Registry

At the beginning of this week, I decided that I would delve into the world of baby registration.  I started with three tabs open.  One was Pinterest, the second was an email of my good friend's registry for her first baby, and the third was Target.  

I desperately searched Pinterest for a "simple but thorough" registry.  I should have known better.  I found a concise list, but when I turned my attention to Target and my friend's two year old registry, I realized something: Somewhere along the line people have started making a million different types of pacifiers, bottles, swings, cribs, etc.  

I knew that I needed/wanted the basics, but how am I supposed to guess what this small being is going to prefer when they get into this world?  Needless to say, I spent an hour clicking back and forth between the lists I found on Pinterest and Target before I realized that I was thoroughly overwhelmed.  Target was beautifully easy to navigate, but there was just so much to choose from that I didn't know where to start, which led to me jumping from category to category, which then led to me being thoroughly confused as to what I had accomplished and what I still needed.  

Of course the hubby during all of this was dutifully answering questions, making suggestions, and doing his best to feign interest, but it was clearly difficult to start and finish the registry completely online.

I did find some great items that we are really excited about getting!  The actual baby stuff comes recommended from one of my good friends who had a baby in the past year, and the stroller I have seen in action and really couldn't imagine anything else.  All items can be found on Target.com, and we plan to continue the registry in person this weekend!

Owl Lamp - White with Black Shade
Baby Trend Jogger Travel System - Atlantis
Cloud B Sleep Sheep

Week 16

Please excuse the fact that I look as if I haven't left the house today!  I went out to work my horse early this afternoon, and then came back to work on creating the baby registry.  I will definitely be posting more about that later this week!

How far along: 16 weeks
Gender: no clue…curse you people that find out before 20 weeks!
Weight gain: +8 lbs
Maternity clothes: the jeans are getting a bit tight, but I’m holding out!  I still haven’t worn the maternity stuff I bought last weekend.
Stretch marks: none!
Belly button in or out: in   
Wedding rings on or off: on
Sleep: I <3 sleep…I took a 2 hour nap today!
Have you started to show yet: yes, but still just feeling chubby
Best moment this week: revealing to the world of Facebook that we are preggers and unveiling the blog!
Worst moment this week: holding out until Thursday for internet access at home
Miss anything: nope…not really
Happy or moody most of the time: cranky this week… 
Movement: no…and I’m so anxious to start feeling this in the next few weeks!
Cravings: I wanted a chicken salad sandwich yesterday…
Queasy or sick: feeling much better!
Looking forward to: My dr. appointment on Tuesday and setting up our appointment for the 20 week anatomy scan next month! :-D 

Weeks 12-15

Over the past month, I have been diligently keeping photographic evidence that I am indeed pregnant even though after about 12 weeks, my "symptoms" have pretty much cleared up.  I got the inspiration for the chalkboards from an amazing blog (http://littlebabygarvin.blogspot.com/) that I have been following for about a year, and I absolutely adore the idea of keeping track of my pregnancy like this...even if watching my belly pooch out makes me nauseous all on its own!

1/23/2014

How far along:  12 weeks

Gender: unknown

Weight gain:  ~+3 lbs. (yayyyyyy!)

Maternity clothes: No

Stretch marks:  None.

Belly button in or out:  In

Wedding rings on or off: On

Sleep: like a rock if it's below 70 in the house...tossing and turning if it's any warmer

Have you started to show yet: A little bump so far…I basically look as though I’ve eaten too much

Best moment this week: seeing my niece and nephew in Florida and starting bump pictures with my chalkboard!

Worst moment this week: Deciding not to tell them right away because of some spotting after going to the bathroom. :-(

Miss anything: actually WANTING some kind of food when trying to cook dinner, etc.

Happy or moody most of the time: oh boy, did I have a student induced meltdown this week...definitely exacerbated by hormones. 

