! And Arnold's Big Mac combo, well, that's basically the whole day's worth. But of course it was really good. I'll just have to do another lap tonight around the seminary!

Pray!

Okay, so I'm starting to freak out a little bit because this whole campus is coming down with strep throat. I told my boss today that if one person on staff here catches it, I am taking my maternity leave early. I do not want strep throat and a baby at the same time! Anyone who reads this blog, please pray for me that I do not catch strep throat (or Arnold either or baby Peyton).

Doctor said that the baby had dropped a little bit. Good news, but I still need those "real"contractions...the really painful ones! One week and a few days to go until the due date.

The Before Pictures

A lot of work ahead of us. Yes, those are beach towels over the windows!

After Nursery Pictures

Here are the nursery pictures after all the hard work.

Nursery

The baby's nursery is finally starting to come together. Arnold painted it a light purple yesterday. It is so pretty! Today he's going to move the furniture back. We also got a new dresser from Burlington Coat Factory that was already assembled. Hallelujah! And it didn't have one scratch, dent, or crack! What a miracle!
I am going to the doctor again today. I'm pretty sure nothing has changed though. She's going to come when she wants! I have been hurting and having contractions, but nothing consistent. I also am (or at least I feel) as big as a whale. It's so hard to roll out of bed every time I have to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night. I'm glad no one is taking a picture of me doing this difficult task. This baby feels like she's 18 pounds, even though she was only 6 pounds two weeks ago!
Well, I'm off to the doctor. Keep checking for updates!

Birthday Ipod

My sweet husband (awwww!) got me a very cool birthday gift...an ipod!!! It's got a video screen and a lot of cool gadgets that I know nothing about :) I'm thinking it's going to be really awesome to have in the hospital...maybe it will take my mind off the pain! Anyway, it was very much a surprise gift. I had no earthly idea. I thought I was just getting a new pair of Reef's. Imagine my shock! A new ipod is a lot better than a pair of Reef's, though I did get the Reef's too. Arnold is so wonderful (awwww! again) , and I defintely enjoyed the surprise! Thank you Arnold!

Little Peyton's room is slowly coming together. The crib is put together. We bought a cool ceiling fan from Walmart (each fan blade is a different pastel color). Arnold is going to be painting it a light purple in a couple of days (or whenever it stops raining here!). We have valances for the windows and a cute little butterfly clock. I will post pictures when we get it finished. We are very excited about the room. Oh, and we bought another dresser that's already assembled...Praise the good Lord! He has been so good to provide for us, and even above and beyond. We are truly blessed.

Swiss Miss

It's time to start putting together the baby room. Yeah, we're kind of cutting it close here. I hope to paint the room a light purple. Arnold needs to put together the crib. We took the cracked dresser back to Wally World, got our money back, and are now back at square one. We didn't order another one from Walmart.

Doctor said yesterday that I am at the same place I was last week (after she examined me). Dissapointment! I was hoping to be closer. Well, two more weeks....only two more weeks....

We're actually at a coffee shop right now...Fair Grinds...it's right behind the fair grounds and racetrack in N.O. I'm sure people think I'm weird because wherever I go, I have to put my pocketbook behind my back because it hurts. I should just carry a little pillow with me, but I never think to do that. So, I shove my pocketbook between myself and the chair. It does the trick! I'm sure other fat pregnant people understand! Only two more weeks of coffee shops, and then I'll be making Swiss Miss at home in the microwave.

I know I've said it before, but I sure do love coffee shops. I took the book Emma by Jane Austen to read at the coffee shop. I love sitting and reading at these places. New Orleans has the coolest local coffee shops. We always try to go to the local ones not the chains, though I do have to say that Starbucks has great coffee drinks.


By the way, Arnold put the Ironman link on the blog. What in the heck is Ironman anyway? I thought it was a cartoon or something. He looked shocked and responded that, "No, it's a comic book." ARRGH...boys! :)