Pregnancy Update

Okay, so the nausea has gotten a little better, but what happened to my memory?!?! Seriously!!!! I didn't think that the memory started to go until later on in the pregnancy! Well, my forgetfulness has kicked in, and I have not been too happy about it! I am usually the one who reminds everyone else about stuff, but now they are having to remind me! The good news is that this first trimester has equipped me to handle anything. I must admit that a little memory loss is WAY better than nausea!!!!!! Can I get an AMEN?!? Ha!

I am super excited about this Thursday's appointment. We get to see our baby and actually know that there is indeed something growing inside of me. I am really thrilled to hear the heartbeat for the first time! However, I have had some anxiety about finding out that there might be more than one baby in there. Actually, I go back and forth between being excited at the thought and being terrified at the thought of two babies growing inside of me. Chances are that it is just one baby, but I guess we will know for sure on Thursday! STAY TUNED!

I have to admit that lately I have been feeling more and more that the baby is a girl! I keep thinking that is because I want one so bad, but I am not sure. I just kind of sense that maybe it is a girl. I felt that way before we got pregnant also. I cannot tell you how many people have come up to me and said, "I hope you have a girl." I don't know if that is because they want me to have what I really want or if it is because that is what they want for me. Either way, I really appreciate people being excited for us! Thanks guys!

The suspense of not knowing what we are having is killing me! I am thinking that we will probably find out in July. That seems forever away! Oh well, this is a great lesson in discipline and patience. I have disciplined myself not to buy any more baby stuff until we find out the sex of the baby. I have been doing really good-pat on the back. :) However, I do fear that when I find out I will absolutely go crazy and buy up the town. My advice to you is do not ever pray for patience. It only takes asking for it once for the Lord to give you a lifetime to have to learn about it. I am convinced that my prayers for patience are what have led me to have to live a life where I feel like I am constantly having to wait and be patient! Ha! Ha! Just kidding! Thank you Lord for loving me too much to allow me to stay the same! I really am grateful for my lessons in patience! :)

The curtains for the playroom are all done! Thanks, Mom! I put them on the rods last night and am hoping that Scottie will put them up today. Scott also promised that we would go buy the caulk for the room and get started on the painting this weekend. YEAH!!!! I think once I find out the sex of the baby, I will buy the decoupage/paper mache letters for the name and make it for the playroom. I did my niece's name for her room and it turned out super cute. She has it displayed right above her bed. I thought the name would be cute to put on one of the shelves with all the vintage toys. I love working on the rooms for the baby! Life cannot get more fun than this!!!!!!

I am really proud of myself for being thrifty and saving us some big bucks yesterday! I had been wanting a pregnancy pillow. We went to Babies R Us and checked them out, but I couldn't decide which one I wanted. Plus, I really didn't think that I wanted to spend $60 for the pillow and then another $20 for the cover. So, I decided to be patient and wait and see what I could come up with instead. Some of you probably already know about my strategy for shopping-I always ask the Lord for awesome deals before I head out. You might think that is silly, but it really does work. Why wouldn't it? God wants to give us the desires of our hearts! Well, that is how I got a $300 designer purse for $20! It really does work! God is always faithful to help me find the best deals. Yesterday was no different! I had remembered a few of my friends saying that they used a body pillow while they were pregnant and it really helped them sleep at night. I wasn't even looking for anything at Target yesterday, but I stumbled across some huge body pillows. Guess what, they were on sale for $10! The covers were right next to them. They had many to choose from, and they all had zippers in them to hold them securely in place. They were also on sale for $10. So, I couldn't refuse this deal! I put it together last night and slept with it. It is so soft and comfy! It will really come in handy when my tummy gets big and I need lots of extra support! Thank you Jesus for awesome shopping experiences! Now stop laughing at me and start getting on your knees before you head out to shop! :)

I am really bummed that white baby furniture is going out! Months ago I picked out a white, sleigh changing table at Babies R Us. I went back a few days ago to look at it. They had it in black and brown but not in white. I thought I was going crazy because I couldn't find the white one. Scott kept trying to tell me that maybe I had never seen that one in white, but I knew that I had. I finally asked one of the employees about it and she told me that my changing table had been discontinued in white. SO DISAPPOINTED! I really wanted that changing table! It was the perfect one at the perfect price. I am not going to give up that easy, however. I think I will try another store. If I cannot find it, then I will purchase my second pick. Of course, I better act fast because the workers told me that they are phasing out all of their white furniture. Black and cherry wood are more popular now, I guess. I thought I was hip and cool with my white crib. Maybe not! Oh well, I love white and I love my crib. I have great plans for that hand-me-down crib of mine-just wait and see! Ha! :)