First Yoga Workshop!!!

Well, our yoga studio, Yoga Elements has successfully hosted its first 3-day workshop with a guest instructor! The pic isn't the best, but this is me (Andi) and Cora Wen. I was able to participate in the whole weekend for the most part- other than twists. Sophia seemed to like it- she moved around like crazy! I can't wait to get her in the studio on a mat- Little Yogini!!! (Oh, we're about 22 weeks, 5 months, in this pic.)

House & Baby Update

Well, so far Sophia has been a MANIAC! She's been moving all over the place, all the time! (I think she's practicing her gymnastics routine.) She loves music- either that or she's trying to tell me not to sing! :-)

We went over to the house site to check out progress yesterday- looks like they filled in the concrete walls for the basement and the starting of the garage! Click here for more pics...

Our Registering Experience

Okay, so if anyone out there is looking for a job or purpose in life, I've got it! What about a Personal Shopper or Shopping Assistant for new moms when they're working on their baby registries?

So here's how the experience went: First I went to Baby Depot (in Burlington Coat Factory)- BIG MISTAKE!!! I would never ask any of my loved ones to ever set foot in this store- horrible service, empty boxes thrown everywhere, things all over the place. The bedding sets were dirty so the whites didn't look right with the white furniture. Then there were 30 strollers all lined up with no info and nobody around to help. Needless to say, I literally ran out of that store crying.

So Babies R Us & Target was much better, except that being a new mom I had no idea what I was supposed to register for. I got this checklist, which helped, but how do you choose from 35 types of pacifiers? Well, poor Jackie got a phone call and got to listen to my meltdown- yes, right there in the store. After that, I was feeling better and things got a little easier from there.

It would have really helped to have a person there, not to sell me on things, but to advise me on what's necessary, and what's not. Or to point out the function of things. So, good luck on your career choice- let me know how it goes and I may need you someday! :-)

Baby Registries

Hi All!

Now that we know that we're having a little girl, folks have been asking about our registries. Here's where we're set up:

1. Babies R Us www.babiesrus.com
2. Target www.target.com
3. www.NebraskaRedZone.com (go to "Wishlist," username is andiljohnson@gmail.com and password is Sophia)

Check out her feet!!!

It's a Girl!!!

IT'S A GIRL!!!

Chiroprator Visit

On the advice of several pregnant women, I tried out a chiropractor today. Now, I'm skeptical about chiropractors and I figured this would be my only visit- afterall, it's kind of a luxury, right? Kinda like getting a massage? Boy was I wrong.

I really didn't have any complaints necessarily- some low back, some neck. After some posture checks and adjustments (which were a little traumatic) I realized how "crunchy" my neck had been and how that may have been contributing to recent headaches.

So here's another cool thing: doc said I had some immobility around the lower thoracic area. Just so happens that the nerves to the kidneys are around in this spot! She suggested that the immobility might have contributed to the kidney problems I've been having! Crazy huh?

So, I'm going to go back until I feel like it's not helping anymore- obviously I'm still a little skeptical. But I have to say, I'm definitely more impressed with the whole experience than I thought I would be...