This weekend we..

didn't really do all that much.

Friday after work, I thought about going to the mall but didn't do it. Instead i moved furniture around upstairs. Then we proceeded to snack our way through dinnertime and we watched a couple episodes of The Wire. Alex really likes it, I don't love it but don't hate it. I usually just sit there with the ipad and half pay attention.

Saturday morning we thought about going to test drive some cars, but decided we didn't have enough time. So we went to the grocery store and s clyde weavers, came home and had hash browns for breakfast and later on BLTs for lunch. Then I headed to a bridal shower for a friend (Gretchen). She was super surprised. I love watching others be surprised. After the shower (in which it rained the whole time, a real life shower, lol) Alex and I were supposed to head to some other friends going away party, which we found out ended earlier then expected. We were pretty bummed but luckily we'll see them tonight for dinner. So we decided to go to the Red Box and we watched The Lincoln Lawyer and Hall Pass. TLL was good, HP was a silly waste of time.

Sunday we had plans to go tubing with friends on the Pequea, but the rain cancelled them. So I went up to my parents to hang out for the day and Alex stayed home to do chores around the house, etc. I later went to my cousin' Stephanie's fiance Brandon's (follow that?) welcome home party. He's officially out of the service. We're very happy for him. I came home afterward and we watched Alice in Wonderland (the newer one) to end the weekend.

Relaxing (sometimes boring) but good nonetheless. Next weekend brings car test driving and a birthday party as well as being one week closer to seeing our growing baby bru on the big screen (i'm not actually sure how big the screen is).

17 weeks!

No bump picture, just words today.

2 weeks away from the anatomy scan and learning the gender! woo hoo!

Feeling great still, this morning I had some crampy stretching going on. Not painful just annoying.

Some days I show more than others. I definitely need a new bra but i'm struggling with what size to buy.

I've recently been reading delivery room stories that include crazy family members (mostly mothers and mothers-in-law) which prompted me to talk to my parents yesterday about what they did when it came to labor and delivery. Apparently things were very different back then when it came to visiting hours and even my sister (who had a baby 6 years ago) said that people can't just burst into the room, like i've read in some of these stories. I'm obviously not worried about anything crazy happening since I have normal parents and inlaws. Just think it's (sadly) entertaining to read about.

Other than that, I've started moving furniture around upstairs. I moved all the stuff I could move on my own and now have to wait for Alex to do some and then for the next strong man to walk into the house when Alex is home so I can convince them to move more. Then I can get down to sanding and painting the crib and changing table. That should take about two weeks anyway! I'll be sure to take before and after pictures for this here blog.

ABC's

The ABC's of me. I saw this on another blog and thought it would be fun (mostly for me, a little for you).

 

A. age :: twenty six

B. bed size :: king.. love

C. chore you hate :: cleaning garages and basements, ew spiders

D. dogs :: zero (but say it in a french accent)

E. essential start to your day :: i don't have an essential.. but i do love OJ

F. favorite color :: purple

G. gold or silver :: silver

H. height :: five five (some might say six)

I. instruments you play :: piano just not all the time

J. job title :: marketing coordinator

K. kids :: baby in utero.. gender undetermined

L. live :: Lancaster, PA

M. maiden name :: Elscheid (haven't typed that in a while)

N. nicknames :: Mitch? Babe?

O. overnight hospital stays :: none that i'm aware of

P. pet peeve :: bad drivers

Q. quote :: "The best love is 

the kind that awakens the soul, 

that makes us reach for more, 

that plants a fire in our hearts 

and brings peace to our minds" 

from the Notebook

R. righty or lefty :: righty

S. siblings :: three sissies

T. time you wake up :: weekdays: 6:50am + two snoozes; weekends: around 9am

U. university attended :: Millersville University

V. vegetables you dislike: I can't think of any so it's probably an uncommon one

W. what makes you run late :: nothing.. i'm super aware of the time

X. x-rays you’ve had :: dentist and i once had a chest xray

Y. yummy food :: mexican; guacamole; ice cream

Z. zoo animal favorite :: elephants, definitely

Thanks for reading along.. :) Happy Friday!

An ironic fortune

I got this fortune out of a cookie back in May when I probably shouldn't have been eating sushi. Little did I know, I was pregnant. At the time, I took this fortune as more of a doomsday the world is going to end so enjoy yourself while you can type of fortune. And I didn't even think twice about it when I did find out I was pregnant (though I do still have the fortune).

