21 weeks and Chip's birthday!!

Happy Birthday Chip!!

Lots of exciting stuff this past week and upcoming week! First the survey...

How far along? 21 weeks today!

Total weight gain/loss: Total net + 6. Yikes... two weeks of 2lbs of gain - woah nelly!

Maternity Clothes: Mostly just pants and increasing the frequency of shirts.

Stretch marks? No

Sleep: Not too bad, but we have this crazy neighbor who woke me up this morning at 430. He lives alone and yells to himself in the house, slamming doors (yes, I can here it in our house even though all the windows are open in closed.) Then before he left for work at 515am he swore at the top of his lungs a phrase that I will not type. So... that was his second strike in 1 week's time, once more and I'm anonymously calling the police.

Best moment this week: We got new bedroom furniture... LOVE IT... started some crib shopping, and the best of all, we visited Dana and Brady at the hospital and met their handsome boy Liam!

Movement: Baby is getting so strong - and if you saw the previous post - Daddy felt Baby last week!!!

Food cravings: Salad this week with avacados and raspberry dressing. Thank goodness - see "weight gain" above ;-)

Gender: I'm still thinking boy this week.

Labor Signs: Let's please hold off until at least early August, thank you very much!

Belly Button in or out? The bottom is getting stretched, it's getting much shallower!

What I miss: Not much this week...

What I am looking forward to: BABYMOON!!!

Weekly Wisdom: Heating pad helps to relieve sciatic nerve pain.

Milestones: Daddy felt baby last week, and our Baby S met future best friend Baby S, Liam.

Random Belly Touches: No random ones, but a couple loving rubs from Grandma Chris and a couple friends.

Shout outs to new followers: Hey D!! :-) and another "stranger" fellow blogger - Valerie - welcome!

and a new question that my friend Kristi suggested - Baby Brain Moment of the Week: I was in a meeting with about 10 of my coworkers and forgot the password to a program I used a couple times a week. Their responses "... oh boy, do we have 6 more months of this?" No boys, only 4 :-)

So as I mentioned above, many congrats are in order for Dana and Brady on the birth of their son on Friday! He's a very handsome little guy.

We're heading on our cruise later this week, so next week's update will be a day or two late. I'm very excited for a few days off work to just spend time with my baby-daddy :-)

Here's the baby bump picture...

Daddy felt Baby!!!!!!!!!!

Baby's kicks were getting really strong just a few minutes ago, so I lifted my shirt and saw my belly move!!!! So I grabbed Chip's hand and sure enough... the baby kicked again!!! I think that was more amazing to feel Baby together then feeling him/her by myself a few weeks ago. SOOOOOO EXCITING! 20 weeks 1 day - big milestone today!

HAPPY HALF WAY DAY TO US!!

20 OUT OF 40 WEEKS DOWN...
Weekly Update

How far along? 20 weeks today!
Total weight gain/loss: Total net + 4.
Maternity Clothes: Mostly just pants, but some shirts - thank you to one of my coworkers who let me borrow a garbage bag full of clothes, she's exactly my size, I'm soooo grateful!
Stretch marks? No
Sleep: Wish I could get more, but happy with what I get.
Best moment this week: See the previous post - obviously the 1 hour of quality time seeing Baby during our ultrasound. We're in LOVE!!
Movement: Feeling baby much more frequently, though, I think I'm glad I don't feel him/her all the time, the baby didn't stop moving the entire ultrasound, I don't think I'd be able to concentrate if I felt each and every movement.
Food cravings: Homemade stir fry - Yummmm made it last night!
Gender: Last night I had a dream that Chip announced to me that it was a boy after he was born... so I'm confidently feeling boy right now.
Labor Signs: Let's please hold off until at least early August, thank you very much!
Belly Button in or out? Looking a little silly, I should start to measure how shallow it is.
What I miss: I was a bit bummed to not be able to have the stamina to go out dancing with the girls Saturday night for Kelly's bachelorette party.
What I am looking forward to: Our babymoon - short Caribbean cruise later in the month!!
Weekly Wisdom: Prenatal yoga stretching and relaxing feels GREAT!
Milestones: TODAY - HALF WAY THERE DAY :-)
Random Belly Touches: No random ones, but a couple loving rubs and pokes from friends.
Shout outs to new followers: Hi Tara!! :-) and my first "stranger" blogger - Ameya - welcome!

