I know that some of you may think we are crazy, but we have decided to try cloth diapers. Before you tell us how crazy we are, check out how cloth diapers have changed over the years. These things are amazing, cost effective and environmentally friendly!
Last night we embarked on an adventure known to some as Babies R Us! We walked in and sat down at the desk. We met with a very nice lady that gently talked us through the process and at the end of her instructions she said, "and the bathrooms are located in the back of the store." It was at that point that I thought..."What have we gotten into? Do you mean to tell me we're going to be here that long!" I wanted to ask where the snack bar was also!
We spent the next 2 hours laughing, arguing, and searching for things such as a bath tub safety sponge! We looked at breast pumps, nursing pads, and breast cream...WHAT, NOW I NEED A SPECIAL CREAM FOR MY BOOBS?! Let's just say that I looked like a deer caught in the headlights of a car! I realized, for the first time, that Joe and I have NO IDEA what we are in for.
Then here was Joe with "the gun." Anyone who has ever done this before probably could have told me to NEVER let the man have the scanning gun. There is something that happens to him the minute his hand wraps around that scanner. He wanted to scan everything in the store whether we needed it or not. He was a man possessed!
When we had had enough, we decided we need to go get something to eat. We get to the car feeling totally beaten up. I felt like I had just taken a final exam that I hadn't study for. You know the feeling, "What the h*ll are they talking about?" Then Joe and I said together, "I have no idea what we just registered for."
I am so thankful for online registers. I can now take time to look over everything and see what we missed, or what my dear husband had scanned without me knowing.
What a night, next on our list...to tackle Target!
Many people have told me that when I begin to feel the baby move it will feel much like gas. Well, for me, the single most gaseuos female on the face of the earth, that could be a problem. A few weeks ago Joe and I were hanging out at home and I said, "I think I am feeling the baby move, I wish you could feel it." Then, only moments later, I realized...along with Joe, that it was only gas!
Now a few weeks later I have learned the difference between the movement of our child and my farts. It is truly amazing to feel this little one inside me moving all over. What a miricle life is! I long to meet our baby, see it's face, hold it tight and kiss it from head to toe!
Check out this website to see the development for week #17!http://www.pregnancyguideonline.com/wk17.htm
Last week we went to the doctor for our 16 week apointment. We had another ultra sound and were able to see the development of out little one. The doctor said the baby is about 4-5 inches long and it's head is about the size of a golf ball. Joe really understand well when he talks in glof terms.
Then we were able to hear the heart beat for the first time! It was amazing the hear his or her little heart beating so fast. The heart rate was in the 150's. Of course I had to ask whether that meant a girl or a boy and the doctor said, "that is a girl heart beat." We all know that the heart rate doesn't indicate the gender of the baby, but it's fun to guess.
We'll see if he was right in late December or early January!
Joe and I decided that we were not going to share our news with anyone until we were safely through the first tri-mester. This was one of the most difficult things I've ever done...until labor! In the first part of June we went on vacation with Joe's family and told them at that time, then told my family when we got back. At that time our due date was 1/1/07, so we thought it would be fun to make invitations to a new year's eve party.
We had the family together and I said, "you know how I have always wanted to get married on New Year's Eve, well Joe and I decided that this year we are going to have a huge New Year's party. I know it's a long way off, but we wanted to get you invitations so you can be sure to save the day." Then we gave them the invitations and they said:
AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH! we are going to have a baby! We fond out on Sunday April 23rd around 1:30 p.m. I really didn't feel pregnant, but never having been pregnant before...what did I know?! We had been hoping to get pregnant at any time, and I really wanted it to be true. On the way home from church I picked up a pregnancy test. I was so nervous to take it. After lunch Joe and I prayed, we want the Lord's will and we want to be ok with whatever that is. In church we sang, "It is well with my soul." That is what I want...peace no matter the circumstance! So I took the test and it was +! We are having a baby! OH MY GOSH! It is amazing to me that the Lord is growing and developing this little one inside me as I write! I am overwhelmed with emotion. What will he/she look like, what will their personality be like. what joy will this child bring and what heart ache? What will be his/her struggles, and will we get to see the childs victories? I already can't wait to meet you, my child. I can't wait to hold you, kiss your little face, smell you, and care for you! Lord, Jesus, I praise you becasue you are the Creator! you knit together life! Please grow, in me, a healthy child! One that knows you, loves you and calls you Lord! Without You none of this would be possible!
