Gotta love yard sales!

Today Adrian and I woke up bright and early to check out some local yard sales in the area. We haven't been to one in a long time and were interested to find out if people were selling baby items at a reasonable price. Baby things are not cheep and it seems like you need a million different things just for baby. So, we figured if we could find a few things at a good price, we would start collecting stuff for our little one.

We drove around all morning and didn't see very much at first, but by the end of the morning we came home with two great deals. The first item we bought was the blue Bumbo chair above. It was in it's original box and was very clean. In stores these seats can cost up to $4o, but we were able to buy it for $10. The second deal we found was the bouncer. It was super clean and worked perfectly. The lady wanted $10, but Adrian talked her down to $5. In stores, the bouncer would have cost around $50 new. So, needless to say we were very happy with our findings today.

Lindsey's Baby Shower

I went to my girl friend's baby shower for her second baby and it made me even more excited about being pregnant. It was a very beautiful, yet simple shower and we had a lot of fun.. The theme for the shower was owls as Lindsey decided not to find out the gender of her baby, so they question was "Whoo would Baby E be?" It was a cute theme.

There were five women who were pregnant, and it was nice to sit and chat with them. Most were on their second or third child, and two of us were expecting our first born. Listening to the women share their stories about pregnancy and motherhood made my pregnancy seem even more real. For the first time in my life I could actually participate in these conversations and feel more connected to the topics that were being discussed.

Week 12

I can't believe I'm in the third month already! It seems as though the time is flying right by, which is good on one hand as it means I'll meet my little peanut soon, but on the other hand, it's sort of scary as there is so much that needs to be done to prepare for our baby's arrival.

Peanut is about 2 and a half inches now from head to bottom and should weigh in around a half of an ounce, (about the size of a plum). I can notice a small bump forming, but to others they can't really tell at all. I decided not to tell my work until after my annual review, which should take place in a week or so. All of my clothes still fit, so that makes everything easy right now.

Today Adrian and I will be saying good-bye to Steph and Tyler as they make their way towards Nashville to pursue their music career. It will be sad as I would like to have her close by, but I wish them the best of luck and hope they will become very successful.

Peanut's Big Debut

Yea! I still can't believe sometimes that I have a little human being growing inside me, but after looking at our baby on the ultra sound monitor, it made it oh so clear!

Adrian has been wonderful and has made it to every doctor's appointment I've had. I'm so glad he wants to be involved in every step along the way. We've been looking forward to today for a few weeks now and when we saw our little Peanut (baby's name for now) on the screen we were so thrilled! The baby actually moved its little arms three times for us while we were watching! I wish we could have watched him or her all day, but it went by really fast. The lady gave us four photos to take home and all I did today was stare at them. I am so happy!!

Hospital Visit

We visited the Corona Regional Hospital today to see if this is the place where I would like to deliver Peanut. It was kind of funny as I guess most expecting parents go on this tour when they are about 7 to 8 months along, so needless to say I was the only one in the group who didn't look pregnant.
But, we got to learn about the labor and delivery department and meet all the nurses that were on staff that day. It looked very nice and the delivery rooms were large and well equipped. The only thing was that the recovery rooms could be shared afterwards, but that would only happen if there were more than 16 women who delivered, so I'm not too worried about it. The head nurse was amazing and had a lot of good advise for expecting couples. I felt really comfortable while I was on the tour, which made me think that this will be the right place to deliver my baby.

Week 10

Trying to see if my "bump" is showing, but not yet. This is only the beginning! I can't believe I'm in the third month already. Peanut is now actually the size of a prune, about one and a half inches from the top of the head to the little bum! I've been reading, What to Expect when You're Expecting, and it keeps me up to date about everything I may or may not be experiencing, as well as what our little one is up to. I haven't had any morning sickness, thank goodness, and have been feeling well. This is an easy pregnancy so far.

Adrian and I are just dying for the ultra sound appointment! We are scheduled to go on the 10th and can hardly wait. It's like Christmas in July. Being able to see our baby for the first time will be so amazing. Neither one of us can guess as to wether Peanut will be a boy or a girl, we just can't wait to hold him or her!

We also scheduled a visit and tour to the Corona Regional Hospital on the 5th. Even though it's really early, we want to know everything there is to know. So, we are going to check out the hospital and make sure we like it before we can't change doctors or hospitals.