22 Weeks!

We'll be working on the nursery some more this weekend! I'm hoping to get the crib all put together. Finding bedding is proving to be a very hard thing, nothing out there is really meeting my "vision", it's all too... babyish... I know that sounds dumb, but I'm not really a fan of baby blue.

I picked up a copy of The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth yesterday and started it today while DH was in the dentist chair. I cannot put it down! It's so informative! I know you can't plan for everything, but I'm really hoping that by doing this research now, DH and I will be able to have the birth that we want. I was also hit with the realization today that this baby is coming... der, I know... but I just thought that I'd have more time to get used to the idea. A friend of mine, who is a week ahead of me, has already scheduled birthing classes and Daddy Boot Camp for her DH. I feel like I've really dropped the ball here! I'd better get cracking!

Here are this weeks' Belly Pics: Lakers Edition

**The PG hair is crazy, I don't think it's ever grown the fast! Lovfing it!

I found this at Target and had to have it. DH being the Gear Head that he is, I'm sure our little dude will be a car guru just like his daddy : )

Nursery is under way!

It's a VERY blue room right now, but worry not, I totally have a plan ; )

The view from the door

North Wall

West Wall

South Wall

The Border! We'll be painting a red horizontal stripe around the middle of the room (chair rail height) and will be placing the border over that. It should give it a little more oomph : )

The Cutest Valance in the World! I LOVF the checkers! It's actually about two inches too short for the window, but I'm gonna get red panels to go on either side to make up the difference.

AND the tires kill me every time. So cute!

Night light. Perfect no?

Wall hanging. There are three other ones that go with this set, but I can't find them right now. The search continues!

I'm so psyched to have this started and cannot wait to have it all put together. Once everything is painted we're gonna put the crib together. Right now though, this is the crib...

And this is my big cushy rocker/recliner. It is so comfortable! I can't wait to rock BabyLovf in this!

21 weeks!

Y'all got a pretty good post yesterday (I think), but I couldn't just let my weekly milestone pass me by!

I texted all of our friends to let them know the news and I get into an exchange with one of our really good guy friends. He wanted to know when we're due, where we're registered, and when the shower will be. Well, no one has really offered to throw it yet. **Of course, it's kind of early so I'm still holding out hope.** Get this... he offered to throw it for us!! Unless one of my girlfriends or family members offeres later; in which case, he's really hoping that it'll be co-ed. This is one of those macho, perpetually single (but always has some random chick on his arm), party animal type of guys, so it's an understatement to say that I was surprised. He's totally excited for this baby, and that makes my heart happy!

MyLovf took me out to celebrate our little boy last night. Oh, how I lovf Olive Garden. I got to wear my cute new polka-dot dress and favorite peep-toe heels! I looked rockin' if I do say so myself ; )

I was really surprised at how packed it was for a Wednesday night. I got my first stranger comment there too. The waitress came by to see if we were done with our appetizer, but there was one bruschetta piece left and I told her we weren't done and reached for the piece at the same time. She kind of smiled and said, "Gotta let mama eat!" Normally, such a comment would be met with a blank stare, but instead I started cracking up. Then, DH added "Yeah, better watch your fingers!" And I died. It was the most hilarious thing I'd ever heard. NOTHING could get me down or annoyed yesterday. It was just the best day ever!

Cramp update: They're gone! Hallelujah!

And... the 21 week belleh

It's a...

The u/s went great, BabyLovf is perfect and his measurements are right where they're supposed to be. We saw all four chambers of the little heart and watched him swallow and wiggle around. It was so exciting!!!

Here he is waving at us:

Profile:

His little foot:

And...the money shot:

No doubting that one, huh? LOL

Cramp Update

I took the day off Friday and had a follow up with my doc, who said pretty much the same thing that the OB nurse said. Normal cramping and that I don't have anything to worry about as long as I'm not spotting too (which I'm not). DH thinks it's Braxton Hicks, but never having experienced anything like this before, I really have no idea if he's correct.

I am following doctor's orders and trying to take it easy, but it doesn't seem to be helping much; it's still very painful. Friday I lay on the couch with my feet up and soon discovered that this position only made the cramping worse. So I parked my butt in my new rocker/recliner with the heating pad on my back and didn't leave that spot till about noon Saturday, I even spent the night there. I only got up to pee and get snacks. Yesterday was better, although they started coming back while we were watching the All-Star game on TV. Dummy that I am, I tried laying down again to go to sleep. Didn't work so well. I was in and out of sleep till about 3 o'clock in the morning, at which point I curled my Snoogle into a ball and used it to prop me up into an almost sitting position. Then I had to battle with a snoring DH and a snoring wiener dog to get to sleep. Fun times. I decided to come in to the office today, even though I'm tired as hell and feel like crap. I'd never noticed before just how bumpy and uneven the roads are! Every little jiggle hurt the belly! Now I'm tired, cranky, AND in pain. Not a good combo for the bitches that work on my floor. **Working with numbers all day must do something to people. Almost every chick in my department is a jerk. Makes for a great working environment, lemme tell ya.**

Did I mention that I'm on pelvic rest? Oh I did. But did I mention that it's until I'm term at 36 weeks? That's 16 freakin' weeks! I about cried when doc told me that; I kept asking if he was suuuure I had to wait that long. Yep, he was sure. Total.devastation. Even having to be on top all the time (which is not my favorite position), I lovf me some sex; I'm a horndog. There is a very real possibility that I will go completely insane. No sex, no booby-play, no deep kissing ::sigh:: And having a sexy DH walking around in nothing but his ta-ran-ta-rans does not help matters at all!