Baby Cooper's Room: Step 1

We worked on the walls in Coopers room a few weeks ago with Bobby's parents.  It took 3 long days but the room turned out so cute!  Now we need furniture!  And cute accessories, of course!

Before, kind of....we forgot to take a pic of the actual before.

Proud dad working hard!

Look, I helped!

Walls complete

We like it! Puppies approved too.

Baby Shower!

I had my first baby shower for Baby Cooper on Saturday.  It was so fun and everything was so cute and blue.  I really enjoyed seeing friends and family, eating yummy Greggerson's baby cakes and M&M's with baby Cooper's name on them!  Cooper got a lot of super cute presents and I just can't wait to dress him up in his adorable new outfits!!

Blue Hydrangeas, like my wedding :)

Cute polka dots!

The girls

Super soft, hand knit blanket

You know you are in El Paso....

You know you are in El Paso when you are awakened at 3am by the strong distinct smell of burnt chile rellenos.  I was at home visiting my parents this weekend and I seriously thought the house was burning down.  I got up in a panic, thankful for my sensitive pregnancy nose, ready to save the family.  After a swift search of the house and no smoke in sight, I determined that it must be an electrical fire.  I have never experienced an electrical fire so I could only assume that electrical wires might smell like chiles when they are burning.  I then proceeded to wake up my sister, doubting myself just a little.  At 3am she was not exactly pleased with me alarming her with the smell of chiles in the house but since I am pregnant she heard me out and confirmed that I was not crazy. It did indeed smell like burning chiles.  Next stop, my parents room...still slightly convinced there was an electrical fire because it made no sense that someone would actually be cooking chile rellenos at three in the morning.  My mom, concerned that I was waking them up cause I was sick or hurting or possible hungry due to pregnancy, was quite alert.  Once a mom always a mom.  She then explained to me that I was not crazy, it did smell like burning chiles and it most likely was.  The neighbors smoke meat, chiles, all types of food in the middle of the night....sometimes all night and the smoke drafts into the air conditioner and fills the house.  They don't share their meat either but I know that if my parents showed a slight interest they would be invited to the family gatherings every Sunday from over the fence.
Now if that ain't El Paso, I don't know what is. 

Lost Money!

Have you heard that advertisement on the radio that talks about unclaimed money in your name.  They go on and on about how you need to go online and look up to see if you have any unclaimed cash just sitting out in the universe waiting for you to collect.  Everytime I hear that commercial I dream of some long lost relative that I have never heard of placing cash in my name for me to discover one day.  Of course, I have heard this commercial for years and not once have I thought to actually check.  What are the odds right?? 

Well, guess what, I finally checked and I had unclaimed cash sitting out in the universe!  How? I have no idea.  From when and how in the world did I not know about it is beyond me but I just made $500.00 for going online and looking.  Bobby had $3.17 so I guess not everyone has a lump of lost hidden bounty in their name.  But I did! I am so elated and confused but its true, I got the check in the mail today.  I think you should check your name out too.  Maybe this will be your lucky day as well! 

Go to http://www.window.state.tx.us/up/ and look up your name.  You never know what you might find!

August

August has always meant two things to me, my birthday and back to school shopping.  It has always been my favorite month.  Now, I realize that one day I may need to change my favorite month to one that does not keep track of how close I am getting to 40 and how far I have come from my school days but I am not there yet.  I can face the fact that I have not been in school for...gulp...6 years.  I can barely face the idea of turning 30 but I still have a year left before I have to conquer that hurdle.  I assume by the time I get to 30, I won't be shocked.  The wear and tear of motherhood will have started its toll and I hope to be a bit wiser with the wrinkles to prove it.

My back to school shopping spree began last week, yes I cheated and started early but I do have extenuating circumstances this year.  Each morning I wake up and lose the ability to wear yet another piece of my cherished wardrobe.  Panic has set in a few times but I am always able to calm myself after a few deep breaths and a little snack.  After a lifetime of shopping with my mother and years in the retail industry I have mastered the art of finding clothes that fit my body type at reasonable prices.  I have a hit list of stores I tackle and know exactly which fit, style and item I will be purchasing before I enter the building.  This, my friends, has changed.  I am completely clueless when it comes to maternity wear.  The obvious places want to charge me $210 for a pair of jeans and $80 for a not even that cute top with crooked darts.  Maternity wear has me stumped.  I have resorted to purchasing online which goes against every fiber in my being.  I am so old school.  At least I can admit it.  I revisited the store that made denim cool, The Gap.  I cross my fingers that they will not disappoint.

Pretty

I haven't had a 'pretty day' in quite a long time.  Most of my days lately have been 'total waste of makeup days'.   A pretty day is one of those days that you just know, you KNOW that you look good.  Today was one of those days! And I am SO grateful to have one every once in a while now that every part of my body is expanding in an unrecognizable way.  I finally buckled and bought a pair of white, skinny maternity jeans and Oh my gosh...life changing for a preggers.  I am soo going shopping again soon.  I just didn't want to waste the money on clothes that are going to have such a short life span but honey, its worth it.  Sometimes all a girl needs is a new outfit and some lipgloss to turn the day around.  Oh and also, a slice of cake could never hurt!

What should we eat?

For those of you who know me, you know that I can run a million dollar store, that I can manage over 100 people and that I can even plan out someone elses life(sorry if I have done this to you) but that I cannot, for the life of me, decide where we should eat.  I have never been able to make the most basic decision on the planet, what to eat.  You would think that at my age I would have mastered this small little task but it has only gotten worse. 

The other night, Bobby and I were looking for baby bedding(don't get me started) before dinner.  He pulled the 'you are pregnant so you have to pick card' so I decided to man up.  I picked Chuys, I love their jalapeno ranch!  The wait is 30 minutes so we get a buzzer and run to another store.  Well, on the way back I smelled Chinese food.  Bobby swears he never smelled it but I know I did!  I am sure you know where this is going.  I decide that I no longer want Mexican but we should eat Chinese.  Bobby turns in the buzzer and we hop in our car to find some Chinese.  Well, then I suddenly realize that I NEED a snocone.  But the guilt in me knows that I should eat dinner first. Meanwhile, we have a 20 minute drive back towards home to eat Chinese.  This is obviously much too large of a window for me. About ten minutes in I have a sudden change of heart and want a bean burrito.  (Have I said that my husband is a patient man yet?)  And I am starving. 

Warning: Never be in a confined space with a hungry pregnant lady. 

That bean burrito better get to me fast!  My super husband to the rescue, quick on his feet, finds me a burrito and a snocone in ten minutes flat and still had a smile for me when I announced, I think I need some corn.