Heroic tales of a pregnant mama.

My new glider for the nursery arrived today!!! I have been waiting and waiting for about 100 weeks...or maybe 8 days which is basically the same. I love ordering things online, I do not like waiting for them to arrive. This glider was actually an early shower gift from my grandma. Thanks, Dede!

I knew it would arrive between Friday and today. I also knew that UPS doesn't deliver on the weekends so that narrowed it down. On Friday I began to casually call or drop by the apartment office 10 times a day just in case it got delivered there when we weren't home. There is nothing sadder than missing an important delivery. This afternoon on my way home from work I stopped by the mail center and I noticed....the UPS man making deliveries in the complex! I quickly waddled to our mailbox, grabbed everything that was in it - we usually trash the junk mail right there- and waddled back to my car. I drove quickly but safely around the corner to make sure that I wouldn't miss the delivery guy when he got to our building. (He was delivering other packages...what was the chance that he could do that and somehow beat me back to my apartment? I don't know. I didn't want to find out!) I got out of my car, ran inside to drop off my purse, and then stood by the bottom of the stairs waiting for him. When he finally pulled up outside of our building I was standing there with a smile as he got out a package. "Is that for me???" Nope. It was for my neighbor. But he assured me that he had 2 big boxes for me also. "Well, please don't just knock and walk off, " I said, "Because I'm pregnant and can't get them inside." He laughed and assured me he would make sure to set them right inside the door for me. Those UPS guys are so helpful and friendly.

Once the packages were inside the house I had the urge to put the chair together RIGHT THEN. Was Ryan home? Nope. Would he be home soon? Nope. Did that make a difference? No way, I can do it myself! I carefully carried piece by piece of the disassembled glider into our nursery. I got out the "tools" and "hardware" that came with it. (Those are the correct terms, right?) And I set to work. 25 minutes later, I was finished! I did it! I put together the whole glider myself! Don't worry, I was careful and didn't lift anything heavy. I just read the directions and accomplished my goal. I'm so proud of myself!!!

And the best part? Ryan doesn't even know it is here yet. We are kicking off our big summer youth program tonight and he's been gone all day and won't get home until later. I'm about to leave to go join him, but I'm going to play it off like I'm kinda disappointed that the glider didn't come today. I love a good surprise! And tonight when I get home, I will put my feet up and relax :)