We are now down to only one more monthly appointment before we start going twice monthly! Craziness! Here's the most recent news from yesterday's visit.
-Snowpea: moving around like a crazy triathlete again, making is an adventure trying to pin him down to get his heartrate, which was 150. Dr. said he definitely looks like a boy and everything about him measured normal. His weight is the 60th percentile and everything else is just in the normal range. She also told us the amount of fluid was good but we didn't understand what unit of measurement she was using when she told us, so.... yeah.
-Me: My blood pressure is back down to my normal range (it never was high, just slightly higher than usual). Still healthy according to all tests and measurements.
-Other: snowpea's house is also measuring on track at 22 cm, which is apparently a decent measurement for 22 weeks (how convenient!).
-In slightly not normal news, we do have one thing to watch for. Boys might not want to read this, so go away if you don't! Apparently, the placenta is considered "low-lying," which means that it is within 3cm of the cervix. In fact, it measured 2.5cm away. This isn't a problem now, but it should move up and out of the way at some point. The dr. said 90% do, which doesn't comfort me that much, but hey. It's much better than something called placenta previa, in which the placenta covers the cervix, but still not the most desirable situation. As a happy point though, we get to have another ultrasound around 30 weeks to make sure the placenta is not in the way.
-Next appt.: the glucose test. nooooo! :) They're going to give me a super-sugared orangey drink which I have to chug and then sit and wait for an hour so they can steal my blood and make sure I am processing sugar and don't have gestational diabetes. I think they should just believe me that I don't and leave it at that.
-The next decisions:
Naming - we have narrowed our list down to 15 names! And nope, I'm not telling you what they are. You'll just have to wait. Maybe once we're down to ten or so, I'll let you sneak a peek!
The boy issue - the dr. is going to get together some literature for us to try and make the big decision about to circ. or not to circ.
Well, must get back to work now!
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Just a picture [22w]
Why not update every single day? Because it gets boring. But I finally remembered to get a picture on a Sunday, so here's the 22 week shot. Please don't look at my face. :)
Saturday, July 26, 2008
Garage Sale Success [21w6d]
I know, I know. I just posted yesterday about all the awesome presents we got, but I need to post again. We were very successful garage salers this morning and I must share my deals! The morning started out with Starbucks for croissant/apple fritter and a newspaper. We then realized we forgot the gps and ran back home for it. Then we were off! There was only one that sounded appealing on the west side (which was confirmed to me today to be the best garage sale shopping....lafayette is just too gucky), so we stopped there first. Success! That woman had two long tables piled high with baby boy clothes! She also had a pack n play, car seat, stroller, bouncers, etc, but non that made me overly excited. So I picked up this collection of clothes for $9 comprised mostly of gerber onesies and carter's rompers and onesies. Also a cute little Osh Kosh turtle outfit that Brian really wanted, some arizona overalls, an awesome little vest, and an 18 mo Purdue romper.
While I was looking through the clothes, Brian was over under the table looking at somthing. And he came back over to me with a Baby Bjorn! And it was $2!!!! Now you must understand that the cheapest I have found these new is $56 and Once Upon a Child has them for $18, but $2!!! It is in need of a good washing/scrubbing, but who the heck cares! Yay Brian!
We then stopped/drove by various sales in Lafayette with no garage sale success. Poo. Then, we made our way over to the extreme East side of Lafayette where there are still nice new developments, and found something more appealing! We found this:
A Graco Snugride carseat! Still legal until Dec. 2010, which will more than long enough and marked at $35! It was so clean, I actually asked the girl if it was used! She assured me it was and then said that she had the matching stroller in her garage if we wanted to look at that. Now, Brian and I had already decided against the whole travel system idea because they tend to be so big and bulky, but we looked anyway. Well, this stroller was the "metrolite" model and actually weighs under 20lbs. Brian strolled around the driveway with it and only kicked the bottom a little bit. It also looks very nice but obviously has some more scuffs and stains. We decided to definitely get the carseat but didn't know about the stroller. The girl said $60 for the carseat/stroller combo, which is an excellent deal, but I still wasn't sure. Finally, we decided that since it matched and was a good deal, we'd get it and try to sell it on Craigslist if we never used it before we move next summer. Well, it was a pretty good idea. We looked up the system when we got home and the stroller was number 2 on consumer reports for strollers and got an overall rating of Very Good, and when I looked up the system new online, it was over $200. Woot! So here's the stroller (you can use it like this for kids who can sit on their own, but also attach the carseat to the top when they are little wee ones.):
Ahhh, sweet garage sale success! Gotta love it!
