My mom got in okay last night. What a relief. This is the first time my mom has ever seen snow. She saw the ones along the street and thought they were styrofoams. Oh silly mom. I was really worried about my mom traveling by herself because of her bad case of motion sickness and very limited english speaking. She told me she got lost a few times at the O'Hare airport and had to ask people for directions. I guess she's not as helpless as I thought. I'm looking forward to this weekend because both Peter and I have four days weekend off together.

Okay, I'm officially sick of being pregnant. My tummy is getting heavier, feet are more swollen than ever, breasts are freaking sore, just feeling more miserable everyday, and yet no signs of labor. They said the baby will come when he's ready, but I'm ready NOW! I have more people telling me how uncomfortable I look, that's because I am. When I told people I'm only couple weeks away, some of them said I carry it well. What the heck does that mean? How come I don't feel so well? I don't want to do anything anymore. Just wanna lay down and wait for it to happen. I'm sure when it does happen, I'm going to freak out. I just hope that he's not going to be a giant baby.

We had our Christmas this pass Sunday since both Peter and I have to work on Christmas and unable to go to KC to join the clan. We got so many baby gifts, mostly clothes. Gee, what a spoiled baby already.

The bathroom is almost done. Peter has been working so hard everyday to get everything ready. He's doing housework on top of remodeling the bathroom. I know it's all worth it in the end, but sometimes it breaks my heart to see him working so hard. I know he's really tired. It's a good thing my mom is coming early, she's going to help out around the house. As for me, I will try my best to be patient.

P.S. If anyone has any suggestions on how to induce labor naturally, pass it along my way.

It's getting really cold. I have to watch my steps extra carefully now a day. I almost fell on ice the other day. Good thing husband was there to catch me. As I am getting closer to my due date, I'm getting butterflies in my stomach. I wonder what it will be like to meet this little person for the first time. We still don't have a name picked out yet, but we are constantly working on it. I was looking at some of the babies clothes today and couldn't believe how tiny they are. Also, I started to feel more braxton hicks lately. Holy crap! I'm really going to have a baby real soon.

Who will you vote this time around? Better yet, how would you vote? Most people vote for their own party regardless of what they believe, and that's the downfall of the bipartisan system. What about voting as a Christian? I don't believe that God is neither democrat or republican. Most Christians like to say that if you are a Christian, then you must vote for a republican. Really? Let's look at one of this year republican candidates for example, Rudy Giuliani. How much of a Christian am I if I vote for someone who's pro-abortion and pro-gay marriage? The thing is now a day, it's unclear what makes a democrat democrat, or a republican republican. As Christians, we should vote for Christian values not a particular party. A lot of Christians think that it's a non-Christian thing to not to vote. They think God gave us the right to vote, and we should exercise it even when the choices are against Christian values. They like to use the "lesser evil" approach. If I have only two candidates to choose, and both of them are anti-Christ, choosing either of them would be wrong. As Christians, we should not partake or endorse any sins, not even political sins. This is not intended to discourage people from voting. I will only cast my vote to someone who I believe represents the Christian principles and not just vote for the sake of voting.

We are so broke. I'm looking at our bank statement online, and it's not pretty. Thanks to the baby, our expenses are going to be huge these few months. I'm sure it will continue to expand. Anyone want to donate to the first time parents fund?

I put in my usual 12 hours work yesterday with only 1 hour of sleep the night before. That's what happen when you have too much diet mountain dew. I need to switch to caffeine free. Needless to say, it didn't take long for me to fall asleep tonight. The problem is I woke up 4 hours later. That's why I'm up blogging at 3 in the morning. At least that's 4 times longer than I slept last night.

Does anyone hate Walmart as much as I do? I don't usually shop at Walmart unless it's for special occasion like when I need to get a gag gift for a white elephant gift exchange. So yesterday I wanted to make chili, and I needed to get a dutch oven. I didn't want to commit to an expensive Le Creuset since I didn't know how often I will be using it. After searching online for a bit, I found this nice reasonably priced one at Walmart. I went to store and they were out. When I asked one of the Walmart "friendly" employee that's stocking nearby if she could find out if another Walmart had it. She hesitated for a second and said she would have to walk to the jewelry counter to call. I could sense that she found my request troublesome. From what I saw, the jewelry counter was only 15 feet away, so I said okay. When we got the counter, she asked this other lady to make the call. I didn't think it would be a problem since they seemed to be having a slow day at the jewelry counter. This lady was even more put off by it. She leaned over the counter with an annoyed face, and she was biting her nails the whole time we were waiting for the other store to pick up. I finally had enough and told them to forget about it. There's no smiley face there. I ended up going to Bath Bed & Beyond and got a Caphalon one like this one.

Yes, it costed me four times more, but the purchase was much more pleasant.

Oh, looks like I have time to get one more hour of sleep before I start my 12 hours work day.

Dear Rice and Pasta,
I miss you...

Things are coming along nicely. Peter has put down the floor in the bathroom. It looks good. We have also cleared out the used to be computer room to turn it into a nursery room. We have chosen the classic Winnie the Pooh theme. I'm not a big Pooh fan, but the classic Pooh Bear just screams nursery. Besides, Peter insisted on them. I thought I was lucky just to get him to go to the store with me, so I was pleasantly surprised to see that he actually cared enough to have an opinion about the nursery. Doesn't it look cute though?

Aunt Suzy and Lynne got us the bedding set, a Pooh Bear plush toy, some decorations, and some baby clothes. They are so nice and soft. What a lucky baby. Tomorrow I will continue my search for the perfect car seat and stroller.

I'm playing with gif files. Never knew how easy it is. It's kinda fun.

I was going to have my first baby shower today, but it was canceled due to the untimely winter storm. Boo~ I was looking forward to see our Kansas cousins this weekend. Of course I'm disappointed, but I'd rather them be safe and stay home. Peter finally put together the crib. I'm at 34th week now, technically I can give birth anytime now without any risk. I think tomorrow we are going to shop for stroller and car seat. I can't believe how many choices there are. We want one that's sturdy but not bulky. We still haven't decided if we are going to be cloth or disposable diapers. Personally I prefer cloth, but I'm not sure how leak proof they are. I can't believe how many things we still need to get. I'm so grateful for baby shower.

The hospital gift shop and salon were having a sale today. Everything was 30% off. Didn't really need anything, but I went to check it out anyway. There I saw this tourmaline ceramic flat iron marked as $120. My first reaction was "what the?!", and it's not even a CHI. After listening to my co-workers who have this kind of flat irons, though not the same brand, telling me how well they work and how much they love theirs blah blah blah... I was convinced it's worth the money. I thought I had a good deal when it ended up being $84 after the discount until I looked it up online tonight. They cost less than $70 every site I looked at. Needless to say, I'm pretty pissed right now. I feel like a SUCKER. I'm going to call them tomorrow and demand a refund.