belly shot

i did it

i applied for an extension of my maternity leave. yikes! lets hope for the best!

month 5-6

babies r us

why do you change things so much? the car seat i register for is no longer available. or the pack n play. or the cute little winter hat i wanted for only $9.99. and yesterday my ergo was an online only item and now its an in store only item that i cant view. and i registered for 'white onesies' as labeled on the print out from the store, but online the same item number says 'pooh outlined', 'teal overall', and 'minnie jean'. (i hate pooh by the way) guess i will have to go in store and update my registry a 3rd time once my shower invites go out.

craiglist

hmmm wait to see if i get it off my registry or get this one for cheaper? i have already bought way too much baby stuff b/c of cheaper deals and maybe a little impatience combined with that.

baby kicks

its so neat feeling bullet kick! and they are hard kicks. ive just been noticing them so much this week. tyce got a few hard kicks to the hand this morning. i love seeing him smile so big :) oh things have just been so exciting and happy lately i cant take it :) ill be in the 3rd trimester when we start back to school... how crazy!!!

healthy choices and being pregnant

making healthy choices was a lot easier for me in my past 4 pregnancies for some reason. not so much this go around. i go through weeks where i am so good and get in veggies, fruit, protein, calcium, whole grain, etc every day and then i go through weeks/months of eating buttered noodles and cake all day. this week has started out good. i think b/c i got back to walking and exercising a little. now if i can just keep that up. ready, set, go!

side note/question to self: why did i buy the fish sticks and mac n cheese my husband wanted at the store today? oh and the snicker ice cream bars that i wanted (3 boxes :/ )

gah!

so ive been checking babysteals.com everyday for an ergo carrier to go on sale and i swore i checked yesterday (maybe i checked too early). but finally after months of checking it daily it was there, and i missed it :( for 50% off!!!! grrrr.

but i wanted to post this site for you other mommies and there is a sister site for kidsteals too.

im gonna hate myself for the rest of the day.

22 weeks

Man! Time flies when you are having fun :) Can't believe we are 22 weeks! Not much new this week besides growing more. My ass has doubled in size. And last week I could fit into all these shorts still that were always so big on me, and this week I can't get anything over my thighs and hips. I didn't even notice things were growing behind me.

Other than that, just getting things in order for Bullet's room. This past weekend my stepmom and I went shopping and got fabric for curtains, sheets, pillows, and changing pad cover. She said she would have it finished already sometime this week. I ordered a few prints for the walls. And have my eye on a few storage bins and accessories to add color to the room. I'm excited to see it all together!! I really hope most of it is finished before I start work so I don't have to worry about much when crazy time begins.

Well back to movies and relaxing with TJ while we can :) have a great week all!

baby bump vs food bump

sometimes i think i have a baby bump but then it shrinks. but i really think its here to stay now! this is what it did in jamaica:

now you see it

(3 days later) now you dont

it hasnt shrunk really since then so maybe its here to stay :) and maybe im eating more and its a food baby :)

21 weeks

yipee!!! i realized this week a little fear has went away. but then i freak myself out and dont wanna get too excited til bullet is finally here. but it is nice to be enjoying things lately. i still dont feel like its totally real though. i havent thought much about birth yet. i know im SO excited for it. but maybe when things get closer it will become more real. he has been moving a lot lately and i love it! tyson has even got to see my stomach move a little. im surprised this early on but the u/s lady said im small so that i can see it sooner? its neat. but tyce hasnt got to feel him move yet. every time we put our hand on there he stops.

one new thing i love is my belly button. it hasnt popped out but it is no longer in. i love the front view of my belly. you can tell its tight and a little munchkin is in there.

today i finished putting the crib together. its perfect! well almost... the drawer seems a little off so i might need to see if i can move it a little. but im proud of myself for putting it all together and holding up 3 pieces at once and screwing screws at the same time. im a little carpenter. next weekend my stepmom and i are picking out fabric for the sheets. ill be excited to get that in there and start decorating a bit.

nothing else new but my little girl maddie has something wrong with her face :( it looks like someone beat her with a bat. i think she got stung or is having an allergic reaction to something. her eyes are almost swollen shut and big welts on her face. i gave her benadryl hours ago but it doesnt seem to be going down. so for now she is inside trying to cool down and hopefully it will help the swelling to go down. im sure her brother is pissed he is still out in the heat while she is in here. pray that she is okay and its nothing major.

lately

so jamaica was AWESOME! so gorgeous and relaxing. we laid by the pool a lot, went boating and snorkeling one day, went shopping one day, experienced margaritaville, and had massages. and baby was kicking a lot which was reassuring since i didnt have my doppler. but the last day we got FRIED and im still hurting.

flying back home was neat on the night of the 4th b/c we got to see fireworks from all over. i couldnt sleep that night b/c my burn was so bad. my bday and bullets u/s was the next day. lots of tears that day from having a fever from being dehydrated and achey from the bad burn. but it was good to see little bullet. we didnt get a good pic of her. we got a left foot, right foot, and a gender shot. then in 4d we got a side shot of the head. all you can see is her ear. the lady wasn't super nice like the last one we had so i think she could have cared less to get us some good pics or act excited throughout the whole thing. but she seemed good at looking at all the major organs so thats important. she said her brain, lungs, kidneys, heart, and other major organs seem to be functioning normally. that was great news. she showed us her ten fingers (that were curled up in a little fist) and toes. the nose and lips look good she said although i couldnt make out the image. so it was a relief to get all that good news.

reminder: i am not telling gender til the shower. so you never know if i will use he or she when talking about bullet. but you can try to guess :)

the rest of my bday was good (with more tears in b/w events due to pain). we had sushi, then another dr appt, then home to spend time with fam. the next day my mom and i went shopping, to the melting pot, and to the muny to see the little mermaid. thursday we headed down to dinner and the cards game with another couple but didnt actually make it to the game b/c of rain. so we ended up at a bar instead.

i have a busy weekend ahead but i am looking forward to slowing down next week hopefully. i hope everyone had a good 4th and has a great weekend ahead.