Life in a Hotel Room

Life lately has been.... interesting.

The original deadline for the hotel was 1/19, but there's still quite a bit more that needs to be done at the house so we had to get the contractors to fill out some papers and submit an extension to State Farm. By the way, our works, contractors, and everybody have turned out to be amazing. State Farm has also been pretty good to work with. Our home office here in Norman has the sweetest people, but most of our dealings have been on the corporate/claims side.

So, since we're extending our "home-tel" stay... I thought I'd jot a few things down.

Good things about "living" at Embassy Suites:

• We get a great breakfast every morning. The hotel has a chef that cooks fresh eggs, omelets, etc. and they always have fruits, pastries, cereals, juices... and diet coke.
• Although we don't do it too often, we can go swimming anytime we want.
• We COULD use the gym if we wanted. Haha.
• Snack tray comes at 3pm every day and always has great candy bars, chips, and pop.
• Somebody else comes and cleans the bathroom, gives fresh towels, and sheets.
• The workers are super nice, the hotel is pretty great, and we have a good room with lots of windows.
• There is a happy hour every day with drinks and snacks. Pretty sad when you are there every day and hope they have certain snacks. 
• We can take Elliott down by the ballrooms and let him run the halls until he's worn out.
• If there was any hotel you'd have to live in for 8 weeks in Norman, America this is where you'd want to be.
• Insurance is paying for it and we have jumped to Hilton Gold Members. Haha.

Bad things about "living" at Embassy Suites:

• We set up a toddler bed in the corner of the bedroom but we're still all sharing one bedroom.
• I love my people but it's a tight space.
• It's a decent trek down to the lobby and out to the parking lot if you forget something in the car.
• Germs. Viruses. Coughs. Colds... We've got essential oils, humidifiers, and children's tylenol. 
• I'M 500000 WEEKS PREGNANT AND MISS MY HOME.

Overall, I'm really trying to look at the silver linings here. We can run to our house and do laundry when needed. There are lots of stores and restaurants across the street so we can have outings and not go stir crazy in the room. It's definitely not ideal, but we've made it our little "home" with a toy section, kitchenette area, bathroom and bedroom. And, when my mom has needed to come stay she can usually get the room next to us. We have the biggest room in the hotel with lots of windows so it's nice to have a view and get lots of sunlight. 

Other things that I don't think I've posted about....

At the beginning of the month, I had a doctors appointment and she checked me and I was actually dilated to a 2/3 and told me no more driving back and forth to Tulsa just in case things started progressing-- you just never know, it could be weeks, it could be days. Waaaahhhh. I was pretty bummed about that because I wanted to keep Elliott in Tulsa for as long as possible instead of being stuck in a hotel room... but I also didn't want to delivery in Tulsa, so I went back to Tulsa one more time to load all our things up and then off to Norman it was. 

We (Tony) couldn't find the newborn Rubbermaid tub with the burp rags, swaddles, or wraps ANYWHERE in the pod. All our stuff is crammed in there so it's kind of hard to dig around and find specific things. So, before leaving Tulsa my mom and I decided we'd run out and find some stuff. As we're shopping frantically trying to think of the things we needed that we couldn't find, I get a call from Tony that he is on his way to URGENT CARE because he was working on the mantle and a piece of wood jammed up in his pinkie. Not like a splinter... like, wood jammed through his finger right by the joint. AWESOME. The did x-rays and everything was okay (Thank God!!) and they were able to get it out, then gave him a couple stitches and put it in a splint. I mean, because we really just need one more little thing to add to the stress, right?!? But the mantle looks great!! I wish we would've done this years ago to cover up that orange wood!

        

It's kind of nice being right across the street from so many things. I've been able to go over and get pedicures and manicures and the boys have enjoyed Chuck E Cheese.

I know I posted about the snow, but here are some more cute pictures. Elliott didn't really know what to think about it!! And, thankfully, we were able to go over to Target and buy some stuff for the snowy weather and get me some boots!

  

On 1/20 I turned 31! It's crazy to think that I'm already in my thirties and expecting my second baby. Life is pretty sweet and turning out way better than I could've ever dreamed. My parents, Aunt Lisa, and Uncle Greg came down for a nice steak dinner and yummy (the best mom-made) strawberry cupcakes.

   

Also, on my birthday, Donald Trump was sworn into office. 

I thought this was such a funny picture-- like father, like son.

We've been busy over these past couple of weeks choosing things and replacing things in the house. 

We've done mattress shopping (not so easy trying out a bunch of different mattresses when you're ginormously pregnant and have a hard time getting up after laying down. hahaha!), picked out paint colors, and been trying to figure out all our flooring options for wood in the dining room and carpet everywhere else. Thanks to my sweet husband for making it fun and giving my feet a rest by pushing me around Lowes/Home Depot.  

If this little guy doesn't decide to come on his own, we only have a couple days left until induction.

I've really been soaking in these last days of him in my belly and enjoying the kicks and squirms.
This child is so big, or at least seems to be, that when he moves my whole belly kind of shifts.

Seriously think I might pop soon. I've definitely been having some contractions where everything feels like a big cramp and my belly feels super tight, but they're not evenly spaced apart or getting closer together. Just really hope my water doesn't break on the Embassy Suites couch!! 

     

 

Hey, little guy. I don't know if you're actually really comfy in there or what... it seems like you're probably pretty squished up in there. You can come out whenever you want! I'm so excited to meet you in (or in less than) a couple days!! Love you so much!