Decor

So, can't really go clothes shopping for me or for O'Baby, but what I CAN do is look for decor ideas.

After paroozing on the Internet, I've decided I am NOT a big fan of gender specific themes. Girl stuff is mostly over-the-top barfy pink or purple. And boy stuff is all sports stuff or blue. Blah...

So after a bit of searching, I stumbled upon Land of Nod and came across this little set:I love the colors. Modern, not too bright, but fresh.

So here's the idea so far, Get the crib linens sans the quilt. And then recruit our resident artist, and soon to be Grandma, Holly to paint the characters and we'll frame them behind the bed -- like this idea from Pottery Barn kids.
Now, what's really cool about this is there might just be a character that looks like our resident little red dog!!!

What I also like about both of these ideas is the crib. Simple, straight-up crib. Nothing to swoopy or big. We don't have the biggest space and I think this type of look would also work with the rest of our house and serve us for a long time if we have any future O'Babies.

So that's what we're working with right now.

You're really real!

You are! Did you know that? Because I still had doubts!

We went to the doctor's office yesterday for our first sonogram and we got to see O'Baby!

Right now he/she looks like a sideways frog. I know, adorable right. I have higher hopes on the cute-factor for the next sonogram! BUT, what was really cool was that Joe got to see you! And we got to 'see' your heart beat! 182 beats per minute, not too shabby O'B!

So, here's a few of O'Baby O'Brien's first ever photos!

Supposedly, the little pointy things on the end on the left side are O'B's little feet in the making...awww, what cute frog legs you have!

O'Baby is a whopping 1 inch in his/her first photo debut!

Here are a few other special photos from O'Baby's first days...

I went digital, no guessing whether or not that line says what I think it says! And I still did it twice because I didn't believe it!

A baby pumpkin and some baby's breath were part of the decor when I told Joe!

Yeppers...

Can we say anticlimactic?

Today was our long-awaited confirmation appointment with our OB office. And, from their words and actions it seems, "so, yes, your pregnant" wasn't even really worth saying. They just said, "So when was your last period? Ok, looks like you're 8 weeks along, so your due date is June 22nd."

Wow. Thanks. I figured that out 4 weeks ago.

I must admit, I was really let down and sad. I guess I was just hoping for a bit more excitement. But this was a new PA, not the one I had seen before and not our doctor. Maybe we just don't work on the same level. Anyway, I came away from something I was nervous and excited about quite sad and under-appreciated.

Thankfully, I have a wonderful hubby who was there with me and was excited for us, a silly puppy waiting for us at home, and fantastic family who are also excited for us.

So, baby, even if Ms. Business PA isn't too excited about you, we are. Can't wait to meet you this summer! It'll be great!

wow!

So tomorrow is the big day! Holy Crap! We get to find out if you are really real baby!

If you are real, you will discover that your mom doesn't always take things at face value. Sometimes I need a little more convincing, or sometimes I just like to wait for the event to really happen to get excited about it. So deal and love me, because if you are real, I will certainly and most definitely love you!

See you tomorrow, I hope,
Your 'rents

Fake?

I feel like a fake.

It seems like one of my weird dreams where Joe and I told our family that we're expecting a baby of our own so many weeks ago. We decided we would wait until our doctor's appointment to really spread the news. Because, really, only God knows what will happen with this baby.

So, I call, they tell me to wait another month before we can come in. What! A Month! So, we wait.

In the meantime, I feel like a fake. I don't feel pregnant. I don't get sick. I don't really feel that different at all. You would think for something so life altering, there would be some more in-your-face changes. The biggest things I can really tell are that I have more sudden, unknown narcoleptic naps than I usually do...but later in the day or at night. There have been a few times where if I didn't get to a bed or couch in that instant, I was going to be on the floor. And then, I guess, my chest! It's growing, aching all the time. I can really get over that one.

Our appointment is next Thursday. The grandparents-to-be are all excited that they get to finally share the news. I want to be excited too. Because, right now, I don't know what to feel.