Primary Colors

The bedding set for the nursery arrived today! Thanks to Linda, Aunt Cheryl, and Great Aunt Gaye. The set included the quilt, bumper, valence, diaper stacker, hamper, and sheet. This goes with our "Primary Colors" theme perfectly and is just so cute!! Not that I'm biased or anything ... Irv let me pick this out without his approval, and I was a tad concerned he might not care for it as much as I did. I had nothing to fear because he really liked it.

Speaking of colors (mainly Green) ~ We're considering cloth diapers. Possibly BumGenius or FuzziBunz. Cloth diapers have come along way and both our mothers used cloth with us. However, for the first 4-5 weeks we'll more than likely use the Seventh Generation chlorine-free disposables. There's a boutique, Peppermint, in nearby Richardson that has cloth diapering classes. We will definitely be making use of those. (Quick ad: If you are looking for an economical, eco-friendly household cleaner line, then check out GetClean. Just fabulous and very baby/kid safe!!)

Now THAT I felt!

Wednesday, September 24th, 2008....9:30pm....Irv felt the baby for the first time! I was wrong on a previous post that this moment had already happened. No doubt about it this time! ;o)

Just Practicing

I'm working on my video skills so I thought I'd practice and post a short video . . . Here's a video of Mia helping me clean up after a PB&J sandwich.

Baby Bump

So, finally, a picture of the baby bump. This was taken on August 25th (17+ wks).

A bit of time has passed since then and I am feeling a lot of movement now (21+wks). I'm not sure what all is happening in there, but the little one is definitely very entertained. Irv can even feel the movement too!!

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We go in for our second sonogram on Monday, Oct. 6th. For now, I've gained about 11 lbs and am feeling pretty good. Just a touch of lower back pains as the day ends, but with the yoga and Bradley classes, we're learning how to combat those issues.

Mamaste!

I've never done any type of yoga and have always wanted to try it. So, I signed up for prenatal yoga classes and they have been really, really fun. We have chosen to use the Allen Birthing Center and several of the relaxation techniques we're learning about are being used in the yoga class. I am very excited about this "practice", but already have concerns that I'll forget everything I've learned once the day arrives! ;o) When talking to moms, everyone has been so great about sharing their birth stories and I learn something new with each one. Thanks to all the moms that have gone before me!!

People have been asking about the "baby bump". Yeah, I guess there is one, but we don't have any pictures...yet. Maybe soon. I went on a trip a couple of weeks ago to New Orleans and picked up a couple of postcards for the baby's scrapbook. Is that the baby's first vacation? Probably not, but that's about all we have when it comes to pics. We take so many pictures of everything that it is a bit hard to believe there is only one of me over the last four months, and at my yoga class no less. Ha!

Great Is Thy Faithfulness

When we went in for the first sonogram on July 7th, it was pretty emotional. I think most of you know that I had a miscarriage in September 2007 so this picture was just so, so sweet and wonderful for us.

The tech put all our pics on a CD for us and even caught a few short video clips too. With one we think we saw hiccups which is really funny for those who know me.

The baby's heartbeat was 180 and then was 160 at our last appointment in early August (for those like us who like numbers).

Seniority

Before our next addition arrives, here's the original "addition" to our family . . . our puppy, Mia. Although she's not quite a puppy anymore. She was 4 months old when she was adopted from a n0-kill shelter in March of 2003. She'll be 6 yrs old this December.

Once we were telling people about the baby, we started hearing some really good stories from dog owners of how the new addition was welcomed into the family. Some were not so good and so I took it upon myself to start making any necessary changes as soon as possible. For instance, there's really only one spot for a high chair to go in our breakfast nook and that is where Mia was dining. I moved her bowls to she could get adjusted. Of course I got the, "What are you doing? I think there's plenty of time for that." This was back in EARLY July! I think it's official ~ I've lost my mind.