Got Milk? No Monkeys please!

Thought it was due time (no pun intended) to have a blog post about this crazy thing called pregnancy that I am going through.

I've been so lucky to never get physically sick (thank god), but man have I been tired and tired like I have never been. Luckily this has passed but by the end of the day I am ready for the couch and when I climb into bed I give the hus a run for his falling asleep money. We are both out before our heads hit the pillows.

Pillows - I just can't get enough of them! Currently I sleep with 4, yes 4 pillows a night. Soon there won't be room for the hus in the bed. Factor in the dog, and we are packed in like sardines.

Cravings - for those of you who know me, know that I have never liked milk. In my opinion milk was only good for cereal and you better eat that cereal fast. Well, times sure have changed! I am now going through milk like a madwoman. Every night I am drinking a glass of milk with a splash of chocolate milk, have coffee in my tea in the morning and even an afternoon glass! Who am I and what is this little boy doing to me?

Movement - Just a few weeks ago I was so nervous because I hadn't felt the boy move. Well, that has changed ... really changed. He likes to remind me that he is in charge these days. The hus has felt him a few times as well. The last time I was in NY I was laying bed working and trying to balance my laptop on my expanded "lap". I looked down and my stomach was twitching which I now refer to as "alien baby".

Dumb things people say - Well this has increased hand over the fist lately. Now that it is very clear I am pregnant I have people staring at me, making comments like "let me guess you are due in early August" ... no lady and now you just made me feel huge, my dad sending me an email that said "twins" (he better have been kidding), the hus saying "your face isn't getting fat so be happy", and the list goes on! This little guy will be worth it though, I just know it!

Pregnancy Brain - has kicked in full force! There are days when I can't remember my own name. I thought this was just an excuse, but NO it is real. Like the day I couldn't find my keys because they were in my hand!

Next - we are thinking about the little guys room these days and that is as far as we have gotten. I do know the colors will from the fabric that Nanna bought for the quilt. And other things I know ... there will be NO MONKEYS in his room!

21 weeks and Counting

Well, it has happened. I 100% look pregnant and people have started staring at me around town. it is so weird to have people staring at your belly when you are so used to being able to suck it in.

Last night we had a late 20 week Anatomy Scan and got to see the little man for about 40 minutes. He is pretty darn cute and the hus has now started calling him Einstein! We were able to once again verify that is 100% boy with a perfect butt shot. Apparently he is not shy! He is measuring perfectly on date and everything looked beautiful. I was mesmerized by his little beating heart the entire time.

He has been moving around a ton now and I can actually feel it. Yesterday I went for a run and he must have done a complete flip and hit my bladder during the last 1/4 mile. At one point I wasn't sure if I was going to make it to the bathroom in time. Ahh, the joys of pregnancy ... and peeing, and eating, and sleeping.

Below are a few pictures from this morning. He was kicking away as the pictures were being taken.

21 weeks!

Watch those kicks little man!

The unconventional baby quilt

The pictures don't do the vibrant colors justice!

Our little guy is going to be nice and warm all wrapped in the quilt that Nanna is making him. Let's hope she gets her quilting skills back as it has been 5 years since she quilted anything but she is amazing at what she does! I have an awesome Grandmother's Flower Garden Quilt she made me way back in Fresno.

We picked out fabric while we were together in Sisters, Oregon last week. Of course I didn't pick anything traditional - nothing with trucks, sporting equipment, rubber duckies, frogs or sailor-ish for our guy. The fabric is now the inspiration for his future room. We are a family of solid color lovers with lots of accent walls and his room will be no different. Chances are he will hate it in his later years but we will deal with that when it comes to blows.

Yeah for babies, yeah for quilts, yeah for little boys rooms, and definitely yeah for Nanna's. Now the countdown starts - will the little guy have his new cuddly quilt by the time he is born? By his six month birthday? By his first birthday? Only the Nanna knows.

Big Bad Belly Mama!

17 weeks exactly!

Only 23 more to go, give or take a few ... most likely give!

So after looking at these pictures I'm not as big as I feel! Must all be in my head ... and other places.

This weekend I went for a bike ride with the hus, a not so flat hike on Sunday and then we headed down the beach for lunch. We even fit in a little shopping at the outlets in Carlsbad. The hus will do almost anything to get out of cleaning the house. Hopefully the "nesting" thing starts soon because the house is starting to look pretty bad.

Made some granola last night, making some banana bread today ... ahhh, I am feeling like the old Sheff these days.

Is This Real? Am I going to be a mom?

So I think this pregnancy thing is starting to hit me. I've heard the heartbeat three times, seen the little guy via ultrasounds a ton of time and up until this week it just didn't seem real. My mom - Nanna - bought me a few things and they are now hanging in the closet. Apparently clothes in a closet = reality for me!

The hus seems more and more excited each day. He is going to be a DAD ... a DAD of the child we created together. Guess this still hasn't sunk in!

Last weekend we went to visit my aunt and uncle in the mountains on Oregon. We had a spectacular time and I didn't want to leave. My aunt is an amazing cook and I now look like I am pregnant because of all the food I ate over the course of the weekend. The hus fished and fished and fished but he got skunked. The water was moving fast, it was damn cold and just too much water. Those fish weren't dumb enough to swim to the surface.

I went out of the river in a McKenzie Drift boat with the hus and my uncle, went on a zipline, did a little shopping and celebrated the hus's birthday. He is now the proud owner of an i-pod Touch. Now he is never going to talk to me at night. He does love it though.

Just a few more pics from our trip to the Bridge. We hope to go back before the little guy is born!

When I get brave enough I will post some belly pics!

BOY oh BOY oh BOY!

We will meet him around 10/10/09!

Sprouts is for buying food not eating it!

I made a little trip to our local Sprouts market this afternoon to acquire some cheap fruits and vegetables. This woman needs serious veggies in her life right now and at least this woman is craving them.

While picking over 67 cent avocados I noticed that corn on the cob was on sale as well. The Hus and I love BBQ corn (my mom used to make this for us all the time in hot ass Fresno when all you did was BBQ b/c it was a million degrees starting in April) so I moved onto corn shucking. I looked up at the woman across the way picking through the corn as well. She picked a piece of corn (normal), pulled back the husk (normal) and then bit into it (NOT NORMAL LADY) and apparently deemed it unworthy. She put the ear of corn back and did the whole routine all over again. OMG! I wasn't sure if I was going to yell at her or throw up on her.

What was she thinking? I know what I am thinking, make sure there are no teeth marks in your corn!