Oh! And I almost forgot! Olivia was very interested in all the smells on everything we brought home, but was more than thrilled by this new stroller thing. Here she is modeling the lovely storage basket (which is HUGE, btw):
While I was looking through the clothes, Brian was over under the table looking at somthing. And he came back over to me with a Baby Bjorn! And it was $2!!!! Now you must understand that the cheapest I have found these new is $56 and Once Upon a Child has them for $18, but $2!!! It is in need of a good washing/scrubbing, but who the heck cares! Yay Brian!
We then stopped/drove by various sales in Lafayette with no garage sale success. Poo. Then, we made our way over to the extreme East side of Lafayette where there are still nice new developments, and found something more appealing! We found this:
A Graco Snugride carseat! Still legal until Dec. 2010, which will more than long enough and marked at $35! It was so clean, I actually asked the girl if it was used! She assured me it was and then said that she had the matching stroller in her garage if we wanted to look at that. Now, Brian and I had already decided against the whole travel system idea because they tend to be so big and bulky, but we looked anyway. Well, this stroller was the "metrolite" model and actually weighs under 20lbs. Brian strolled around the driveway with it and only kicked the bottom a little bit. It also looks very nice but obviously has some more scuffs and stains. We decided to definitely get the carseat but didn't know about the stroller. The girl said $60 for the carseat/stroller combo, which is an excellent deal, but I still wasn't sure. Finally, we decided that since it matched and was a good deal, we'd get it and try to sell it on Craigslist if we never used it before we move next summer. Well, it was a pretty good idea. We looked up the system when we got home and the stroller was number 2 on consumer reports for strollers and got an overall rating of Very Good, and when I looked up the system new online, it was over $200. Woot! So here's the stroller (you can use it like this for kids who can sit on their own, but also attach the carseat to the top when they are little wee ones.):
Ahhh, sweet garage sale success! Gotta love it!Oh! And I almost forgot! Olivia was very interested in all the smells on everything we brought home, but was more than thrilled by this new stroller thing. Here she is modeling the lovely storage basket (which is HUGE, btw):
Friday, July 25, 2008
Oh my presents-ness! [21w5d]
I've been meaning to post a new belly pic and a picture of the cute present from Kate and Cory but this week has been so dreadfully boring, I haven't. That's right, boredom=me not blogging. What do you mean, that makes no sense? Pshaw! Well, now I really have to post because we got some more presents in the mail this afternoon. So here we go.
First, I'll start you out with the most recent belly shot. As Brian put it, people should no longer be staring at me, wondering if I'm pregnant or not. Correct. Now they are just staring at me because I AM pregnant. Seriously, it's kind of funny to watch people sometimes. I don't think they even realize they're doing it, but their heads kind of follow me and they don't look at my face - it's all just staring at snowpea's house.
And for those of you who enjoy looking at freaks of nature, I took this shot. I've noticed that when I lie in bed, my belly looks....well....it just looks weird! Half my body looks normal, and then there is this lump of uterus! So strange.
I often just lie there and stare at it, poke it, ya know. :) It's also pretty cool because if I stare long enough when I have just laid down, I can sometimes see moving in there. Amazingly enough, Brian never happens to be in the room when it happens, so he still has yet to see (or feel!) that boy moving around. Also odd/interesting to notice, these pictures were taken two days apart. My belly really does go down that much when I am lying down.
Now we will move on to the exciting post of PRESENTS!!! Heehee! Actually, I lied. First I will show you what I have bought for snowpea so far.
Here's a pic of the first baby purchases. I bought these at Carter's in the MOA with Nancy. It's obviously fairly neutral stuff because we didn't know there what type of baby we were to expect. And the blankie is silky on one side and fuzzy on the other - just the way I like em!
Here's what we bought immediately after the big ultrasound when we found out snowpea was a boy. (Kohl's this time.) The shirt you can't see has a little bear on it and says "handsome."
