One of the greatest things about this blog is I feel like
all those who read it are VIPs and learn things faster than everyone else. I think I have had about 12 people ask me
what her name is going to be… clearly they don’t read this. Just in case you didn’t read the last post
and don’t really want to, her name is Aria. J I absolutely love the name and love the
meaning. Here is a cute little picture
Christian has put together that will be going up in her room somewhere.
A few things have happened over the past week or so. Not many are super eventful, but I will share
them with you anyway. Last week I had my
doctor appointment and got to see her little heart again. He said everything looks good so far. Woohoo!
Getting reassurance from the doctor is always great. I felt a few flutters and pokes a bit last
week too. This week, I am feeling her
throughout the day, every day. Probably
because in a week’s time, she grew half an inch! Isn’t that crazy!? I just can’t get over the rapid development
these babies go through in such a short amount of time. Feeling her move, kick, dance or whatever she
is doing when I feel the pokes and flutters is UH-Mazing!! I’m a little sad that Christian and Axel
can’t feel them yet, but I know that it’s just a matter of time. For now, I will soak it up and enjoy this
time her and I get to share privately.
Remember last week when I said one day you wake up looking
like you swallowed a watermelon? Well… I
didn’t swallow one but there is an official bump! My co-worker was nice enough to take a couple
pics of me at work so I could show you.
Not huge, but it’s starting to round out helping me look pregnant. Hooray! Another exciting pregnancy moment I
can check off my list. Come summer time,
I may not be as excited about being bigger but maybe I can walk around with a
portable AC unit blowing on me all day. People around here know how hot it gets, they
will understand.
We have decided to have a baby shower a littler earlier than
usual so we have enough time to make sure we have everything covered. The date has been set for August 1st
and my wonderful mom has taken on the task of getting it all organized all the
way from Massachusetts. If any of you
living far away are planning on taking a vacation, Houston would be a great
place in August or October. *hint hint* lol!
Besides the baby shower date, the other decision we have
made is nursery décor! How fun! So I bet you are thinking one of two things…
1. I want a Harry Potter nursery OR 2.
It’s a girl so I want a pink room full of ruffles and bows. Nope!
Although I am a Harry Potter fanatic and wish I could do my own bedroom
in that theme, I am not going that route.
Why? I get bored easily with
decorations and love to change things up.
If I have a theme, I am more likely to get tired of it sooner. As far as pink, ruffles and bows… I am
staying away from that. I am definitely
a girly girl but I am surprisingly not a fan of pink. Also, I feel like the more you girlify
things, the more high maintenance they become.
Totally not based on any facts there… just a feeling I have. Lol. We decided to go with a neutral color scheme
of gray, yellow and white…. With small pink accents. If you look back at the name picture, those
are the colors. Simple. Just how I like things. Now my mom is really pushing for a
chandelier… but again… high maintenance.
Although it does look beautiful in pictures I have seen. I guess we’ll see. Add that to the list of
decisions to make. Ha!
This week I have been online ‘window’ shopping and
researching all these cool new gadgets they have available. Did you know they have a machine that is
practically a Kuerig for baby formula?
Its nuts! How lazy are we now
that we prefer to spend $400 on a machine to add formula to water, mix it and
heat it up!? Guess we are getting closer
and closer to living the Jetson’s life.
Don’t get me wrong, it’s a cool invention and very handy but if I have
to formula feed, I am totally ok mixing it myself. Guess I am a little ‘old school’.
Speaking of baby products, if you have kids, tell me the top
5 things that you would recommend and deem important. Not the essentials like strollers and cribs…
but things like bottle warmers that aren’t necessarily needed but help a lot
and may be worth the buy. Again, there
is so much to choose from it gets a little overwhelming. With your help, I can totally narrow some of
it down.
Alright, so the next appointments will be on May 22nd
and 27th. I will be having my
20 week ultrasound and getting all her measurements so I can tell you just how
much she has grown by then. Also, I will
be getting another confirmation that Aria is indeed a girl and we don’t really have
an… Ario? Oh dear… we need to get started on that boy name just in case. Lol!
Of course it is highly unlikely we will need that, but you know how the good
old internet is. It’s scared me into
thinking these crazy thoughts. Before
that next appointment, I will have Christian write a post so you can hear the
dad’s point of view during these past 17 weeks.
I am sure he has some funny stories.
You look beautiful sweetheart. I love you so much. Can't help feeling overwhelmed and emotional to see how happy you are. My Aria is such a lucky little girl. Tell her when nana goes visit she must kick so I can feel her as well. And we will go chandelier shopping...lol love you see you all soon. God bless you always.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the picture! You look wonderful! I have missed being in YW with you. Aria is a Beautiful name! So excited for your family!
ReplyDelete1st: Congrast!!! 2nd: you are absolutely stunning and 3rd: absolutely love the name
ReplyDeleteAlso, one of my favorite things that i was given was the wrap carriers (dont remember the name, but you can find them at target) they are a little confusing at first, but once you figure it out they are so convenient especially in the first few months when the baby is so small. its nice to walk around with them snuggled up to you like that. I really loved mine, especially since Evie was born in the winter it came in handy.