25 weekss 4 days!

Finally! A belly picture with a head! I managed to convince Justin to take a picture of me so here's what I actually look like rather than just my belly.

How far along? 25 weeks 4 days!
Weight gain/loss: Last I checked I was up 5lbs from pre-pregnancy ... yes, that's my story and I'm sticking to it.
Maternity clothes? I've officially outgrown almost all my normal clothes.
Stretch marks? I plead the 5th.
Sleep? It comes and goes. This week has been a good sleep week, but somehow I am still exhausted at the end of the day.
Best moment this week? Nothing exciting this week, but last week was putting her crib together!
Movement: Its like a party in my belly!
Food cravings: Not much consistently.
Gender: Girl
Labor signs? NO!
Belly button in or out? Still an innie... although Justin would like to contest that. I told him the only outtie I want is an (Audi) A4. Although, I secretly can't wait for my belly button to pop because it will make my stomach no look like I laid on it -- right now it looks flat instead of round.
What I miss? my boobs not touching my stomach.
What I am looking forward to? Our Babymoon! We're going to South Lake Tahoe for Memorial Day weekend. I can't wait for a nice relaxing few days with Justin.
Weekly wisdom: Focus, focus, focus.
Milestones: Cleaned out (almost) all non-baby items from her room.

Now we're getting somewhere!

Yesterday Justin & I went to Sacramento to pick up the crib. We had planned on putting it together today, but once we got it home, we couldn't stand the wait! We started putting it together around 10:45 last night and surprisingly we were done around 11:15! It was way easier than I thought.

We also cleaned out the desk that was in her room. This morning Justin and his dad moved it to Justin's parent's house for storage. Now the only things in her room are her things!

So much progress in so little time!

The last two weeks have been such a blur!

First we Went to Goore's in Sacramento to look at furniture and bedding. We finally decided on a bedding set by CoCaLo. We wanted something that was not the traditional pink flowers and caught our attention. I love it!
While we were there we found a crib we really liked (and both agreed on!). Then last Friday when we ordered it. We decided on the Munire Essex in White. On their website said it could be 6-10 weeks for it to arrive. I called to see if they could give me a little bit more specific time frame. The sales rep looked to see if their distributor had it in stock. They did! She said it would be 2 weeks, but to call next week to double check. Then I called back on Tuesday to see if it would indeed arrive in 2 weeks. She told me it would actually be in this Friday! So we are going on Saturday to pick it up!Then came probably one of my favorite moments since being pregnant.

Justin finally got to feel her kick! I have been feeling kicks from the inside since 16 weeks and could recognize them on the outside for the last 3 weeks or so, but every time I tell Justin to feel, she always stops moving!

Finally the other night I was laying in bed watching tv when she was having her nightly rave. I got him to come into the room and as soon as he put his hand on my belly she kicked him. He just looked at me and his eyes lit up. He said, "That was it! She loves me too!" It was amazing. I almost cried.

We've made so much progress and I can't wait to see what more we have in store!

23 weeks 1day

How far along? 23 weeks 1 day!
Weight gain/loss: Up 5lbs from pre-pregnancy
Maternity clothes? All day, every day
Stretch marks? We won’t even go there.
Sleep? I’ll take it when I can get it.
Best moment this week? Picking out her bedding!
Movement: Oh yea!
Food cravings: None really consistently.
Gender: Girl
Labor signs? NO!
Belly button in or out? Still an innie... for now.
What I miss? Being able to lay on my stomach.
What I am looking forward to? Ordering her crib and deciding on a dresser.
Weekly wisdom: breathe.
Milestones: Finally gaining weight (who would’ve thought that’d be a plus!)

She's a spoiled little girl already!

Justin's mom & sister have already gone to town on things for our little girl.

Here is what they gave her last week alone!


At this rate we're not going to have to buy any clothes at all -- not like that will stop me!