No weekly update would be complete without my updated belly pic. I got a hair cut on Friday and need to go back to have her thin it out, so don't judge the bowl cut right now:

Finally, I realized that I never posted a pic of the quilt my mother made for her first Grandbaby!

I draped it over the recliner in the guest room - soon to be Baby room. You can see the light orange walls. It's a little tough to see in this picture, but the green section in the center has a bunch of jungle babies, with the bright hot air balloon over it. She also sent along a bunch of jungle baby stuffed animals, a small selection you see sitting happily with the quilt.

Drum roll... it's a....

.... STILL A SURPRISE!!! Haha, did I get anyone with the title of the posting? We held out and are still going to be surprised by baby's gender. So... there is only one person in the world who knows, and that's our ultrasound tech. Seems a bit unfair that a perfect stranger knows, but we're still so excited for the big surprise in August that we don't care too much.

Without further ado - pics of Baby S!!!

1. Happy profile picture of the left side of Baby. Chin at its chest. If you look to the left of the chin within Baby's chest, there's a little black spot - that's the heart, which was beating away.



2. I wouldn’t believe this one if I hadn't witnessed it first hand. Baby was being difficult throughout the entire ultrasound and moving a lot (oops – guess next time I won’t have a few pieces of Easter candy before an ultrasound). Throughout the ultrasound our tech was joking with us that the baby was trying to outsmart her… well this picture is of the baby sticking its tongue out!!!

3. I labeled this one for you. It’s a bit tough to see but if you imaging baby standing up, and you’re standing behind the baby looking down at the top of the head, then the baby looked up, that’s what you’re seeing here... lots of shadows though.
Amazing how detailed the arm bones are!!

All limbs were measured and we quickly saw all the little toes and fingers in between all the swimming and kicking! Baby, I wonder if you'll have a long second toe that is freakishly longer then your big toe - like me, or stubby toes that are the same length - like Daddy's.

She estimated that Baby weighs about 11 oz. So a little ahead of the average for this timeframe - obviously Baby's healthy, but Baby, please don't grow much bigger then 8 lbs inside of mommy in the next 20 weeks.

From your face images we quickly saw, you can see the strong cheekbones like Mommy, but that tongue sticking out is one of Daddy's traits when he's concentrating - without a doubt you're definitely OUR baby!

Ultrasound was great!

I will post the pics tomorrow, but wanted to let you all know that our mid-way ultrasound was great. Yesterday was 19weeks, 4 days and Baby was measuring 19weeks 5days - so right on track!! S/he was moving around so much that we ended up having the ultrasound for a little over an hour. Our tech had to keep going back to take pics because baby would move just as she was about to measure - baby was misbehaving already! We both loved every minute of it and were amazed that the baby honestly didn't stop moving the entire time... I felt only a small percentage of the actual movements.
Pictures to come tomorrow! :-)

SOOOOOO EXCITED

I feel like I can start to count down the hours until we get to see our Love again... Friday, 4/3 at 115. We are so excited! I have to confess though, I cheated and Googled 19 week ultrasound pictures because I just can't handle the anticipation. I guess it's a little like looking at the gift you've asked for for Christmas or your birthday and you just know you're going to get (much like I was drooling over my snoogle online before it actually arrived.) You know what it's going to look like, but you still want to see it. I know that the Chip and Andrea version of baby will be waay cuter then any of the ones I found online though!

Baby, this ultrasound will not be for reassurance, because I feel you all day long moving around and know you are strong and healthy. I just can't wait to lay my eyes on you again... then Momma and Daddy want you to go back to playing hide and seek for another 21.5 weeks!!!!! We love you very much, be sure to give us a little wave on Friday that we can share with all your adoring family and friends.

