So the baby has decided he will come out when he damn well pleases. Granted my due date IS April 1st, so I'm still a few days away from having a real reason to evict him.

So here I am on maternity leave, yet without a baby - so what is a girl to do? I know what you're thinking. Uninterrupted knitting time. Well there has been some knitting and today I'm going to pick out more projects to work on because I happen to be one of those crazy people that goes slightly bonkers when I have no plans in sight and no work to do.

I did complete a few baby bibs a la Mason Dixon knitting. I took a shot of them outside since it's close to 70 degrees today!

Now for a few things I like and dislike right now:

I hate Pledge. We got some new bedroom furniture and I used Pledge on it and it did a really weird thing to the finish. So I discovered the miracle of Method Wood for Good furniture cleaner and let me tell you, I totally dorked out about it and even made Mr. Lug watch me clean our bookshelves with it so he could see how good it is. See what happens when I have no job?

Racheal Ray. Ok so I used to be a 30-minute-meals fan. When she first came out there were a few of her recipes that I tried and liked. But lately, she's everywhere people. Everywhere. And I tried to watch her daytime talk show, but I found it cringe-worthy. Also I've tried two of her more recent recipes lately to close-to-disasterous results. The Risotto? Gummy. The broccoli chicken mac and cheese thingy? Watery. Racheal Ray you're on my list.

The Today Show. I watch this in the morning while I eat my Special K with Red Berries. I never noticed before what a spectacle this show is. Yesterday was the third time I've seen Merideth Viera get hurt while trying to be funny. And Giada De Laurentis is co-hosting. Why?

Battlestar Gallactica. Does anyone else watch this show out there? It's both good an bad. I liked this season a lot, but I haven't been a die-hard fan that long, and I know people who've watched from the beginning are not huge fans of this season. Well the season is over and now we won't know what happens in their search for Earth until 2008.

Well hopefully Baby Lug will be in the next entry, if not you know I'll be eating spicy food, walking like crazy, trying to convince myself that I can evict this baby...

Posted by jen at 10:26 AM |Comments (15)

Dear Baby Lug,

This is your mother:

I wanted to let you know that you can come out now. It is obvious that you are running out of room in there. There are wonderful things waiting for you like sunshine, headbanger's ball, watching your dad curse as he puts together nursery furniture, odd changes in the weather, and entertaining HDTV. I will bend the rule of no TV before age 2 if you will come out. I will bribe you. I will basically do whatever you want.

Yes I know it's 2 weeks before your due date, but honestly, I'm tired of working. I'd like to take a break now. I think that if you come out, though I will be tired, it'll be better than working. Yes. I am betting on that one.

Plus I'd like to meet you.

If you are worried about not having enough clothes to wear, let me set your mind at ease:

See, you have an asinine amount of clothing waiting for you. Plus three bouncy chairs, a crib, a bassinet, a play pen, and a variety of other entertaining items.

So, no pressure, but if you want to come out early, we're ready.

Sincerely,
Your mom

Posted by jen at 01:18 PM |Comments (15)

That's right folks, still no baby. But there was a baby shower this weekend.

Just when I thought my days of wearing a bow-hat were over...The shower was really nice and Baby Lug got a ton of stuff. This kid is rolling in it and has a wardrobe large enough for at least 6 costume changes a day.

Work is winding down and baby prep is in full force - there is baby stuff all over this house. I have my hospital bag packed and ready to go. Now I just have to...wait...

Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

Posted by jen at 04:35 PM |Comments (6)

I feel I must keep posting on here to let you know there's no baby yet. No baby yet people. Just a huge belly and an increasing desire to get this baby out of me so that I can meet him already! But I do encourage him to wait until a.) after we get our new carpet in on Monday (woot! Carpet = setting up the nursery) and b.) after my shower - which is coming up soon. That way he will have wonderful tiny clothes and diapers and various things babies need. (Although I hear all babies really need are diapers, a blanket, and your boob.)

Do you know that it's actually WARM outside here? Oh joyous day. I cannot wait for Spring - as I am SO OVER winter. It's the small things that make me happy right now, especially since I can't do more than about 30 minutes of activity before I'm worn out. So I'm enjoying the sunshine and riding around with my sunroof open, going out to pick out furniture tonight, and cataloging baby gifts so I can write thank you notes. Oh, and my continuing (decaf) frappuccino addiction.

So these posts will probably continue to be rather infrequent as my ability to concentrate on tasks has to be wrangled to handle work and working on the house. But I'll keep up with the Baby Lug Watch so you know I haven't gone into labor. Approximately 4 more weeks to go...

Posted by jen at 01:27 PM |Comments (6)