6 month mark!!

I am up way too early for a Sunday morning, but the pups insisted that it was time for a walk and since hubby is at work, I had no choice!  So what else can I do before really starting my day - blog, of course!

The time is flying by that is for sure and there is so much that needs to be done still!  I know it will get done with time to spare, but I am in full blown nesting mode and with the holidays here, I know that time will go by even faster with all the shopping, baking, parties, visitors, etc.

First on my to-do list is deciding on bedding / decor for the nursery....I have been very indecisive and changed my mind quite a few times.  I ordered a few more fabric swatches and hope that one of these two will be the "ONE!"  Isn't it funny how as new moms we stress about these things when our baby won't even notice how her room is decorated?  I know it is part of the fun of preparing for baby's arrival, but as long as she is loved and taken care of, the color of the room doesn't matter much!  We did get a majority of the baby registry done last weekend, so at least my time of researching strollers, car seats, swings, and every other thing that I have no idea what it is used for at this point paid off!

Besides baby stuff, our weekends have been filled with spending time with friends, seeing some movies - NEW MOON finally (I think I might be a Team Jacob fan now after seeing those rock hard abs!) - and having family visit.  Mama and Papa, Aunt Janice and Jim made the trek over from the west coast of FL yesterday for a visit, which was wonderful!  I love seeing and spending time with family, especially during this time of year - it makes me wish we lived closer to everyone, but I feel blessed to have so many special people in my life.

With Mama and Papa - excited for the arrival of their first great-grand baby! :)

Steve and the short people!

Two of my favorite women - Mama and Aunt Janice!

 

Hard to believe next week is Thanksgiving (already!!??), but I am excited to enjoy a wonderful dinner with great friends, put up Christmas decorations, and then head to the Keys for a relaxing weekend with friends from OH!  It will be nice to get away for a few days and see the Keys in a whole new light - sober! :)

Trick-or-Treat....I'm 21 Weeks!

I know I am behind on my belly shots....I had intentions of taking pics of weeks 19 and 20 during our trip to OH, but unfortunately that didn't happen.  So now I am past the half-way mark - WAHOO! - and on the downhill slide towards meeting our little girl!!  At this point, I am consistently showing and I think it is time to buy some maternity pants for work (was trying to prolong that as long as possible).  Luckily I have some great friends who have either given me or lent me some clothes until I make it to the mall myself.  I am still feeling great and and this little girl is definitely making herself known in my belly!  She is definitely a kicker and might be a future soccer star at this rate.  At first I didn't realize it was the baby moving (about 1 1/2 weeks ago it felt more like muscle twitches), but now they are a lot stronger and more frequent throughout the day....it is so amazing to me! 

Our Halloween weekend was spent baby furniture shopping down in Ft Lauderdale....and then West Palm Beach....before heading back to Ft Lauderdale the next day to purchase one of the very first bedroom sets we laid eyes on and fell in love with!  Let's just say that I like the furniture our little girl will be growing up with better than our bedroom furniture!  We went with an antique white / distressed look that is perfect for a little girl....and in case all future children are boys, this is my only chance to buy this furniture!  In addition, we looked at some gliders and bedding, but I think the furniture was enough for one weekend considering my head was spinning with manufacturers, safety ratings, types of wood, conversion kits, etc.  I am just happy to have the major purchase of furniture checked off the "to-do" list for baby!

Here I am at 21 weeks....definitely with "bump!"  She is the size of a banana this week (too bad hubby ate them all!)

Hope everyone had a safe and enjoyable Halloween - the beginning of all the fall/winter holidays, my favorite time of year!  Next year we'll have a little pumpkin to take trick-or-treating!