Baby Names

It seems like there is a lack of great boy names in America that aren't already in overuse.

You have the biblical/early Christian names- John, Michael, David, Thomas, Elijah, Paul and so on.

And the other standards- Henry, Benjamin, Christopher, Jeffrey, Zachary and so on.

But something that can be unique, easy to spell and sound good next to our last name?

Hmm. Suggestions?

Richmond VA- Long Weekend

(22 weeks)

Last weekend Ryan, Widget and I went to Richmond VA. We slept in, wandered around downtown, went to an art gallery and found some okay Mexican food. Ryan and I really enjoyed some out of the house time- you don't realize how much of life becomes chores and shopping and work talk. It was a great break and because it was a long weekend we even had Monday to get all of the "regular weekend" stuff done. We did discover that Widget is really not into cars. I felt super sick any time we were in a car for more than 30 minutes and Widget didn't move as much as usual the entire weekend.

On the way back we stopped by a yarn store so Ryan can start Widget's blanket and then dropped in Buy Buy Baby right before closing to see if it would be less crazy. It was and we actually set up a registry and everything although there isn't much on it, just the big things so we can take advantage of their free shipping.

It was great to get out of the city, even if it was just for a night.

Kickin It

Well Widget is moving now. It isn't hard enough yet that Ryan can reliably feel it happen, although last night I was laying in bed and my entire left tummy jumped, but I can almost schedule my day by his wiggles and waves.

He likes to move around 4 times a day.

1- 7am. I'm not sure if he is hungry or bored of me laying in one place but the love taps begin at 7am.

2- 10-11am. This is usually when I am working at my desk. I have a ton of meetings scheduled all throughout my weeks but I can usually schedule some work time between 10 and 11 and he seems to like the clicking of the keyboard.

3- 5-6pm. I think this is when he has decided it is time for us to leave work and go home. Either that or he is reacting to the applesauce I eat at 4:30.

4- 10-11pm. Between 10 and 11pm I am usually starting to settle for bed. (i know, bed at 10pm? I am such a loser) These are usually the most powerful kicks and last night I almost felt like when I laid down I put him on his head because there was some major squirming as he re-adjusted himself.

It is interesting to final have some sort of interaction with the baby. These little movements make it a lot more realistic.

A little lazy

I've been a bit busy/lazy this week. On Monday I actually came home, slept from 8pm to 9pm got up to prep Valentine's Day dinner and then went back to bed at 11 and slept through the entire night.

Tuesday we celebrated Valentine's Day by making a delicious dinner of lasagna rolls, roasted small green round object I can't remember the name of (feeling dumb today/thanks for the recipe David Morgan!), baked brie and an amazing cheesecake created by our guests. (thanks Travis and Marissa)

Wednesday I had a benefit meeting and went to work a bit early to catch up on paperwork so I worked 9 to 9 and then came home to collapse and tonight we are going to go see a few friends discuss Social Media Fundraising during Social Media DC Week. (Go Alli, Sarah and Tim!)

Friday we have opening night for CIVILIZATION at Woolly Mammoth. Exciting, but I am really not sure how I will work until midnight. yuck.

So as you can see, Widget is getting very little attention and thus, I have very little to write.

Sonagram #2

Here is the best image from our second ultrasound. Widget had his head firmly in the bottom left corner of my pelvis and the tech had to poke and prod me just to get this one shot before he turned himself back around again.

Unveiling crazy Skeletor baby!

This image of his little arm is much cuter, but I am slightly worried he is making the Star Trek sign. Maybe it is just a thumbs up.

We found this link later on birthing extraterrestrial mutant babies. (Curtis, this one is for you!)

Bend it...

I haven't absolutely felt the baby move yet. I have had a few maybes but no absolutes.

The book (my current bible) says we have until 24 weeks before we should be concerned and my friends say to try to stave off the kicking as long as possible as it gets old quick but at the same time I am a bit anxious.

Apparently we don't have a soccer star in there- sorry DC United. You are going to have to look somewhere else for your 2020 roster.

Baby Store Adventure

Ryan and I went to the baby store this past Saturday. We have a Babies R Us and a Buy Buy Baby in our general location (as in within 15 miles) so we chose Buy Buy Baby. BBB as everyone on the mommie blogs calls it, it structured more like a Bed Bath and Beyond than a giant warehouse store. So much so in fact that I bet they are owned or at least decorated by the same people.

We were a bit overwhelmed and quickly realized we probably shouldn't have chosen Saturday morning for our first Baby Store adventure. But, we had a list and we marched around the store looking at all of the items we had looked at online so we could properly compare and contrast. In the pack n play and bouncer section we met Jean. She is a trainer from North Carolina who was just in for the week to train a few of the Rockville employees on a few new products. She had one day left on her trip and had decided to spend it on the floor at the BBB store. It was fate- and she became our BBB savior.

After 5 or 6 minutes of discussion she became brutally honest about what items were needs and which were wants. We convinced her that we have a TINY apartment and we were looking for items that either did more than one thing, or allowed us to easily carry the new one around a metro center. She stuck with us for the next hour or so but not in that annoying salesperson way and was even smart enough to walk off every so often so we could talk about stuff in "private." (the privacy of a store full of parents, babies, toddlers and sales people)

I think at the end we figured a few things out and have even more questions on others. It looks like we will be making that hour long trek out to BBB again in the near future- but I might try to avoid 10am on a Saturday.

Tummy Pics- Once and Only, I promise.

Ok- I know basically only my family cares about the size of my tummy but since this blog is mostly for them, here goes.

This is going to mostly it for gratuitous tummy postings since I am lucky enough to be in Houston at the end of March and they will be able to see for themselves!

17 Weeks

19 Weeks

No idea why I look so much tanner in the first picture. I swear this belly hasn't seen sun since leaving TX almost 4 years ago.

Dressing for Success

Maternity Clothing. Every morning we have a ritual in our apartment. I stand in front of my diminishing wardrobe, choose a maternity bottom (jeans, grey cords, black pants, grey skirt or tan khakis) and attempt to choose a top. Sometimes I get lucky and the top I want to wear is still long enough to cover my tummy. Sometimes I can add a tank underneath and still get away with it. And sometimes off it goes and into the "not anymore" bin. Thanks to one of my aunts I have found Old Navy maternity tanks which has increased the number of shirts I can still handle.

I am actually nervous for the day when maternity tops and dresses is all I can get away with. At least we planned this one so that once I get really big it should be warm outside. Apparently most pregnant women get hot flashes during their pregnancy. This is not a side effect I am having so mostly I just freeze in the thin maternity clothing in our 27 degree winter weather in DC. I wonder what women in Alaska wear?

Do they make pregnant people snow suits? How funny!

Side Note: I googled maternity snowsuits after writing this post and found this- http://www.mountain-mama.com/ Activewear for pregnant mommies.

It's A....

A little boy! (hopefully he won't look too much like his daddy in this picture)