We've arrived at Week 18 - and it's also 5 months until the due date. One of the online blogs I read said that the baby is about as long as a deli style pickle. This also happens to be one of my favorite foods! The last food size comparison we had was an avocado and ever since then, Mike has taken to calling the baby "Baby Guacamole." It sort of stuck. We call her that a lot now.
I'm still feeling great and on most days don't feel at all pregnant. I had a few emotional days last week with bursts of tears for no apparent reason, but that's been the worst of it. I also still pretty much look like myself and most of my own clothes are still fitting. Mike and I can definitely tell that I'm getting a bit of a belly, but I don't think anyone else can. I'm feeling very fortunate that I've had very minimal pregnancy symptoms or issues and sure hope it stays this way!
We toured the day care on the NBC studio lot last week. It's the place we've pretty much counted on taking Baby Ov because we've heard great things about it. It's right where Mike works and not that bad for me to get to either. As soon as we got there, one of my "emotional" times hit. I started crying and just couldn't stop. It was a very nice place and it wasn't that I had any reservations about taking our baby there, I think it was just a lot to take in. Most impressive was the menu - if our kid ever gets in there (they have quite the wait list), she'll eat much better than we do! They have their own chef and the kids dine on things like Asian Glazed Salmon, Risotto, Tilapia, and lots of other really yummy things that make me want to spend MY days there rather than go to work where I eat my leftovers in my office day after day.
If all goes according to plan, I will be going back to work in late May/early June so we told the day care that we were hoping to get Baby Ov in starting June 1. The woman giving us the tour didn't hold back in any way and flatly stated "that's never gonna happen." The very earliest we could get in is September 1 which gives us 3 months to figure out and even then, September 1 isn't a guarantee. We sent in our paperwork and deposit that same day so hopefully that puts us fairly high up on the pre-list. Once Baby Ov actually arrives, we have to call in and get moved to the real wait list. I told Mike that his first call after she arrives is to the NBC day care. Sorry, friends and family, they may be the first to know!! =)
In other news, we ordered a crib yesterday! Now we wait 10-14 weeks for it to come in. We really didn't plan to get one yet, but after we ordered it and found out how long they take to come in, we're sure glad we did. We actually went to a local baby store to look at another crib that we thought we were 100% set on, but as we walked around the store, we found another one that we both really liked, although didn't realize that the other one liked until we were on our way home. By the time we got home, we had decided we definitely wanted that crib and since the store was having a sale that ended yesterday, we called and ordered it via phone. It was a pretty exciting day! Here is a picture:
I hope you all had a great Labor Day Weekend!
