Long post....with a few pics

The past few weeks have been kinda crazy around here......a week ago this past Friday we attended the Sub ball here in Monterey. It was pretty small and nothing like the balls that I was use to attending in Connecticut! We had a lot of fun though and got a kick out of Josh cutting the cake! That Saturday was the first day of our 2 all day Saturday birthing class! It was VERY long....and VERY interesting! We saw some vidoes and things we could have done without...but over all it was fun.....well for me it was because for half of the class we practices breathing and birthing positions so I got massages from Josh the whole time....and if you are wondering we will NOT be using any of the techniques that we learned. On Sunday we went to church...went on a picnic down by the water with our friends Amanda, Rob, Dan and Kristin....made a mistake of walking there...which we thought would be okay since it was only 1.5 miles but evidently not b/c my feet got HUGE and started to get a little blue so Josh walked back to the house and go the car so I didn't have to walk. After the picnic we all went up two blocks to downtown Pacific Grove where there were having a huge Good 'Ole Days Festival! It was a lot of fun....kinda like a mini fair!

This is the cake at the ball....the one Josh hat to cut with a sword...ha ha...It still makes me laugh!

Here is the best shot we got of Josh cutting the cake....can't see the Admiral though......
Our group of 6.....Rob, Amanda, (Parker), Me, (Adah), and Josh

Wednesday we met with a photographer who is going to take our maternity, Labor/delivery, newborn, 3mth, 6mth, and 9mth photos.  We are super excited and really like the photographers a lot...it is a husband and wife team.  We meet with them for our first session on the 24th.

This past Thursday I had my every two week doctors appointment....not much was done this time....I got my Group B Strep test done.....and he checked to see the position on the baby.....and it turns out that she decided to turn.....and is now in the breech position.  She was head down the entire pregnancy until now.....she is going to be a mess...we can tell already.  So I got back on the 23 of this month and he is going to check again.....and said that if she has not turned by then...then he is going to go in and turn her....so I have been doing some exercises to try and get her to turn.  Lets just hope that my exercises work and he doesn't have to turn her b/c when I asked him what the whole "manual" turning involved....and his response was...."lets just say that it won't be a comfortable experience for you"!  Thanks Doc!  He also commented on my swelling in my feet and face.....and made me stop working and has me laying down and elevating my feet every 2 hours throughout the day.  So unfortunately I worked my last day of work...for now yesterday.  Josh and I were not planning on me not working so soon but know that we have to do what is best for the baby and myself.

Today was the 2nd and last day of our all day birthing class.  The first half.....or really the first 20min. was spent at the hospital.....we didn't really get to see much that we didn't already know or see since I was in there already....and all the rooms where full today.  The rest of the class was spent learing about what to expect once the baby is here.....labors with epidurals.......circumcision(which thank God I don't have to deal with yet)....and we learned how to put a diaper on a baby and how to swaddle....which really Josh practiced not me.

Tomorrow we are going to church and taking our friends Amanda and Rob with us and then we are going over to their house and having Easter lunch/Dinner.  Amanda is making a ham....salad....fruit spread...and Texas sheet cake for dessert....and I'm making potato salad....green bean casserole....and rolls.

I think that about sums up the past week/week and a half.  Not much is going on this week.  I'm going with Amanda on Tuesday to meet with a possible pediatrician so we will see how that goes.

Hope everyone has a wonderful Easter.....

I love my friends....

We recieved another surprise box on our door yesterday!  Our friends Jessica, Chris and Kensie sent Adah a sweet gift!  We miss them so much!  Chris and Jessica came to our wedding in Texas...and Chris was in the wedding....Chris was on the Alex with Josh and we have lots of fun/funny memories with them....from nights out to 2 New Years Celebrations with them!  Unfortunately they are no longer in the Navy and will be moving to Chicago soon!  Thanks you guys so much for thinking of us and for your thoughtful gift!

I'm super excited about the ultimate crib sheet...is that dorky?  Oh well!  the swaddle me is sooooo soft!  Josh is glad to have cause he thinks that he doesn't have to learn how to swaddle with a regular blanket now.......little does he know he is going to become a swaddling expert!

While I was writing this blog we got another package...this one was from Josh's mom.....so I though I would take a quick picture and post!  Thank you Debbie for the clothes, plush doll and book!

Quick update.....

Not much has been going on here lately.  Josh started another quarter in school this week.  I'm still working 2 days a week.  We have been busy trying to decide on a middle name for our little Adah.  This Friday is the Submarine ball....so I will be attempting to put on a formal....we will see how that works out.....and oddly enough Josh is the most newly qualified guy attending the ball so he has to cut the cake with a retired admiral.  Then this Saturday we have our first all day birthing class.  Luckily we are in the class with our friends Amanda and Rob so Josh won't be alone and will have a guy there to pass the time.  So we go this Saturday and then next Saturday....the 2nd Saturday we get to take a tour of the hospital.  

Not much else is going on....I will be sure to post pictures of the ball and let you know how the first class goes.

Too Cute!!!

I received another package yesterday from our really good friends Ashley and Austin! I went to college with Ashley and Austin.....they got married the July before us and moved to Boston, Massachussets and as most of you know Josh and I married in December and moved to Connecticut...so we practically moved together and became "neighbors"! It was so much fun having them live so close....I went to Boston several times while Josh was out to sea and even with him.....and they came to visit us several times! They moved just about a month before we moved to California....unfortunetly they did not move to California but back to Texas! I miss them terribly!

Anyway....they picked out and sent the cutest outfit and accessories for baby Adah! I absolutely LOVE them. I couldn't stop looking at them and playing with them yesterday....

Check out these SUPER cute sunglasses that Adah will be sporting for all of our beach days!  Not to mention the cute headband and bows!

I am absolutely IN LOVE with this shirt!  How stinkin cute is this!
These jeans are by far my favorite!  Heck...I would wear them if they were in my size!  Josh's favorite little girl cloths are the jeans...and we only have one other pair so he wouldn't put them down....!
the little butt!
Thanks so much Ashley and Austin!  Can't wait to see you guys again....hopefully soon!