New Pictures

So far, I feel great.

We did find out last Wednesday that we are having a baby boy! I've called him a 'he' ever since he started kicking about a month ago. Now, I would swear he is rolling and kicking more than ever - making room for himself. The doctor says he is 1lb and 2 ozs, that I have been losing a little weight, but he's been gaining it. I eat! All the time, so must be OK.

He tends to kick most when I have a pair of jeans on and am sitting at a 90degree angle. He found my bladder the other day and just slammed into it, and I almost had to pee right then and there!

Our baby shower in July was wonderful. Not as many people came as I thought, but we had a good time. I'll get a picture of the updated nursery as soon as it looks decent enough - it is full at the moment and needs to be organized and 'prettified' (like Daryk says I have been doing). I say it's nesting. =)

I am still not too excited about eating any kinds of meat. Unless they are a part of a stew, or a pasta. The thought of a large piece of chicken sitting on my plate makes me sick - but I have started to eat pork chops with loads of potatoes and corn on the same fork.

Daryk is doing wonderful. He made me happy the way he would grab any of the baby items that needed to be put together and filled with batteries. Everything is set up that needs to be and he knows exactly what to do with it. We both get crabby at the same time, sit and relax for a minute and then get right back to playing footsie and snuggling. Seems we are almost on the same schedule of moods. hehe

Aspen is here visiting for a month and I have taken a few days off of work here and there. She and Jeremy have been over a lot and been playing games with us and going to movies (Harry Potter tonight!) and plays (Sherlock Holmes).

Nursery

Well,

We've been going over the lok of he nursery and seem to have a consensus of coloring.

This is from Walmart.com and on our registry there:

Seems to be browns, greens, yellows, and accent colors thrown in. We made the theme of the old time fairy tale/fantasy.. and we're going to try and do the tree and any fantasy elements as accents.

EEEEE HEEE HEEE

15 Weeks, 5 Days

Well, here it is! Only one baby and was a squirmer. I actually watched it jump and wave!!

We don't know if it is Male or female and won't know for another 6 weeks or more. Ah well.

In the first picture, the top part is the head. It's little arms are pressed against it's ears and you can JUST barely see a little face - the two eyes, the nose, mouth, etc.

This second picture is more a profie I think.

Deals and Planning

Well,

I was good tummy-wise for a while, just being careful not to eat too much.

This morning, I got up for my 7am meeting and as soon as i picked up my jacket to put it on, i had to drop it all and go running to the bathroom. /sigh I ended up just going back to bed, wretched and moaning. Got better at about 8:30am and went to work with a baggie of crackers.

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=2310468
A couple days ago, D and I went to Walmart to price shop. We scoured the Baby section and after about half an hour, we were about to leave when i noticed a boxed dresses on clearance. It had a sticker of $90. It looked like an awesome deal, so we loaded it into the cart. When we got to the checkout, to our surprise, it came up to $45!!! We put it together and it is gorgeous. Yaay for thrifty and lucky shopping :-)

Also, mom got me a book for my birthday - What to expect when you're expecting. Great book! I also bought the BABY Bargains book - awesome and informative. ALL parents need that book, i swear!

Sleep and food!

The last couple days have been wonderful in the eating category. I am a little nauseous off and on, but I am able to eat a full meal. I went out and bought fruits, fresh veggies, and other good for me and baby foods. Very nummy so far.

And yesterday, I had my 7am meeting and got up earrrly. But by 3:30pm, I was yawning in my meeting with an RA, apologizing if I was slowly sinking. As soon as we went our separate ways, I told my desk worker that I was "busy" napping and went straight home and fell into one of those deep breathing, warm, muscles relaxed naps until 5pm! It was wondrous. D was working until 5pm anyway and I had a heads up that he wouldn't wake me til then. Loved it! No dreams. just slllleeeeeeep. I then went to bed at around 9pm. hehe I guess I was ready to make up for some sleep lost.

This morning I felt so awake at 7am, I made D and I eggs and toast. Just now he sent me a note through our messenger "thank you for an eggcelent breakfast!! ". So cute and nerdy :-)

Tonight, one of my assistants are making donuts in their apartment. He's invited everyone. I am so craving a donut now, it is driving me up the wall =) Tonight at 7pm, we're going to a staff inservice to work through a session for help with the death of our resident. I am hoping this will be beneficial for everyone and help those that need it.

One of my staff are selling these Scentsy wickless candles. So far, I have loved the smell of a few of them and may get one for the apt. As most know, the residence halls don't allow open flames.

Bad night for sleep and long day

Sleeping last night was an ordeal. I didn't eat much yesterday, but I was feeling good and I used the steamvac on some old teddy bears that D and I brought out from storage. This killed my wrist and arms. So, last night, i could NOT sleep on my right, my back hurt and I didn't want to sleep on my back. Sleeping on my left was just plain umcomfortable. Woke up every hour. By 630am, I gave up and just got ready for work.

Had a meeting at Res Life at 8:15 and made some good decisions for support for staff and residents. So glad to have gotten some of this figured out.

Then, D was waiting in the car for me and so we drove to the clinic for him and I waited a few hours for him. I found some free books to download online and so downloaded 8 of them and began reading as I waited.

He did great and I took him home and ran to Res Life and then Oak for yet another set of paperwork for a HD selection process. Then, I went home, checked on D, and then went to a HC meeting.

We went to the grocery store and I stocked up on fruits, vegies, crackers and chicken. Seems I want fresh veggies BAD.