Week 19 - Almost half way!

19 Week Update


How far along? 19 weeks today!

Total weight gain/loss: Total net + 3.

Maternity Clothes: Only 2 pairs or work pants left that are regular pants that still fit, but I have to wear them with my belly band. That won't last too long though.

Stretch marks? No

Sleep: I got my Snoogle (maternity pillow) and have started sleeping more soundly.

Best moment this week: Lots of great and strong baby movements last week!

Movement: Getting stronger each day - I think Chip will be able to feel Baby from the outside soon!

Food cravings: Doritos - weird.

Gender: Back to having no idea.

Labor Signs: Let's please hold off until at least early August, thank you very much!

Belly Button in or out? In, but getting much shallower.

What I miss: Appetite.... still, though, could have fooled my 2lb weight gain last week.

What I am looking forward to: FRIDAY at 1:15 our big ultrasound!!!

Weekly Wisdom: I honestly have nothing this week.

Milestones: Last night, Baby was moving like crazy so I looked at my belly and saw it move. Unfortunately, it was only once, so even though Chip sat with his hand on my belly for about 20 minutes, he didn't feel anything... soon enough though.

Random Belly Touches: No random ones, but a couple from some friends.

Shout outs to new followers: Yay Molly!! :-)


Also, here are two pictures from today. One is of my maternity-like shirt, it was weird wearing it today, but I got a few comliments, so it was fun. The other is so you can see how big my belly has gotten. Next week will be the mid-way point!

Lots of Deals!!!

Yesterday afternoon we went to a consignment sale for baby gear. Chip had to work until 1, so we got there around 2. It was a bit overwhelming at first, but then we got into it. I don't have a problem with used gear as long as they don't have safety regulations like car seats, pack n' plays etc that have expiration dates. So here's a list of some of our fun finds:

First grab was an infant tub. It's in very good shape and came with an newborn sling so Baby won't slide into the water. Regularly priced at Target for about $20, we got this for $5!!

Second steal was an infant seat. I took a picture of it when we got home below. Similar items at Target right now are about $60, we got this for $15! It has a battery pack on the bottom so that you can turn on the seat so it'll vibrate to soothe Baby. I've been told by many-a-mommy that their children loved these. I was very excited for this find... it's so soft too!

We got some infant night gowns and other onesies that looked almost brand new - not many of the "team green" aka "gender neutral" kind, but it's a nice start to Baby's infant wardrobe. Which, if anyone has seen babies in my family, they're ginormous and Baby will probably only wear these items a few times.

Finally, the STEAL OF THE DAY!!!! A bassinet for the first few months that Baby will be in our room and not in the crib. It's in great shape and I love that I can just throw all the fabric into the washer a few times to make it brand new!!! This is normally about $100 - $140 (or if you want to get really fancy they're almost $200!!!) from what I've found online and this bassinet was only $45 dollars!! The basket part on top comes off and the hood/shade thingie folds down, or can be removed all together. It also has the vibrating option and the little mobile which also has music or nature sounds and has a little night light. What a deal! I can't wait for the time to come to put it into our room next to me! :-)

Not counting what we saved on clothing, with those 3 big deals we saved more then $115!!! Baby, your Momma and Daddy are very excited to show you all your fun gear, and are proud that we'll have money at the end of the day to put towards your education!

"It's cool to pee your pants..."

No no no, I haven't peed my pants, but, I do officially have pregnant lady bladder...

I've never been one that has had to run to the bathroom. Never been one to wake in the middle of the night and go potty. Never been one to have to stop on a road trip at every rest stop...

I was nervous at the beginning because most women have an increase in having to go to the bathroom during the first trimester, I did not experience this. Well, at some point last week, I had to start to give in to my screaming bladder during the wee hours of the morning.

