So the countdown begins, 10 more days (or less) until baby Apple gets here. So far we are still scheduled for our C-section. This Friday we have an ultrasound to see if she has moved but I feel like she is still lying sideways. I think she’s trying to move but got stuck since there’s not much room now. Gabe and I are anxiously awaiting her arrival. 
Hope everyone had a Happy Christmas. Have a Wonderful and Blessed 2009 everyone! We’ll see you all in the New Year! Cheers!
So one of the first times I really hung out with Gabe was 7 years ago when we went to decorate a Rose Parade float for Disney since Monica worked there. I met Gabe a couple times before but we never really talked, I just knew he liked to take lots of pictures. We ended up decorating the Bob’s Big Boy float and it was a lot of fun. I had no idea that I would end up marrying this guy who liked to take all these pictures. Looking back I’m so glad that he did because he was able to capture the moment. Good times! Happy New Year’s everyone!
Season’s Greetings! Christmas is this week and I’m excited that the holidays are finally here. I’m 37 weeks now and a lot of people were saying that Apple would be here already. Who knows she can come this week.
Her actual due date is January 12th. At our doctor’s appointment last week Apple was still breeched and she weighed in at approximately 7 lbs. Yikes! The doctor said if Apple doesn’t turn and if I don’t go into labor then I’m going to have to have a C-section. Or they can try and turn the baby (which didn’t sound too pleasant) but she might be too big to push out even if she does turn. So our C-section is scheduled for Friday, 01/09/09. Please keep us in your prayers. I am very anxious, nervous, and excited all at the same time! I’m sure Gabe is as well.
Since we pretty much know her due date (unless she comes earlier), I’m taking a poll to see how BIG everyone thinks Apple will be. If you’d like to take a guess, please leave a comment on this post. Whoever comes closest to Apple’s weight and length will get a little prize from Apple mailed to them after she gets here.
Hope everyone is having a wonderful holiday season so far. Wishing all of you and yours a Very Merry Christmas! Hope to see you all soon!
I’m a little slow in updating everyone but Apple’s room is done. I actually finished 2 weeks ago but I haven’t had time to post it on the blog.
Since the last update, I put in some closet organizers in to organize all those stuff everyone gave Apple. We got a lot of stuff from the baby show. Next I put in the baseboards. I bought some unfinished wood baseboards and painted them white. Oh, I got to buy a new tool. I bought an air compressor to use with the nail gun. You got to have to right tool to do the job. Anyways, John came over and helped me installed baseboards.
We bought a new dresser that matches pretty good with the rest of the furniture in the room. After that I put in the finishing touches like the paintings, some shelves, coat rack, etc.
The room turned out really nice. I think Apple is going to love it. You can see some more pictures on our photo gallery.
I wanted to give some thanks to some of the people who helped.
John – For helping with all the construction. I know I couldn’t have done it by myself. At least not as professional as what John can do.
Matt and Patty – For the awesome wall paintings. They make the room look great and adds a person touch.
Jenn – For helping where she can.
Cynthia – For loaning us the rocker chair, crib and John.
Andre – Buying us a lot of the accessories in the room.
4 more weeks! Or sooner! Apple, your room is done!
On Sunday, Gabe and I had a little Christmas maternity photo shoot at Fashion Island in Newport Beach. I wanted some cute pictures for our Christmas cards this year so I asked Kim if she could take our pictures since she has an artsy style and Gabe likes her pictures. So Kim, Andre, Gabe and I headed down to fashion island around noon. It was a beautiful sunny day and we were able to get some great shots. Here’s a couple pictures from the shoot:
Kim edited some of the pictures for us. The ones above and more of her favorites are located here.
Pictures of the whole photo shoot are on our gallery.
Thank you Kim and Andre for taking our cute Christmas pictures, we love them and had so much fun! Now the hard part is picking one for our Christmas cards. Hopefully we’ll get them out before Apple gets here. Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Happy December – 6 more weeks and counting down!
