24 Weeks

Jeff and I had our 24 week appointment today and it happened to be our first appointment without an ultrasound. We have been spoiled! We met with Dr. Toraya and checked my weight, blood pressure (which is 'excellent', right Jeff?), uterus size and listened to the baby's heartbeat. It was beating 149 beats/minute! It is crazy we are only 16 weeks away from the arrival of our baby. We are getting really excited :) Jeff and I have been able to mark a few things off our list of things to do before the baby arrives, but there is still lots to do:

1. set-up beach house for Christmas
2. paint dining room ceiling
3. register for child-birthing & breastfeeding class
4. set-up maternity/baby photos
5. get room ready :)
     -clean out party room
     -paint room
     -set-up/organize room
6. register at Target/Babies R Us
7. sort out daycare
8. find a pediatrician
9. find a sub for my maternity leave
10. set-up 3D ultrasound

...more to be added.....

Baby Room

So the baby room is getting more and more ready. My parents came into town last weekend and loaded up their van with our futon to help clear out the room. This was a risky move by my mom because the futon took up most of the van forcing her to sit up front with my dad who was in charge of the radio for the 5 hour trip. It is very exciting walking into the room now. It is no longer just a storage space. Can't wait to add some baby furniture!

Liz is doing well apart from about 83 nose bleeds a day! She dominates bowls of cereal but seems to have a normal appetite. We think we figured out that pink lemonade of all things makes Liz feel a little sick. Every other food seems to be ok (including chocolate belated birthday cake luckily). We are playing the waiting game but loving it.

22 Weeks

Just a couple of days ago I think I felt Baby Storey-Pitts move! I have felt a few butterflies here and there, but this time it was different. It took me a few minutes to realize what the feeling was and once I figured it out, I called Jeff over. But of course Baby S-P stopped moving at that point. It was so neat knowing that our baby was in there moving around :) 

Yesterday at school I ate something that didn't settle well with me for the first time. From the time I arrived home I was in the bed. My stomach was not in the best of conditions and I was unable to eat anything all night (which is very RARE for me). Jeff tried to get me black bean soup from Panera but they didn't have it last night so he surprised me with yummy black beans and rice from a little Cuban place here. Sadly, I couldn't stomach it so I only had about 2 bites :( Needless to say, I slept horribly and woke up starving around 3. I didn't want to eat too much because I wasn't sure if it would stay in my system, so Allie and I shared a banana. Jeff tried to talk me into getting a sub (which I should have listened) but I didn't. I was exhausted all day today, but I did eventually begin to feel better around lunch. I am hoping I sleep well tonight!  

Dad's Visit :)

What a busy weekend! My dad came in for a visit and helped us with a few things around the house. Jeff was gone all weekend coaching in a tournament so it was just Dad and me. Friday night we scoped out Home Depot for a while getting paint swatches and looking at our options for fixing a window in the baby's room and then Saturday and Sunday we worked all day. If you haven't seen 'the' window, then you are in for a treat. Most people never noticed it because it was behind our old computer, but once we moved everything out (and Dad saw it) something had to be done. Check it out: 

This picture was taken after dad had removed some of the molding, as well as made a support frame to put up top so he could insert some wood to cover the entire window. Apparently when the old owners added our 2nd bathroom, they simply left the window instead of removing it. Therefore, you can see the pink insulation. We have always had blinds over it so it wasn't as noticeable. 

Dad covered the window with a piece of wood he cut and then I painted it. He then hung some shelves, as well as a cube shelf for the baby. The window is hardly even noticeable anymore thanks to my WONDERFUL Dad :)

We also did a few more small projects that I wanted to get finished before the baby comes: painted the dining room ceiling, put the baseboard back down in the kitchen and fix our fence in the backyard. It was so much fun hanging out with Dad this weekend and getting a few things marked off my list of "Things To Do Before the Baby Comes". I have the best Dad in the world :)

20 Week Ultrasound Picture

Here is one picture that was taken at our 20 week ultrasound. It was the only glimpse of Baby Storey-Pitts' face we got and it is kind of creepy/neat looking! You can clearly see one of his eyes!

Today Jeff decided to take down all of his music, beer and soccer posters from his room. We had forgotten that the room was white when we moved in because it had been covered with so many posters for so long. It looks like a hospital room and is pretty depressing to look at. We can't wait to get the green paint picked out and start painting! Here are some pictures of Jeff sadly disassembling his party room for now.......

20 Weeks

Today we had our 20 week ultrasound and were able to check on Baby Storey-Pitts. We were told everything looks great and he seems to be doing well. We saw his heart, bladder, brain, bones, etc. which was really neat. He currently weighs 12 ounces and will be growing a lot bigger in the next few weeks (as will I). I have gained about 5 pounds and the doctor seemed really happy with that. Still no symptoms for me besides being extremely tired at night and nosebleeds- I had two yesterday!

We got a few pictures from the ultrasound today, but none of them were all that great. I am sure I will try to post one or two later. Baby Storey-Pitts was covering his face up with his hands the whole time! I'm sure he is going to be stubborn based on myself and Jeff. :) We did get to check him out in 3d for about 15 seconds which was awesome but a tease! It made us really look forward to our 3d/4d ultrasound which is scheduled right before Christmas time.

Our next checkup will be right before Halloween with just a visit to the doctor to check on me and measure my belly.- no ultrasound :(

Here is my 20 week belly photo.

Bedding

So the bedding I originally wanted was sold out at every store I tried :( So I eventually gave up and chose another cute one which was the other one I had my eye on (minus the giraffe). Aren't the owls cute?? We should be receiving it within the next week or so, then we will decide on the paint color and go from there. Right now I am loving the green in the photo below.