I would lay and bed and try to ignore it, normally, it would just go away! Ignore it and it goes away... nope.. not any more. I hate that it's still winter and we turn our heat down at night so it doesn't wake us up and it's freezing when I get out of bed... I hate that I'm actually woken up out of a deep sleep and can't mentally convince myself to ignore it.

BUT.... I LOVE LOVE LOVE that one of the reasons is because Baby is getting bigger and stronger and is dancing on my bladder. So I'll deal with having to pee every 2 hours at work, and having to get up in the middle of the morning :-) I'll welcome the cool porcelain toilet at 4am, then crawl into our warm bed and shove my cool feet under Chip's warm legs to warm my toes-ies back up again!

18 Weeks - whoooooo

So, my belly, to me, feels smaller, so I'm going to put up last week's pic next to this week's for comparison:

And... no one told me how frump-tastic my new, less comfy, yet correct length, pants look. Guess they'll be good and will grow with me as I gain the lovely maternal weight in my saddle bag regions! And woah... look at that terrible posture! Also, it's hard to tell, but perhaps all the bday cake from last week went directly to my cheeks (my face... I was talking about the ones on my face!!!) man oh man am I going to get chub-tastic.
Why am I'm putting "-tastic" after everything today? oh dear... let's get on with it:

18 week questionnaire:

How far along? 18 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: Total net + 1. Three weeks at gaining 1lb a week, consistent or what?!
Maternity Clothes: As frequently as possible... hoping this inbetween stage will end soon and I can find more that I'm comfortable in.
Stretch marks? No
Sleep: Still grateful for the sleep I get, and anxiously awaiting my birthday gift of a Snoogle (maternity pillow).
Best moment this week: Birthday dinner with Chip, then "drinks" with friends after :-)
Movement: Getting stronger each day - baby either reeeeally likes or dislikes hot cocoa, he/she moved a lot today when I drank some.
Food cravings: None again - lost my appetite again :::BIG frowny face:::
Gender: Starting to feel like it's a girl more and more.
Labor Signs: Let's please hold off until at least early August, thank you!
Belly Button in or out? In, hopefully it'll stay that way for a while.
What I miss: Appetite....
What I am looking forward to: 4/3 our mid-point ultrasound, neither of us can wait to see our new love again!!!
Weekly Wisdom: Take advantage of the weeks when I do have an appetite since it seems to come and go.
Milestones: One I'm not proud of, but it happened, so I'll share - I had my first pregnancy related hormonal tear filled breakdown yesterday... combination of lack of appetite, clothing issues and probably a bit of being sick of winter weather. Chip's a trooper and helped me to relax!!!! He's so calming, I am so glad he'll be the one with me when baby decides to make its' way into the world. I guess 1 freakout every 4.5 months isn't too bad compared to the hormonal freakouts I've read about in books and online, so I'll go out on a limb and say Chip's lucky - at this rate, hopefully I'll only have one more, love you!
Random Belly Touches: None this week.
Shout outs to new followers: Hiiii Chris - my MIL :-)

I just reread this post, it's obvious that I'm pretty down still, but I know it's so we can have a healthy little baby... let's hope I can forget about what's bumming me out and enjoy some "How I Met Your Mother," our favorite Monday night show to watch together!

Great Birthday!

Yesterday was a fantastic, low key birthday! Conveniently, I had the day off, so I slept in a bit, relaxed, watched some bball, ran some errands and then Chipper took me to dinner to one of our favorite restaurants. They have the best pop-overs. After dinner we went to one of the local bars and met up with a bunch of friends, though I wasn't partaking in the drinks, it was so nice to go out and visit with everyone!

I even got a super sweet Mc Gift from Sheri that will be a weekly mascot at our Grey's Anatomy nights: Patrick Demsey doll from his "Enchanted Movie" so funny!!


Thank you to everyone for my bday calls, notes and wishes!!!!

In-between and akward :-(

BIG frowny face....

The only place to find maternity clothes around here is at Target, and there are no short length pants there...

