Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Nursery Update

So we received the crib bedding accessories in the mail and they are adorable! It was kind of a surprise to me because this whole time I thought it was black, but nope, chocolate brown. My mom says she is going to order the bedding that goes with it soon (Thanks Mom!♥) and I will be very happy to have the complete set! One thing down, a million more to go! We have also decided on a nursery set: Sorry it is so small, but JcPenney's wouldn't let me save it from their website, so this is a stolen one from the web (*snicker*). Anyway, we are getting the crib, which is really funky and I love it, a dresser and changing table/dresser in Espresso. Of course, we just have to figure out how we are going to afford it. We also want a glider for the nursery. I really want one of the big fluffy recliner looking ones, but I will probably go economical and get one from Walmart like this: That is almost the whole nursery, minus little things like a hamper and diaper pail. That will make me very happy and a little bit of a load off my mind.

Monday, December 28, 2009

Kendra: Here comes baby!

So I watched Kendra: Here comes baby last night and I think my tastes are seriously changing. I mean they are cute and all, but wow she is dumber than a rock.
Her and her husband, who treats her amazingly btw, go to birthing classes and she says "I'm not ready anymore, stay in, someone get me a tampon." Really?! LOL.

We still need to sign up for them and I'm scared I'll have the same reaction, minus the tampon part! He ended up being huge at 9.5lbs! Our sweetie will probably be big too if he keeps up at the rate he is going. Anyway the show was pretty entertaining and I cannot wait to have my little bundle!

Saturday, December 26, 2009

22 weeks

How far along?: 22 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: Last dr appt. +3, so still -2 all together.
Maternity clothes?: my new favorite place is Goodwill. Why buy clothes that won’t fit next week?
Stretch marks?: I think there is the start of one new one. Makes me mad!
Sleep: About the same. He seems to move a lot in the night time.
Best moment this week: Receiving the nursery accessories, fixing things with Ben.
Movement: Lots of it these days!
Food cravings: Pollo fundido. My appetite has definitely increased A LOT.
Gender: My baby boy
Labor Signs: None that I know of
Belly Button in or out?: Still innie, flattening though
What I miss: Wine, sleeping on my tummy
What I am looking forward to: Getting more stuff for the baby and my ultrasound on 1/20/09
Weekly Wisdom: “It will all work out in the end, if it’s not working out, it isn’t the end.”
Milestones: The youngest baby to survive was born at 22 weeks, less stress now!


Saturday, December 19, 2009

My Thoughts on Being a Single Mom

This is now the second time I am being faced with this...this....I don't know what to call this. I understand that men maybe do not understand what it is like to be a parent until they can hold their son, but it is really sad they think they have a choice being a father. Once that child is conceived there is no going back and your life is completely changed. I will never understand, nor be able to jusitify a parent abandoning their family, especially their child. Women, on the other hand, besides adoption, do not have a choice of walking away. I think God gave this characteristic to women because we are the only ones strong enough to handle it. I have known and still know many single mothers. I commend these women for holding it together for themselves and their children and providing for their child when no one else is. I can only imagine how hard and extremely tiring it must be balancing all the aspects of their lives. But what I can imagine, and what I am excited for, is looking in my son's eyes and being able to say I will always be here for you and no matter what I am the one you can always count on. All of the things that his father will be missing out on because he chose to walk away, I will see. His first steps, his first words, his first day of school. So many things that I wanted to share in as a family, but you cannot change someone or make them want their family. Every time I look at my son I will think of his father and how much I love him, but I will be the one who has it all. It is going to be a very long, painful and difficult road, but we will get through it. I am really glad we have a wonderful family and I have lots of friends who will support us. I feel really terrible that my son will not have a father and there are many things that I feel he could have shared, but there are a lot of wonderful male rolemodels that will be in his life and be there for him when his father decided he didn't want to. So, today is day one. My journey on being a single mother. It's just me and you kid. Well and Fawna :-) So my plan for this week is get through a miserable Christmas, sign up for prenatal yoga with my sister (shoutout) at Joyful Yoga Studio, start doing lap swims at McDowell Mountain Ranch Aquatic Center (shoutout to Elena for telling me about it) and register for birthing classes. I think I can, I think I can.....

Monday, December 14, 2009

Spinning My Wheels

So the baby (who of course is still nameless) is coming soon and I feel like we have absolutely nothing ready. I started searching for crib sets and we are supposed to go looking Wednesday, but everything is so expensive! We have so much we haven't done and still need to do. We keep saying we have to register for birthing classes and we haven't, I would like to take a breast-feeding class, but I haven't and we have like 3 outfits for baby. AAAAHHHH! There are a lot of things that need to get done in a short amount of time and Ben, even though I love him so much, doesn't seem to have as much UMPH about getting it done as I do. I just wanna kick his butt in gear! MEN! Luckily, my mom found us a website: CSN Baby, where I can order all of his bedding set and accessories. Has anyone ever heard of it? Seems cheaper and much more convenient. What's even closer is the baby shower and AGAIN my sister, who I love very much, and I really need to get together and discuss options because everyone is asking for specifics and I haven't given any, why?..... because there are none! This is sure overwhelming and it's really coming down on me!

Saturday, December 12, 2009

20 weeks!!

How far along?: 20 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: Last dr appt. +1
Maternity clothes?: None this week, however I did get an outfit for the zoo (Large from Forever 21)
Stretch marks?: I just discovered about 3 at the top of my belly :-( More Palmers.
Sleep: Usually only have to get up once a night, but I can only sleep on my sides and it leaves me really sore.
Best moment this week: My babes and I making progress on nursery decisions!
Movement: I think I am feeling it, butterflies and churning.
Food cravings: Nothing spectacular, just MORE food, my stomach acid starts up one hour after eating
Gender: BOY!
Labor Signs: None that I know of
Belly Button in or out?: Still innie, but its starting to feel funny
What I miss: SUSHI, Non-stretch top pants
What I am looking forward to: Dr. appt 12/23/09, starting the nursery hopefully
Weekly Wisdom: I'm not on sock duty.
Milestones: I'm halfway there!!

By the way, I have found the coolest website for nursery ideas, Project Nursery

Friday, December 11, 2009

Baby Names!

Who ever thought it would be such a hard decision to pick a name! Actually we seem to be agreeing much more on boy names then we did on girl names, so it is a good thing we have a baby boy coming! So far we like Ethan Riley a lot. Liam is also on the list, but we haven't really picked a middle name to go with it. Ben likes Sebastian, but I am really not crazy about it. Everyone has opinions on names, but I've been surprised so far, no one has really had anything bad to say about the ones we have picked out. Man, such a tough decision!!

Thursday, December 10, 2009

Baby Shower

So we have a tentative date of March 7th, 2010 for the baby shower.

Saturday, December 5, 2009

19 Weeks

Well the bump is getting bigger. I keep lathering on the Palmer's Cocca Butter. I really don't need any pregnancy stretch marks!!!


Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Nursery Decor

So Ben and I actually agreed on a bedding set we saw at U.S.A. Baby a couple weeks ago. It is by Lambs and Ivy and is so adorable! Hopefully we can still get it at one of the vendors listed on the website.