Mazziotti: What now?

So today officially makes it one month until my due date. Camila is also still breech! Oh well. I am not that worried about it. I am confident in my doctor and current medical technology and not worried about having a planned c-section. If anything, that just means I will know when she is coming :-)

I hope this is no testament to Camila's stubbornness but she is officially upside down (breech) and pretty adamant about not moving. We suspected so about 6 weeks ago and confirmed it via ultrasound that she is indeed breech.

We bought some 36g. storage bins yesterday so I can sort out the clothes that Camila won't fit into for a couple months. I put the 3-6 months in one bin and everything 6-12 months in the other. I didn't realize how many clothes I have! I could barely fit everything into the 3-6 month bin and I couldn't fit everything into the other one. I did discover, however, that putting your children into storage bins is discouraged, so says the sticker under the lids. Sadly, this probably means that someone has done this before, lol.

My wonderful fiance turns the big 3-1 tomorrow so be sure to wish him a happy birthday. Since he mad made plans for this weekend to go to a Tool concert (I gracefully declined an invite to that - noooo thanks) we decided to use my random day off yesterday to spend some time together and do things that Jesse likes doing, which are generally not consistent with my own hobbies and interests. The first thing we did was medicate the cats with flea medicine and bombed the house with flea fumigators (what a way to start the day!). We went for a visit to WinCo and got some nectarines, watermelon, and sandwiches and took those to Kayak Point to have breakfast in the grass. We intended on bringing a blanket but we forgot it at home. The mosquitoes and bee's were very welcoming and more than willing to share their space. After we ate breakfast we went back to the house and I took a nap (haha). When the evening rolled around we went and had dinner at Jesse's favorite restaurant, Las Margaritas. We both got Carne Asada, no tortillas. They have really great Pico de Gallo, too. Then we went to the local cinema and watched The Last Airbender, which was a disappointment as far as trying to pack a season of Avatar episodes into an hour and 45 minutes. Overall, it was a great day!

I am pretty sure that I get asked every day how mine and Jesse's wedding is coming along and what stage we are at in the planning. Let's just say we are a very behind ;-) At the moment, we have the colors picked out. After much deliberation we decided on fuchsia and black. It is a little untraditional but it was a color combination that really defined Jesse and I. Additionally, it looks really sharp together and would be pretty easy to pull off in a classy manner. I won't be wearing a black or pink dress, though. We are not Atheist's because we have black in our wedding... you have to be an Atheist to be an Atheist, which we are not at all. To the contrary, we plan on getting married in our church, Gold Creek Community Church. We are currently waiting for the church to be expanded with the new foyer and stage. It will be absolutely amazing and beautiful, not that it isn't already. I will post pictures as soon as I get a chance to grab them.

We have asked Jesse's brother, Josh, to learn Cannon D on the electric guitar so that he can play it when we ascends the aisle with his guitar, wireless. He is going to be one of the Groomsmen. Nothing too flashy and inappropriate. Just a nice, edgier version of the classic. All of the Groomsmen will wear totally black tuxes with fuchsia satin ties and the Bridesmaids will wear black dresses with fuchsia sashes.


During the reception Josh's band, Syztem 7, will be playing on the stage (ideally). Hopefully this will all be happening Summer 2011.

Last night we had a great Independence Day. We went over to Grandma Sue's house at about 4 pm. Robin called and let us know that she would not be making it because she got a flat tire... I rephrase that - she got an annihilated tire and her car would need to be towed so she could get it replaced. I recall Robin ranting and raving about the ceviche that she ate while she was in Peru and how she really needed to find a restaurant that served it here in Seattle because it was so great. Robin will be very disappointed to find out that Great Aunt Joann's boyfriend, Guillermo, made some authentic Peruvian ceviche with Peruvian corn and sweet potatoes. I would have brought her some but something tells me ceviche doesn't hold well over 2 days ;-)

Anyway, after hearing of the news that Robin would not be joining us, we left for Grandma Sue's but not before stopping and grabbing some sparklers for the kids at a firework's vendor (since when did 5 sparkler cost $3?!). The gentleman at the stand was nice enough to give Madison and Emilee a lecture on how hot sparklers are (1200 degrees) and that they were hot enough to melt glass. Madison is aware that glass is made of melted sand and said "So it's hot enough to melt sand?" To which he replied yes. Therefore, the children spend a significant portion of their sparkler holding time allotment trying to melt the sand that was on the ground... it failed to create anything interesting, other than extinguished sparklers.

Today at church there was a massive service at 10:30 and an Independence Day barbecue to follow. We got to use the new stage for the first time. It was really great and there were a ton of people... we have 2,000 members but I am sure a lot of people were with family.

Marcy came over from Idaho to spend her birthday weekend with us (we miss you, Marcy!) and we all went to see Eclipse together - Robin, Marcy, me, Jeremy, and the kids. The movie was as good as can be expected considering I have read the book and it's mathematically impossible to fit everything from a book into a 2 hour movie. The best part however, is when both of the kids curled up into balls on their seats with their heads facing down. Robin, upon noticing this, ask's me what my wacky children are doing. I inform her that they have already seen the movie with their father and there is a "disgusting" part coming up. This was the part where Bella is making a failed attempt to convince Edward to have sex with her. They were hiding their eyes from the movie.

My kids crack me up!

It is amazing how many things are completely unfair when you are nine-years-old. This morning Madison woke up to discover *gasp*, that Emilee is eating 2 pieces of toast and there is only one piece of toast left. Let the poor attitude ensue!

So I went to the doctor's today and everything is going well. My uterus is measuring at 32 weeks and her heart rate is about 150bmp. She is also head down and the doctor said that she would probably stay that way.

Unfortunately, we still have a lot of shopping to get out of the way as far as being prepared goes. I have a nice collection of clothes already spanning from Newborn to 12 months. I know how fast the first 12 months go and they grow out of their clothes about every 3 or so months so I got a head start. We need more newborn clothes, though. We have a crib coming from one of the parents at work on July 31st and we have our carseat and stroller. We have diapers and wipes and "Butt Cream" - it is literally called that!

Now that I think about it we have mostly everything... we do really need socks, however, lol. I am really particular about socks because I want them to be thick socks that all look EXACTLY the same. That way I never have to play "find the missing/matching sock". Additionally, my cat really likes small clothing items and he will steal them so having socks that all match will save me a lot of time. I do the same for Madison and Emilee's socks, as well. I need to make a trip to Fred Meyer when they have a sock sale!

I am pretty exited about the impending Fourth of July weekend. I have spent a lot of the recent weekends being bored at home. As much as I enjoy not having anything to do and being able to sit and relax, it gets a little monotonous and... well, boring! This weekend I have things to do but nothing stressful. Hooray!