I was super excited to get my package from Gap/Old Navy online maternity clothes. Even more excited because I saved more then 30% on items already on sale, but 2 out of the 3 pants are terrible. Isn't bargain shopping fun!!!

One pair, the "Maternity Perfect/Peat" in short - HA "perfect" my a$$, they have a "real" waist that's outside the belly band and it's ridiculous. It honestly felt like a hoop skirt around the belly panel, not to mention the short is wicked LONG!

The second pair, "roll panel straight" in black from Gap. They were also on sale. They were way too big, and the material was almost like what a back pack would be made of- kinda canvas-y. I figured I'd grow into them, but since the material was so heavy and I will be a whale in the dreaded heat of summer, I thought I should return them, not to mention that these were also not 'short!' Needless to say, I'm bitter towards all you taller women today!

Finally, a pair that fit!! I got the full panel jeans from old navy and they were pretty true to size/length and I am happy happy with them! Of course these were not on sale, but I am so happy that they fit I don't care! I normally only wear jeans on Friday's at work, but some people are casual all the time, and for the next 5.5 months, I think I'm going to be one of those women. Oh well. I now have 2 pairs of jeans that fit, so that will work for a little while. At least until it gets warmer and I can wear the capris that I already picked up!

Neutral bedding for...

... our light orange nursery.

Chip and I really like this bedding - is it too neutral? I think it will look great with the quilt mom made already :-)

http://www3.jcpenney.com/jcp/X6E.aspx?DeptID=62438&CatID=62730&GrpTyp=ENS&ItemID=137d784&attrtype=&attrvalue=&CMID=62438%7c62644%7c62645&Fltr=&Srt=&QL=F&IND=7&CmCatId=62438626446264562730

17 Weeks update and 1st belly pics

17 week questionnaire:
How far along? 17 weeks 1 day!
Total weight gain/loss: Broke Even back to my starting weight - gained 1lb last week - two weeks in a row...
Maternity clothes? Sometimes. But if my online order doesn't get here this week - I'm going to have some issues.
Stretch marks? No
Sleep: Not great, but I'm starting to be grateful for the sleep I do get.
Best moment this week: I think everyone who I may spoil it for already knows... and this was my good news last week - MOM (or should I say "Grandma") is going home!!
Movement: YESSSSS. The bubbles are getting stronger!
Food cravings: None really this week, but Aunt Cindy made me a great bday cake for dessert after she had us over for dinner on Sunday, so that's been hitting the spot all week!!!
Gender: No strong feelings either way over the last few days.
Labor Signs: Thankfully no.
Belly Button in or out? In... though it is getting wider and shallower.
What I miss: Nothing.... loving just about everything about being pregnant this week.
What I am looking forward to: Mom being home to help us to start to put the baby's room together.
Weekly Wisdom: Hmmm no advice this week.
Milestones: I am officially starting to show!
Random Belly Touches: None this week.
Shout outs to new followers: Yay to Lucy, Jenn, and Nicole :-)

Here they are... some belly pics, I'll start posting weekly now - As you can tell, I've definitely "popped":

13 Weeks 6 Days (red shirt):

15 Weeks 3 Days (Black Shirt):

17 Weeks 1 Day (Blue Shirt):

Cloth Diapers?

Chip and I made a day out of a trip to Northampton to look for a new car for him. The weather was so nice, probaby a whopping 45 or 50 degrees, so we decided to walk around down town. There was a kids/baby store there that had a giant selection of reusable/cloth diapers. I have heard the leaps and bounds they've come since our parents had diaper services when we were babies. We got a detailed lesson from the woman who owns the store, and I'm pretty sure we're sold. It seems like such a no brainer... there are no chemicals in the diapers, so there is evidence of less diaper rash, you can save hundreds (and even thousands if we have more then one kid) on diapers, they're so much better for the environment, and even though the start up costs are higher, some of the diapers "grow" with your growing baby.. who knew!!?!?!.

You're thinking I'm being just another granola eating tree-hugger... but frankly, I don't care - I'm writing this blog entry more for myself so I can save some of the links I've stumbled upon tonight... feel free to comment if you'd like.

