Nursery

I think we have finally decided on the nursery theme!! Yay!! I thought my mom would sew some custom nursery décor but she seems to have bombed out on me. Oh well. I wanted something baby-ish, but most certainly not girly. Hubby is so concerned about that. This is what we’ve found. Baby-ish and in no way girly.
Hubby has even offered to paint the room. I can't believe it. Of course, whether that actually happens or not remains to be seen. Still, nice thought.

Now we just need to get a crib and dresser. Oh and a bassinet. And probably some other things I can’t think of right now. Then we’ll be good to go. Only 3 months left. It seems like a long time, but the past few months have really flown by.

Once I get the room together, I’ll take pictures. That is assuming that the room is together before the baby takes up residence there.

Ouch!!

Well, my plans for the weekend were a bust. I planned to do a little project and Hubby was going to plant some tomato plants. I just wanted to get outside and enjoy the weather. That didn't happen.

I fell getting out of the shower yesterday morning. I landed hard on my left hip. Luckily I didn't fall on my right hip which I fractured a couple of years ago in a wreck. It still hurts pretty bad. I tried to get a few things done yesterday but my hip and back hurt worse by the minute. I had to get Hubby to help me get up into bed last night.

It feels a little better this morning so I'm trying to stay off my feet all day. It hurts to sit down so I'm going to be in trouble when I go back to work tomorrow. I do have a doctors appointment tomorrow morning, so we'll see what he has to say. I just hope I haven't done any serious damage in there.

I can still feel "Chubby" moving around in there so I feel confident that he's just fine. And that's all that really matters.

Sweet Baby

Chubby is moving and grooving all day long. Up until a week or so ago his movements were few and far between. Now all of a sudden, he’s moving all the time. Hubby has been able to feel him too. He’s moving right now as I type. This is so exciting!!

I don’t remember feeling Gavin move that much when I was pregnant with him, but that was so long ago. I do remember things being a little easier on me then. Of course, I was almost 10 years younger.

Oh my, I’m old.

And to think Hubby wants more babies after this one. I will be in sad shape when this is all over with.

Baby Stuff

I’ve got a few things for the baby so far. I've got a changing table, swing, playpen. I still need a crib and some other odds and ends I assume I'll get at my shower.

My sister in law gave me 2 trash bags full of clothes. Wow!! Here’s a picture of a onesie she picked up for the little man. I’m sure he’ll love it. Isn't it cute? It looks like a little Hawaiian shirt.

I am so excited about the baby!!! I can't wait til he gets here. The time passes quickly, but slowly at the same time. We struggled so much to get to this point. God has blessed us so richly with this sweet little baby.

Baby Registry

The closest store in my area is Wal-Mart. Its 20 – 30 minutes to the nearest mall, Target, or K-Mart. I know I need to do a baby registry but I am a lazy slug and I don’t want to drive those 20 – 30 minutes to get to Target to register. That’s easy, I can just go on-line and do my baby registry. Yay!! I’m so excited to pick out all these neat things for baby.

I go to Target.com and create my registry. Now it’s time to shop!!! It’s very hard to navigate on here and find what I’m looking for. The big things are easy to find but I’m looking for the little things… sheets, mattress covers, towels, washcloths, etc. We’ve already got the big stuff.

OK, I’ve finally found some towels and washcloths. They are so cute. Wait a minute, this is only available on-line. Oh, this too. And this too. What the heck??? Does Target not have anything in there store???

I don’t expect anyone to order on-line and have this stuff shipped. I expect them to drive those 20 – 30 minutes to go into the actual store. They need to browse around and handle these items to ensure a good quality purchase for my baby.

Not to mention, some of the people I expect at my shower live out in the boonies. You know, turn at the old brown cow onto the gravel road and travel about 3 miles to the old barn and then turn onto the dirt road beside the tree stump, blah, blah, blah. You get my meaning. These people are gonna gather up their posse and make a big event of this little trip into town to purchase something for my dear baby.

I have to calm down. I let these things get me all worked up. And honestly, what am I worried about? Some of them will probably just make something out of the wool they’ve sheared from their sheep.

I'm Having a Baby!!!

No, not literally right this minute. Actually, I am impregnated. The little man won’t be here for a few more months.

In the meantime, I am trying to get through this maternity clothes nightmare. And it is a nightmare. Nothing fits right. Pants don’t fit. If they fit my legs, they can’t be trusted to fit my stomach another week. If they fit my stomach, the legs don’t fit or the crotch is halfway to my knees.

And tops… why is everything skin tight? Just because you normally wear a size 2 and you want your XS maternity tops to be skin tight so we can see your innie that’s now an outie, does not mean that every woman wants that.

I ain’t no size 2. I ain’t no size 10. Let’s not even get into what size I am. The point is, let me have some tops that “fit”. I mean, can you honestly say that you want to see me in a skin tight top when I’m pregnant? Or not pregnant for that matter? No, you can’t honestly say that, and if you do, you are a freak of nature. Period.

So I’ve found a few things that fit and I’ve bought some stretchy pants that are a few sizes too big. You can beat stretchy pants. And while I might not be the fashionista that I normally am, at least you can’t see my innie that’s still an innie.