Baby's Got Her 1st Pair of Blue Jeans

Tonight I survived my first enormous childrens consignment sale. I showed up with my laundry basket in tow, not sure what to expect. I was totally overwhelmed at first by the sea of exersaucers, bouncy seats and clothes. So, I went straight for the girls clothes and started browsing. Once I found my first smocked dress for $2.50, I found my groove. I even scored a few pieces of maternity clothes for myself. Here are a few things I picked up:

Come to my house, and I'll put you to work.

After Brian's parents helped us clear out the guest room to begin it's conversion into the nursery in January, my parents came to visit this weekend and I put them to work as well. While Mom slaved away at her sewing machine, Dad and Brian repaired and painted the ceiling, walls and trim. All I did was pick out shapes and colors. Next up, the arrival of the glider and completion of artwork.

P.S. I'm going to paint the curtain rods white, just didn't get to it this weekend.

I ordered bedding. And it's pink.

I've never been a big fan of the color pink. Just ask my mom. She tried for years to make me wear it and eventually gave up (however, she held strong on the bowl cut until the 2nd grade).

So when we found out we are having a girl, I resisted pink with all I had, but was having a hard time with wall colors, glider upholstery fabric and pretty much everything else. So I gave in. I found a beautiful set on sale at an online retailer that is a cool pink and very simple. If you know me well, the simple part should not shock you. It's set to arrive Friday. Now, if I could just make up my mind about other stuff.

It's a...

Girl! While we had every intention of finding out by ourselves, our doctor slipped up and gave us the good news. We didn't mind at all, it was kind of nice to be taken off guard by it. The most important part is that she is healthy and everything looks great. Dr. Evans says that I look good and maybe one of these days, I'll be wearing maternity clothes.

Brian realizes that being wrapped around her little finger has only just begun.

Uno or Una?

When we found out that we were having one baby, my sister nicknamed the baby Uno. We have affectionately referred to the baby as Uno ever since. On January 18, we will go for the ultrasound to determine if it's an Uno or and Una. After being chastised by friends and family at the suggestion that we might not find out the sex, we decided to go ahead and find out. We're going to have the ultrasound tech put it in an envelope and Brian and I will go to dinner and find out, just the two of us.

My savvy blogging friend, Alieta, told me how to put a snazzy poll on my blog. Feel free to vote and we'll let you know once we've opened the envelope.

Could it be true?

I'm yet to move the scales in a positive direction, having dropped 9 pounds in the first 16 weeks. My weekly update email from babycenter.com gives this advice:

Drink a milk shake every day (add in fresh fruit for vitamin C). You'll get a calorie boost and you'll benefit from the calcium in the ice cream.

Could it be true? Was I just told to hit the Chick-fil-A drive thru everyday?

A Good Report

Today I went for my 16 weeks check up (a few days early). All looks good: strong heartbeat and good numbers. I feel like I should have had more questions for the doctor, I always seem to come up with fabulous ones on the drive home. Maybe I'll remember them when we go back in January.