Nursery Decor!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If you know me at all, you should not be surprised that I have already picked out our nursery bedding and related decor, which will look like the picture above. It is from Pottery Barn Kids and I will be purchasing it piece by piece as our budget allows.

We are going to buy mahogany furniture though, rather than the white furniture in the picture.

I love this set because I can buy the really great wall decals in the picture, which almost look hand painted but don't require me to have any artistic ability whatsoever (because, really, do we even want to have a nursery that I have any part of hand painting?).

I guess first thing's first though - I need to clear out the nursery that is currently filled with all of the stuff I haven't unpacked.

NT Scan Pictures

Here are some pictures from our NT Scan today. From top to bottom they are as follows:

* Baby's bum (he is basically sitting on the camera in this picture. This is the picture that made the u/s technician think we are having a boy - I'm convinced!).

* Baby's profile

* Baby's face from the front

Isn't he cute?!?!

NT Results

NT Scan was a sucess! No abnormalities found and it's pretty obvious we are having a BOY!!!!!!

Move Update

We have water!! I am thrilled.

I am also sitting at home as we speak while our new bed frame is built and our new mattress is delivered. Yay!

Tomorrow we will get our washer and dryer, so unfortunately, we will not have clean sheets for the new bed until tomorrow.

And, on Wednesday morning, we will finally get cable, our own internet (I confess I am using someone else's wireless network right now) and phone.

Jay is also bringing the level home from his office today so we can hang our medicine cabinet (um, who designs a master bathroom without a medicine cabinet?) and an extra hanging shelving unit for our bathroom, as storage space is quite limited.

We are getting there. This should feel like "home" very soon.

Longer term projects include getting our TV mounted over the fireplace, having a mantle built, building a gate for our front patio, buying some patio furniture and a fire pit and, of course, decorating the nursery.

Happy Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day first to my mom, Rebecca, who has always been the best mother anyone could ever ask for. Thanks for coming up to help with the move, it made the process much easier! Also, happy Mother's Day to Gery, who has been a wonderful "mom" since I was four year old. And another happy Mother's Day to Dayle, who is largely responsible for raising the fabulous man I call my husband and has been a great "mom" to me for the last 8 years (can you all believe that Jay and I will have been together 8 years this week?!).

Happy Mother's Day to all of my many wonderful grand mothers as well: Grams, Grandma, Ava, Nano and Nini.

Another special happy Mother's Day to all of my expecting mother friends. And finally, a most heartfelt happy Mother's Day to many of my friends following this blog who have lost their babies. Even though most people don't know it, you are all mothers who deserve to be celebrated. I hope each and every one of you has the great fortune to hold your own babies very soon.

As for me, I had quite an eventful Mother's Day weekend with our move. We have most of our stuff in the new place and just have a lot of organizing to do. I can't believe how much stuff we fit into a two bedroom apartment! We are still without running water in our new place but will get it tomorrow (hopefully), so as a finale to my Mother's Day, we are heading back to our old apartment to take showers.

Jay also spoiled me with a surprise gift of Godiva chocolates and this.

Ticker Change Thursday - 12 weeks!!

Baby is 12 weeks today and the size of a plum. At this time, baby shifts into the growth and maturation stage. After weeks in the critical development stage, almost all of baby's systems are fully formed.


How far along? 12 Weeks Today
Weight gain/loss: I've gained a total of 10 pounds already. I would really like to meet one of those people who loses weight in their first trimester.
Maternity clothes? After further damage at the boutique in Costa Mesa, I have transitioned into a wardrobe entirely composed of maternity clothes.
Stretch marks? No.
Sleep? Only 4 more nights of sleep on the old bed!
Best moment this week? Today - 12 weeks seems so far along to me!
Movement: Not yet, but maybe within the next 5-7 weeks.
Food cravings: Cheeseburgers.
Gender: I'm still guessing girl. My OB guessed a girl. My acupuncturist guessed girl. One of the women at my office guessed a girl. So, of course, we are going to have a boy.
Belly button in or out? Still in, although I can see a lot more of it than I used to.
What I miss? Energy and advil.
What I am looking forward to? My NT Scan. 6 more days!
Milestones: This is our last week in the old apartment. Moving day in 2 days!
What I'm nervous about: I'm still a little nervous about the NT Scan and about moving. I hope it isn't too much work and we fit everything in the new place.

200 Days Left!

80 down, 200 to go! We are getting more and more excited about November and just can't wait to finally meet our baby.