Entering the home stretch!

I've been pretty lazy about updating this blog... but then again, nobody really knows about it either (yet). However, I am, now, starting to get really excited about the baby, and our apartment is slowly looking more and more like it is getting ready to welcome a new human being, so it'll be fun to update.

In the next week, I'll be getting another ultrasound, and on Saturday Al and I are going to go get a 3d/4d ultrasound done, so I should have a lot of fun pictures to update with.

The last few weeks, we've been keeping pretty busy with moving things around in our tiny apartment to make room for a crib and other major purchases.

Here is the crib, courtesy of Al's parents (thanks!):



The bedding is from dwellbaby. It has a lot of cute, modern patterns, and I was devastated to find out that their stuff was so freakin expensive. And this is where persistence counts - after a lot of research and a couple of phone calls, I found out that they hold bi-annual sample sales, and their 2007 fall one was this past week! After battling a lot of scary moms using their strollers as weapons, I came out victorious with crib bedding and a lot of other goodies (stroller blankets, towels, burp sets) at 60-80% off!

We also splurged on some wall art. Its called "Jelly Bean Tree":


Doesn't the picture make you feel all happy, warm and all fuzzy inside?

And finally, here are some picturees of the stroller, courtesy of my parents:

Its a Bugaboo Frog, and I'm totally tempted to monogram the fabric or something, but Al's convinced me not to.

Here is the stroller frame with the carseat attached to it:


Anyhow, I just wanted to show off all the great gifts that Alf was getting and brag a little bit for her. I've officially entered the third trimester as of yesterday, so there really isn't that much time left till she makes her appearance. I was joking with Al, how the one year Cal has a great chance of either going to the Rose Bowl or NC (although we have a long road ahead of us), it is the one year we really can't go. Alf's due date is January 5th, so there really is a big chance that her birthday might coincide with one of the two BCS bowls. Oh well. If anything, perhaps she'll be a good luck charm?