Yet again, I am not very good at this...

So as the days flash by and the weeks tick past, I realize that I am having a hard time keeping this blog up WITHOUT having a baby here... how in the world am I going to do this once our little man arrives?!?! As if in agreement he just did a somersault inside of me. Here here mama! No way at the rate you're going!

But this IS important to me, and I DO want to do it... so here is my vow to you (all 9 of you who actually read it)... I WILL do better. My new goal is once a week until the baby arrives, or more if my life is exciting enough to merit it... chances are slim that it will be that exciting... so once a week it is.

As for updates since the last time I posted - for ease of catching everyone up, I am opting for list format. Here we go:

1. School is back in full swing and I am actually amazed that I am doing as well as I am. Not to say that I am full of energy and on the top of my game. But overall I am exceptionally pleasant. Truthfully, the only real side effect is that my "mama instinct and voice" have kicked in, which is actually proving to be helpful in the breakfast and lunchrooms at keeping everyone in line.

2. Sleep is something that I am not getting as much of as I would like. This saddens me. I LOVE sleep. However, not being able to lay on my stomach (though I understand and certainly don't want to squish the little guy) is not ideal for me. Also strange things like hip pains (what I am I? 80?), FREQUENT (like yes, MORE than usual) restroom trips, and random middle of the night awakenings are making it so that I am not getting anywhere near as much as I want.

3. Our house is really starting to look fabulous. I am just going to brag for a few minutes here about how absolutely AMAZING my husband is. Over the past few weeks he has hung new blinds in every room in our home. It looks INCREDIBLE. So good, in fact that the pictures I took before, I don't think I am going to post, because I want NEW ones to show you how awesome it looks! Along with that he has assembled furniture (we now have a bookcase in the baby's room) and just been overall incredible.

4. As a continuation of #3 - our little man's room is REALLY starting to come together. Last night we put books on the bookcase, and hung some pictures on the wall. At this point all we really need for the room is a rug, which we are on a quest for. I will post pictures of it within the week (I think I need deadlines to hold myself accountable).

5. We are in the midst of shower season. See, because we are SUCH good planners, I am having a baby 3 weeks after my sister in law gets married. In all fairness, she planned hers first I suppose, but nonetheless, all that we are doing for the next few weekends is attending showers. For the record, I LOVE showers. Not just mine, but all showers in general. I love little snacks and seeing people you love and lots of fun gifts and even the dumb games. So I am excited... but this is what the upcoming weeks look like:

• Saturday - Sept 5th Wedding shower for Melinda and Johnny at Mamaws house
• Saturday - Sept 11th Wedding shower for Melinda at my house (mom and I are hosting)
• Saturday - Sept 18th Baby shower for me at the church (thrown by Barbara, Mary, Miss Bink, and Miss Paula)
• Saturday - Sept 18th (Yes on the same day) Melinda's Bachelorette Party
• Saturday - Sept 25th Baby shower for me with friends (Heather Pollock and Emily Horning are throwing it)
• Sunday - Sept 26th Family Baby shower for Chris and I at our home (we are also using these as a chance to get to show of our fun and gorgeous new home!)
• Saturday - Oct 9th Melinda gets married (YAY!) Also when we are hoping I DON'T deliver. :)
• Friday - Oct 22nd When Christopher believes Baby Kale will make his entrance into the world.
• Saturday - Oct 30th Baby Kale is due

6. We are in FULL swing with Marching Band here in the Kale household. Chris is directing at SSHS and I am excited to attend my first home game this Friday (pending I do not catch any strange illnesses - which is what happened the LAST time I was supposed to go to a home game!) October is when they kick off into Saturday competitions and BUSY BUSY BUSYness - which was perfect timing, yet again, compared to when I am due.

7. We don't think that our due date is accurate. I am pretty sure that the real due date is not Oct. 30th but actually Oct 25th. We go for a 4D ultrasound on Thursday (I am REALLLLLLLLLY excited) and hopefully can see more than about his size.

8. We are cloth diapering. I am PRETTY super excited about this. We are slowly in the process of building our stash. Currently we have six 3.0 BumGenius one size diapers and are in the process of ordering Flip covers and inserts, as well as some Thirstie Duos and prefolds. Christopher is not quite as sold on this as I am, but I just really feel like it is an easy way for us to do our part to help out the earth. The whole process is pretty overwhelming but we are both excited. So nay-sayers don't rain on my parade. :)

9. I am officially there. To the point in pregnancy where people can without question tell I am having a baby. I was really excited to get to this point, however, now I am getting tired of people saying "WOW Catie - I sure can tell you're pregnant!" or "MAN! That baby belly sure is sticking out!" Thanks people, really, I can look in a mirror, I know it's out there. LoL.

10. This is really getting long, which will not happen when I don't go over a month without posting. :) For now, I must sleep (refer to #2). Goodnight blog land. MORE to come this week.