Nursery Ideas

Okay, so I'm not sure what direction I want to go w/ the nursery yet. I went and did some serious shopping last weekend and I was just expecting something to jump out at me, but no luck. I think I'm a little too picky. When I know the sex, it'll become easier for me, I think. I've attached a few of my faves as of right now. I'd like to know what you guys think!!!!

Girl:

"Tiny Dancer"

Embroidered on the bumper set it says "Tiny Dancer" in various places. I like it because it's real suttle, not a bunch of ballerinas everywhere.


Boy:

"Vintage Cars"

Okay, I'm out of time for today, but I promise to keep posting pics now that I figured out how this thing works - Enjoy!!!!

By the way - I LOVE this little boy bedding. I think the cars are too cute! I want to get one of those antique little cars for babies to put in the room as decoration and put some stuffed animals or something in it.

Boy or Girl?????????

Okay, so I haven't had much time to write lately, I've just been a busy little bee! I got my weekly email update again today and seems that the baby is around 5 inches long. That is so hard to believe - it's hard to believe that can fit inside of me, and I can't even fathom how it will still be inside of me when it's 4X that long! Amazing! My mom's been a little convinced lately that I'm carrying twins. She says I'm growing really fast. I'm starting to have these "nightmares" that I go in for my next sonogram to find out what I'm having and they're like "Wow, there are two babies in there!" I know the chances are slim to none, but that would be a lot to handle!

Okay, so I'm showing enough now where random people are beginning to touch my belly - that's pretty interesting. Some of the older women at work made me pull my shirt up the other day and were like poking and prodding at it. They came to the conclusion it was a boy - that was the first time I had heard anyone tell me it was a boy. Then, I had about three other people tell me it's a boy since then. Today, two people told me it was a girl, so I'm completely up in the air over this. Maybe I do have twins - one boy and one girl!!! I'm tempted to try some of those crazy wives tales where you pee on Drain-o and if it turns one color it's a boy, another color it's a girl. Or the one where you hang a pin from a string in front of your belly and depending on which way it swings means it's a boy or girl. Let me know if y'all have any suggestions I can try to determine the sex of this baby; otherwise, it's 29 more days till I find out. (Oh, and have I mentioned yet - 7 more days of work!!!!!)

What do you guys think - boy or girl? Gut instinct since you have no idea what I look like and I'm kinda shying away from the idea of posting pics of myself on here - those would be really good black male pics later in life. Just curious what vibe y'all are feeling, not that you care. But, I'm just curious. I'll stop rambling....

Rubber Ducky

Hello All! Glad to report I'm still filling peachy this week! The size of the baby this week is a rubber ducky - isn't that just too cute - I couldn't resist sharing that with you guys. I think my stomach is continuing to grow by the day. Brandon looks at it every night and he agrees. It's so amazing - wow, the ups and downs of pregnancy. What a miracle!!! I'm starting to feel flutters which I believe is the baby moving, but it's still too early to say. Regardless if it's gas or movement, I want to tear up sometimes when I feel it. It's so cute - Brandon's mad because it's not quite a kick yet, so he isn't able to feel it through my stomach, but in a couple of weeks, he'll be able to experience it with me. Anyways, I'll keep it short today - Take Care - The count down continues - 12 more days~~~

Stylish Baby Gear

Well, hope everyone had a wonderful weekend. We didn't do much so it was nice to catch up on some much needed rest. On Saturday I made a short trip w/ Amy and the kids to Target. I wanted to check out their baby selections and see if they had any maternity clothes I couldn't live w/o. I was really hoping they'd have a stroller/car seat that I liked b/c I have yet to find one that I'm completely in love with at Babies-r-us. I guess I'm expecting a little too much out of these baby gear designers because I still didn't fall in love with anything there. I came home w/ a pair of jeans - that was enough to get me excited. It's amazing how happy the little things in life make me these days. Oh, and I got Lucy a cute little hooded black shirt w/ a ghost and "boo" on it to wear for Halloween. Still have to take care of my little baby for a couple more months. I don't know how she'll do w/ our new addition to the family.

So I made it my personal mission this weekend to find a stroller/car seat that I would not be embarrassed to cart around. I found one on the Graco website that I really like. I attached the link so you guys could check it out : baby stroller. Only problem is that I'm not sure if I can order it through Babies-r-us or what, so I'm not sure how I would register for it. Anyways, if anyone finds any good looking strollers, car seats, play centers, swings, etc. please send them my way - I need all the help I can get!

Have a great week of work - 14 more days after today - yippee!!!!

Just My Luck!

Well, Brandon and I are starting to feel well again. It's been a LONG week and I couldn't be any happier that it's finally Friday - yippee! We have no plans for the weekend, just lay around and be lazy. I can't wait. This week has just been one bad thing after another.

