getting ready

(here i am at 39 weeks)

still no baby yet, but we have been doing a lot around the peterson household to get ready. here are a few highlights:

*i FINALLY got my hair cut and colored from a crazy expensive salon in downtown anchorage called chez ritz. its insane how much salon's charge up here! but, i love the way it turned out and will most likely continue to go to this lady. i know i will have to wait months after having the baby, as i'm planning on breastfeeding, so i was happy to be able to get in the same week i called! my hair has gone to CRAP since moving up here as it's dry (i know! anchorage is dry?!) and being pregnant has made it randomly break and frizz out. i didn't plan on cutting much off as i'm trying to grow it out, but i had so many nasty split ends that we ended up cutting 4 inches off to make it look healthy. i'm now hooked on aveda products...i bought this conditioner that seriously saved my hair! hooray!

*got another baby swing. we had one with brynn, but the motor blew out as she used it so much! so, we decided to get another one as it saved us with brynn. lets hope little baby peterson likes it.

*gave mango a nice brushin' and ended up with another cat (see picture below). she was NOT happy but WE are as there isn't so much mango hair all over the carpets. thank goodness for our dyson vacuum as that bad boy is amazing at sucking up all her "mango babies" as brynn calls it.

*i've been finishing up all sorts of craft projects from past super saturday's, and other events and it feels great! our ward had an amazing super saturday a few weeks ago and i'm almost done with everything i signed up to make.

here are the pillows i made for christmas. they were fun to make and kept me busy while watching tv.

*organizing baby's room and buying warm gear so she doesn't freeze. we had brynn in july back in germany during an insane heat wave so i'm in much need of warm clothes. good thing i live in the north pole as it's been easy to find warm things. also just bought a "bundle me" from jj cole for the car seat in hopes that that will prevent her from turning into a popsicle.

*making TONS of bows, flowers, headbands, bibs, and burpcloths. recently, i've become obsessed with reading tutorials online on how to make things and i love it! i've got a pretty good stash of fabric (thank you joann's) and spend my evening's sewing while steve plays lame computer games. at least we are in the same room, right?
here are some of the bibs i figured out how to make. i still haven't quite figured out how to sew, but managed to do these and it made me smile :)

*detailed my car. yes, at 39 weeks HUGE i decided to clean my car... i'm in an insane nesting streak and got the idea that this was something that desperately needed to be done. i hate messy cars so it felt great to vacuum, sanitize, wash floor mats, dust, and declutter my ride. never mind the fact that it KILLED my back to try and bend, and twist to get every weird angle and spot clean. maybe i will go into labor soon?!

*cleaned out the garage with steve so one of our cars can fit in there now! i have no idea how we will fit both of our cars in there during the winter, so wish us luck...

can you say nesting?! yes, i think so...