Overwhelming

Shopping for baby items is definitely overwhelming. Especially the cribs! Not to mention the car seat combo/stroller/travel systems out there right now. Or you can get a convertible infant/toddler/booster seat! Huh??

Will and I spent 2 and 1/2 hours at Babies R Us yesterday just really looking around and test driving out some items that we'll need. We started our registry...but are nowhere near having all the items on the list that we actually need. I stood in front of the pacifiers trying to decided if I should get a round nipple or an orthodontic nipple...does it really matter? I have no idea.

Luckily, I have some really good friends who have already gone through it and they have already passed a lot of advice my way....but I have a feeling I'll be calling them all really soon to get another reality check.

And to top it all off, I had a dream last night that at my next doctor appointment, the doctor tells me that they made a mistake and that I'm really having a boy. Geez...!

Theme for the nursery

So, yesterday I bought the theme for our nursery. Here's a picture. It's called Lollipop from Cocalo (same makers of Osh Kosh). I love the fact that it's not completely pink. In fact, it's a rainbow of color. Purple, green, yellow, pink and blue. How fun!!!



I was able to get the bedding, the lamp shade, the crib mobile, the wall border, the diaper stacker, the valance and the wall hangings so we're SET. Can't wait to make some progress in the room with paint and the wall border. I'll post pictures of our progress....

Photo at 23 weeks

Tomorrow I will be 23 weeks pregnant or starting my 6th month. Here's a picture of me -- getting bigger! I've gained about 22 pounds to date.

I remember only a few weeks ago I was really hoping that I would start showing and looking like I was pregnant. Well, can I eat my words? Don't get me wrong, I do love being pregnant, but um.....what is happening to my body? My belly button looks like it's going to turn into an outie soon! I've outgrown 2 bra sizes! Even my arms are getting bigger!

I finally got to see her face!

This week I had my third ultrasound and finally had a chance to see my little girl's face. As you can see from the photos, she really enjoys sucking her thumb and keeping her hand up near her face, mostly covering it. :)

She weighs just over a pound. She's just now starting to put fat on her body and she moves constantly! It's such an amazing feeling. I love knowing that she's in there from her pokes and prods.

Check out these awesome pictures. The last 2 are 4D images.

	This is a profile shot of her with her hand near her mouth.
	Another profile shot, but her hand is moving up her face.
	Hands covering her eyes.
	Her foot. This is the image that I mentioned in a previous post.
	This is one of the 4D images. This is the front of her body and face. She's got her hand over her face.
	This is THE COOLEST one if you ask me. It's her profile. Her head has not fused together at all....but the red arrow is pointing to her forehead. The green one points to her nose. The blue one points to her lips. The purple one points to her chin. Do you see her???

22 week appointment

I had my 22 week appointment yesterday morning and again heard the heartbeat. 160 beats per minute.

I have a 3rd Ultrasound scheduled for Friday to finally get another chance to see this baby's face. During the first 2 ultrasounds, she was face down and didn't want to move at all to give us a peak. So hopefully we'll get lucky this time.

Next month I will start going to the OB for a check up every 2 weeks - which in theory means we're getting closer to baby time.

Here's pictures of us at Christmas and our new adolescent puppy/dog.

Baby movement

Um....last week I was worried that I wasn't feeling a whole lot of movement, but this week (week 22) I'm feeling her move all the time. On Sunday night, Will had his hand on my belly for a while and felt her move too! He got jabbed a little bit. He seemed completely surprised and a little stunned.

So, from now until week 28 I should be feeling tons of movement from the baby. She definitely has her acrobatics on a schedule. She's usually moving around 11 am, 2 pm and she's always moving fast and furious in the evening time - around 9 or 10 at night. It's a great way to unwind from the day.