Entering the 20th Century

In preparation for the Panda, Josh (with the help of our awesome friends & family) have been busy reconstructing our home. Last night Josh put the finishing touches on our bath. That's right. We have a place to bathe IN OUR OWN HOME! Thanks to the Windels and McCoy Wades for lending us their showers for the past, uh, two months.

Today we went for our 35 week check-up. Everything is looking good, and the Panda is already head down. I'm definitely slowing down (read: tired all the time), but still relatively comfortable. I'm working for two more weeks, and should have two weeks at home before my estimated due date. I'm looking forward to napping.

Also, go Ron Washington!

Panda Q. Bergstrom: Week 34

Panda Wonmonkeyo Speedy Gonzales Bergstrom is getting large. He and Molly are enjoying pre-natal aquatics and resting a lot. Molly is pretty tired these days, but otherwise doing really well. And they're both really loving the Major League Baseball postseason.

Josh is working the night shift as part of his training rotation at work. He's scheduled to go back to days the day the Panda is due. 

And truly amazing things are happening in our home, thanks to our awesome friends! Kitchen, bathroom, and Panda bedroom are in their final stages of remodel. It's been an incredible process, and we're looking forward to enjoying our wonderful no-longer-under-construction home.

Local Vacation, Active Panda, and Call for Volunteers

Josh and I went on a local vacation yesterday. We hopped into SF, got dinner at Farmer Brown (YUM), saw a movie (Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame), and stayed at the Donatello (thanks to the Nelsons/Windels). After breakfast this morning, we drove up to Point Reyes Station, got cheese and bread from the Cowgirl Creamery, and spent the afternoon at Limantour Beach. It was a really nice getaway.

Panda is 30 weeks old today. He's still active and squirmy, and overall treating me well (may it last for 18+ more years).

I'm going to put a call out for volunteers to help with our house on 10/2. Depending on how things are progressing, we'll probably need help with one of more of the following: painting walls, varnishing doors, stripping doors, assembling cabinets, installing flooring, moving heavy objects, and other things I haven't thought of yet. If you're free on 10/2 and would like to lend a hand, let me know. I promise to feed you well!

Panda Registry

Our friends & family are awesome (duh)! The Panda has already been spoiled by the generosity of many, and has tons of baby-toddler gear and clothes.

There are a few things left on his wish list. If you'd like to get him a "welcome to the world" present, here are some suggestions:

* giggle.com - Molly and Josh Bergstrom, #47854

http://www.giggle.com/eng/registry/47854

* amazon.com - Mariko and Josh Bergstrom

http://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/registry.html?ie=UTF8&type=baby&id=3O1MJ4259445O

* Panda is also accepting donations towards a diaper service. We're probably going to start with Tiny Tots diaper service to see how it goes. A gift card would be much appreciated! http://store.tinytots.com/store/category/22/136/Gift-Card/

* And/or...Panda is already saving for college, and we'd gladly accept cash donations for that!

Celebrating Mom!

We spent Saturday in Monterey celebrating my mom's 70th birthday. Isn't she cute? Saturday also marked the 33rd anniversary of when she went into labor with me.


The Panda is 27 weeks old today. He's active like his dad, and clearly practicing to be a star soccer player. He even kicked his way through my prenatal massage!


Josh is doing amazing things to our home in preparation for the Panda. The best advice my mom ever gave me was to marry rich or marry handy. ;)

Pandatastic vacation and lots of demo!

Just a quick update:

Panda (and Molly) spent last weekend in New York seeing friends, walking endlessly, and eating lots of good food. Much love and thanks to our now completely Brooklyn-based crew (David, Katie, Alex, Adele, Matty, Jodi) and our travel buddy (Kim) for the fun times!

Josh (with help from his family) has been busy deconstructing our house, reframing walls in the Panda's room, the kitchen, and the bathroom. We'll make sure to save a couple projects for when the Panda is here, so he can learn to be handy like his father.

Siena has spent most of this time sleeping, alternately on the deck and in the living room.

Panda, it is!

Panda narrowly beat out Jesus Ignacio (Chuy Nacho) in the naming poll, so we'll be sticking with that for now. More name polling to come.

The Panda is becoming more active. I can feel him doing what must be jumping jacks. Or the dance Jennifer Beals does in Flashdance where she's basically running in place. Yes, I am anticipating a very active Panda.


But now on to more pressing issues. Things that really keep me up at night. What kind of diaper bag should I get? Do I want to share one with Josh? Can two Virgos keep one bag organized in the "correct" way? As a bag connoisseur, I find it totally unacceptable that I'm not well versed in diaper bags. Looking for suggestions here, people!