Movies

We had a gift exchange at work a couple weeks ago.  I got 2 Regal movie tickets!  And then we received our gift from the office- 2 AMC movie tickets!  Awesome! 4 movie tickets = 2 movies for me and Kurt to see before Lobi arrives!  We intended to see a double feature yesterday (even though we'd have to go to two different theaters).  Our plan was to start in North Seattle and see Les Miserables (a Regal theater) and then go up to Alderwood (AMC theater) and see The Hobbit.  Alderwood often sells out so we stopped by on our way to Seattle to buy our tickets ahead of time...but not soon enough!  They were sold out all day for both movies we wanted to see!  So we checked online for the other theater- that one was sold out for both movies all day too!  What the what?  I knew it would be a popular weekend to go to the movies, but I didn't expect this!  So instead we stopped by Babies'R'Us and then headed over to Woodinville.  Les Mis was all sold out, but we got tickets to see The Hobbit.  Whew!  Who knew going to the movies was so complicated?  We had a couple hours to kill so we ate at Red Robin then wandered through some stores.  OshKosh b'gosh had some adorable hats with their onesies- Kurt loved the giraffe hat and I loved the elephant one!

 
We enjoyed the movie and will attempt to see Les Miserables sometime this week!  Wish us luck!

King Tut!

Kurt, Jeanette, and I went to the King Tutankhamun exhibition at the Science Center on Christmas Eve!  I've been wanting to go ever since it arrived in Seattle- the exhibit is leaving in a couple weeks so I'm happy we were able to attend!  I wanted to be an archaeologist growing up, even an Egyptologist for a while!  While neither of these things happened, I did end up being a history major and took a lot of ancient history classes- mostly Greek and Roman.  And guess what?  Those Greeks thought the Egyptians were weird!  No joke (ask Herodotus).  Anyways...King Tut!

I loved the exhibit!  Hieroglyphs, colossal statues, small sculptures, gold, wood, reed beds!  It's amazing what has been preserved thanks to the dry conditions in Egypt.  I found it interesting how many statues were appropriated by different rulers.  I guess some statues were so amazing that pharaohs/legislators just decided to re-use them!

I remember learning about the Amarna period in one of my classes at UW, but it was cool to see examples of it for myself!  During the Amarna period, the pharaoh Akhenaten drastically changed the Egyptian religion.  He decided they'd only worship one god- the sun god, Aten.  Not only did the religion change, but so did the art.  The heads of pharaoh and his family members almost look alien!  They're all elongated and the features are much more delicate versus the angular sculptures of the periods before and after.  Tutankhamun was the son of Akhenaten.  He reversed the changes his father had made back to the old religion and traditions of Egypt.  After Tut died at a young age without an heir (he had two stillborn daughters- the fetuses were found in his tomb!  We saw the jars the fetuses were kept in) Egypt was thrown for a loop and scrambled to find a new leader.

My only disappointment was that there was no mummy or even a sarcophagus at the end!  Tut was buried in about 5 sarcophagi (like nesting dolls) so I thought at least one would be there!  But, alas, it wasn't to be. 

If you're in the Seattle area go see the King Tut exhibit before it's gone!

No pictures were allowed, but we took one in the gift shop:

38 Weeks!

We're getting close!  At my appointment yesterday the doctor said it's not likely she'll come in the next week.  So we should make it to week 39.

The nurse was measuring Lobi's heartbeat when she pulled her hand back from my stomach:
Nurse:  She kicked me!
Me:  Me too!
The nurse laughed.

Dr. Frankwick commented on my ankles:
Doctor: You're ankles are disappearing!
Me:  You should see them at the end of the day! :)

It's so true.  Kankles!

Here we are!  I swear this girl has tripled in size in the past 4 weeks.  I'll get to meet her soon!

Swaddling

I decided to practice swaddling!  Not everyone can say they've swaddled an elephant- or a dog! :)

 

 

I'm pretty excited about swaddling and we have lots of swaddling blankets!  I sure hope Lobi enjoys it!

Christmas Eve!

Kurt, Ani, and I enjoyed some tradition Mexican food on Christmas Eve! 

