This weekend my mom was able to fly down and help me register. It took 8 hours. My feet were killing me. But now it is done. Praise the Lord. Ugh. There were so many things to choose from and I have no idea what a baby needs or doesn't and one item had one thing I liked but another had another thing I liked and it was overwhelming. But I picked out all the major things, except nursery furniture which I have picked out but that is a purchase Scotty and I are going to make.
Here is the inspiration for our nursery:
I do not care for the items over the crib. I think that I am going to put her name or her monogram there instead. I also do not care for the butterflies and will come up with my own items for that. But I absolutely love the paint, chair, crib, and bedding. I am going to have something very similar to all of that.
Mom and I went to 3 stores: Babies R' Us, Buy Buy Baby, and Target. Note to those places: Please place more chairs around your store for Mamas to sit in. Sincerely, My aching feet and calves. I was sitting on anything and everything I could. However I almost fell out of one of the gliders and mom had to catch me. So that wasn't so fun. Needless to say - that deathtrap did not go on the registry. Scotty gave me a great foot massage when I got home to sooth my tired feet and toes. He can be quite helpful. Side note - another helpful thing he has been doing is fixing me breakfast and dinner. I don't think he has any idea how much I appreciate that. I try and tell him but I don't think he will ever know how much I appreciate coming downstairs to a cooked breakfast. It is a life saver.
I will say that the employees at Babies R' Us were very helpful and knowledgeable. They asked often if we needed help and knew about every stroller and crib mattress and everything else. It was great. Mom knows a lot too but a lot of safety things have been changed since I was a baby and a lot of new items have come out as well so it was nice to have someone to answer both of our questions.
Charlotte is becoming stronger. Her kicking, moving, jumping, overall acrobatics can now be seen through my clothes. I took a video of it. You can find it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-EnwlDLAj8
Very cool stuff. I have also been sharing her kicks at work to anyone who wants to feel. It is such an awesome feeling and I want others to feel it too. Mom and Scotty watched her for about 30 minutes on Sunday night. Mom tried to listen for her heartbeat through a stethoscope but none of us could hear it. I am going to ask the doctor to show us where to listen. It is a "fact" that baby's heartbeats can be heard through a stethoscope at this point. That is why you will see it on my sign this week but we haven't heard it yet. : (
OK - so, in my baby books and apps it talks about people touching the belly and how that can be awkward. That doesn't bother me at all and anyone may touch the belly if they wish (barring any weirdos). The books also talk about those who give you advice. Fine with that too. I'll take what I think I can use and toss the rest. It also talked about those who "judge" your belly. This I cannot handle. I have had 2 people tell me how big my belly is and that my baby is going to be huge and how they don't know how I am going to make it through the summer. One went as far as to ask me if I was sure that I wasn't having twins. She couldn't believe that I wasn't due until September and she thought much sooner. That BS you can keep to yourself. A friend of mine said that is like walking up to a person and saying "Look how much weight you have gained!" Yep. That's exactly what it feels like. I am not afraid to share that I have gained 13.5 pounds so far. Everything I am reading says that at this point I should have gained between 12-15 pounds. Last time I checked 13.5 pounds is almost dead center of that. So - point of the story - please! Do not go and tell a pregnant person how big she is or how large her baby will be or ask if she is having twins! It is hurtful, asinine, and inconsiderate. It goes the same way for telling a pregnant person that their belly is small. This makes us think that our baby is not growing like it should be. Please just tell us congratulations and how cute/pretty/glowing we look. Thank you. Ok I am off my soapbox now.
I said I wouldn't share this - but I am. I fainted this weekend. Anyone who knows me knows that fainting is rather common for me. I have fainted probably 10 times or so since I was 11. My grandmother on my dad's side used to do it and my mom as well. This time I was in the bathroom, using the restroom (embarrassing - can't believe I am typing this) and I fainted. Luckily, it was early morning and Scotty was home. He was still in bed but could hear me moaning (weird, never done that before) and found me. He shook my hand until I woke up and immediately made me call the doctor. The on-call doctor said it is common for pregnant people to faint and I explained to her that I am quite susceptible to it when I was not pregnant. She said as long as I felt fine and didn't fall or hit my head or anything that she didn't see any reason for me to come in. So I went about my day and I was fine. My poor Scotty, he was scared to death. He has seen me faint before but the moaning scared him. He said my pupils were huge. I asked him if I was white and he said, "No, am I?" Ha! He was very worried. Anywho - I have a doctor's appointment this week and I will get everything all checked out.
So here are the pictures from this week of my apparently "twin sized belly." Enjoy!
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| Most of her fetal internal organs are in place and beginning to function well. Yay! |
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