While I do admit that girls can also be handsome, it seems to generally be not quite such a compliment for them as it is for males, so I decided this was a male-oriented outfit. And of course, a future engineer needs his first polo shirt.
Now we'll move on to presents that I did not purchase.
Darling Kate and Cory sent us this adorable bib in the mail with one of the most gorgeous cards I have ever seen!! AND a gift card to Target! Yay!
Thanks Kate and Cory! You are awesome!
And now.....the ridiculousness begins! Someone forgot to remind me to buy some stock in Baby Gap before Auntie Christy found out she was getting a nephew. Oh well! Seeing as Auntie Christy is still in college, I'm guessing a certain pair of grandparents also donated to this shopping spree, but we won't tell her I know that. :)
Don't anyone think your gifts pale in comparison because I have loved every single baby gift and I will continue loving every single one because they are from you, my dear friends and family, and that's the most important part. (Plus, they're all so darn cute!!!)
Let's start off with the item that made my jaw drop all the way to the freaking floor.
Gosh, I am still hoping that there was an awesome sale going on, because if there wasn't, someone's getting a smack upside the head for this one!
Yes, that is a Vera Bradley diaper bag. I didn't even know Vera Bradley made diaper bags!! It's a lovely black and white paisley pattern on the inside and on the trim of the changing pad which is so elegant and not babyish - I LOVE it! If there are actually any men out there who read this and are saying, what the heck is Vera Bradley, let me briefly explain. It's this sometimes crazy-patterned, sometimes nice-patterned (see picture), quilted stuff (purses, wallets, tote bags, apparently diaper bags) that cost WAY too much money for my frugal shopping. I always touch them longingly, then look at the price tag, scoff loudly, and walk away. :)
Next we move on to the reason I really wish I had that stock in Baby Gap right about now. Lot number 1,
designed for a male child ranging between the ages of birth and three months. We have here two onesies, one with a little lion and the words "King of the Jungle," one with a polo neck and trim in plaid (nerdy engineer baby!). We also have a zip-up hoodie in navy blue and a pair of shorts....because 2 month old babies go to the gym? I don't know, but they're cute as can be!
Next we will move on to Lot number 2, broken into two pictures, designed for a male child ranging between the ages of three and six months. (Dang, do they grow fast!)
In the first picture, you will see six onesies with varying phrases. Since I'm not sure how large the picture will turn up on the blog, I will briefly describe what you are seeing here. First, a Ralph Lauren polo....wait a minute....I don't even own anything by Ralph Lauren!!! Hmmm....guess I need to go out and buy that perfume finally! Anyway, back to baby world! The next has a picture of bread and says "the best thing since sliced bread," the next is "happy as a clam" with the expected picture accompanying, then we have "turtley awesome" again with the anticipated illustration, then "here comes trouble" which I would expect to see with a picture of 
Auntie Christy, but I guess a shark works too, and finally we have "monkey business" with said creature.
The second picture depicts more items designed for the same age range. It shows a terry cloth navy blue polo (engineeeeeeer!), matching "I love daddy" and "I love mommy" onesies which actually seem to be smaller than some of the 0-3 month stuff, resulting in their residence of "the baby closet," a bib that says "all star," some blue pants and a blue and white striped shirt (let's hope snowpea's not too fat or those stripes will do nothing for his figure!).
And finally, we have Lot number 3, designed for a male child ranging between the ages of six and nine months.
(I guess they make the most clothes in the 3-6 month age range?) Here you will see that sonny boy is much too big and mature for onesies and will now wear only shirts and pants. We have another Ralph Lauren polo (with stripes this time).....two bottles of perfume for me?, a shirt with a soccer ball that says "little champ," and some matching blue pants, classy white shorts, and some awesome golfing shorts to go with his polos. And of course, another bib because if snowpea is anything like his father, drool will be a problem! (I love you Brian!)
Phew! I'm exhausted! But the very happy kind of exhausted! I got all kinds of amazing, wonderful stuff for baby boy and I didn't even have to walk around and see the prices!!! :) Thanks friends and family - you make life so much better! (Really, I'm not usually this nice. Consider yourselves lucky!) That's all for now....I don't know what else I could possibly write about!
Dr. appt on Monday, so we'll finally get to hear about what was seen in the ultrasound! I'll let you know then!
