making progress!

with chris having both sunday and monday off for a change, we (well, chris did the heavy work, i just directed him around) actually got a lot of work done this weekend in the 2nd bedroom! we managed to clear out one bookshelf and 2 closets of "stuff" and sent it over to my parents' storage unit. there's still a lot of work to be done in the condo, but we've finally taken a step in the right direction. yah! unfortunately, because we practically tore the bedroom apart, we've created a mess in our living space, so i have some tidying up to do tomorrow night before the cleaners come on wednesday morning :P

i also came to a final decision on our baby stroller...the 2008 peg perego uno. we did one more test-drive at tj's kids and i'm very pleased with this stroller. it's got great features, of which my favourite is the reversible handle...so i can see baby from front or back regardless of whether he's in the carseat or lying flat in the stroller. we're not in a rush to get it, so we'll order it a little later along with the carseat.

on this beautiful weekend, our friends geoff & sunny were in town, so i semi-hosted a baby shower for them :-) as always, lots of great gifts were given to the parents-to-be...i can't wait for us all to become parents and for our boys to grow up together! it sounds like geoff already has plans for him, chris and their boys :-) speaking of the boy, he's been moving around a lot lately...it's kind of weird and creepy to feel the movements...sometimes it feels like a little punch, but a couple times it's felt like a worm moving around and flipping over. so strange! he's definitely more active when i've been lying down and i roll around in bed...i guess we're both trying to get comfie.

also this weekend, we celebrated my cousin's kids birthdays...brianna turned 5 and bethany turned 1. i love to watch kids as they squish into their 1st birthday cake. it's a classic event, and i get a real kick out of it. at least i don't have to clean up after them...yet!

and lastly, i've taken on a new volunteer role at PADS! since my puppyraising/sitting days are over until after the pregnancy, i've offered my organizational services to help coordinate weekend puppysitters for my 4-legged friends :-) recently chris and i have both fallen in love with a 5 month old yellow lab. chris handled beau in class one day, and i've gotten to spend some time in the kennel with him...he's a lovely yellow lab with a great temperament who just wants to please people. such a lovely little man! if we could raise him, he would've been our next choice. in the meantime, chris will keep attending classes as an observer and get his puppy fix :-)