Bought the bedding...

So we are waiting until July 4th sales to buy the furniture from Babies 'R Us (BRU). I really really wanted a different more modern looking set from a local baby store but opted for the discounts and sales + coupons I could use at BRU for a version made by the same company but less style options at chain stores. It still looks nice and got great reviews for sturdiness and safety. It's a convertible crib and converts to a full size bed so she can use it for the next 18+ years.
The bedding was hard to find because all girl crib bedding seems to be pink only! Yes I could have gone neutral but whats the fun in that since we knew it was a girl... I wanted girly but not overly common pink... so we went lavender:

We only got the crib bedding set and window valance, not all the matchy matchy extraneous stuff. We won't be painting the nursery walls because we don't feel like having to paint it back when we leave in 3 years. They will stay a neutral latte color like the rest of the house. With color form the bedding and drapes and some stuff to put up on the walls like letter decals and maybe some wall art from Target or Marshall's, the room will be super cute!

At 25 weeks, the baby is kicking stronger and more frequently. She definitely is almost on a regular schedule... kicking for an hour then resting for 2-3 hours and then back at it again. Her kicks are higher up now and can be felt at the top of my belly above the belly button and she has moved to kick more on the left side (depending on which way I am laying down) which she used to just kick to my right. My belly is bigger since last week and its gotten hard to bend over and pickup things on the floor. I have also lost the ability to see and sometimes reach my nether region in the shower LOL! Painting my toe nails is also an impossible task without making a mess of it. The WORST part so far is the going poop! Constipation is a biotch! I was in practice labor for an hour yesterday trying to birth one out! Hurt like hell and was almost impossible to flush just to give you a sense of the size of it! Yeah, yeah... TMI but deal with it, it's a fact of life... we all poop! I am sure Damen is sick of hearing my poop stories though LOL! It's my way of getting him mentally ready for the messy finale in September!

24 Weeks Mark!!! ...and a recent scare!

We are now 6 month along and have reached the viability date!  If Cornbread were to be born now, she would have a chance of survival outside the womb but she better stay in there until September or else!  You hear me young lady!?!  (LOL)

We had a bit of a scare last Sat while playing mini golf.  I felt some liquid run down my leg and wen to the bathroom to find some leakage which didn't look to be urine so we ended out put-put game to go to the emergency birthing center and get checked out incase it was amniotic fluid leaking.  I was so scared and was crying because I was in such a panic since it was way too early for birth.  Viability or not, she would have such a struggle being born this early!  Damen stayed calm and kept reassuring me everything was probably fine and tried to calm my nerves and prevent the tears from flowing.  He later admitted he was so scared but didn't let me know it until we got the ok that everything was fine and sent home.  Luckily, it was not amniotic fluid and was most likely she was pressing on my bladder causing the leak.  It didn't look or smell like urine which was why we went to the hospital just to make sure.  They ran some tests and looked internally to see if they saw any amniotic fluid leaking and if my cervix was closed... all looked ok.  We were told that next time to put a pad on and is the pad gets soaked and I am leaking more and it didn't appear to be urine, to come in with the pad and get checked again. They agreed its always better to be safe than sorry.... though they kept asking if we were first time parents... cause confusion and panic is expected then I am sure!

Anyways, while we were waiting for the doc to see us, Damen had his hand on my belly trying to calm me down and jokingly was telling our little girl to stay in there and hang tight.  He felt her kick for the first time while he was doing it!  Finally he had the right timing to feel her!  I have been feeling and seeing her kicks for 4 weeks now but it wasn't until the past week that they have become so regular and stronger.  When I get Damen to put his hand on my belly, she stops and then he gets impatient and moves away before she starts again.  When he felt her, he said he thought he felt something similar before but wasn't sure.  now the kicks are more pronounced and he was sure he felt it.  YEA!

So that was our crazy weekend.  My next checkup will be on my birthday the end of this week.  It is just gonna be a weigh in and measurement of my belly and glucose test for gestational diabetes.

We have picked out our crib and dresser and will be ordering that on the 4th of July (waiting for the sales!).  I'll post pics and stuff soon.

What a kick!

21 Weeks Pregnant

Until now it has just been nudges and weird swishy, turning motions in my lower abs... it is really hard to describe. But Just now, as I was looking down at my laptop, I noticed a popcorn like pop of my tummy and I could actually see my tummy bounce up really quickly! It was one quick pop of a bounce and I thought I felt that yesterday afternoon after coming home from work as sitting watching TV but wasn't sure if I was seeing what I was seeing. But it just happened again a few minutes ago and this time I saw the motion as well as felt it! I had my hand over my belly button area trying to see if I could feel it if it were to happen again... but no joy, there was no repeat performance.

