Nursery

I can't wait til I start feeling better so we can start on the lil' peanuts nursery. I was looking to get a custom made crib bedding set because I knew what I wanted and I wasn't able to find it... Today I found a set I LOVE!! I am ordering it as soon as I get home from work and I am going to save over $300 what I was going to spend on the custom bedding. Yay!!



There will be a brown accent wall in the nursery and all the other walls will be the pretty green (light turquoise color). I am also getting the valence for the window and the diaper stacker. My dad is super excited to start painting, so I need to get the bedding ordered so we can buy paint colors that match the bedding perfectly =)

As soon as I start feeling better I am going to go to Spokane to start looking at nursery furniture. We are definitely going to get espresso colored wood to match our decor =)

My 2nd trimester is going to begin on Sunday! I better start feeling better! I now have a little baby bump =) Bren went out and got me some oil I have heard great things about. Its called Mothers special blend, I am praying it helps prevent stretch marks =)Incase any expecting moms looking at my blog are interested I'll post a picture below.

Daddy's First Post

My poor wife is sick, so I am going to share the Ultrasound picture with everyone. I am going to attempt to update the blog with a picture of today's Ultrasound (mommy is 10 weeks 4 days along). First, let me tell you how amazing it was being in the room while Chelsi was getting the Ultrasound done. It really was breathtaking when I saw my little P-Nut waving it's arms and kicking it's legs, although it is only about two inches long and the legs and arms are sooo tiny, I got to watch my baby moving around and it almost made me cry. We got to hear the baby's heart beating and it was also amazing, It was beating soooo incredibly strong, at 167 beats per minute with the normal heartbeat being anywhere between 130-170. In the picture below you can see the baby with it's legs in the air between kicks.

Thanksgiving!!!

Bren and I were counting down the days until Thanksgiving, we couldn't wait to tell everyone our exciting news! It was so hard to keep my pregnancy a secret, but we did it =) We mailed out photo greeting cards to all Bren's family on the east coast, I love how they turned out. Eventually Ill try to scan one onto the computer so I can put it on here, but right now I have no energy at all. I have been so sick =( People keep telling me it will get better in the 2nd trimester, I sure hope they are right! Anyways, back to Thanksgiving... everyone was so excited to hear our news! My grandma Sandy even jumped up and down when she found out, it was so cute! I know our lil' peanut is going to be so so so loved! Bren got to eat all the yummmmy Thanksgiving food, unfortunately I only got 3 rolls and a couple bites of green bean casserole. Even though I was feeling terrible, it was so nice to be around family and friends who were congratulating us all day long! I'll try to be better with updating my blog.... but when I get home from work all I want to do is go to bed =(

Special delivery from Auntie Beth

I was so surprised when I got home from work and had a box from New Jersey waiting for me. My wonderful friend Beth bought our lil' peanut his/her first castle complete with a knight, princess, and dragon! It is the cutest toy I have ever seen, I know our baby is going to love playing with it =) Thanks Beth!!

Love at first sight

Today I got to see my little peanut for the first time!!! The baby really does look like a little peanut lol =) I am 7 weeks 4 days pregnant today, the baby is 1 cm long and about the size of a kidney bean. Who would think something so dang small could make me feel so icky?! The baby has a heart rate of 130 which is great. I didn't get to hear the heartbeat, but I did get to see it beating (it looks like its fluttering it beats so fast!). My next appointment is in 4 weeks and at that appointment I will get to hear the heart beating!!!

Morning sickness =(

Ahhhhh I thought maybe I would be lucky enough to experience NO morning sickness, sadly I think I experienced my first whole day of sickness today =( No throwing up yet, just very very nauseous. I made it to Week 6 day 4 with nothing... I am praying this sick feeling will only last a few days instead of the whole first trimester. My mom was so sick when pregnant with me that she couldn't get off the couch, I need to work so I am praying I don't ever get as sick as she was. It isn't fun working when you feel so sick, lucky for me I have a wonderful husband who brought be saltine crackers to work which actually helped a little. =)

Pottery and sour patch kids

Tonight was a fun night =) My mom and I went over to Amanda's future mother in laws house for a pottery painting party. Juliana also fed us pizza which really hit the spot. My mom painted a piggy bank for my little peanut, she painted it turquoise with brown poka dots. The nursery is going to be turquoise and brown so it will match perfectly! The people at the party don't know I am pregnant yet so my mom told them she was painting it for Kolter. I also painted something, but I can't say what I painted on here cause it is a gift for someone =)Below is the piggy bank before my mom painted it... I will post a picture of the finished project once it gets fired.



So far I haven't really experienced many pregnancy symptoms. I have been super tired ( to the point I almost fell asleep today and yesterday at work) and I also now have an increased sensitivity of smells. Thank goodness I have not experienced any morning sickness yet, YAY! Tonight I think I may have experienced my first craving.... SOUR PATCH KIDS!? What kind of craving is that? lol The only time I ever eat sour patch kids is when I am at the movie theater =) My wonderful husband and dad went to the store and got me 2 big bags =) I guess only time will tell what other cravings I will have....