First, I'll start you out with the most recent belly shot. As Brian put it, people should no longer be staring at me, wondering if I'm pregnant or not. Correct. Now they are just staring at me because I AM pregnant. Seriously, it's kind of funny to watch people sometimes. I don't think they even realize they're doing it, but their heads kind of follow me and they don't look at my face - it's all just staring at snowpea's house.
And for those of you who enjoy looking at freaks of nature, I took this shot. I've noticed that when I lie in bed, my belly looks....well....it just looks weird! Half my body looks normal, and then there is this lump of uterus! So strange.
I often just lie there and stare at it, poke it, ya know. :) It's also pretty cool because if I stare long enough when I have just laid down, I can sometimes see moving in there. Amazingly enough, Brian never happens to be in the room when it happens, so he still has yet to see (or feel!) that boy moving around. Also odd/interesting to notice, these pictures were taken two days apart. My belly really does go down that much when I am lying down.Now we will move on to the exciting post of PRESENTS!!! Heehee! Actually, I lied. First I will show you what I have bought for snowpea so far.
Here's a pic of the first baby purchases. I bought these at Carter's in the MOA with Nancy. It's obviously fairly neutral stuff because we didn't know there what type of baby we were to expect. And the blankie is silky on one side and fuzzy on the other - just the way I like em!Here's what we bought immediately after the big ultrasound when we found out snowpea was a boy. (Kohl's this time.) The shirt you can't see has a little bear on it and says "handsome."
While I do admit that girls can also be handsome, it seems to generally be not quite such a compliment for them as it is for males, so I decided this was a male-oriented outfit. And of course, a future engineer needs his first polo shirt.Now we'll move on to presents that I did not purchase.
Darling Kate and Cory sent us this adorable bib in the mail with one of the most gorgeous cards I have ever seen!! AND a gift card to Target! Yay!Thanks Kate and Cory! You are awesome!
And now.....the ridiculousness begins! Someone forgot to remind me to buy some stock in Baby Gap before Auntie Christy found out she was getting a nephew. Oh well! Seeing as Auntie Christy is still in college, I'm guessing a certain pair of grandparents also donated to this shopping spree, but we won't tell her I know that. :)
Don't anyone think your gifts pale in comparison because I have loved every single baby gift and I will continue loving every single one because they are from you, my dear friends and family, and that's the most important part. (Plus, they're all so darn cute!!!)
Let's start off with the item that made my jaw drop all the way to the freaking floor.
Gosh, I am still hoping that there was an awesome sale going on, because if there wasn't, someone's getting a smack upside the head for this one!Yes, that is a Vera Bradley diaper bag. I didn't even know Vera Bradley made diaper bags!! It's a lovely black and white paisley pattern on the inside and on the trim of the changing pad which is so elegant and not babyish - I LOVE it! If there are actually any men out there who read this and are saying, what the heck is Vera Bradley, let me briefly explain. It's this sometimes crazy-patterned, sometimes nice-patterned (see picture), quilted stuff (purses, wallets, tote bags, apparently diaper bags) that cost WAY too much money for my frugal shopping. I always touch them longingly, then look at the price tag, scoff loudly, and walk away. :)
Next we move on to the reason I really wish I had that stock in Baby Gap right about now. Lot number 1,
designed for a male child ranging between the ages of birth and three months. We have here two onesies, one with a little lion and the words "King of the Jungle," one with a polo neck and trim in plaid (nerdy engineer baby!). We also have a zip-up hoodie in navy blue and a pair of shorts....because 2 month old babies go to the gym? I don't know, but they're cute as can be!Next we will move on to Lot number 2, broken into two pictures, designed for a male child ranging between the ages of three and six months. (Dang, do they grow fast!)
In the first picture, you will see six onesies with varying phrases. Since I'm not sure how large the picture will turn up on the blog, I will briefly describe what you are seeing here. First, a Ralph Lauren polo....wait a minute....I don't even own anything by Ralph Lauren!!! Hmmm....guess I need to go out and buy that perfume finally! Anyway, back to baby world! The next has a picture of bread and says "the best thing since sliced bread," the next is "happy as a clam" with the expected picture accompanying, then we have "turtley awesome" again with the anticipated illustration, then "here comes trouble" which I would expect to see with a picture of 
Auntie Christy, but I guess a shark works too, and finally we have "monkey business" with said creature.The second picture depicts more items designed for the same age range. It shows a terry cloth navy blue polo (engineeeeeeer!), matching "I love daddy" and "I love mommy" onesies which actually seem to be smaller than some of the 0-3 month stuff, resulting in their residence of "the baby closet," a bib that says "all star," some blue pants and a blue and white striped shirt (let's hope snowpea's not too fat or those stripes will do nothing for his figure!).