- New to cloth diapers: http://jilliansdrawers.com/newtocloth
- buying bulk: http://www.greenplanetbaby.com/

- how to and more info: http://www.shoppapoose.com/clothdiaperingtips.htm

info from consumer reports: Major brands of cloth diapers, all-in-ones, and cloth diapering systems are Bum Genius (www.bumgenius.com), Bumkins (www.bumkins.com), Dundee (available at www.buybuybaby.com), Fuzzi Bunz (www.fuzzibunz.com), Gerber (www.gerberchildrenswear.com), Kushies (www.kushiesonline.com), and Swaddlebees (http://www.swaddlebees.com/).

Week 16

We had our 3rd appointment today. It was with one of the two women in the practice and I hadn't heard great things about her, but my OB was on vacation, so we saw her. I guess it's good to see as many of the doctors in the practice as possible, you never know who will be on-call when baby decides to make his/her grand entrance! The Dr. wasn't as bad as everyone said.

She said my uterus is right on track for size and then we heard the beautiful heartbeats again - again we could hear when the baby moved... which he/she did twice in the 10 seconds we listened to the heart beating away :-)

We didn't have to wait long this month so we were out within 20 minutes, so we went off to a local store because we wanted something sweet - a big chocolate bakery muffin was calling my name... Good thing Chip's metabolism is so fast, otherwise he'd start to get a "muffin top" the size of the cranberry muffin he ate. So nice of him to indulge too, after all, no one likes to eat alone.

16 week questionnaire:
How far along? 16 weeks today!
Total weight gain/loss: Down 1 pounds - gained 1lb last week - here we go...
Maternity clothes? Sometimes. Some of my work pants fit comfortably still. Dana sent me a 30% off link to Old Navy / Gap online, and they have some cute stuff, so I'm going to search their sale pages tonight!
Stretch marks? No
Sleep: Crappy - I want to sleep on my belly and back and I can't! Plus - I hate the daylight savings change!
Best moment this week: I learned something very exciting last night, but I can't share yet, some of you readers' surprise would be spoiled...
Movement: YESSSSS. Little bubbles still!
Food cravings: Sweets of any kind.
Gender: I read an old wives tale that sweet cravings indicate the gender is female. And I had a dream the other night that our baby and our friends' baby were together at someone's wedding next year and they were both little girls playing together.
Labor Signs: Thankfully no.
Belly Button in or out? In... you all know how I feel about outties.
What I miss: I've mentioned belly sleeping- and I'll mention it again... baby, you're lucky momma wakes up when she rolls over instead of crushing you!
What I am looking forward to: Ultrasound in couple weeks!!!!!
Weekly Wisdom: H2O - drink lots of it so you don't almost pass out in the grocery store or shower!
Milestones: 3rd appt: healthy momma with nearly perfect blood pressure and most importantly healthy beautiful heartbeats today!!!
Random Belly Touches: Nothing this week.
... and adding a new one again this week:
Shout outs to new followers: hey hey Cydia31!! (I know who you are)

Look at that....

I HAVE FOLLOWERS!!!

Yay! Shout out to Mom, Michelle, Evan and Jess - I'm so excited to have followers!! Also shout outs to those who've commented too... Yes, Brooke, I'm freaking out that I will be that big at some point in the future this year... yikes!! Hopefully, that's about as big as I'll get, vainly I'm most worried about stretch marks that come with being that big.

Thanks for following our blog!!!!! Baby is definitely dancing around in my belly and says "hi" to you all! :-)

Big milestone yesterday I bravely wore my maternity jeans to work. Since there is nothing for them to hold onto my waist, I had to keep pulling them up. They were very comfy, but I can't believe that I actually am wearing the weirdest pants in the world!!!

I'm enjoying my "off-Friday," got some extra sleep this morning and we're going to get some grocery shopping done!! I want to make guacamole tonight to nibble on! YUM!!!

15 week - weekly status questions...

