Cleaning and Babysitting

I get cabin fever sometimes because it feels like since we found out that we were expecting our weekends usually consist of some cleaning (usually laundry--that lovely weekly chore), grocery shopping, and lots of laying around :) Especially since I have Fridays off too now I think that makes me feel like I am a bum most of the time. I know its good for me to rest but I am still holding out for that burst of energy that everyone tells me is "supposed" to come with the 2nd trimester. I have been in my 2nd trimester for 3-4 weeks now and while I have noticed a little bit more energy on some days, it is definitely still not moving in an upward trend!! I am looking forward to finding out the sex of the baby so we can start decorating the nursery, registering and all that fun stuff which will give me plenty to do inside and outside of the house!!


Here is a picture of my niece trying on a backpack that we picked up for her at the back-to-school bash that Henry and I attended a couple weeks ago. There was supposed to be this large baby section but it was definitely lacking, but at least it did get us out of the house for a few hours :)



I went shopping last weekend and got the last few supplies that I needed to get started on my first homemade baby project. I have had a vision of what I wanted to make even before I got pregnant so I am just hoping that I can make it look something close to my vision. Here are pictures of all my supplies before I get started :)





I am also getting very excited as it is less than 2 weeks now until Hubby and I go for our ultrasound to check on the baby's growth and hopefully determine if we are going to be welcoming a baby boy or girl in January. And the day after that we head to Las Vegas for 4 days and 4 nights of R&R. This will be our last big trip before the baby comes!! I cannot wait to lounge around the pool and not be on any schedule. I am not bringing the laptop along and I am putting the cell phones on silent so Hubby and I can get some quality time in together as well :)

16 weeks and exhausted....

Sorry for the lack of posts lately but it just seems like now that I am pregnant and working 4 ten hour work days it seems like time flies by.

Well I have made it into the 2nd trimester and I have to say I am still exhausted most of the time. I think it is mainly contributed to the fact that I don't sleep very well at night--I am very restless trying to get comfortable. I just keep thinking I am not that big yet, how bad is it going to be when I'm 8-9 months pregnant and huge lol. I guess I will just have to cross that bridge when it comes to it. At my last checkup at 14 weeks I had gained a total of 4 pounds since I got pregnant not too bad but I need to watch it to make sure its not 3 pounds every time I go back to the OB for my checkups :) I am excited to report that in 3 weeks we should know if we will be welcoming a boy or a girl as part of our new family. Then the next day hubby and I are off to Las Vegas for a babymoon for 5 days--- I cannot wait!! I do not have many vices but I do love to play the slots and sometimes try my luck on the tables....My best friend taught my how to pay video roulette last time we were there and I did pretty well at it, so I hope to show my hubby how to play this trip. And I hope he has a better visit to Las Vegas because last summer when we met up with Candice and Mike he spent most of the trip in the hotel room because he got food poisoning. Here's to a better vacation this time around :)

Cooking Bug

Tonight when I got home from work I got a cooking bug and with the help of my lovely assistant, my hubby, we made homemade beef lo mein which came out great.



After dinner I still had the cooking bug so I baked a cake :) It really is true that the pregnant womans life revolves around food hehe!!




While the cake was baking my honey and I played a few rounds of Uno, which was alot of fun although we are both pretty competitive it was all in good fun!!! We had such a good time that tomorrow night we are going to play a board game. I am not sure which game but it will probably end up being Monopoly!!

12 weeks down, 28 to go!!

Here I am at 13 weeks, and a much better picture if I do say so myself lol!! I go to the doctor this week for my next checkup, I cannot wait to see what is in store, I am sure not much too exciting although I am hoping that they will schedule the ultrasound to check the baby's growth and determine the sex of the baby. So hopefully within 8 weeks I will know if I am carrying a little boy or girl!! I think I am having a girl but Henry is still holding out hope for a little boy :)

Sleepy....

Well it seems like no matter how much I do or do not sleep I am always tired :( But on a happier note I think I have picked out my crib and bedding for the nursery....of course I wont buy it for another few months but I am excited that I found something that I like!!

Here is a picture of the crib I want. It is pictured in pine but I am going to get it in Cherry:



Here is a picture of the bedding set that I want:

Cravings

A friend of mine from high school who happens to be pregnant with twin girls, Karen made a post about what she has been craving since she got pregnant so I thought I would do the same. While I really have not been eating much lately, just small meals/snacks frequently there is one thing that I can eat anytime, anywhere. Pepperoni Pizza!!! I love pizza but it has to be pepperoni or its just not the same!

Moving Right Along

Well I have been a slacker at posting lately so I thought I would put up a current picture of my pregnant self. Here I am at 12 weeks 3 days along.