And finally, we have Lot number 3, designed for a male child ranging between the ages of six and nine months.
(I guess they make the most clothes in the 3-6 month age range?) Here you will see that sonny boy is much too big and mature for onesies and will now wear only shirts and pants. We have another Ralph Lauren polo (with stripes this time).....two bottles of perfume for me?, a shirt with a soccer ball that says "little champ," and some matching blue pants, classy white shorts, and some awesome golfing shorts to go with his polos. And of course, another bib because if snowpea is anything like his father, drool will be a problem! (I love you Brian!)
Phew! I'm exhausted! But the very happy kind of exhausted! I got all kinds of amazing, wonderful stuff for baby boy and I didn't even have to walk around and see the prices!!! :) Thanks friends and family - you make life so much better! (Really, I'm not usually this nice. Consider yourselves lucky!) That's all for now....I don't know what else I could possibly write about!
Dr. appt on Monday, so we'll finally get to hear about what was seen in the ultrasound! I'll let you know then!
Thursday, July 17, 2008
New pictures galore! [20w4d]
Well aren't you just some lucky blog fans? Today you get not only a picture of my giant belly with prime example of funky belly doing measurements, though, Brian managed to catch a glimpse of just what hebutton-ness, but you also get new ultrasound pictures! And some news!!!
First off, here's the belly pic. Now you listen here, this is not just baby in this picture. There are also two mugs of yummy root beer! So here's what you get when you add root beer to snowpea. And please, don't look too long at the terrible belly button....it weirds ME out!
Now, what you really want to see! Snowpea's most recent pictures!!! Snowpea was very well behaved so the ultrasound tech could get all the important measurements necessary....well, besides jumping around like a kangaroo for the first while, but that can't be helped! It was mommy's done with work, I must now dance and play time. The ultrasound tech said snowpea was very photogenic and made for some pictures so beautiful, they could be in a textbook! Yay! Taking after me already. Ha!
Here's little snowpea's skeletor face:
And here's one that's not quite so skeletor-looking:
A beautiful picture of my beautiful baby's perfect little foot:
A lovely profile shot - just look at that cute face!!
And another, because that face is just too cute to not look at twice:
And finally, we were able to easily find out the sex! Snowpea cooperated very well and showed off:
First off, here's the belly pic. Now you listen here, this is not just baby in this picture. There are also two mugs of yummy root beer! So here's what you get when you add root beer to snowpea. And please, don't look too long at the terrible belly button....it weirds ME out!
Now, what you really want to see! Snowpea's most recent pictures!!! Snowpea was very well behaved so the ultrasound tech could get all the important measurements necessary....well, besides jumping around like a kangaroo for the first while, but that can't be helped! It was mommy's done with work, I must now dance and play time. The ultrasound tech said snowpea was very photogenic and made for some pictures so beautiful, they could be in a textbook! Yay! Taking after me already. Ha!Here's little snowpea's skeletor face:
And here's one that's not quite so skeletor-looking:
A beautiful picture of my beautiful baby's perfect little foot:
A lovely profile shot - just look at that cute face!!
And another, because that face is just too cute to not look at twice:
And finally, we were able to easily find out the sex! Snowpea cooperated very well and showed off:
BOY PARTS!!!!
Yes, yes, we shall be gracing the world with a mini-me of Brian. This totally explains all of the triathlon practice in my uterus...I was actually kind of surprised because Brian had thought it was a girl for so long, I had convinced myself of the same. While the ultrasound tech was still was looking for. He didn't say anything though just in case there was a chance he was wrong. I think the picture's pretty clear though. :) We are very excited! Not that we wouldn't have loved having a baby girl, but a boy is just so cool! We promptly went to the mall after the ultrasound and picked up a new pair of work capris and a shirt for me, plus two cute little Carter's outfits from Kohl's for the wee one. I'll post pictures of them later on. For now, I guess I'd better get this posted before people start rioting and knocking down our door! Thanks for reading!!
