16w6d - Furniture Pictures

Here are the pictures of our newly delivered furniture. We are repainting the room, so don't get attached to the watermelon colors.






In other news, I had a very stressful and emotional week due to car issues and a cell phone that did not want to work but in the end, we got the car fixed with a warranty covering a part of the cost and a brand new iphone so all in all, it worked out (don't things always seem to work out?).

I'm now going to continue enjoying the fabulous weekend we are having. Still counting down the days to the big ultrasound....11 days left!!!

16w3d - Baby's heartbeat

David was cool enough to figure out how to record and put the baby's heartbeat on the computer. Sorry about the background noise from Conan. ENJOY!!!!

16w2d - FURNITURE

We bought the baby's room furniture this past weekend.  We thought it took 12 weeks to order and deliver which is true, except when we got to the store on Saturday, we found out that the furniture we wanted was being sold as a floor model (they aren't discontinuing it, they just have too many of that set on the floor).  It just so happens that it's in perfect shape and it's the exact pieces we wanted.  SO, we bought it and for like $400 cheaper too!!!! Since it was a floor model, we could have it delivered whenever.  I talked to the furniture movers and they apparently are already going to be in our area on Saturday so that's when we are having it delivered.

 

People will probably think I'm crazy for having our baby furniture set up 5 months early, but hey, at least I'm prepared!!!

 

We weren't as lucky finding a glider/ottoman.  We really like the brand Dutailier, but we are finding very few sellers in this area.  Babies r Us has 2 models and then we can special order the finish and fabric and that might be what we do.  I don't really care that it takes 10 weeks, although I've heard horror stories about special ordering and I wasn't too thrilled with the knowledge (or lack thereof) that the sales people there had.  I wasn't too happy about the pricetag either but after shopping and researching, I've found that to get a really good nice glider with the features I want (nursing stool, covered arms, etc), I'm just going to have to pay that much.  We'll do more searching for the glider this weekend. Oh and I'll post pictures of our new baby furniture set up in the baby's room.

 

Still counting down the days till our big ultrasound (and no, no movement yet)...

15w5d - Quick update

I thought I'd give everyone a quick update although I don't have any "real" news to post about.  Things have been going well.  I still haven't felt the baby move or anything yet, although I hope it will be soon!  The only "symptoms" I'm really having is occasional stomach pain, not really nausea, just general pain or maybe it's more of a bloating/fat feeling.  Also, those prescription meds the doctor gave me for my headaches works wonders.  No side effects!!!  I bought a pillow that goes between my legs and next to my belly and it's so much nicer to sleep with that these days.  I bet once my belly gets really big, it'll be hard to sleep any way. 

 

We pull out our doppler machine and use it every once and again and each time we are able to find the heartbeat with no problems.  It's always in the high 140's or low 150's, which I've read is on the higher side which is suppose to mean we are having a girl, but I guess we'll find out in like 3 weeks!

 

Other than, we've been busy with work, cleaning the house, enjoying summer, and watching Cardinal baseball (GO CARDS!).  I'll try and update again before our big ultrasound - hopefully with news that the baby moved!!!

14w3d - Another Doc's Appt

I had my 3rd prenatal appointment today. The doctor used his doppler machine and I was amazed at how quickly he is able to find the baby's heartbeat vs. when I try to do it at home. I guess that's why he's the doctor. Anyway, baby's heartbeat is nice and strong. He felt my tummy and said my uterus is growing and right on schedule, so it's not a big deal that I've lost weight. I love my doctor, he even told me that I should just eat whatever I want. If I'm craving something, just eat it. That's probably why I've lost weight....I try to avoid bad foods and nothing else sounds good, so then I just don't eat, which isn't healthy for anyone. So I'm going to try to be better.

Other than that, he gave me a prescription for my headaches that I can take "as needed". It does have some caffeine in them which I guarantee you will help my migraines. He said it was a safe level, but I will still only use them when I absolutely have to. I'd rather sleep it off if I can.

I made my next appointment for 4 weeks on September 9. I also scheduled the BIG ultrasound for the same day (right before my doc's appt). I'm not sure if it's good or bad that the ultrasound will be on 9/9/09. I also found out that they just got a new ultrasound machine and it does 3D...I'm so excited!!!!

In other news, I have found out that 2 people I know have found out they are also pregnant. I won't reveal their names, because I don't believe they have told everyone. But I'm super excited to be able to share this with them and we can all go through it together. I'll update again when something exciting happens...hopefully feeling the baby. Otherwise, it will be after the big ultrasound.

13w0d - 2nd trimester and furniture

I'm officially in the 2nd trimester - go away morning sickness, come back energy levels!!! I'm excited to start seeing my belly grow, find out the sex, decorate the nursery, feel the baby kick and all the exciting stuff that comes in these next 12 weeks or so.

I forgot to mention in my last post that I'm pretty sure we've narrowed down the furniture we want. Here's a link: http://www.bonavita-cribs.com/metro.html. I know it doesn't show the color but we are going with white. I love how sturdy the crib is and it really seems like this is furniture that will last for a LONG time. The plan is to use this furniture for each future child and then at some point, possibly use this furniture for our last child throughout their childhood. Anyway, we'll probably order it soon to make sure we get the price we want and allow enough time for delivery and everything.

12w6d - Maternity Clothes

Well I did it! I bought my first pair of maternity pants today!!! Some of my dress pants were just getting too tight for comfort so I went to Motherhood Maternity (outlet) to see what was available. I thought this place was GREAT!!! They helped me find everything I was looking for and then I went into the dressing room and I tried them on. They even have this thing to wear to look like you are 9 months pregnant so you can see how the pants will look then. I ended up with 2 pairs for $50 which I didn't think was too bad. We also went to Burlington Coat Factory, specifically the baby depot. I really didn't care for their furniture, but we did finally see the turtle bedding we had picked out online. It just reconfirmed how much I love this set and how much I'm hoping for a boy. We have a set picked out for a girl too.

I decided next time I go shopping for maternity clothes which will probably be a few months away I will need a female mother to go with me. I have no idea what I'm doing and bless David's heart, but he's a guy. So I'm taking volunteers... :-)