Yesterday, I found out that my favorite OB/GYN in the whole world is moving to Abiline in December. How depressing is that? Two months before I pop this kid out, my doctor is leaving. Is that just my luck or what? I cried a lot yesterday, it's very upsetting. I swore I'd never go to another doctor besides him, now he leaves me no choice. I'm very sad to have him leave. Just like you imagine what your "dream" wedding will be like, you start to imagine what your "dream" delivery will be like and I never would've thought it wouldn't include him. Guess I'm going to have to go to some old fuddy-duddy now. I talked to Alexandria (his daughter) at dancing last night and I told her to inform her daddy that he'd be making a trip back here late February/early March to deliver this little child!

Anyways, that's just been the icing on the top of the cake for me this week. Only 15 more days of work - yeehaw. Things will get better - I'm sure of it! Have a great weekend everyone - be safe! Go Longhorns & Go Ricebirds!!!!

Under the Weather

Okay, so being that yesterday was Brandon's birthday, we were supposed to have a great day, right? Well, that's just not the way things worked out. I began vomitting on Sunday afternoon and it continued all through the night until Monday morning when my vomitting was replace with diarrhea - isn't that lovely? I stayed home from work all yesterday and spent most of the day on the toilet - fun times. Brandon came home at lunch w/ the same thing (must've been a bug), so we each occupied a bathroom for the remainder of the day until I was forced to muster up enough energy to take my yucky self to dancing. I managed to survive my classes and not touch too many of the girls only to come home to a full house for Brandon's birthday party. We had pizza, beer, and cake w/ the families - it was really nice. I was happy for Brandon, but it was nice to get some rest after everyone had gone. I am at work today feeling pretty puny and nasty, but I'll survive. When you combine pregnancy hormones w/ not feeling well it makes for a pretty lousy combination. But, other than all of that and the fact that the Horns lost, I'm doing just peachy - try me again tomorrow, maybe I'll have a better attitude!!!! :)

Bargain Shopper

Just wanted to let you all know of my great bargain I found today. Over the weekend, when we were shopping, I found a pair of pants from Pea in the Pod that were burnt orange cargo capris - perfect for the UT games. They were regular a hundred and something dollars on sale for 19.99. Of course, they didn't have my size. Today, I remembered them and went to the website to have a look, and sure enough, there they were in my size - yeah! I will actually have something semi-cute to wear to the longhorn games - I am so pumped! I also got some khaki shorts over the weekend that were regular 58.00 on sale for 9.99. I am such a good little shopper! Next thing you know, I'll be clipping diaper coupons...

Today's Doctor's Appointment

Today I had my monthly check-up. Everything seems to be going really well. I was very siked that I didn't have to change into a gown, and shouldn't have to again until I'm over 30 weeks - yeehaw! Although it is a little strange to go to the g-doc and not change clothes, just sit and chill. He says I'm drinking great amounts of water, so that is good. I gained 2 1/2 lbs. since my last appointment, which I guess is okay. I got the blood work back from my last appointment and I have no std's in case y'all were curious. He thinks I'm borderline anemic, so he's going to monitor that, I may have to go on an iron pill in the next few months, but that's okay. The coolest thing he did was put the jelly on my stomach and let me hear the baby's heartbeat. It was so cool! He said the baby has a very healthy heartbeat, so I was thrilled. I could hear it really well except I've got an active little one in there. He/she kept kicking and moving around. It sounded like when you thump a microphone everytime it would kick. I have my next appointment on October 3 then I'll get to (hopefully) find out what we've got in there on October 24th - 2 days before my birthday - what a wonderful little birthday gift!!! Just thought I'd give you all the update!

Whatta Weekend!

Well, we had a wonderful weekend. It was so great to get away from everything. Although the game was scorching hot, we managed to have a good time and lasted til halftime. We stopped by the Co-op and managed to do a little baby shopping. We got the baby two cute little longhorn onesies, a chenille longhorn blanket that is just too precious, and a big ole' stuffed Bevo - pretty sweet! I think the little one will love all of his/her longhorn goodies. San Antonio was so much fun, I wish we could've stayed longer. Sea World was really nice, the weather was overcast all day so it made for nice weather for me. We never went to the zoo - we went shopping instead. I went to this place called Destination Maternity which was a Pea in the Pod, Mimi Maternity, and Motherhood all rolled into one place. It was like a pregnant woman's heaven! Brandon sat and watched ESPN in the little "daddy" section while I did some minor shopping. Then we went to La Cantera, which is an outdoor mall similar to the Arboritum, but bigger. It was fun! I'm a little sluggish today, but the weekend was very worth it - we had a blast!!!!!!!

Baby's 1st Taste of Texas Football

It's going to be quite a big weekend for Mommy and Baby. We're leaving early tomorrow morning for A-town to go the UT Game. I want to last until atleast half time. Then, I'd like to go to the Co-op, I have yet to buy this kid anything and of course, the first thing I'd like to purchase is some UT memorabilia. Aunt Cassie got us an adorable Longhorn onesie and bottle, but I'd like to still look around. I'm thinking a little blankie or something. When we leave Austin, we're headed to San Antonio til Monday. We're going to try to do Sea World on Sunday and the zoo on Monday. I am sooooo looking forward to a relaxing weekend. It's been a rough two weeks, so I can't wait.

Hope you guys all have a great weekend - Hook'em Horns & Be Safe! Lots of love - JZ