Yes, yes, we shall be gracing the world with a mini-me of Brian. This totally explains all of the triathlon practice in my uterus...I was actually kind of surprised because Brian had thought it was a girl for so long, I had convinced myself of the same. While the ultrasound tech was still was looking for. He didn't say anything though just in case there was a chance he was wrong. I think the picture's pretty clear though. :) We are very excited! Not that we wouldn't have loved having a baby girl, but a boy is just so cool! We promptly went to the mall after the ultrasound and picked up a new pair of work capris and a shirt for me, plus two cute little Carter's outfits from Kohl's for the wee one. I'll post pictures of them later on. For now, I guess I'd better get this posted before people start rioting and knocking down our door! Thanks for reading!!
The results are in! [20w4d]
...but the pictures aren't scanned yet! You'll just have to wait a little while. :)
Monday, July 14, 2008
Triathlon baby [20w1d]
I swear this kid is trying to keep up with its daddy in training sometimes. Exercising the leg muscles for biking, doing some practice for swimming in general (probably butterfly), and definitely working on his/her running form. I'm hoping that he/she won't be too active for us to see much on the ultrasound this Thursday. I want to know what type of genitalia we have growing in there! :) Speaking of which, I am pretty much counting down the seconds until Thursday at 4:20 p.m. EST. Not so much looking forward to downing 32 oz of water beforehand, but you know.
Unfortunately, as I wrote about in our grown up blog, while I looked darn good for Hayley's wedding this weekend, we didn't end up taking any pictures of me that included my belly. The only one I have shows the very beginning of my belly against the white of Hayley's wedding dress!
In other news, we got another present today! It's snowpea's first stuffed animal! Right as I got home from work, a delivery person from a local florist shop rang the doorbell and handed me this cute little ball of fluff. It also has five balloons in varying colors of green and purple, but I couldn't manage to get them into the same picture frame. Oops. Oh yeah, and the giver! Duh! It's from the employees at CBE. (That's Chequamegon Bay Engineering for those of you not cool enough to know. ;) Brian worked for them for the past 2 or 3 summers now and is doing some additional work this summer while he doesn't have classes to worry about). Here's a picture!
Unfortunately, as I wrote about in our grown up blog, while I looked darn good for Hayley's wedding this weekend, we didn't end up taking any pictures of me that included my belly. The only one I have shows the very beginning of my belly against the white of Hayley's wedding dress!
In other news, we got another present today! It's snowpea's first stuffed animal! Right as I got home from work, a delivery person from a local florist shop rang the doorbell and handed me this cute little ball of fluff. It also has five balloons in varying colors of green and purple, but I couldn't manage to get them into the same picture frame. Oops. Oh yeah, and the giver! Duh! It's from the employees at CBE. (That's Chequamegon Bay Engineering for those of you not cool enough to know. ;) Brian worked for them for the past 2 or 3 summers now and is doing some additional work this summer while he doesn't have classes to worry about). Here's a picture!
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Present rave! [19w2d]
I just need to take a moment and rave a bit about the present snowpea (and it's really for him/her this time....kind of!) got in the mail today! Our lovely friends, Britt and Sam, got us a boppy pillow! If you don't know what it is, allow me to explain its awesomeness. It's a crescent-shaped pillow (see picture numero uno) 
that has myriad uses! It can be used for feeding baby by putting it around your waist (see the second picture), which keeps the strain off mommy (or daddy!)'s arms, neck, and back by supporting baby's weight. 
It can also be used to prop baby up so he/she can look around and still chill on something soft. You can also flip that little puppy around (the baby, not the boppy) and allow for some tummy time without baby's cute little face getting smushed on the floor.
And as an added bonus, being the artsy person she is, Britt (I'm assuming Sam didn't pick too much about the gift :), right?) picked out a wonderful patterned slipcover on the boppy! The colors didn't show up that great in these pictures, but it is green, blue, yellow, orange, and white stripes. (Gender neutral of course!) Definitely a pattern I would have picked out myself!
So, thanks Britt and Sam! This whole getting presents thing is awesome! If you feel so inclined to check out my baby stuff interests, I do have a registry set up on amazon. You go to amazon.com/babyregistry and search under our name. We're planning to make a babies r us and target registries later this month (after we hopefully know the finer anatomical points of this snowpea!).
