16 Weeks

The baby is the size of an avocado. Which really, really makes me want guacamole every time I think about it. I'm amazed that I still can't feel it moving around with it being that long! When did you feel your baby moving for the first time? Also, when is it bad to lay on your back? Lately the only way I can get comfortable at night is by laying on my back (which is weird because for the past 10 years laying on my back is the worst position, it kills my back). I even wake up in the middle of the night laying on my back sometimes. The midwife said that laying on my left side is best, but not to worry about laying on my back or stomach. She said eventually I'll be too big to do that anyway and that then I'll naturally be laying on my side. Anyway, I had just read that it's bad for the baby to lay on your back or stomach after 14 weeks.

The baby has been on my mind a lot lately. I'm starting to get more into the whole pregnancy thing. I've been looking at nursery furniture and even bedding sets. We still haven't bought a single thing for the baby, but I think that tonight we may go to Tar.get and buy a blanket that we both liked a lot. I can't find a link for it online, so I guess I'll have to take a picture of it to show y'all! It's green and yellow, so I it'll work for a boy or girl.

I've discovered that it's very easy to let baby spending get out of control (not that I've started yet, but I can see how other people can get that way!). It's tempting to buy nicer furniture and bedding when the cheaper stuff works just as well (I know that the cheapest stuff isn't that great because it won't last as long or could break, etc). The B.aby Barga.ins book is great, it lists the good quality brands and there are plenty of brands that get great reviews that are hundreds of dollars cheaper than the brands that get the same reviews but may look prettier or have a better name attached. I am starting to change my mind about the Bea.trix Pot.ter theme for a nursery. I'm not good at decorating, I don't enjoy it, I think it will be best to go with a bedding set with matching assesories and that be the end of it instead of choosing plain bedding and then having to find Bea.trix Pot.ter stuff to spiff up everything else. We'll see.

We're just trying to go more on the cheap side, but I have to keep reminding myself of that. I now understand how tempting it is to buy the prettiest stuff and the unnecessary items, etc. Even though we have a savings account for baby spending, we need to use a lot of that to pay the hospital bill (we're going to pay it all up front at once...20% discount if you do that!). We're going to buy an expensive carseat (we already this style and brand picked out although I can't remember exactly which model Matt wants... that's our big splurge) and we're going to buy a new crib and probably new bedding. We're going to try to find a used PnP, stroller, changing table/dresser, and glider. That's it for the big stuff, I don't know what else we'll be getting used or new at this point.

Matt and I aren't expecting anyone to get us anything. I'm sure my parents will probably get a gift and probably some of my other family members, but even then I'm not counting on it. A family friend has offered to throw a small shower for me, so I'll get some gifts there. It's so nice of her to do that!! She also hosted my bridal shower, it was great! I'm going to go ahead and create registries at Tar.get and BRU, but will probably mostly register for smaller stuff. We're going to go ahead and buy all of the large/expensive items ourselves and then will wait until closer to the birth to buy everything else we need. Oh yeah, did you get an infant carseat and a convertible carseat? I read in that book that that's the best thing to do because even the convertible seats aren't the safest for newborns. Just wondering if that's a decision that most people make or if everyone just goes with the convertible seat anyway!

Anyway, I'm just all excited about starting to get stuff, but I'm trying to hold off until we know the gender to start the registry and start seriously considering bedding sets and nursery themes. Only 2 more weeks!! Wow, I feel really weird having talked this much about baby stuff.... I can't explain it... it just feels weird to me to start discussing it. I'm allowed to, I'm 16 weeks pregnant, lol. It just doesn't feel real, even now, like I'm just pretending that I'm pregnant and being silly for looking at baby stuff.

I've been feeling so much better this past week. I haven't been taking naps in the afternoons although I'm still not sleeping as much at night. However, I had 3 nights where I got 8 hours of sleep this week, so nice! The others were only about 5 hours, but at least I'm not feeling sick during the day like I was. I definitely feel more energetic.

I don't have my baby bump picture for 16 weeks since Matt has been out of town so he can't take it for me. He got back at 7:00 this morning, but is at work now. I'll try to get one tonight and then post it tomorrow.