My Update

Yes, I have been neglecting my blog. I fully admit to this. Hopefully I'll update with some pregnancy/life stuff soon.

BUT in my defense, we are HOUSE HUNTING right now. Can you believe it?! We're having a baby and buying our first home all at the same time. We're absolutely nuts and because of that: extremely busy. We're trying to take it all in stride and keep our stress levels low, so my blog is honestly a little low-priority at the moment.

Any positive vibes you can send our way during this house hunting process would be greatly appreciated. We found a place we LOVE and are considering putting an offer in. I'll update if we decide to offer.

Baby Update: I'm 22 weeks along, u/s says she's still a girl, she's very healthy, and she's been kicking all day!! ♥

Nursery Idea

I think I've figured out how I want to do the nursery. We'll paint the walls a light sage color and then here is a little collage of how it's going to be girlied up. :)

:: If you click on it, the fuzzyness will go away. ::



I can't wait to get started on it!! (Okay, I admit I have already purchased the sheets, dust ruffle and changing pad cover.)

My Birthday

Yesterday was my birthday and it was great. The hubs and I had the day off since we're working this Saturday, so I got to plan what I wanted to do.

We started off with brunch at Stacks. I got my "usual": Garden Crepe (no mushrooms, of course) with a side of cream cheese for the bagel. :) It was delicious and we had a nice time sitting on the patio with the beautiful weather and a newspaper.

Then, after a walk around downtown Campbell, a stop at the used bookstore (and some petting for ISBN - the resident kitty cat), and a cold Starbucks drink, J was nice enough to be endlessly patient while I did some random shopping/browsing in Westgate.

Next we headed over to Santa Row where I was scheduled for a Prenatal Massage at Burke Williams. One word? Heavenly. If you haven't been to Burke Williams yet, you must go. It was the epitome of pampering. Because I couldn't use a lot their amenities (spa, sauna, etc), they ran me a special "Pregnancy Bath" which was basically a warm (not hot) moisturizing milk bath. The massage was amazing and I left that place (after 3 hours!) incredibly relaxed. *sigh* Let's just say that I am definitely going back before the baby is born!

Dinner was at Pizza Antica (also in Santana Row) where hubs and I split our favorite pizza. We followed dinner up with a sugar-coma-inducing trip to Dolce Spazio for late-night gelato. *mm mm mm!*

Can I do it all over again today? Please? :)

19 Weeks

This week was interesting! During week 18 (on Aug 16th), I was having a lot of sharp pain in my lower left abdomen. After some research (and help from mommy friends!) I discovered that our little girl was going through a growth spurt and the pain is my "round ligament" stretching to accommodate her. And wow did she grow! I feel totally different lately. I'm showing a lot more and even feeling her kick more easily now. I adore each of her tiny movements.

Oh and on Saturday I had my very first stranger comment on the fact that I'm pregnant. She was the checker at Longs (and no I wasn't buying anything baby-related. It was only my round tummy that gave me away.)

Here's some proof of her little growth spurt!

I'm such a nerd.

I was reading the weekly email I receive from BabyCenter.com for 19 weeks. Turns out that research has shown that little Sprout can probably hear the outside world now.

...So I went to Pandora.com and made a couple classical playlists that I'm now listening to with her. ♥ Hey, can't hurt, right? :)

18 Weeks

Not too much to report for 18 weeks. I've been feeling great besides being a little on the lazy side. ;) I've also been feeling little Sprout moving!! Have I already mentioned that? I have been feeling her little flutters for a couple weeks and the other night I even felt a small poke! It's absolutely amazing and makes it feel all the more real. I can't wait until J can feel her move, too.

Here are a couple belly pics from this week:

17 Weeks

Here's the belly at 17 weeks. I think it's the same or smaller than last week. It's strange how much I fluctuate.







And here are a few of the ultrasound photos from the 17 week 3D ultrasound we did to determine the gender.

The ultrasound was pretty amazing. It's astounding how much detail you can get with the 3D. Our little appears to be quite the acrobat. She was doing flips and rolls all over the place. Okay, Mommy admittedly got her a little hopped up on sugar before the scan, but it was surreal to watch her move around and even rub her face.

"HI SPROUT!"

It's a girl!

IT'S A GIRL!!!

Disclaimer: We're not absolutely 100% positive, but the tech was pretty sure it's a girl (which is what I have been pretty sure of all along.)

Change of Plans

The Bad News?

My doctor's staff really is that incompetent. I was scheduled for our "Big Ultrasound" on August 8th. I've been scheduled for a month. (Although it did take two tries for them to actually put me in the system... Even after giving me an appointment card.) Fine. So I call yesterday to confirm my appointment because I do not trust the office AT ALL. They say everything is set. "You'll be meeting with Kevin the Ultrasound Tech at 10:00AM on Friday. No problem." Great! I get a call this morning from someone I've never spoken to at the office. He informs me that Ultrasounds are never supposed to be scheduled on a Friday and someone must have made a mistake (very surprising, right) and that he would need to reschedule me to next week. Not like I was counting down the days or anything.... *UGH*

The Good News?

I'm finally making the break from my current doctor and will be moving onto the new one. I've scheduled a 3D/4D ultrasound for TOMORROW at 6:00PM to find out the sex!! We're going with Prenatal Peek in San Jose. This way we'll be able to take our time getting everything set up with our new doctor. Also, my friend Sarah will be going a half hour before to find out the sex of their baby, too!! It will be an exciting evening.

The Moby

The hubs and I plan to wear the baby (especially when Sprout's an infant), so we've been doing a LOT of research on slings and carriers to find out which ones will be the right fit for our family.

One wrap has received so many rave reviews that we knew we'd be getting it: The Moby Wrap. I've been looking at their color/style selection and realized that the color I wanted (moss) is gender neutral. I've been dying to buy some baby stuff, but have been really good, so J and I headed over to Tiny Tots Baby Boutique in downtown Campbell to pick it up. It was the first time I'd been to that little baby shop and I was really impressed. They had a lot of great products and their staff was really helpful. The lady showed me how to wrap the Moby and then let me try it.

So what did I do when I got home? Well, put my cats in it of course!! I'm such a mean mean mommy. ;) Amber wasn't having it, but Thor seemed pretty darn content. I always knew he was just a big baby. :)