Siri's Nursery

Look at Siri's cute little outfit...she'll match her room!

I think I've done all I could do in preparation for our Little Siri. Her nursery is done, her clothes are laundered and clean, and she's got everything she needs now, including a ton of diapers and wipes :) So right now, Mommy-to-be is just resting, running errands and anxiously waiting for the day that our Baby Siri decides to come into this world. Here are some pictures of her nursery.....we have a 2 bedroom condo so we had to make her room also function as a guestroom so we decorated the existing bedroom furniture we have to match her nursery (or vice-versa). Surprisingly, it all fits in there!

I went to see the Dr. again yesterday and everything is okay. No sign of Siri coming just yet.....I think she's real comfortable in my tummy :) I hope she doesn't take too long because as each day passes, I get bigger and bigger and it becomes more uncomfortable to manuever myself around, not to mention the frequent trips to the ladies room!! Hopefully my next post is of Siri's arrival....her expected due date is this Saturday...so close! I have to say, I am quite nervous but I'm certainly ready.

Waiting for our Little Siri!

Corinne's Baby Shower ( Me, geri, Corinne, Celin, Stacey & Alice)

The mom-to-be has been off work for a week now.....I spent the whole week in complete nesting mode, cleaning and organizing my house and getting Baby Siri's nursery ready (opening all the gifts and boxes, putting things away, washing her teeny tiny clothes and all her crib stuff, decorating, vacuuming, etc). I feel very accomplished!! I've made many trips to Baby's R Us to buy the rest of the things on the registry, my next stop is Target. Everything is almost done so I won't have much left to do next week...I plan on just resting and conserving my energy for labor and delivery. I still need to get my hospital bag ready and that's pretty much it....oh, and Papa Charles needs to install the car seats as well, that's pretty important! Today I'm feeling weaker and more tired....I don't know if that's a sign for me to just take it easy and relax. I've just been so anxious to have her here so I've been doing everything I can to make sure we're ready for her. We're definitely more ready now than we were a week ago :)

Last Sunday was Corinne's Baby Shower and we spent a wonderful afternoon in Pasadena. There was a Intuitive Counselor there and she shared some interesting things about our little Siri....she's going to like to sing. Apparently all my singing in the car soothes her :)

During my last visit to the Dr. on Thursday, she checked again to see if my cervix had opened and unfortuntately it's still closed. Our little Siri isn't quite ready to come out yet...but hopefully she won't be too long, she's due in a week! She's estimated right now at around 6 lbs & 12 ounces.

37 weeks.....and lots of learnings!

The very-soon-to-be parents

(Photo by Carly Daniel)

We have learned so much in the last week.......we had a "Breastfeeding for Success" class last Monday, our 2nd week of Chilbirth Preparation on Thursday and tonight we just got back from Infant Safety & CPR class...and yes, Papa Charles came to all the classes with me :) Sure you can read about all these things in books and magazines but it's nice to hear it from someone who's been through it and been doing it for a long time. I was really getting nervous about labor but after the last Childbirth Ed class, I'm not AS scared because I know what to expect and learned some ways to cope with the labor pains (contractions). People say once you're in labor, all of that is forgotten but hey, I'll bring my birth ball anyway......it's fun to sit on that thing!! Plus squatting comes natural to me, I'm Cambodian and we like to squat! Tonight we learned how to perform Infant CPR and we practiced on a baby doll many, many times.....that was pretty neat. I hope we would never have to really do it but if we ever need to, we are prepared!!

I'm really looking forward to the end of this week.......it's my last week of work, YAY! As much of a workaholic I am.....I can't deny the fact that I need this time off to prepare for Baby Siri's arrival. Our house is completely filled with boxes and gift bags galore filled with a whole bunch of baby things. I have yet to wash anything and put her nursery together. Papa Chuk has just finished the crown molding and has put together all the big furniture pieces so now I can start on the decorating...the fun part :)

A couple weeks ago we took some Maternity Photos.....to capture the beauty of pregnancy. Here is one of the photos for you to see. The others are quite intimate & personal to post on this blog that ANYONE can see!

My Baby Shower

My brothers, Siri's Uncles....Uncle Nando & Uncle Nakia.

These are the fabulous women who helped with the shower..THANK YOU!!!!
Cute & personal touches, courtesy of my crafty cousin Tevy!!
Time to open gifts :) This one came from my brother Nakia & David
Beautiful ladies in the family
My wonderful hosts, Tevy & Casey
Me and the girls!
The Future Mamma & Papa

Yesterday, Sunday May 4th 2008 was a day I was looking forward to for months because it was the day of my baby shower. It was well worth the wait because I had such a great time with all my wonderful friends & family!!! There were family members that came all the way from Arizona just for the day to come to my shower....thank you ladies for making the trip!! And I had lots of friends come who I haven't seen much because we've all been so busy. It was just great to see everyone...those from near & far. I felt bad because I couldn't spend much time with any one particular friend/family.....I wish there was more time to catch up on things with all who came. My cousins Tevy & Casey hosted the event for me at their beautiful house in Fullerton and they made the shower so extra special with all the cute, personal touches. Everything was so amazing from the pink & brown themed decor, celebrating Baby Siri's upcoming arrival, to all the yummy food & desserts. Special thanks goes to my hosts and all their helpers, Cassidy, Emma, Julie, Celin & Debbie. Thank you ladies for such a special day...I'll remember forever! Thank you to my brother Nando for designing my fabulous "HERESHEIS" chocolate bar favors...they were a hit with the guests, super cute!! Baby Siri is already so loved and I cannot wait to introduce her to everyone when she finally comes.