Charlotte's Nursery

We finally started Charlotte's nursery this past week (end). Actually, we were pretty busy! We ordered a crib (finally!) and glider with ottoman, and picked out paint to match her bedding.

Stevens started AND finished painting the base coat in her room - we plan on adding vertical stripes this coming weekend. For everyone who has been asking, the nursery colors are Magenta + Sage Green - I started a Flickr set for Charlotte's room so you can check out reference photos there (just click on the photos below - they are direct links to the Flickr set). For now, I leave you with some action shots...






It isn't looking like too much yet, but it will soon. And, BTW, I really did try my best to help...the primer fumes were quite overwhelming. I'll give it another go with the stripes and touch-up painting!

Registries

Registries are up and running - check out the links to the right. We are officially registered at Babies R Us and have also put together wish lists for Amazon.com and Kaboodle.com. If you have any questions, call, email or leave a comment here on the blog! Thanks for all your love and support!

23 Weeks

Here we are again! I have been feeling lots of movement lately - pretty cool. I am sure I will get to the point where the movement will be uncomfortable, but for now I am really enjoying it - Stevens too - especially on Saturday...I made Stevens take me to Dairy Queen and Charlotte was doing quite a dance; so much so that you could see my belly move - so incredible.

Registry

We are in the midst of setting up our registries - look for links over on the right soon!

22 Weeks

Well, 22 Weeks today! Not much has changed this past week so I guess that is good. Though it seemed pretty unanimous among my coworkers that my belly grew over the weekend. I never can tell unless I look at my photos for a little compare + contrast!

The latest from babycenter.com...

"Your baby now looks like a miniature newborn, checking in at 10.9 inches and almost 1 pound. Her skin will continue to appear wrinkled until she gains enough weight to fill it out, and the fine hair (lanugo) that covers her head and body is now visible. Her lips are becoming more distinct, and the first signs of teeth are appearing as buds beneath her gum line. Her eyes are developed, though the iris still lacks pigment. Eyelids and eyebrows are in place, and her pancreas, essential for hormone production, is developing steadily."

Oh?! And, Daisy was in the bathroom for my weekly belly shot this morning, so she got a photo too...

21 Weeks

21 Weeks today! Been feeling pretty good and gaining a little more of my energy back each day. And it looks like (any day now) my belly button is going to pop out or maybe it will just become flat - we'll see!

As a registered user of babycenter.com, I receive weekly updates of what is happening to my body, along with how the baby is developing etc. This is what it says for this week...

"Your baby now weighs about three-quarters of a pound (she was actually 13 oz. last week) and is approximately 10 1/2 inches long. Her eyebrows and eyelids are fully developed. And you can certainly feel her move. She's oblivious to your schedule, though, so don't be surprised if she starts working out just when you're settling down for the night."

Pretty cool, huh?

It's A Girl!

The results are in - It's A Girl! Woot! She was VERY cooperative, and VERY active. Moved all around; I guess it helped that I had a bunch to eat beforehand. She would flip to her tummy, then to her back and would then suck on her thumb. Just about every day now I (and Stevens too!) have been feeling little 'bumps' and 'taps' in my belly so I know she is well! Here are some pics...(click on 'em for a larger view)...

This is a view looking up at her little butt.


Here she is sucking on her thumb.


And laying on her side, facing us!


And, my most favorite, her little feets! We're so in love!


Needless to say we are VERY excited! Time to start the nursery! Stay tuned for some belly pics!

Happy Birthday Chopper!

Just wanted to give a shout out to my little man - a whole 3 years old today! There is a pint of Blue Bell Homemade Vanilla ice cream waiting for him at home - he'll smell like ice cream for a week.

Whooped!

Just to let you know - my prenatal fitness class whooped my butt. Seriously. One of the other soon to be mommies - 33 Weeks along mind you - fared better than me. I am so out of shape. Good grief. On that note, I leave you with this pic, taken at 18 Weeks, 4 Days - just imagine a margarita with extra salt in that glass. Mmm.

19 Weeks, 1 Day

19 weeks! Holy cow! Almost 20! Almost half way there! Lately I have been feeling pretty good - morning sickness has passed, no more continuous nausea (knock on wood), and my energy is returning though I still crash pretty hard in the evenings. I am really looking forward to my prenatal fitness class and meeting other soon-to-be-mommies; I'll let ya know how it goes come Monday!

OH?! And don't forget to vote for beaker's gender over on on the right! Less than a week until the big day! Now you just watch...the little bugger won't cooperate and all this hype will be over nothing!

Prenatal Fitness

I signed up for a prenatal fitness class yesterday! Starts this Saturday - Toning, Fitness & Yoga. It is so easy to be lazy. Gotta get off my butt.