How far along? 15 weeks 2 days!
Total weight gain/loss: Down 2 pounds still. My weight has never been so consistent!!!
Maternity clothes? Well I have a picture to go along with this question. I have to first say that I have the best friends anyone could ever ask for... Sunday, Jodi, Tilley and I stopped at the mall in Colonie on the way home from Dana's shower to give me some much needed laughs while I tried on maternity pants. I figured I was pushing my luck by waiting to buy clothes. I wasn't feeling great on Tues and the black pants I had clean were a tad tight in the morning so I decided to wear the belly band so I could leave my pants unbuttoned... very weird. Tomorrow, if I'm brave enough, I may sport my very first pair of maternity pants!! The picture below is me trying them on with the fake belly!!! (No way, I'm not really showing at all! Well except the boobs, those are real and I'm proud to finally have them! haha)


Stretch marks? Negative
Sleep: As I mentioned in an earlier post, I'm starting to get some sciatic nerve pain on my left side, so I've been trying to sleep on my right side to left gravity relive the pressure, so sleeping is becoming a challenge - I think we will be purchasing a king-sized bed or have to take turns sleeping in the guest room... our bed seems suddenly smaller.
Best moment this week: This will probably be one of the most exciting moments for a while to come... I think I felt the baby move on Monday, at exactly 15 weeks! It's a tad early, but not uncommon. I thought it was gas bubbles, but it was really centralized and low in my belly between my hip bones. It's made it pretty hard to concentrate at work! :-)
2nd best moment this week: Seeing 8 of my girlfriends from school at Dana's shower this weekend!!!
Movement: ...see above "Best moment this week"
Food cravings: Nothing really this week - more aversions then anything else.
Gender: 50/50
Labor Signs: Thankfully No
Belly Button in or out? Innie - Outies freak me out...
What I miss: I think this is going to consistently have to do with sleep throughout my pregnancy.
What I am looking forward to: More flutters - and next week's appt.
Weekly Wisdom: No wisdom this week, so I'll make this my promise for next week: try the prenatal yoga tape for the first time - maybe this will help with the nerve pain!
Milestones: FLUTTERS and BABY BELLY BUBBLES!!!
I've decided to add one more - Random Belly Touches: Not random, but when we went to meet D at her Mom's on Saturday morning on the way to Dana's shower, D's mom was the first non-family to touch my belly, even though it's just a bit of bloat and intestines right now!!! It was kinda fun.

First Clothes...

Dana, Brady and their "baby S" gave our "baby S" it's very first outfits! All Irish themed - which as you know, our baby is destined to look Irish, with my red hair and both of our pale skin tones. Here they are:
On Feb 22nd, Chip and I bought our baby it's first gifts/clothes from Mommy and Daddy. There are not a lot of options for gender neutral clothes, but we found the perfect outfits! Daddy picked out this little outfit with the animals on it and the lion bib, booties and hat.

Mommy really liked this yellow and white ducky outfit:

Softball sized baby "Heinz" is a pain in the left butt!!!

Week 15 - Baby, or "Heinz" as my girlfriends have nicknamed our baby, is about the size of a softball.


I've started to experience some sciatic nerve pain and it's not too much fun, it feels like I pulled a muscle in my left cheek. What's scary is that I've got 25 more weeks of it! So... I'm trying to act early to make sure it doesn't last throughout this pregnancy, or at least doesn't get worse. I also got a really strong wave of nausea today, which I haven't had in a few weeks and decided to come home from work. I think someone in my office made something that smelled like a combo of fish and sausage. I'm nursing my left cheek by laying on my right side and have taken a nap.


So... you may ask why Heinz for a nickname...? My nickname in college was "Ketchup" yeah, real original! So Tilley, Katie and Dana have named the baby Heinz and it's stuck with the rest of the girls. We've nicknamed Dana's baby "Watson" as in the detectives Holmes, Sherlock and Watson, so I knew this baby would get a "cute" nickname too :-) I do secretly love it!

Back to nursing the left cheek...