Finally picking out specifics!

We have finally narrowed down what nursery furniture we plan on buying! And I'm not talking about a $2,000 bedroom suite. We found a crib on Target.com for less than $300 that is still very sturdy and safe for the babe. It's the Ellis Signature 4-in-1 crib :

The matching dresser is also long and short enough to add a changing pad on top, which saves us from buying a changing table.

The bedding has already been purchased by my eager mother and grandmother! Luckily, it's neutral and fits with our country style home and love of the outdoors. It's called Enchanted Forest, and we were able to buy it at Buy Buy Baby for 20% off with the Bed Bath and Beyond coupons that came in the mail the morning we went to get them! If we have a girl, we will probably include a pink and green rug, and a pink padded diaper changer. There is a white tree decal that we plan on putting on the wall. I have a few in mind that I found on Etsy. The walls are already a dark sage green color, so the white tree will show up really well on the wall.

My 15 week bump pic

Slacker

Over the past 5 weeks that I haven't blogged I've had 2 colds, the flu, throwing up every morning, plus a week vacation in Florida. So, clearly there hasn't been much excitement...

Today I'm 13 weeks and 3 days. Here's a picture of my new little bump!

Phil and I have been finishing our basement so we can turn one of the bedrooms upstairs into a nursery. It's coming along pretty well, we just need a little more paint and some carpeting and it will be FINISHED!

We have started a registry just to keep track of a few things we like, but we're keeping it private until we find out the sex of the baby and narrow down some choices. Plus, I want to reserve the right to change my mind on some things before the family starts to get involved! It'll be exciting to start buying the nursery furniture and enter into the "nesting" stage.

One thing we've fallen in love with are the BumGenius cloth diapers. There is a great store in town called Natural Elements that sells environmentally friendly and organic products for infants and children and the owner is the most kind patient woman I have ever met! She answered all of my questions about cloth diapers and demonstrated how they work. She also sells local handmade products and I just love all of it! The things that I'm interested in buying aren't over priced in her store, unlike some of the other boutique children stores I've visited. They also sell Moby Wrap carriers, which makes me a happy lady :)

Hopefully in the next couple of weeks we'll have an appointment set for the big u/s which surprisingly is coming up quickly. It seems like the first trimester just flew by, and I can't wait to find out if we are having a little Eli or a little Lillian. I'll definitely post that date once we find out!

And.. now everyone knows (week 8)

This week has been an interesting ride. I was sick with a head cold which led to lots of throwing up and other disgusting symptoms coming from my nose and mouth. My mind is craving food that my body is now rejecting, and going to the grocery store has gone from being my favorite thing to do, to a dreaded task.

Today after church Phil and I went to the grocery store. We were looking for food that we could take to the Super Bowl party tonight and before I knew it I was death gripping my mouth to keep from showing everyone the watermelon and chex cereal I had for breakfast! Phil was frantically looking for a trash can or an emergency door while I just stood there with my hand over my mouth trying to swallow what didn't want to stay in my stomach. Lovely times, just lovely.

We went to a birthday party last night for a good friend. There were quite a few people there and I just couldn't pretend anymore. One friend, Jennifer, came over and asked "So what have you been up to lately?" and without knowing what else to say I just said "Oh, just being knocked up." Her reaction was sweet and before long everyone else knew too. It's nice to finally be able to share the excitement and the worries and all of the emotions involved.

Today at church we told a few more friends. A few had their suspicions already and were just waiting for us to tell, and some were completely surprised. Of course you get the unwanted advice of what you should eat (as if I have any control over that right now) and you hear everyone reminiscing of their pregnancy and such. It's nice to just be able to be myself now and not feel like a liar keeping it from everybody!

Since I'm a little late, here is the update for week 8:

*Your BabyThis week, your little tadpole is starting to look a little bit more human. Other exciting developments include:Your baby's eyelids, ears, upper lip and the tip of his soon-to-be adorable button nose are forming. Junior will also sprout webbed fingers and toes this week—which you'll be well aware of in a few months, as baby starts early gymnastics classes inside you.Baby's tiny heart has separated into four distinct chambers and is really ticking now—at a rate of 150 beats per minute. That's more than twice your resting heart rate (even when Brad Pitt is on the screen). Your baby is now a little more than ½ inch long, about the size of the rock in Eva Longoria's engagement ring, and is about as heavy as the check Tony Parker wrote to pay for it.*

*3D Pregnancy .com

Houston We Have a Heartbeat

126 beats per minute and very loud! We didn't get to hear it for long, I could have sat there all day. We are very excited and relieved.