Damn it! Hubby isn't home this week either! Uggg! Totally would have had him over to come feel if he can feel it! Hopefully by the end of the week when he comes home it will start to happen more regularly and gets to see it too. This is so exciting!

So far as of last week's appointment, I have gained a total of 20 lbs. I blame 5 lbs of it on constipation though! ;o) That's not bad at the halfway point. I need to get walking more often though but its so hard to get up early to walk before work and the heat of the day since I am not sleeping through the night any more... have to get up 1-2 times each night to pee and its hard from me to fall back asleep. Then after a full day's work and the long commute, I am too tired to do much of anything. I need to try harder to keep my weight gain within a reasonable range.

As soon as Hubby gets home with the camera, I will post a first belly pic. I am also trying to learn how to rip the DVD with our last sonogram on it to post a video of little Corn-Muffin in motion.

Team Pink for us....

We had the best day yesterday! Our big sonogram went very smoothly and we got a clear crotch shot of the little one who has revealed herself to us like the little lady she is LOL! D was in shock and didn't understand what he was seeing on the screen... had to point it out and explain over and over what was what on the screen shot. So Cornbread is now officially Corn Muffin LOL!

She has grown so much and is so mobile since the last sonogram 4 weeks ago. Its so amazing seeing her kick her feet and waving her hands... there is actually a little person in there!?! Words can not express our joy and excitement! The appointment went well and all my blood tests and screenings have come back clear thankfully... looks like a healthy baby is on her way. Her growth measurements are all on schedule as well.

1 more week untill the big Ultra Sound!!!!

Sooooo excited! We find out the sex of Cornbread 1 week from now! We are now 19 weeks along and I am still feeling the occasional nudges and pokes but only notice them after eating when I am sitting still or lying back for a bit. I can't wait until they are more pronounced and Damen can feel them from the outside too.

My BFF, Emily, is due to pop in 3 weeks. Its crazy we are having our first child only a few months apart! Time seems to have flown by but at times (more so the first 3 month of this pregnancy) it seem to creep by. I am starting to feel the pressure of getting started on the nesting phase to get baby ready by the next couple of month. I want to be ready if the baby decides to come a little earlier than expected. Once we find out the sex... its a green light on shopping... FUN!

So Cornbread is the size of a mango. All the organs are in place and the sensory functions are now developed so the little one is just starting to hear sounds and can taste hints of the flavors of what I am eating in the aminiotic fluid. From here on out, Cornbread wiwll be mostly focused on growing and maturing his/her organs and gaining more weight.

WTH was that... Baby movement?!

Ok, for the past 2 weeks there has been strange sensations in my lower abs almost gas like at time but no toot follows... strange throbbing/vibrations at times after eating a meal or random pangs for a few seconds. I am always questioning myself and explaining it away as just Ute growing pangs or gas but FOR SURE I felt some pokes this afternoon while at work!!! I was sitting at my desk and out of nowhere there were a few popcorn like pokes or nudges on my lower abs slight right of center!

I was grinning for the last hour of my work day. This was unmistakable... and so amazingly weird but exciting! I think my iffy sensations the past week were the beginning flutters but since this is my first pregnancy, I wasn't sure what it would feel like so it was hard to say what was what. But today, Cornbread made his/her presence known!

Then I came came home to the most lovingly sweet husband who made quite a spread for diner... pot roast, gravy, home-made mash potatoes and corn. Sooo yummy! I am so blessed and excited for our new adventures.

2 more weeks and we find out if we are have a mini-me or mini-D... stay tuned!

15 Weeks and no longer able to fit my clothes!

As of middle of last week, I can no longer fit my pants. My shirts are too small due to my larger boobies... that part is kinda cool like a trial boob job LOL! I got a little of a pooch on my lower abs but at this point it looks more like I ate too many cupcakes lately rather than being obviously pregnant. Gotta love in-between stages! I need to wear one of these every day until I show more!
So I have started buying some maternity wear, mostly skirts and tops, couple of dresses for now. Can't wait to find out the sex of the little one to be able to buy the nursery stuff. We could go gender neutral on some to buy sooner than later but what if the fun in that? I want violets if its girl and earthy tones for a boy. We will find out which color scheme to go with in about 5 more weeks... at our 20 week big ultrasound appointment.