Surprise Baby Shower

My co-workers surprised me with a baby shower this afternoon at work.  They did a great job keeping it a secret because I had no idea!  It was so much fun and thoughtful of everyone.  I got a collective gift card to Babies R Us as well as clothes and other baby items!  It is a good start to the weekend!

My tentative last day at work is Tuesday, 12/13, which is super soon.  I went to the doc yesterday for my 36 week check up and discussed having the baby before Christmas.  The doctor is happy to induce the week before my due date which is what I want.  I want to avoid the baby coming on the 24th or 25th. Also my doctor is out of town the week after Christmas and I don't want someone else delivering the baby.   The earliest you are allowed to schedule an induction is 1 week before your due date so 12/20 will be the earliest we can have him (unless he comes on his own).  You also can't schedule the induction with the hospital until 1 week in advance so I won't be able to schedule anything until 12/13 for a 12/20 induction.  Even then it is not guaranteed because the hospital could be too busy the day of and not allow me to come in. However, my doctor said that my hypothyroidism may make my induction moderately medical which would just mean I would have a higher chance of the hospital taking me as opposed to saying they are too busy.  We shall see, I will keep you all posted.



Surprise Shower today at work!



The cake was really tasty!



Thanksgiving and Birthday

We had a nice Thanksgiving at my parents' house with Rachel's family. My birthday was Saturday but we celebrated on Thursday with Jack Daniels pie and pumpkin pie.

On my actual birthday my mom, sister and I went and saw the Nutcracker ballet at the theater in the afternoon.  It was a crappy, rainy day all day long.  Ryan and I just ordered a pizza for dinner that night and stayed in.  I didn't want anything for my birthday because I couldn't think of anything I needed, but Ryan suprised my with some GORGEOUS earrings.

Enjoy the pics!

Happy Birthday to me!




Changing pad cover and Baby's First Christmas stocking (hopefully!)



Me and sweet, sweet Hunter



Cutie Haley playing



Max and Sonny had fun too!



Buddies



Sonny is really good with kids

Had to take a picture of this -- Steve and Ryan playing beanie babies with Haley



David Yurman blue topaz and diamond earrings.  He got blue for baby boy and because this will most likely be Baby Hummer's birthstone.  I love them!



36 weeks!



Pointy Belly

When I am out and about or at the store, strangers always tend to ask two questions:

1) when are you due? and
2) it's a boy, isn't it?

How does everyone know it is a boy?  I have NEVER EVER, NOT ONCE had someone look at me and guess that I am having a girl.  WEIRD that somehow people can tell.  The lady at Bed Bath & Beyond today said I was having a boy because with boys your belly is more pointy and grows out and with girls you tend to be wider.  I'm sure it is an old wives' tale but it makes me wonder since everyone is right!

Baby Hummer, or Humphrey Ulysses Hummer as my mom calls him, ("HUH") is doing well.  I go in for my 34 week check up today.  He is very active in there doing lots of kicks and somersaults and tends to get the hiccups a lot.  Usually he gets them at least once in the middle of the night.  At first it was cute, now it is just annoying, as it keeps me up.  It is a sign of a healthy baby practicing his breathing.

If he listens to me and comes 2 weeks early, we only have 4 weeks to go.  If he comes on time, 6 weeks.  We shall see.

33 Weeks

I am 33 weeks along now and am getting big!  You know you are getting big when some of your maternity clothes no longer fit!  I have 7 weeks left but am really hoping it is more like 5 if he listens and comes early.

On Saturday, one of my girlfriends got married at The Club at Carlton Woods in The Woodlands.  It was a very pretty venue but I didn't last too long because my feet got sore and I get tired easily.

Here is a belly shot at 33 weeks.

I washed all of the baby's bedding and clothes this weekend which needed to be done but not fun to do that much laundry in 1 day.  We have already gotten a few hand-me-downs from Hunter that we appreciate too!

Happy Halloween

My shirt was a big hit at work!

Complete with skull earrings!

Before and After

This post will have a lot of pictures.  The renovations are finally done and I took some pictures so y'all can see the before and after.  Enjoy!  I am not sure if all of these will come through in the email so you may have to go directly to the blog http://julia-hummer.blogspot.com/ to view.

Baby bathroom upstairs:

Upstairs Bathroom Before



After -- New EVERYTHING (lighting, vanity, toilet, floor, etc.)



New Toilet

    

Baby tub

 Nursery:

Hall before (hi Max!)



Hall After



Hall from other end

  

After -- Hall from other end



Gross cabints before



Changing table and dresser where cabinets were



Another after

Nook before



Nook after -- This is where the glider will be.  Coming in 5-7 weeks!



Crib!

Crib take 2

 Master Bathroom:

New travertine in Master bath (no before pic but was original ugly tile)

Cottage Room:

Cottage room vanity (ignore me in the pic). I hate those lights!

After -- updated cabinets, lighting, granite, faucet, etc.

We have made a lot of progress but don't think that we are close to being done.  Our game room is still overtaken with baby stuff:

Shower #2

On Saturday, Ryan's boss and his wife threw us a nice shower at their home.  It was a couples shower which I know most guys hate.  The guests were Ryan's coworkers and significant others.  Ryan works with all males except for 4 female assistants so I am sure they were all looking forward to the party.  It was from 4-6 and we just mingled, drank wine and beer, and ate passed hor dourves.  They had the food catered (it was tasty) and hired two servers -- one to pass out the food and one bartender (fancy, fancy).

I had a nice time but unfortunately I didn't get any pictures at the party. The hosts' 10 year old daughter made a cute baby boy rattle sign that was hanging on the front door.

Since Ryan and I were dressed up I thought it would be a good idea to try to get a family photo for the Christmas card.  If you live in Houston you already know that the mosquitoes hatched from the rain about 2 weeks ago and are, in my opinion, the worst I can ever remember.  We rushed outside and took 1 picture but had to hurry back inside because they were literally swarming around us.  Thankfully that picture is good enough to use.  We took some additional ones inside in front of the fireplace, but I don't like the backdrop for a Christmas card so I will post it for the blog.

NURSERY UPDATE:
The new carpet is in and the contractor has finished up so the nursery is finally coming together.  All of the big stuff is there (crib, dresser, changing table) with the exception of a glider/rocker which I will start shopping for.  I think there is one at Pottery Barn Kids that might work. I will post the before/after pics soon!