By Marnie:
I took a week off from updating this blog as I didn't have a whole lot to write about. We've made no other baby purchases, I still feel and look about the same, and I didn't think that was all that interesting. This week isn't much of an excpetion, but I wanted to update anyway.
We've made it to week 23. According to the books and blogs, Baby Ov is now a full pound! It's hard to believe that it's taken over half of this pregnancy to get her to a pound, yet over the next 4 months, she'll gain 6-8 more pounds!
She's so darn active that there are times I feel like there is no way she is just a pound. I sometimes feel like I'm growing a baby with at least 10 arms and 10 legs. It seems impossible that one little gal can kick and punch me so vigorously and in so many different places at once. Her favorite time to treat Hotel Uterus like Romper Room is when I go to bed. It makes it hard to fall asleep, but I don't mind at all. She also lets me know if I'm doing something she doesn't like. If the waistband of my jeans digs in too far or I lean too much into the counter, she kicks, letting me know to lay off. She's already starting to display more of my personality than Mike's more laid back ways. =)
I can tell that my belly is getting bigger although I don't think that anyone seeing me on the street would know that I'm pregnant. I'm still mostly wearing my own clothes, but have finally purchased a few pairs of maternity pants and jeans. Had I realized those things were soo comfortable, I might have made the leap a lot earlier! Here is a pic of me taken during the middle of last week.
Now that we're done making major baby room purchases, we're starting to think about all the other items we'll need. We have a small house and not much room to add in loads of baby items, so we're trying to be smart as we determine what we need. The key word there is NEED! There are so many products out there for babies and it's so hard to resist some of them. I know me, though and it would take just a few weeks of too much baby clutter before I lose it and load up the car with stuff to donate to Goodwill!
The day care search continues. We've toured another center which was just okay. My major issue is that they have no security - their doors are open to anyone which makes me a bit uncomfortable. We're trying to line up a tour at another center, but the owner seems reluctant to have us tour during hours when children are there. That obviously concerns us! I really had no idea how difficult this would be and I'm getting worried that we're going to run out of time and not have any options. I'm amazed at how early you have to get your name in for day cares here!
That's all the news here. I want to send a HUGE congratulations to my friend Jen and her husband Josh on the birth of Henry Douglas yesterday morning. I can't wait to meet him!
