Friday, July 29, 2011

Team... PINK!?

21 Weeks

Well there you have it - my instincts were very off. I think I’d actually worked myself into getting ready for a boy, but of course I’m thrilled! Our sonographer verified The Boot as a girl by pointing out three dots on her under-carriage : ) She was extremely active inside and all her measurements looked good.

I honestly was thrown for a loop and am now switching my mindset; color schemes, patterns, etc. But still not into characters - this Girl has two music lovin’ graphic design parents - she’ll be wearing a Phish tee before I buy her any princess or TV cartoon. Yeah, yeah - I know - just let me have my dreams before she’s huffing at me, “Momma I want a Princess nightgown!” I realize I’ll learn those lessons in the near future. And pink will take some getting used to... can I request Pantone pink #701? [sorry, Graphic Design speak] - ha!

Now Tim and I can focus on the nursery, names, signing up for a class and getting down to nesting. Doc said yesterday “These next 8 weeks will be boring for you” - but I know I should enjoy the quiet time while I can!

If I had oodles of money, my Girl would be sportin’ all this:


Friday, July 22, 2011

Goodbye My Skinny Jeans...

20 Weeks - Halfway!

Today was another “accept that I’m expanding” day. Mom and I were fairly successful at the thrift store; came home with about 5 pairs of “lounge” pants, another pair of maternity jeans, cute maternity cargo capris, and 1 pair of brown Calvin Klein heels for $5 - hey man, I’m trying to keep some style!

Note: maternity jeans are heavy!! I probably gain 5lbs just by wearing those!

On my afternoon off, I’m going through my closet and packing away all my “Pre-” jeans, pants and skirts. I made the mistake of trying to see if I could fit in any with a belly band - I can’t even get some of those jeans over my hips! That’s a good thing, right? Just means my body is prepping to get the Boot out!

Skinny jeans, maybe I’ll see you in... March? Is that realistic?


Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Feeling Movement - ?

I’m amazed at my burgeoning belly! The shorts I “wore” with the assistance of a rubber band three weeks ago are now super stretched across my hips and not even close to being fastened with a rubberband! Mom and I will be on a thrift hunt to find lounge pants and shorts to accommodate the belly.

Every night I put my feet up and for the past week I’ve stayed quiet and focused on any movement and I’m pretty sure I’m feeling “things” - I think the “gas bubbles” I’m feeling are little movements inside - Whoa!


Monday, July 18, 2011

Thursday, July 14, 2011

Oh I Love OhDeeDoh


I’ll once again proclaim my love for the website www.ohdeedoh.com [sister site to Apartment Therapy]. I love seeing other people’s nurseries and already like it’s usefulness as a Mother in general.

I save a lot of images for ideas for décor and space-saving. This one felt like it fit with Tim and I -


And I just like this room - the pennant flags, the owls - I’m a sucker for woodland pieces!


Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Growing and Growing and...

Mom warned me, “Just you wait...” - I’m only gonna get bigger!

I was whiney last night because I can’t fit into my sports bras, and my lounge pants are getting tight - I’ve even torn a hole in one pair because of stretching!

A friend and I were talking how it’s been very hard going from being nice and fit from running to just letting go and letting our bodies do what they need. It’s hard to accept, but I know it’s right and hopefully I have a smidgen of time when The Boot arrives to do a few crunches here, squeeze a 5K in there...




Sunday, July 10, 2011

Weeds Be Gone


7/10/11 - 18 Weeks

My enjoyment of being in the flower beds was greatly reduced this year - Spring was super rainy and chilly and then we were thrown into the heat of summer. I’ve always pulled weeds by hand - it started as a calming activity, but as of late it feels like a chore, I can’t keep up and just not enjoyable. The labor + heat + pregnancy = grumpy Stine!

So I may be waving the white flag when it comes to my green gardening, but I refuse to use Roundup because it’s straight up poison and [over a long period of time and lots of exposure] causes birth defects. I’m optimistic I can fine a “greener” weed killer - I know there’s some home-made recipes out there.

This surrender made me wonder what else I’ll give way to? I’ve already started becoming more lenient on my cleaning and I’m sure with a newborn the time to read a good book fades away. I wonder how much I’ll change?



Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Two... Maybe Three

Very unsettling dream last night - it was our 20-week ultrasound and the OB was diggin’ her wand into my abdomen to find the heartbeat - she said she found both heartbeats - because, you know, in your dreams you carry a second child in a second uterus for your parents. Yeah, twisted.

Then she said she thought there was a THIRD heartbeat in there; that my delegated uterus [not my Mom’s] had a second baby in there.

So according to my 20-week dream checkup, I have “Two... maybe three babies in there.” Needless to say I woke up a little rattled.