House Update

Our offer was accepted (YAY!!!), but we have some obstacles to get through before it's really ours. Luckily, the inspections went really well and there's nothing big wrong with the condo. Our appraisal also came in higher than what we're paying for it (wooo!).

Right now we're frantically working on getting all of the financing stuff worked out before we run out of contingency time. It's a little stressful, but we're trying to take it all in stride.

We put in an offer!

DH and I put an offer in on a condo yesterday. It's an REO in San Jose and the bank will be taking a look at our offer today. We know that someone else was planning to put an offer in today, too, so I'm significantly more stressed than I was before.

Their deadline to respond is Wednesday at 5:00PM. We're really hoping that they accept or at least counter.

Now I just have to figure out how to not go crazy during these 3 days. *lol*

Daddy felt her kick!

I was laying on my side on our bed watching TV last night. Maddie was upside down and kicking away at the side of my tummy. All of a sudden I felt the kick on my elbow that was resting above her. I quickly called J over and showed him where she last kicked.

.....wwwaaaaiiiitttt..... KICK! He looked at me as soon as she kicked, so I knew he had felt it. :) It's one of those moments I've been looking forward to this entire pregnancy and will never forget it. ♥

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!"