The Single Life

As Genevieve mentioned in her most recent post, she has traveled to the Philippines to visit her relatives. She has been gone about two weeks now, and won't be back until April 9th. Life here is totally different. Noodles and I are confused because the dishes are dirty, there are no clean clothes, and we are out of food for some reason. OK, I kid, I kid. We're managing, but it's evident there has been a disturbance in the force.

I've been occupying myself by working a lot, doing things around the house, and hanging out with friends. Oh yeah, I've also played a couple of video games here and there. :)

My main project this month is getting the nursery in order. I want to have it painted before Genevieve returns. We still have 4 1/2 months until the baby arrives, but I want to get everything completed as early as possible. I suppose I'm just weird like that. I ordered the crib (yay!) and it is set to arrive no later than June 18th. We decided on the Charleston by Munire in a natural wood. The natural wood should make it easier to match additional furniture pieces.

These are all the updates for now! Now back to your regularly scheduled programming.

Additional note: There was volcanic activity in the Philippines last week and some people have asked if this occured anywhere near Genevieve. Luckily, the answer is "no". She and her family are spending most of their time in Baguio, about 5 hours away from Manila.

Adios Amigos!

I am off to visit my home country of the Philippines. Not the easiest trip to make when you are almost five months pregnant but it will be worth it! I am leaving Colorado, Sunday March 12th and will not be back till April 9th! That's right, Mike will be all my himself for almost one whole month! What's a guy to do!? He has promised me that he will start on the nursery (painting at least) and he will surely indulge himself with all the XBOX 360 that his heart desires. He will also be solely responsible for taking care of Noodles. I wouldn't be surprised if Noodles had green hair and a mohawk by the time I get back. Mike has promised Noodles that they will have a grand ol' time partying! Ha! Although I am excited to take this trip, I am dreading spending the nights away from my two favorite guys. We've never been this far apart ever! I warned Mike that by the time I get back, I will be needing a crane to airlift me through the roof of the house because I will undoubtedly enjoy every bit of Pilipino food the country has to offer. I am also really curious how the country has progressed (or so we hope) in the last 12 years I have been away. It is hard for me to imagine what is like right now. Expect to see a full-fledged report about my trip when I get back! We have also scheduled the "Big U/S" for April 13th. Although we will not be finding out the sex of the baby, it will be exciting to see all of the fingers, toes, and more precise features of the baby this time. So, I am signing off. Mike will keep you updated on my trip, the nursery, and all the shenanigans he gets himself into while I am away!

How I know I'm in the right city

I read an article on 9news.com yesterday about a Boulder elementary school being the first in our nation to implement skateboarding as a P.E. activity. How cool is that! According to the article, practicing activities which focus on hand-eye coordination also help in the classroom because it stimulates both hemispheres of the brain. I hope they're right!

You can read the entire article here: http://tinyurl.com/gsyqy

Crib Crazy!

Mike and I have decided to tackle on the task of selecting a crib. We thought it would be simple, stop into a Babies R' Us, pick out a crib, hand over the credit card, and go on our merry way. Not quite. Our weekends are spent intently searching the internet for consumer reports, reviews, discount dealers, etc. We have gone to every specialty baby stores that they know us by name! Last night, I even had dreams of nursery furniture! It is exciting to prepare for the baby but I never knew how it can get overwhelming. There are so many options out there, you really don't know where to start. There is wealth of cribs from regular cribs to convertible units that convert to toddler beds and then into a full size! Mike and I have searched, jiggled, and inspected many cribs this past month and we keep coming back to our first favorite. It is a convertible bed made by a company called Munire. Solid wood construction with great lines and seems sturdy enough to withstand the many kiddies to come (am I scaring you Mike?). Here's a pic:

















The bedding we've picked: