36 weeks

I can't believe that I am at 36 weeks already! Only 4 more weeks to go.. I've been nesting away and his nursery is finally almost done. I need to finish with the wall decorations and I still need to complete his bedding and I would love some more accessories but it is already pretty functional. I know he will not even be sleeping in there at first anyway but I would like it to be more or less done. My list is getting shorter. I think he still needs a few things but it is not overwhelming anymore.

I am so excited that daddy is coming to help out with some stuff tomorrow. We need a little daddy time, it has been a while. It will also be great to do something about the tree that fell during the windstorm. I am afraid the fence is gonna fall down. I'm bummed that I am losing one of my trees but it is pretty much dead already :( so sad.

Doctors visit went well today. I have to go every week from now on. He is about six pounds now, right on schedule but hasn't dropped at all. The doc said to expect him to within the next couple of weeks. Great, then I will have to pee even more often! Mom said I didn't drop until late so maybe I will be the same way. Who knows. I'm not in any hurry to have this baby. I really am looking forward to meeting him but I hope he knows we need to wait for our doula and daddy to be up here before he makes an appearance.

Registry

So I have been working on my registry and it is confusing! There is just so much baby stuff. It is really hard to figure out what to put on this registry. I figure by the time I need to send out invites for my baby shower I may have it edited down to the essentials anyway. I have checked out the big corporate sites, Babies R Us and Target.com but I have come to the conclusion that using Amazon gives me access to the most eco and green items and for many items my friends can get free shipping! Win win for all.

As soon as I find out the sex I can edit for real. Right now I have multiples in different colors. lol.

Hours go by and I am still on the computer choosing stuff  so if anyone has any suggestions about specific items please leave comments!

20 weeks- Halfway thru!

Today is the 20 week mark. I have officially reached the halfway point! You never really notice how pregnant women only gain weight the second half until you actually are one. For some reason I thought it would be a more gradual process but all the sudden I am gaining quickly and I know that it will only get quicker as I get closer and closer to my due date.

I don't really feel any different, I seem to be feeling a little more movement but it is still hard to tell for sure. Bring on those kicks baby! I'm ready!

Next week is going to be super exciting, I will be closing on the house for sure and finding out the sex on Tuesday. I really hope we can tell for sure....

Crazy Dreams and Sleep?

All of my mom friends keep telling me "sleep while you still can!" Did you guys forget that pregnancy is when the sleep starts to be impossible?

Talk about crazy dreams. Every night my imagination goes completely insane. If I could remember everything I would be rich from my amazing screenplays and fiction novels. Then the dreams segment into the need to pee...3 x a night. I mean really 3 times? and I have to dream about it?

I know as I get bigger the sleep will only get worse so while I will try to take your advice, I think I am saying goodbye to long uninterrupted nights of sleep for a long while.

Emotions and preggo brain

So while my first trimester was blessedly low key, no morning sickness for me! The 2nd trimester brings on its own issues. I am suddenly the most emotional and scatterbrained person ever. Those of you who know me understand that I am not really that emotional a person. I can usually deflect things that would bother me and wait until I am really upset to cry. Not anymore.. here come the waterworks!

The slightest thing will send me into tears so please be careful with me. I couldn't even make it though Avatar without tearing up... the poor tree! and forget sappy dramas and chick flicks.

Oh and the other day I drove off without my gas. I mean, I paid for the gas, I just didn't pump it. Then when I went back someone was pumping my gas! Thankfully the woman just laughed and said the same sort of silly things happened to her when she was pregnant... thank you for not making that situation any worse! I hope my brain cells come back later but I have heard pregnancy brain just turns into mommy brain....

Belly Photo- 19 weeks

So here it is for those of you who have been asking. As of today I am 19 weeks pregnant and I am finally looking like it.

So far this pregnancy has been going really well. I did not get morning sickness or nausea and now my energy is up and I am exercising everyday. I am certainly exercising more now than I was before, though I am also eating more. I gained 10 pounds last month! I blame it on the chocolate log cake that I just could not stop eating though.