Lots of Baby Progress, baby.

Well Poppy.. you've been at it again. Making Mommy sick. 

I struggled through the week, feeling nauseous every day but managing to breathe through it and convince myself I-Would-Not-Get-Sick-Again. Then it hit me today... and hard. 

I don't know if I let myself get a little dehydrated during the week, or if I ate something that just set off my tummy... but today has been awful.

I feel okay right now, but certainly don't feel like tackling the endless list of to-do's we've created for ourselves by me being lazy and nauseous all week long. 

Guess the laundry can wait yet another day. Its not like I fit into anything anymore, anyway.

Today was a particularly bad day for me to get sick. 

Yesterday would have been okay  - I didn't have any real obligations.

But today we had a Cloth Diaper Consult scheduled with the amazing owner of diaperlicious.com (Mar). 

I managed to make it through the consult, but  not without needing to sit down a few times and not without 2 instances where I really thought I was going to pass out. Both times my heart started racing, my hearing got a little fuzzy, and I broke into a sweat - but I didn't want to make a scene and I really wanted to learn about the cloth diapers, so I didn't say a word other than "I'm going to sit down for a minute, keep going...". 

I survived though, and walked away with a wealth of knowledge on this whole CD concept. 

I'm really glad I made myself go to the appointment, and I am so glad Mar is such a CD Genius!!

So, that's a step in the right direction for planning for Poppy - getting an idea on where to start with his/her little heiny.

Some other exciting baby progress is the nursery. We are finally (fiiiiinally) done with the brown paint and white chair rail. It looks GREAT, if I do say so myself. And I think this is the first painting project with Andy and I (between our 4 residences and many painting adventures) that didn't end in disaster AND didn't involve and whining and complaining about how much we both hate to paint. 

For some reason, knowing that we were painting to prepare a special room for our long-prayed-for baby made a world of difference. We worked together (where as I usually try to weasel out of painting!) and we had such a good time. We talked about where the crib will go ("honey, our little babe will be sleeping right here by Christmas!!") and where the rocker go ("Babe, can you imagine sitting in this corner reading Landon/Emmeline a story or rocking him/her to sleep?"), where the dresser will go, how we will decorate the walls, etc. It was really a great experience. I loved seeing Andy take so much pride in his work, and hearing him talk about what lies ahead. :)

This picture was taken before the chair rail was painted white.. here it just has primer. It stands out much more now, really pops beautifully against the brown. :)

All we need now is to know if we are growing a Landon or an Emmeline.. then we can keep trucking on with the nursery setup. Bedding is picked for either/or, furniture is picked, decor is decided on - we are just in a holding pattern until April 2nd when we should be able to get a peek at the goods!! I cannot wait!!!

And the last bit of progress to report is the growth of Mommy's belly. 

Eek. 15w4d belly. 

This was during the painting adventure.. ie, no shower yet for the day, and no makeup - hence the below-the-shoulder shot!!!

We love you Poppy, more and more each day. Can't wait to visit with you in 18 short days!!!