28 week baby belly

I think it's official. I have a baby belly. The naked belly in the second picture looks so much larger to me. I thought the baby had turned over the weekend as she's been breach since the ultrasound, but she either turned back or else never turned as I still feel her kicks on my bottom, left side. My pregnancy continues to go well and my energy levels are still high, so no complaints besides the buring in my upper ab muscles.

I had a dream last night that I had the baby 10 weeks early. We drove to the hospital (about 15-20 minutes away), had the baby and were back home, all within one hour. It was amazing how simple labor was!

Nusery decor

I fell in love with this antique hutch on Saturday while visiting a new little shop downtown Lakeville called Pink Door Boutique. I've been looking for a similar piece to match my dresser that I received on freecyle.com (see last picture in this post). Being frugal, I highly contemplated making the purchase. I oohed and aahed over it for at least 30 minutes, wandering around the store and always coming back to this piece. I finally pulled myself away and went home and told Craig about it and he said, "When should I pick it up?" I told him I didn't buy it and he asked, "Why not? I'll be ready in 5 minutes and we can go back and get it." Yay! It was priced at $195, but other hutches in the store were priced at $450, so right there, I felt like I was getting a good deal. It was even on sale for 15% off, so the new total was $165. It was a little more than I wanted to spend, but I loved the idea that it was refinished, we're supporting a new local shop in town (which has MANY adorable things) and it'll go perfect in the baby's room. The owner's father refinished all of the furniture in the boutique and happened to be there when we went back. I visited with him about possibly refinishing the free dresser too, so they match. I was going to try it myself, but depending on what he charges, I'll have him do it. He told me what brand of paint and color he used on the hutch, so it'd at least be the same color.

For those who haven't already figured it out or already know, it's a girl! This is the color scheme I'm going for, somewhat of a shabby chic/vintage theme, with the motto "less is more" in mind. The walls will remain tan and the main color will probably be the light pink.

Free dresser that matches the hutch above pretty darn close.

24 weeks, 3 days

Things continue to go well, besides the few night cramps I've had in my left calf. Ouch! I didn't know if I should bend my foot up or down, or rub my calf or what. So I simply clutched it and hoped the pain would quickly go away on its own! Is this just another thing my body is doing to prepare itself for the pain of labor?!

ultrasound

We had our ultrasound on the 16th and the baby was very active! It was fun to see the baby moving around, but strange at the same time because I couldn't feel it moving. However, a couple days later, I felt the first real kicks! And have felt them several times every day since. Craig even got to feel a couple "good ones". Everything looked good to the sonographer and the baby is measuring ahead of schedule, weighing in at 1pound and 2ounces (1 week ago).

The baby's arm and hand is in front of its face and the little bubble in front of its mouth is the umbilical cord.

This little foot must be what I've been feeling the last several days. :)

22 weeks, 3 days belly

Halfway there...

The first half of my pregnancy sure went fast. I hope the second half doesn't go quite as fast, as my to do list of things I want to complete before the baby gets here is quite lengthy.

Our ultrasound is scheduled for February 16th, so we should know the sex then! I've been good so far about only purchasing diapers and wipes (we're well stocked already), but this past week, I did purchase a few barely used items on Craigslist - a car seat with a couple bases and a boppy pillow with a cover. I also picked up a bouncer chair through Freecyle.org. They're all cleaned up and ready for the baby. My sister lent me her baby swing, which I may sew a more modern print cover for, and the head football coach in Jordan gave us their glider rocker that they were going to throw out, even though there's nothing wrong with it. So we're slowly starting to accumulate baby items. I started the list of things we'll need, so we'll be all ready to register in a month or so.

20 wks and 3 days belly

17 weeks, 3 days baby bump

I'm down to about 3-4 pair of pants that are still wearable alone, but am able to wear several others with the assistance of a bella band. I've been feeling really good for the past 4-5 weeks and can't really even tell that I'm pregnant (besides the small belly). There were several weeks where all I wanted to do was lay on the couch and not move. Definitely not me!

We're anxiously awaiting our ultrasound appointment where we hope to find out the sex of the baby, which should happen in February.

Picture was taken on January 18th.

Need a laugh?

If I ever need a chuckle, all I have to do is run through a couple of my favorite Deep Thoughts by Jack Handey. I'm chuckling already...
1. Always carry two sacks, one in each hand. That way, if someone asks you to lend them a hand, you can say, "Sorry, got these sacks."
2. If you drop your keys in a river of molten lava, leave 'em, because man, they're gone.