It's been awhile!

Wow I cannot believe how long it's been since and update. Sorry! Things are going wonderful! Little Claire is quite active. Someone asked me the other day what makes her move the most and the answer isn't a specific food, but ALL food! She is not a picky girl at all! Finally got the phone call yesterday that the furniture is in! Thank goodness, now the fun decorating can begin. Eric is picking up the furniture tomorrow and then on Saturday the fun of putting it together begins. I may want to leave the house for a while I've heard, lol. Apparently putting together baby furniture is not always an easy task. I will be sure and post pictures as soon as we get it together. Mom finished her bedding so I am very excited to put it all together in the crib!

Another thing we learned this week was little baby socks and mittens and our washing machine are not friends. I started washing some of Claire's clothes and thought I was very successfull in doing so. Well the next load of our big people clothes didn't go so well. Halfway through it stopped full of dirty water and wouldn't spin or drain it just growled. Turns out the pump ate a baby mitten. Eric has become quite the handyman this year and managed to get instructions on how to get it out. Yay! Since he saved us $80 from having a repair man come out he wants to know when I am going to pay him. I told him the last 4 years of meals well compensates him, lol. Week 28 is nearing the end so I leave you with a picture from the first of the week 28 weeks=7 months!

Nursery!

The nursery is officially officially underway. Eric had done a little bit of painting, but this past weekend thanks to the help of a wonderful friend the nursery is looking beautiful. We did a wainscoting on the bottom. I will share pics as soon as Eric get's the bottom caulked and painted. I thought most of the work was putting up the woodwork, but apparently that is only half the battle. The prep work to paint is a lot more than I thought. Another note today is 24 weeks which marks when Claire is considered viable to live outsite of the womb. Of course we want the to wait until September, but it does make me feel better to know her chances of surviving are ok if for some awful reason she was born now. Here is my lovely haha 24 week picture.

Maybe this week Eric and I will spend more time together than last week. Every night last week we had something going on that kept us from seeing each other. Looking forward to our 4th anniversary on Thursday. I am waiting to see if Eric actually remembers. He hasn't said a word about it. No one better remind him either! Not that we will do anything or get each other anything, but just remembering the day is important.

Eric is playing softball tonight. I was going to go watch him play, but since he hurt himself last week playing he didn't know how much playing he would actually do and didn't want me sitting there bored. He thought last week that he was about 10 years younger and decided to slide into a base and hurt his ankle. He thinks I don't feel bad for him I really do feel bad, but he can be a little dramatic. When he called and told me he hurt himself he initially said "I broke my ankle". Knowing him like I do I knew he was exaggerating a little. A few seconds later he admitted he knows he didn't break it, but it really really hurt. Poor thing.

Ok off to get ready to watch the Bachelorette. I always say I won't get sucked in, but with all my shows ending I need something new to follow!

Baby and Vegas!

So much has gone on these past few weeks! Last week (May 6) we went for our routine Claire check up! We had an amazing ultrasound and got to see all 4 chambers of her heart, her little bones, bladder, kidneys and a bunch of other stuff. All I know is she is perfect! However we are going to have to have a talk with her when she is born. The entire ultrasound she proceeded to show us her girl parts and lift her legs over her head, lol. I would like to just think she was doing her daily yoga. We got some great pics with her legs over her head and then her yawning and rubbing her eyes at the end. She was a tired girl. Here is the pic of her little leg on top of her head, lol.

We left on Saturday May 8 and for Vegas and got back yesterday! We had an amazing time. I think we could have been anywhere and I would have had an amazing time. We got to relax and enjoy each other. Our last trip with just the two of us before Miss Claire. We really needed this trip. We bonded and laughed and walked a ton! Pic of me at our hotel. 22 Weeks!

Half Baked! 20/20

So today marks to halfway mark. Wahoo! Now I feel more on the countdown than the count up, lol. I have tried to stay away from the camera best I could, but I figure baby Claire might want to know what her Momma looked like pregnant with her so I present you with the fluffier side of me!

As Eric told me "you look like you might be pregnant". Thanks honey I might be.

We ordered baby Claire's furniture today! YAY! Now she won't have to sleep on the floor, lol. Unfortunatley it will be about 10 weeks before it comes in. The furniture is made in Chile and thanks to the earthquake it will be awhile. We figured for time's sake we better order it and not stress in the end. It also gives dear Eric sometime to get the room painted and ready. He has big ideas for our little girl's room. He makes me so proud wanting his daughter's room to be the best. Here is baby girl's crib! We also ordered the double dresser minus the hutch.

Dog Week

So this week has been dog week. I'm taking care of 4 extra dogs. Only one extra at my house and 3 at another. I love doggys they are babies too. The only bad thing about taking care of 4 extra dogs for an entire week is you start to get attached and you know when the week is over you won't get to love on them everyday. I stress about them like they are my own. Makes for an entertaining week, but nothing like 4 extra babies to be excited to see you at the end of a crappy day!

Baby Claire is moving and growing. How I love feeling her move. The movement isn't consistent yet, but every few days when I feel those little tap taps and pop corn feelings I give her little pep talks to keep doing it! Shamefully I admit I eat a lot of Jolly Ranchers because when I do I feel her for a little longer. She is going to be born addicted to sugar like her Momma!

Looonnnggg Weeeeekkk

I've been having some serious allergy sinus issues which has made for a very long week and it's only halfway over. Can't breathe, can't hear, can't stop sneezing ugh. I told Eric if I could just chop my head off I would feel fine. I'm thankful that I havn't gotten icky all over, but the head thing really stinks. Luckily it's getting better, but nothing sounds good to eat. Which for me is strange because I usually will eat anything put in front of me, lol. Do not fear however ice cream still tastes good, lol which should tell you I'm gonna live.

Another note in the strange happenings of our house the butter is missing! Neither of us can figure out where in the world it might have gone. I've checked the freezer, the pantry, and the trash. I have no idea where my pregnant brain might have put it!

Target

So Monday night we went and registered at Target. I know 17 weeks is still a little early, but I got a free $20 gift card for registering before the 15th. Those who know me know that I can't pass up free money! As many had predicted for us we were LOST at registering. Half of the stuff we had no idea if we needed it or what it was. We will register at Babies R Us at some point and that trip I will exempt Eric from and take some dear girlfriends who are Moms and can point me in the right direction. In the meantime I know the Target registry needs some major cleaning up! Especially since my husband when clicking crazy with the gun. Before we finished we needed to pick up a loaf of bread as we picked up the loaf of bread my dear Eric discovered his favorite BBQ sauce and decided he needed to register for 3 bottles of that. Lovely Eric just lovely.

I *think* I have felt Claire moving a few times! It happens so quickly and only feels like 2 or 3 popcorns have popped that I'm sometimes not sure if I imagined it. I'm pretty sure it's her because it usually happens after a little bit of sugar. I can't wait until I feel her all the time. More than that I can't wait until she is her to play and snuggle with!