28 Weeks

Tom and I have had a fun weekend. Yesterday we met Tom's parents in Burbank at Ikea and got a crib and a few other things for the baby. I am so excited to get everything ready for the baby and I really feel like I'm starting to run out of time, so I was looking forward to getting the crib. We have yet to put the crib together, but once we do that I will post a picture. We don't have a mattress or any bedding for it yet, but the crib is one more thing that we can cross off our list. On our way back we got stuck behind this truck (sorry about the dirty windshield). Just one more thing to make me nervous about driving on the freeway in LA.

After we got back from Burbank we went to dinner at Crustacean in Beverly Hills with some people from Irell. We have gone to a couple of dinners over the last few months with Tom's mentor, but this was the first time that we have seen some of the other attorneys and summer associates so they were a little surprised to see that I'm seven months pregnant. Dinner was fantastic. With all of these restaurants we've eaten at with the firm over the last year, I've been a little disappointed that we haven't seen many celebrities but last night we actually sat at a table next to Eva La Rue.

Well, I'm going to try to update this slide show with a new picture each week so here it is updated with my 28 week picture. I'm starting to feel huge and I still have 12 more weeks. I had an appointment with the midwife this week and I was measuring a few days ahead and my ultrasound a few weeks ago estimated my due date as April 25th, so we'll just have to see.

Happy 24th Yesterday!

Yesterday was Erica's birthday as some of you may know. I tried to treat her like the queen she is by getting up early to make her breakfast. I stayed late at school to ride the bus home with her after work and then we topped the evening off by trying a new place to eat, an Indian restaurant which reminded me of one of those little special places that locals frequent but nobody else would give a second look. I thought it was pretty dang good and enjoyed eating some new spices and flavors. The jack fruit and Indian cheese dishes were especially tasty. Saturday some people from Irell are taking us out to eat at a "nice" place called Crustaceans. We decided to eat cheap last night so we could save up our pretentiousness and have that on the firm's budget.

p.s. as you can see in the post below (well if you check the blog tonight) only 85 days to go until Project: Baby comes to fruition. Crazy.

very . . . slow. . . workday

I am sitting at my desk at work and there is absolutely nothing to do. Actually, there's a stack of papers on my desk that need to be stapled but I am saving them so that I have something to do this afternoon. Normally, I am able to stay pretty busy at work, but over the last month or two things have really slowed down so I have had to find something else to do: research baby stuff online.

I tend to be a researcher in general; if I am going to buy something, I am going to read every review I can possibly find and search everywhere for the best possible price (Tom is the same way). This has definitely been true when it has come to buying baby things. Most of this research has been pretty productive (it was geared towards things that we actually need for the baby), but lately I have drifted. My most recent obsession has become Etsy. This is a website that I have looked at in the past for various other things, but since I am not a very crafty person it never held my interest like it does now. Basically, they have a bunch of things that I really don't need but that I love to look at. Here's what I've been drooling over today:

Pink and Brown Quilt
Nursing Cover
Baby Leg Warmers
Slippers
Art Print
And another print
Bib

Well, I guess I better find something productive to do. If there is anything.

tribute

Tom's uncle just emailed to let us know that there is a really touching tribute to President Hinckley on the BYU website. You might need a kleenex. I should not have tried to watch this at work, my co-workers are going to think that I've lost it.

27 Weeks

Last Sunday Tom walked out of the bathroom after shaving with one of these:
I was not very pleased, but Tom thought it was hilarious. Luckily, the mustache only lasted two days. He said that it was in honor of his dad's birthday (which was last week, his dad used to have a mustache). I think he just wanted to annoy me ;)

I was lucky enough to have a fantastic experience this week. On Monday I went to a taping of the Ellen show with three girls from my ward. I was VERY excited and I was not disappointed. The taping was a blast and one of my friends even got to participate in a game at the beginning of the show and won a weekend stay in Las Vegas. We were only about three rows back so Ellen actually danced down our row. It was really great to get to know some girls from the ward a little better, we're so lucky to be surrounded by such amazing people.

Well, I guess I should post a pregnancy picture. Here is a new one along with the other two that I've posted. They are at 21, 25, and 27 weeks (today). If you hover over the photo, a little caption will show up saying which one is which. Honestly, I feel like I look the same at 27 weeks as I did at 21 weeks which is making me a little nervous (although, pretty much everything makes me a little nervous). I have an appointment this Tuesday so we'll see how things are going.

As I was getting ready to sit down to write this I got a text message from my sister saying that President Hinckley has passed away. Although he lived a very long life, this news was very sad. I was only 11 when President Hinckley became the prophet and although I remember Presidents Benson and Hunter, most of my testimony in the gospel has developed with President Hinckley as the prophet. It's crazy to open msnbc.com and see this news so prominently displayed.

