Ugh...a bad week

Hormones are raging and have me trippin.  Can't sleep.  And to top it off, dizziness went to a new level.  Doctor's office had said with the increased blood flow standing still can be a problem.  Gotta keep movin or I could pass out.  At week 28 I am finding I gotta listen to my body.  If  not feeling great, just stay home and rest.  I do feel better know this is within the normal range of things...nothing big is wrong. 

Found out some fun facts based on  July 21 due date:

• Zodiac Sign: Cancer
• Half Birthday: January 19
• Birthstone: Ruby
• Birth Flower: Larkspur or Water_Lily
• Your baby will be born in the Chinese Year of The White Metal Rabbit
• This time next year your baby will be 40 Weeks Old!
• Your baby will start kindergarten in 2016, be old enough to drive a car in 2027, finish high school in 2029, and will graduate from college with the class of 2033, give or take a year.

Target - Your Registry Has Been Created

Target - Your Registry Has Been Created

Wow...my cuz hooked me up

My parents brought the baby stuff my cousin gave me.  WOW!!!  She really hooked me up!!!  I don't have to buy clothes for over a year.  She also gave me the most adorable diaper "cake".   Got a car seat, playard with bassinet, bouncer, walker and 2 crib sets. 


For those that want to know, I'll probably have a bee/butterfly/flower theme.  I'll post some more pics a little later.

Here is the other set:

Here is the diaper cake:

Nursery Theme idea

Since neither of the crib sets I posted where too popular.  I started thinking about the bookworm theme Yvonne suggested more and more.    Michelle suggested words with pictures or even nursery rhyme characters and mixing and matching.

With that being said, I came across this cute wall decal of a bookworm.

I can get it in several different sizes...and it's pretty reasonable.
http://www.etsy.com/listing/71621477/sale-50-off-bookworm-9x9-white-vinyl


**update**  I like these alphabet wall decals

http://www.wallstickeroutlet.com/wall-decor-detail.php?RecordID=65946

OR this one:
http://www.wallstickeroutlet.com/wall-decor-detail.php?RecordID=66732


OR this one:

http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3144496&prodFindSrc=rv

So then I went back to my idea of alphabet them.   What if I put some cool looking "flash cards" of the alphabet on the walls.

http://www.landofnod.com/wall-cards-and-letters/kids/not-your-usual-alphabet/f7049

These are the colors, but I like the feel of these cards.   Or something like this:

http://www.landofnod.com/wall-cards-and-letters/kids/1



Here are some alphabet crib sets I thought where kinda cute:

 Migi 4 Piece Blue Alphabet Crib Bedding Set

CoCaLo Baby Alphabet Soup Crib Bedding Set

My First ABC

Kimberly Grant ABC & Me




The following two cost too much:

ABC Sampler

Pink Alphabet



So what do you think?

Lil Buddha

Feeling like my  stomach is gonna bust today.   I swear my belly is growing everday.  I feel like the laughing buddha.  Just rub my tummy counterclockwise and say "Lucky, Lucky"

Getting Registered

So I'm trying to get started with the baby registry, but there is just so much stuff.  I'm trying to choose the theme for the baby room and I'm kinda stuck right now.  The nerd part of me wants books, and words, and math problems painted on the walls...but I have to keep in mind, this is for a baby.  It's gotta be fun and cute.  But as you all know, I have aversion to all the cutesy, pink, ruffle stuff....yuck.  About the only thing that I have decided is that I want the walls to be a soft or sage green.  Muted and calming.

With the help of my family and friends, I have decided to go with the DaVinci Parker crib....now just deciding if I want the lighter Oak wood or darker Coffee wood color.

Now that the weather is a little warmer, I'm feeling more motivated to go look for all this stuff.  Besides the prompting of Baby Girl...she is really moving around ALOT lately.  I think she's trying to tell me to get a move on it.  I'm thinking if I can at least decide on the crib set, that will set the tone for everything else.  I'm going to try to match the stroller and other stuff with the crib set....oh the decisions to make!

I do have to say I am continually humbled and filled with gratitude by all the support I'm getting.  Just found out my cousin Tammy has a ton of girl stuff she can give me...including the bassinet I was looking for.  My cousin Kim is going to drop it off to my parents.  Another friend, Tosha, is dropping off baby stuff to me this week.  It's all gonna be alright.  Man I am reminded how God is a provider!!!

Back to the baby registry,  as I said I am still in the beginning stages...but I started a baby registry at:

Babies R Us
http://www.toysrus.com/registry/index.jsp
Registry #:  46754549




Target
http://www.target.com/registry/baby/YFSCP1KKNP06
Registry ID: 014399701677027




To be continued....

23 weeks

As of 3/24/2011, I am 23 weeks preggo. I'm still freaking out about the whole thing. However it's finally starting to settle in with me. I have amazing friends and family that are helping me through this whole thing. I am so grateful and am leaning heavily on everybody for their support. There so many decisions to make, and soooo much I need to do to prepare, it just adds to the whole feeling of being overwhelmed by this unexpected turn in my life. I do recognize how I have a littel miracle growing inside me. It's truly amazing. I went to the OB today and heard her little heartbeat again...truly amazing. Everything checked out OK. My blood pressure is really good. I only gained 3 pounds from my last office visit last month, but it feels like I've gained so much more. The next office visit will be the glucose test. Baby Girl has been really active today...it still feels pretty funny feeling her moving around in my belly. Still am getting used to that.

I haven't set up a baby registry anywhere yet.   Although I did start creating a wish list on Amazon.com:
Amazon Wish List

I gotta start making decisions on what to get pretty soon...but for now I'm just compiling a list of stuff for Kid Kuddles.