Just for You, Mom

How far along? 23 weeks!

Total weight gain: 9 freaking pounds ::dies a little inside::
Maternity clothes? yep.Stretch marks? Not yet...Sleep: Depends...I tire so easily that if I've had a busy day, I sleep like the dead.

Best moment this week: Absolute 100% confirmation of a girl.

Movement: Every day!Food cravings: Still loving the milk and milk products, including...that's right. CHEESE!Gender: GIRL!Labor Signs: None

Belly Button in or out? InWhat I miss: Mmmm...beer. Or wine. Or vodka. Lemon drops anyone?

What I am looking forward to: Our trip to Boise. We're leaving tomorrow and I get to watch the Boise State game and my husband look like a cute fool supporting his first true love.
Weekly Wisdom: When the husband tells you he thinks it's "cute" that you're waddling now, he means it to be endearing. Don't throat punch him.

Milestones: Into 100% maternity wear now. Not even attempting the humiliation of fitting into pre-preg clothes anymore. I've learned my lesson.

This is our diaper bag that finally came in. It's neutral, so Drew won't be embarrassed carrying the pink monstrosity I had threatened him with (yeah, I'm nicer than that). It even has orange and blue. This way, Drew can REPRESENT Boise State, while being an awesome dad, and looking cool changing diapers. A multi-tasking man...priceless.

Just Another Day at Work

So, you think you work in hazardous conditions? You don't. Let me tell you a story.

This last week, I worked in the ER. Well, I'm psyched because I get to do all kinds of exciting things in the ER...like save lives! Well, one of our "emergent" patients came in with a very dangerous condition....a butt boil. We're not talking just any butt boil, but a spread-the-cheeks-dig-deep-to-lance-that-sucker butt boil. So, the Dr. is doing his thing with the scalpel, and I stand dutifully at his side to hand him instruments. He lances the boil and decided that there's still more goo in there, so he applies firm pressure. The butt boil freaking SQUIRTS out three feet, straight towards my round ass! If I hadn't had the quick reflexes of a jungle cat (albeit a pregnant jungle cat), I would have been covered in butt boil juice!

Needless to say, butt boil guy felt much better. That's right, people. Just a lone ER nurse, saving lives.....one butt boil at a time.

It's Definitely a Girl!

So, we had our "official" 22 week ultrasound yesterday. It took almost an hour for the US tech to get all of her measurements because the baby was folded almost completely in half, trying to chew on her feet; and she wouldn't stop moving. Guess that teaches me to eat before an appointment....oops :) But, everything looks really good, complete with 10 fingers, 10 toes and a four chamber heart that's beating perfectly. The baby weighs a whole pound now and is about a foot long! The tech also commented that the baby was sitting right on my bladder (which definitely explains some things). We are so excited and relieved to know that everything looks healthy....and our tech confirmed that there are "girly" parts!

This is my 22 week belly pic....it's amazing what a few weeks will do!

A pic of the profile...I think the poor kid is going to have my nose :)

This is the "toilet shot". The arrow points to the non-penis.

This is a frontal pic of her face peaking through....still a little creepy, but a bit less alien-like.

Her fingers and toes, but I still can't figure out what position she's in.

New Nursery French Doors

This week we had french doors installed between the nursery and the master bedroom. The gentlemen who did the work did a FABULOUS job, they look great! Now we need to get to work on the rest of the nursery...wood floors, wainscoting, paint, new ceiling....and the list goes on.

This is the nursery before...

and then looking towards the nursery from the master bedroom.

And the new french doors to divide the two!!

I love them, it lets in sooo much more light!

And here is the view again from the master.

Really?

So, a woman at work (who will remain nameless for her own safety ;) compared my 20 week belly to that of a full termer. She said, "I thought you'd enjoy getting fatter and having you face get fuller already." EFF. OFF. I'm fully aware my ass is expanding...don't need the reminder.

Yeah, so...I'm PSYCHED for the coming months and the "fatness" (I'm going with voluptuousness) that will only get worse!

On a happier note...starting to really feel the baby move and kick in there. However, she does it every morning at 4 am. I'm told she should be awake at about the same times when she comes out. So, in case you missed it, let me reiterate: Four. AM. Everyday. Awesome.

The other day, Drew bought these booties from, where else...Cabela's :) They're precious, and I think it's so cute that he did it. I think he's really embracing the "girl" stuff ;)