Less than 100 days

So occassionally I look at this website which tells you how far along you are in your pregnancy and how many days you have left. I hadn't looked in a while, and when I looked this morning I realized that there are LESS THAN 100 DAYS UNTIL MY DUE DATE. Oh gosh, I have so much to do.

yum

I just came home to find a box from Hogan (the firm Tom is working at this summer) which contained chocolate covered pretzels, chocolate covered oreos, and a note wishing us a happy new year. Yum. Why can't I come home to this every day?

25 Weeks

Well, my mom asked for an updated picture so I guess I'll post one. I don't think it really looks any different than the last one I posted at 21 weeks.
Everything is going well with the pregnancy. My only real complaint is that my left thigh goes numb every time I sit down. It's annoying, but life could be a lot worse. My appetite has also increased quite a bit over the last week or so. I have started to get a little nervous and have started to get worried about getting everything ready for the baby. We spent most of an entire day last week at Ikea picking out a dresser/changing table and then putting it together. I was so exhausted after that experience that I couldn't imagine doing all of that when I'm further along. Here's the dresser that we chose out, along with some cute animal photos that Tom chose for the baby's room:
Actually, Tom is calling the room the "maybe room" which stands for the man-baby room. We don't have a crib yet, but when we got one it will go next to the dresser. The other half of the room is occupied by Tom's computer desk and other electronic equipment.

In non-baby news, Tom started back at school this week. He only has class on Tuesday and Thursday so he has taken over helping out with more of the cooking and cleaning which has been fantastic. Work is still the same for me. It has been really slow so the weeks have been passing slowly.

Yesterday Tom's parents came down to visit. We had a nice dinner and then watched Fever Pitch at our apartment. They brought with them a bounty of citrus fruit from their backyard. This is what we have left after we shared with our home teachers. Delicious.

Best of 2007

I think that 2007 has to be my best year yet. Here are a few things that made this year great (I'm sure I missed a few things, but here are the highlights):

January 2007: We found out that Tom got a 4.0 his first semester in law school. The second best thing I found out all year (see August 2007).

January 2007: We celebrated my 23rd birthday. I don't remember what we did, but I'm sure it was wonderful.

March 2007: Tom and I celebrate our first anniversary.
May 2007: We vacationed in San Diego.
May 2007: My mom and stepdad visit from Utah.
Summer 2007: Tom worked for Irell and Manella in Century City. This was a great experience for both of us. Tom gained experience, we both met many new people, we tried all kinds of new restaurants, saw Wicked, and we took trips to Mammoth and Newport Beach. We were both very impressed with the firm.
July 2007: We spent the 4th of July weekend in Crestline with Tom's family. This was the first time I had seen several of them since our wedding and it was great to get to know everyone better.
July 2007: We moved into our new apartment. Which we love.
August 2007: We found out that we're going to have a baby :)
September 2007: We discovered our new favorite ice cream. We don't keep ice cream around very often, but this stuff is good.
Ice Cream Sandwich Ice Cream

November 2007: We spent Thanksgiving with my family in Utah.
December 2007: I started to get fat. This is me at 21 weeks (about 2 weeks ago)
December 2007: We celebrated Tom's 25th birthday with a wonderful dinner at C&O Trattoria. Yum. We sat on the patio and it started raining so it was quite an adventure, but we had a great time.
December 2007: Christmas with Tom's family in Bakersfield. This is two of our nieces, Sydney and Emma, playing with bubble wrap.
Overall, a pretty great year. We are looking forward to 2008 and all of the new things that will happen. We will become parents and Tom will begin his final year of law school, so hopefully next year will be even better than this one.

Merry Christmas

Well, we had a wonderful Christmas this year. We spent the holiday in Bakersfield with Tom's family. This was great for us because I only had a couple of days off work and we didn't have to travel very far, and it was also great because we got to spend time with our nieces and nephews who we don't see very often. Unfortunately we both got sick (along with just about everyone else), but it was nice to visit with everyone and get some rest. Best of all (thanks to our wonderfully generous families), we were able to get a couple of things that we need for the baby which is just what I wanted for Christmas :)

Happy Birthday to . . .

My wonderful husband on his 25th birthday.

What will Baby Jackman look like?

This is something that I have been thinking about lately. Tom and I actually have several similar features: we both have dark brown hair, brown eyes, and pale skin. We're both about the same height. But who knows what recessive genes could show up. Tom and his brother both have dark hair, but his sisters both have lighter hair. All of my siblings have some variation of red hair and Tom's dad has (well, had) red hair and we both have sisters who have blue eyes. Here are a few pictures (the first two are of me, the second two are of Tom) of what Baby Jackman could potentially look like (click the photo to view a larger image):
























Well, regardless she will be the cutest baby ever so I guess speculation won't do me any good. I will, however, be ok if she is spared my ears and Tom's cankles:
Tom would not let me take a picture of his cankles. Sorry.