Week 22 - A Spaghetti Squash

About ME:

This was a great week....I'm feeling good and growing and growing and growing and growing.  Still peeing multiple times per night, but have it down to a science where I don't even wake up Chukar or Rich (or practically myself)! Weight is up .8 lbs and waist is up .5 inches.  All is growing on that front.  The funniest thing is...I wear a black tank top and jeans every Wednesday now, so when Rich takes my "belly" pic, we have something to compare it too from the prior week.  I bet my Wednesday clients think I'm weird...but then, they work with me, so they already know that, right?!?1

About MONSTER:

Monster is the size of a spaghetti squash this week and is passing the 1 pound mark....watch out, baby is growing.  Senses are also really starting to take form and nerve endings are developed enough for Monster to experience the sensation of touch.  Pretty cool, since Monster gives us "high 5's" every night when we say good night!

Planning for MONSTER:

What a difference a week makes...I think that I've entered the "nesting" phase of the 2nd trimester.  One of the books that Rich is reading warns Dads that Moms start getting nervous about the nursery and think that it won't get done in time for baby, so don't be surprised when Mom wants you to start painting when you think you have months left.  Well, we have MONTHS left, but this week the nursery planning began.  Including trips to the local lumber store to look into wayne's coating, paint and more. 

We also made our first HUGE purchase!  A CRIB and Changing Table/Dresser!  

We are absolutely in love with it and can't believe we found exactly what we were looking for.  It seemed like we could find a crib we liked, but it didn't have a changing table that was a dresser too! Finally, after weeks of searching....we found it!

Another huge step this week...we met with and found our peditrician!  We are so excited to have a couple BIG things checked off the list.  The nursery is officially getting started the weekend of July 14th!  Most likely, the 2 pieces of furniture will be all that is in there for a bit, but it is a start!

Yippee!  Now, we feel like we can go back to just hanging out for a week or 2 since the baby now has somewhere to sleep....well, I guess we still need a mattress and bedding, but it is getting closer!