Monday Again

I hope you all enjoyed the ultrasound pics...they make me more anxious to see bp in real life! Things are going pretty well for us girls - although bp has been kicking me like crazy lately. Sometimes I am used to it, and sometimes it can get really distracting! But we are managing. I have been trying to get Chris to feel her kicking since she has been doing it so much. Every time he puts his hand on my belly, of course she stops kicking. I told him he obviously didn't have the magic touch - he is trying to convince me that she already knows the hand of authority!! HA! We'll see how that hand of authority works when he holds her for the first time!!
I had a receptionist at one of my offices accuse me of having pregnancy brain today...you know it's bad when other people call you out! So I left my keys in the kitchen - I would have done that when I wasn't pregnant!
I wore my new black pants today. They are more over the belly (most of my other pants are under my belly) so all day I felt like some of these old guys I see at the doctor's with their pants up around their arm pits! It made me laugh when I thought about it...but they don't fall down quite as much.
It seems like everyone else is having their babies this month! Natalie had Kai, Schmidty had Grace, Damon had Emily, Andrew had Basil (fun name huh?!). Now that I am six months it is starting to finally sink in and I am getting more and more excited for the baby to get here. I'll gladly wait the 4 more months (at least I say that now!) but I know its going to get harder and harder to wait for her.
That's all the rambling for now. New belly pic coming soon.
gnight,
c, c, and bp

ULTRASOUND PICS!!!

so juanitas (the fetus) and i finally made it to auntie steph's house and got her first pics scanned! i know you all have been excited to see her...but you get to listen to me vent first! ha ha

1) shopping for maternity clothes = as much fun as a trip to the dentist...when you are an adult and you don't even get a prize or anything! auntie steph came with me to try and find some work clothes for me (which are really the only maternity clothes i have to wear yet). nothing fits right, or it looks like a tent, or in the odd event that it is cute, they don't have my size! AGH! i did find a cute black wrap-type sweater and a pair of shadow stripe black pants but that was it. bummer for me. i guess i just have to keep rotating the same four shirts! on the bright side, stephie DID find a fantasticly (sp?) adorable fuzzy fleece bunting to bring bp home in. AND it was 55% off! taking after my mom and gram on that one. i think bp got more new clothes than i did yesterday!

2) kroger generic ensure tastes like you are eating the metal can! i have been trying to drink a couple a week to keep my weight gain up, especially with feeling sick again lately. let me tell you...brand name ensure is worth the two extra dollars!

3) don't play chicken with an old lady in a parking lot. someone almost ran me over today as i walked through a crosswalk that had a stop sign in front of it! no offense, gram, but old ladies need to watch out for pregnant ladies when they are driving!!

okay, i am done - on to the pictures...

bp's profile - how cute is she?!

bp is just hanging out upside down...explains why she always kicks my bladder!

this is bp's halloween skull/grateful dead picture. look out for that fist though!

i hope you guys enjoy these. more belly pics to come, i promise!

gnight! love c and juanitas

Whew!

Well, its Monday and I am definitely still not recovered from last week. Last week was a tough week: putting in longer days than I am used to, and having to do additional work really wore me out. Add to that some stress and I started feeling sick again. I am bummed because I was doing pretty well. That is usually how it goes though: I start to feel better, so I try to do more, and I end up overdoing it and feeling junky again. I tried to relax this weekend but I still don't have much of an appetite and I feel sick again after I eat. This week should be a little easier on me, so hopefully I can get back on track.
BP is still kicking away. I think she might be learning to do somersaults because I have felt some kicks in some new places! I should have the ultrasound pictures up by the end of the week. Stay tuned!

love c and bp

Maiden Entry

Hey all,
I thought a blog would be easier than sending out emails to you. So now you can check my blog when you get a moment and see new pics and find out how BP is doing today. If you have any questions, just leave a comment and I'll answer them when I get them. Hopefully this will work well.

As of progress, baby girl has been kicking a ton lately, always in the same spot! It's like a younger sibling who constantly pokes you. But I am getting used to it, and hoping she turns soon so that I can feel her kicks somewhere else!

Have a great night!