Quickie

Here are a couple pics of the baby's room. 

Baby Update

I have been writing on my baby blog that I keep private, so I haven't been updating this blog much at all. 

Crib is in place, playpen is put together, monitor bought, dresser and nightstand bought and in place, crib mattress just arrived today, crib bedding set to come this week, bouncer coming this week too. Next big purchase is the car seat and stoller. We love the Chicco. The Graco's are so flimsy and crappy feeling.  The Chicco is a bit expensive, but hey, it should get a ton of use with this baby and the next.  Plus safety and stability is important.  I bought a Bumbo chair with tray for $30 at  Once Upon a Child (second hand children's store) and a boppy with the cover (looks never used!) for $14.  I bought several clothing items and a couple of blankets at garage sales. You can't beat paying a quarter for a onesie that was never worn!  Or a quarter for a blanket never used. 

The sickness finally wore off at 17 weeks.  I still take my prescription everyday for the acid reflux (Gerd) and take Zantac once or twice a day on top of that.  This acid reflux stuff is the pits!  I don't know how people live with this stuff every single day.  I sure hope it goes away after birth! 

I can't believe I'm 22 weeks and only have 4 more months to go!  I can't believe I made it this far either.  Those four months were miserable.  The hardest thing ever!  Now my belly won't stop growing and my appetite is off the roof!  I can barely bend over since my stomach is as hard as a rock!  I'm still tired and a lot of days I'm short of breath. 

At our last ultrasound the doctor said I have a low laying placenta.  I have to go back in for another ultrasound in December so they can monitor it. They said it should start to move up when I gain more weight.  I hope it works out so that I don't have to have a C-section.            

The Crib

I ordered the baby crib from Babies R Us about a month ago.  J put it together a couple of weeks ago and it looks so nice! Not bad for ordering off the web without seeing it in person!  The price was even better at $86, free shipping :)

House Pics

Here are some pictures of our new house.  The furnishings in it are not ours.  These were the pictures used when the house was listed.  The house has 4 bedrooms, 3 full bathrooms, den, dining room and 2 living rooms.   

Pregnancy

We are finally unpacked, well except the boxes that we never unpacked with the first move.  Those things you hang onto for no reason except maybe memories.  We have officially announced my pregnancy to family and friends.  Today I am considered 14 weeks and the first day of the 2nd Trimester.  I would love to say my sickness and acid reflux is over, but it's not.  It's a daily struggle to live.  I'm hanging on by a thread now.  I hate riding in cars, I hate driving in cars worse.  I don't know what it's like to feel normal anymore.  I wish I could have been one of the women that could enjoy her pregnancy and be happy and excited.  Right now, I take it one day at a time and deal with it to the best that I can.  I could go into more details and complain more, but I'll spare you.  Both of us don't need to be miserable!

Now back to the house...  Jason worked on cleaning up the weeds in the backyard.  The garage is now cleaned up so we can park both of our cars in it.  Laundry is caught up.  It will be time to work on the small list of things to purchase.  Lawn mower, curtains for the sliding glass door and other little organizing things.  I love this home!  It's so quiet on our block.  Sometimes you can smell the nearby cow farms which reminds me of back home.  Soon I will decorate for Halloween!  I wonder if we'll have any trick or treaters!?  I can't wait to lite the house up for Christmas!  I can't wait to start the new chapter or our lives in this house and make tons of memories!