Now that a baby is coming in January, Alex and I are fully aware that things are going to change drastically. We aren't put off by it in the least. We're actually welcoming of it. We know it's not going to be easy and we're going to lose a lot of sleep and it's going to test our relationship but what could be better then bringing a baby into the world and then raising it to be a good human being.

I'm not much of a worrier and I'm pretty stress free. I haven't given much thought to the 'what if's' that I read other first time moms or current moms wondering aloud about on the babycenter forums. I don't know if it's because i'm a little uneducated in what could go wrong but I just feel like, i'm doing my best to stay healthy and whatever happens, happens. It could also be because this pregnancy is going by so uneventfully that there isn't much to worry about in the first place.

I guess the fortune is half true, I should enjoy myself while I can.. but I'll also be enjoying myself after we bring the baby into the world, maybe even more than I ever have.

16 weeks 3 days and Nursery Inspiration

Today is 16 weeks and 3 days into pregnancy.

Things are still going quite smoothly and I couldn't be more thankful. I've had a couple of small stretching pains but nothing other than that.

The bump is getting a bit bigger as you may have seen yesterday. Here's a picture today so you can see it went back down! :)

There really isn't much else to report at this point. Just chomping at the bit to find out if it's a boy or a girl.

Moving onto the Nursery Inspiration.

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When I saw the top image on pinterest, I really liked it. Obviously the colors will be a bit different since our room is currently aqua but I do plan to decide the other colors when we know the gender.

For a girl, I think orange, pink, purple and light yellow would be great and contrast well with the rest of the aqua room.

For a boy, I think orange, lime, teal and maybe silver would be cool looking. I'd obviously have to get some swatches together to make sure.

Then I saw the second image. Which shows exactly what I was thinking about doing. Squares are cool but diamonds are better. I would make them bigger then shown in this picture though since they'll be multiple colors.

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I still need to figure out how i'm going to get my tape that straight on a 45 degree angle and how i'm going to make sure the paint doesn't get under the tape. More googling is in order I guess.

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This is, however, why I love love love Pinterest.

And just for good measure. Here is another thing I love and plan to do in the nursery. What a great way to display books!

I could show you way more on my baby board, but if you want, just take a look for yourself. {here}

After this friday, when my sister moves out, we'll be rearranging furniture and I'll start sanding the crib pieces and the changing table to prepare to spray paint it white.

Does anyone know the rules about painting while pregnant? Obviously I want to paint a wall and spray paint some stuff, which i'll be doing outdoors when I can. But I think I might just rely on good ventilation when painting the wall. It shouldn't take too long anyway!

Bumpity and Me at the Beach

I promise. That's my body. Alex cut off my head when taking the picture. Which I'm fine with.

To be honest, I feel like this bump is kind of false because it's definitely not that big this morning and this was taken yesterday afternoon. Oh the fluctuations of a baby bump.

Anyway, this marks 16 weeks and 1 day (as the doctor would say). Still feeling good/normal.

Here's a small recap of our mini vacation: (i'll do a wedding post later to recap that)

Saturday afternoon around 1:30 we headed off to Bethany. Enduring an almost 4 hour car ride, me driving.. Alex sleeping.. having belly cramps and driving stick in heavy traffic is no fun game. When we arrived, we unpacked the car and relaxed. We had pizza for dinner, played some Disney Apples to Apples and went to bed pretty early. The beds, by the way, were like sleeping on the floor. Super hard.

Sunday we went to the beach, learned how to play Settlers of Catan and watched Inception. This was also the night that the kids cooked the meal, which went over quite well.

Monday I went to the beach rather late in the day. I enjoyed relaxing in the house alone while everyone was out. We played some more Settlers of Catan and had an amazing mexican dinner. We watched Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1.

Tuesday we went to the beach. It was overcast when we were there and quite yucky, and windy. So windy it picked up sand and stung us with it. We didn't stay long. It later got sunny.. go figure. We (of course) played some more Settlers and packed up all of our stuff. We had indian for dinner and then left for home. It took us 3 hours on the dot.

We had a great time as always. It's nice to get away for a little while. It's also nice to be home though sleeping in a comfortable bed.

Wedding time!

Tomorrow I will be rocking a pregnant tummy in a gorgeous bridesmaid dress for my brother in law and future sister in law's wedding. It's going to be amazing and I'm super excited!

I'll be sure to post a picture later on because I'm hoping I'll look lovely even with a protruding belly. Speaking of, I need to try my dress on again tonight.

I'm just so excited. I love weddings and especially weddings for people I love.

Perhaps an impromptu baby bump picture is in order?!

Have a great weekend! I know I will!