Thanks everyone for the kind messages, cards, gifts, and calls! It really means a lot!
that has myriad uses! It can be used for feeding baby by putting it around your waist (see the second picture), which keeps the strain off mommy (or daddy!)'s arms, neck, and back by supporting baby's weight. 
It can also be used to prop baby up so he/she can look around and still chill on something soft. You can also flip that little puppy around (the baby, not the boppy) and allow for some tummy time without baby's cute little face getting smushed on the floor.
And as an added bonus, being the artsy person she is, Britt (I'm assuming Sam didn't pick too much about the gift :), right?) picked out a wonderful patterned slipcover on the boppy! The colors didn't show up that great in these pictures, but it is green, blue, yellow, orange, and white stripes. (Gender neutral of course!) Definitely a pattern I would have picked out myself!
So, thanks Britt and Sam! This whole getting presents thing is awesome! If you feel so inclined to check out my baby stuff interests, I do have a registry set up on amazon. You go to amazon.com/babyregistry and search under our name. We're planning to make a babies r us and target registries later this month (after we hopefully know the finer anatomical points of this snowpea!).
Thanks everyone for the kind messages, cards, gifts, and calls! It really means a lot!
Monday, July 7, 2008
I forget a lot [19w1d]
There's baby brain for you. I totally forgot to write about something kind of big that happened! On the 4th of July, no less, I finally felt snowpea moving around! It was pretty cool. It surprised me a bit because I was just laying down on the blanket while we were watching the concert and there were two little jabs low on my left side. It was different from the kind of "flutters" that I had been feeling but couldn't positively identify and I couldn't think of anything else it might have been. Now, I keep feeling them every now and then. Pretty neat to think that he/she is in there flipping around and punching me. :) That is all.
Sunday, July 6, 2008
Presents! [19w0d]
I have gotten some baby-related presents (that are really more for me, but that's okay!) in the mail recently. First, I got a 4 year, yes, a 4 year subscription to Parents magazine from my dear ol' Melonious!
It's got some very interesting articles that I am enjoying, and Brian is rolling his eyes at. :) Probably more applicable reading than Cosmo or Redbook too.
The second present was the reason our darn mailbox was stuck last week! Well, it and a free playtex drop-in bottle that I signed up for. Heehee. We know have an 8 oz from the free Motherhood Maternity give-away bag and a 5 oz from playtex. Yay! Anyway! I got a present from my amazon registry (which is by far, my fav place to make registries.) As some of you may know, I have a very tiny collection of Willow Tree figurines that I am a little more than in love with. I have the two married couple figurines, and now I also have this one! It's named "cherish" and I love love love it! Thanks mom!
And of course, here is an updated belly pic. It's kind of funny because in a picture from Friday, I look like I'm not pregnant at all, then one on Saturday, it looks like I might be, then today, boom! (The outfit I was wearing helped - a skirt that sits on my hips, non-maternity!, and a tank that is starting to ride up in the front.)
Brian's shot of my with a head was not satisfactory, so I attempted to do it myself with the bathroom mirror. I guess it kind of works. :)
It's got some very interesting articles that I am enjoying, and Brian is rolling his eyes at. :) Probably more applicable reading than Cosmo or Redbook too. The second present was the reason our darn mailbox was stuck last week! Well, it and a free playtex drop-in bottle that I signed up for. Heehee. We know have an 8 oz from the free Motherhood Maternity give-away bag and a 5 oz from playtex. Yay! Anyway! I got a present from my amazon registry (which is by far, my fav place to make registries.) As some of you may know, I have a very tiny collection of Willow Tree figurines that I am a little more than in love with. I have the two married couple figurines, and now I also have this one! It's named "cherish" and I love love love it! Thanks mom!
And of course, here is an updated belly pic. It's kind of funny because in a picture from Friday, I look like I'm not pregnant at all, then one on Saturday, it looks like I might be, then today, boom! (The outfit I was wearing helped - a skirt that sits on my hips, non-maternity!, and a tank that is starting to ride up in the front.)
Brian's shot of my with a head was not satisfactory, so I attempted to do it myself with the bathroom mirror. I guess it kind of works. :)
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