Ten for May

10. Both bedrooms in the house have new curtains!  With a house built in the 1920's, we have very odd sized windows that had very odd and decrepit blinds hanging when we moved in.  We really wanted blackout curtains, but I could never find any the right size.  So, I finally broke down and bought a lot (and I mean a LOT) of fabric, found some curtain rods, and got to work!  After four full evenings of sewing, I couldn't be happier with the way they look.  And, it's SO nice to be able to sleep in a super dark room once again!

9. In other household projects, I mentioned last month that we'd done a lot of work on our master bathroom.  Well, we underestimated quite how much time it would take to truly finish it all.  But, it is now about 98% complete for what we want done (with the remaining 2% falling in a "future projects" category), and I'm loving it.  The jetted tub is so much more fun in a relaxing blue room than in a room covered with ugly old wallpaper.  Sometimes, we have just walked in there just to remember how much we love it.

8.  I had two more baby showers this month.  I'm so very fortunate to have so many people in my life who love and care about me.  While I've really appreciated the gifts that were given, I think my favorite part has been the showing of support that I've received.  I hope to remember the advice I've been given, the memories that have been shared, and the fun that I had during each one of them.

7. Even though I'm not officially a mother yet, Devin still made a point of celebrating me the whole weekend of Mother's Day.  He did all of the housework, cooked me several meals including a Mother's Day breakfast, and gave me a Kindle!  On Saturday, we also went to Home Depot to pick up some things for the yard and projects around the house, and he bought me two perennial daisy plants.  These are now in the pots in our walkway and blooming like crazy.  He's even done most of the work to care for them since then, too!

6. This month, Devin has switched into doing family medicine.  We didn't expect him to enjoy this rotation at all.  We'd heard warnings about the specialty in general as well as some complaints about the rotation in particular, so we were pretty wary.  But, Devin is doing a pretty awesome job at it and enjoying it much more than he thought he would!  Even though the hours aren't great, they aren't nearly as bad as what we'd anticipated making them feel much more manageable.  And, Devin is now part of the oldest class of med students and as such is being given more responsibility and opportunities as well.

5. We've had some pretty awesome weekends this month.  The first, we saw The Avengers and loved it followed by hiking Mistletoe the next day.  The second was marked by celebrating Mother's day.  Then, I had a baby shower the next weekend.  And, Memorial weekend we barbecued and got a lot of projects done.  There was also a lot of sleeping in each weekend, too!

4. Our new cooking endeavors have continued.  We eat out so infrequently lately, but are loving trying new things at home.  This month, Devin learned how to make a really good stir fry complete with water chesnuts and all.  As somewhat of a gag, we tried making bacon wrapped, dorito covered, barbeque meatball pockets for a get together with friends, and they actually ended up quite tasty.  In new desserts, I made peach cobbler for the first time.  It was good but not great, so I'll be on the look out for a new recipe. I also made blueberry cream cheese breakfast danishes that were delicious.  And, we've created a hodgepodge Mexican dish we have started calling "dorito fajitos."  They are actually pretty healthy and very delicious!

3. Devin has been selected for an away rotation next year at his top choice program!  He'll be working in the Pediatric Emergency Room at Erlanger Hospital in Chattanooga, TN for the month of January.  We're pretty excited about this as the spots were pretty limited, and we'd love to end up with him working at this hospital next year!

2. We celebrated our third anniversary this month.  It's crazy to realize just how quickly time has flown.  While I never thought it was possible, each year our relationship has gotten better and better.  It was pretty fun to recognize how far we've come and reminisce a little bit.  Of course, the reminiscing was done at one of our favorite restaurants where we ordered too much food but didn't regret it for a minute.  It was also nice to realize, though, that while it was a special day, it was still just one really good day surrounded by many, many other good days on either side.

1. At this point we can honestly say that we'll have a baby here any day now!  I'm a couple days past where "full term" is designated although my official due date is still a couple weeks away.  We are pretty much all ready to go at this point, too.  The nursery is ready (expect for hanging a few items), the hospital bag is packed, I've done loads of tiny baby laundry, and the last of the items I've ordered are almost here.  Now all that's left pretty much is dealing with the fact that I feel like a ticking time bomb and coping with the fact that the over planner in me is officially unable to do anything else at this point but wait!