Movement:  not at all

Cravings: still lime tostidos and queso salsa

Queasy or sick: better for sure this week

Looking forward to: making sure everything is okay and breathing a sigh of relief that I'm in my 2nd trimester.

1/30/2014

How far along: 13 weeks

Gender: yet to be seen

Weight gain: +4

Maternity clothes: nope!

Stretch marks: none!

Belly button in or out: in 

Wedding rings on or off: on

Sleep: like a rock!

Have you started to show yet: J yes, a bit!

Best moment this week: hearing little nuggets heartbeat for the first time; it was a steady 154, and knowing that everything was still 100% okay!

Worst moment this week: this week was great!  We had 3 days off of work!

Miss anything: beer!

Happy or moody most of the time: happy!

Movement: nope

Cravings: peanuts…weird…

Queasy or sick: mostly better

Looking forward to: starting to buy things and registering for baby stuff!

2/6/2014

How far along:  14 weeks

Gender: no clue…but only about 6 more weeks until we find out!

Weight gain: +6 lbs L

Maternity clothes: nope

Stretch marks: no…

Belly button in or out: in 

Wedding rings on or off: on

Sleep: still taking a 30 minute nap after work and then sleeping like a rock at bed time!

Have you started to show yet: yes, over the past 2 days I have definitely started to show…especially by the end of the day

Best moment this week: looking in the mirror and realizing that I definitely have a baby bump

Worst moment this week: looking at the scale and realizing I’ve gained 6 lbs already and the baby isn’t even a pound! Geez!

Miss anything: diet pop…

Happy or moody most of the time: pleasant…I have moments where I’m thoroughly annoyed, but 99.9% of the time I’m happy.

Movement: nope, but only a few more weeks I hope!

Cravings: still anything salty…

Queasy or sick: chicken has been making me want to gag lately…in any form.

Looking forward to: coming to terms with getting a belly/getting fat

2/15/14

How far along: 15 weeks 5 days

Gender: no clue, but I’m getting really anxious and nervous to find out!

Weight gain: +8 lbs…my pregnancy app is not happy with this.

Maternity clothes: I bought my first shirt and camisole this weekend!

Stretch marks: none

Belly button in or out: in 

Wedding rings on or off: on

Sleep: like a rock

Have you started to show yet: yes…I went to the gym on Friday and there was no disguising my chubby belly underneath my t-shirt

Best moment this week: having friends visit from Virginia and spending the day in Charleston

Worst moment this week: losing power for FIVE DAYS due to an ice storm and not having any power, hot water, etc.

Miss anything: we went to Mexican on Friday, and I would have LOVED a strawberry margarita

Happy or moody most of the time: this week moody…definitely because of the lack of power, but hormones are NOT helping

Movement: nope

Cravings: nothing new this week…

Queasy or sick: definitely feeling better…had a bout of queasiness at the Mexican restaurant but that was because it was a million degrees in there!

Looking forward to: having power back and a nice hot shower in my own home!

Check back soon for a 16 week update, and check back later this week for a blog on creating a registry!

Surprise! The Cable Family is expecting!

Welcome!

Over the last year, hubby and I happily decided we were ready to step into the realm of parenthood.  I know, what in the world were we thinking!? We both work full time as teachers at the local high school, and many in our families would have thought we would never entertain the idea of children after dealing with other people's teenagers on a daily basis.  Damn that infernal biological clock! :-)

In this hyper-digital age, I felt it only appropriate to document this stage of our lives through this digital media.  It will not only give me an outlet to complain and brag, but I also believe it will give my family, who all live 600+ miles away, the opportunity to feel involved in the process in some small way.  It will also keep my Facebook friends from being overwhelmed with a thousand pictures of my baby bump and subsequent pictures of the child.

So here we are, about 4 months into the journey and very much looking forward to walking through this next stage of our life together.  After being together through the other major milestones: high school, high school graduation, college, college graduation, and beginning our first professional job, this can't be too tough...right...?