Baby Update

Evelyn's umbilical stump fell off! But we arn't sure where it went... so somewhere in the Robertson's living room is a little piece of my baby :)

Evelyn is on light therapy for her jondus so we call her our little glow worm.

Look at all that hair

Holy Crap!

Her daddy says she looks like an oompa loompa (sp) Because the Jondus makes her look orange her mommy thinks that it is much nicer to say she looks like a pumpkin. This is her first Christmas present from Uncle David and Aunt Jaime

Mommy holding baby Evelyn after first bath

Our favorite Christmas gift

7lb 15.6 oz rounds to 8lb

Look at what her daddy taught her

Long Time no Post

Sorry to anyone still bothering to check my blog. It's been quite a while. Stephen and I both made it through yet another term of school (Stephen even got an "A" in his math class!) alive, at least for the most part. I spent so much time on campus doing homework and projects and school stuff that my poor feet were getting so swollen that I completely gave up keeping my shoes tied! Thankfully, after term ended and I was able to spend some time not at a desk, they have gone back to a nearly normal size. And as far as the baby... she still isn't here yet. Not for lack of contractions, though. I had a doctor's appointment yesterday morning and she said that things were moving forward; the baby is moving down and so hopefully it won't be too much longer. Stephen and I are out today trying to keep me up and on my feet and get gravity to help. Oh, and we finally decided to go ahead and get internet at the apartment, so soon it will be easier to post and we'll have something cute to post pictures of. I hope everyone is having a good holiday season!

Baby Classes

Stephen and I just got all signed up for our how to have a baby class. Hopefully it will ease more worries than it creates! We'll get a tour of the birthing facility, learn pain management and relaxation techniques, learn what drug options there are, and baby care. I'm excited, and strangely nervous. I guess as much as I know I am having a baby (and have the belly to prove it!) sometimes it is easier to forget than others. Well, classes start tomorrow night. Wish us luck!!!

Great News!

Stephen just got his acceptance email! He was accepted into the OSU College of Pharmacy!!! This is really, fantastic news! He will start grad school in September 2009 and should graduate (if I understand right) June 2013. We will be in Corvallis for the first two years, then in Portland for the next one. The final year of Pharmacy school is a bunch of rotations, it's like residency for pharmacists. We don't know where that will be, hopefully in the Portland Metro area. But we'll jump that hurdle when we get there! It's also great news because now Stephen's grades for the rest of the year don't matter as much. He needs C's or better, which is a lot more lee-way than the A's he was looking at needing, especially since there is going to be a little one around soon being all distracting :) I'm so excited and you should all be excited too!!! YEY!!!

Thankful Thursday

STEPHEN GOT AN INTERVIEW FOR PHARMACY SCHOOL!!!!!!!

Pharmacy School Interview!!!

I have very exciting news! Stephen got a letter today informing him that he has been offered an interview for the College of Pharmacy here at OSU! This is such great news! The interveiw is Friday October 10th at 8:30am. They have scheduled 3 hours for the interview. Keep Stephen in your thoughts and prayers, that this interveiw might go well. We should hear within a few weeks the results of the interview.

Back to School!

Ok, so it's been a little while since I last posted anything. Sorry. In that time Stephen and I moved from Wauna (the paper mill), spent time in Oregon City or Sara's wedding, moved back to Corvallis, and then moved across town! We are finally mostly settled down. The kitchen is in functional order, most the furniture is where it belongs, but the baby's room is still full of boxes and stuff. Looks like we still have some work to do! Last Thursday Stephen and I went to the OSU/USC football game. Apparently USC was ranked first in the nation (? don't quote me on that) and OSU is not a team to shout about. USC was projected to bet OSU by 25 points. Well, for any of you who didn't hear, OSU won by 6. It was an exciting game and we had a lot of fun. We are going to try to go to more too.
Today was the first day of school. Stephen is taking Bio-Chemistry, Calculus for business majors, Spanish, and Anatomy. I am taking Mass Transfer Operations, Senior Lab for Chemical Engineering, Chemical Reaction Engineering, and Relaxation. Usually Stephen and I both have an hour free around lunch time so we can eat together. Not this term! You can pretty much bet that if he is in class, I'm not and if I'm in class, he's not. We couldn't even take an institute class together. :( At lest we get to see each other at home.
And a quick baby update: she is about 2 pounds and 14 1/2 inches. Comparable to a head of cauliflower!

Nursery Blues

I know it is really silly, but I very much want to get a crib set for the baby. Yes, I know she wont care what she sleeps in. I just want one little set that I can make her bed up all cute-like. The problem is, well one of the problems is, I am being very picky as to what I want it to look like. Even though we have been told we are having a little girl (and I feel like I'm having a little girl) I don't want a frilly pink set. I want something soft and muted and neutral (which would allow us to use it again if we have a little boy). And I don't like cartoony animal prints and I don't want yellow. So, what do I like? Here's the other problem. I found this amazing, darling crib set at Baby's 'r us. It's called Bunny Meadow by Kidsline. Here are some pictures of it:

It is a soft sage and brown, perfect for a little boy or a little girl, and it has a cute silhouette of a bunny and a dragonfly. But it is $180 (it is a 6 piece set including duvet cover and insert, bumper, dust ruffle, fitted sheet, valance and diaper stacker, but still).

I found a similar set, it is made by the same company. It is almost a cute. It is called Willow:

It is $130 but only 4 pieces (duvet cover and insert, bumper, dust ruffle, and fitted sheet).

Upon further looking, I could mix and match. There is a bunny blanket that is really cute as well as sheets and I could pair it with a plain sage set.

Unfortunately, we would still be looking at $100+

I guess we'll figure something out. Feel free to pass on any ideas! But aren't the bunnies just so darn cute!