We also went to a Christmas lights show, sang some carols (mostly me), and each opened a present.  We all got pajamas!  I LOVE this picture of Kurt and Ani:

It was a wonderful Christmas Eve.  I even think Ani had fun :)  So glad we could spend it with her!

Christmas time is here!

Last year we invited Kurt's family over for crepes and a gift exchange a couple weeks before Christmas.  We had a great time and decided to make it an annual tradition.  Unfortunately, Cristi's flight was delayed (over 24 hours!) so she couldn't come and then William came down with an ear infection so the Han's were out too.  Kurt, Ma, Pa, the Winsteads, and I were all there and enjoyed the extra crepes!  No pictures, but here's the invitation I made:

 

 



It's just the beginning of a very busy weekend!  Tomorrow morning we're going to the King Tut exhibit (I'm SUPER excited) and then taking Jeanette to the airport (she's coming to the exhibit too).  Then Ani's coming for Christmas Eve!  I'm kind of really excited to have her here.  I'm so glad she's coming!  We're making Mexican food in traditional Johnson family fashion (tradition stolen from the Davies' family).  Ani's staying the night so we'll get to open presents with her!  Then it's off the the Biehl's for Christmas dinner.  I'm already exhausted but I can't wait to spend the next few days with family!  Don't we look excited?

 

 

P.S. 37 weeks!

Ode to Grandpa

My grandpa turns 92 today!  I can't believe he's that old and neither can he- in his own words "that's a lot of water under the bridge!"  I'm so grateful that he has lived this long so his youngest grandchild (that's me) could get to know him.  I hope that my little girl gets the chance to fall asleep while great-grandpa's rocking her only to have him fall asleep too :)  He's the greatest grandpa in the world!


Here's my grandpa as a boy (far left).

And here he is in 2010 at my wedding.  On the far left again :)

36 Weeks!

Less than 1 month to go! 

Birthing Class

We are half way through our birthing class!  It's been interesting.  I'm not a fan of the videos...birth is a very personal thing.  But overall I think we've learned some good things- especially about Kurt's role!  I have found this to be comforting, but I think it's making Kurt more nervous.  I told him he has the easy job and will need to be the strong one.  Not sure that made him any less nervous :)  It's going to be an adventure, and probably not an enjoyable one, but we'll get Lobi on the other side!  Which is the start of a whole new adventure. 

Nativity!

Kurt and I have our first nativity!  And it's actually Lobi's.  The baby shower last Saturday had a book theme (awesome idea Jeanette!).  My mom gave us a picture book titled "The Very First Christmas" and a matching nativity!  I love the book (it rhymes) and the nativity is absolutely adorable!

The figurines and book match.  How fun!

Getting there with a little help from our friends

I had my 4th and final baby shower yesterday!  The final three were all last week- family shower on Sunday, work shower on Thursday, and college friends shower on Saturday.  I can't express my gratitude enough for the kindness and generosity of my friends, family, and co-workers!  Not only have they given me shower presents, but I've received hand-me-down clothes, a rocking chair, changing table, dresser, and a stroller!  They're all used, but in great shape and we absolutely could not have afforded to get all this stuff ourselves!  Kurt and I wouldn't have been able to make this work without all you good folks!  Thank you so much!  We love you! 

We have some clothes now!  I received lots of adorable outfits from my co-workers and tons of hand-me-downs from my sister Megan which beefed up our collection.  We're going to use the bookshelf as a 'dresser'.  We plan on buying more of the cloth containers (see the one we already have?) and using those as 'drawers'.

Lobi now has some adorable stuffed animals (the giant octopus is from Lili!  She was very excited about it) and great books!  I can't wait to read them to her.

We have more stuff under the crib and changing table and even more around the house!  I'm sure there will be more pictures once everything is put together.  I'm so glad we opted for a 2 bedroom apartment 1.75 years ago otherwise we wouldn't have enough room!

34 Weeks

I think I'm finally starting to feel pregnant- I'm definitely warmer than usual and I just noticed a couple days ago that my ankles and feet are quite swollen at the end of the day.  Strangely, the right foot swells more than the left.  I tend to spill things on my belly too...

I wore this same shirt 10 weeks ago!  I think Lobi's grown a little.