success!!!

after a loooong search, i have finally found my travel system! and playard...and high-chair...



for some reason i've been dead set on finding a whole set that matches...call me anal...call me whatever. i kept finding travel systems that i would sort of like or a playard, but lo and behold, there wouldn't be a matching set. i finally found a set at target, which i wasn't that happy about because i DO NOT want to register there. plus, i wasn't in love with the set, it was just the only thing i had found that i sort of liked.



then finally...i came across this:


it's pink!!!! and not over-the-top pink! and there's a playard and high-chair to match! it's a new collection from chicco, and it actually hasn't been released yet. the playard and high-chair are set to be released some time this month, while the travel system comes out in march. now all that needs to happen is for BRU to carry it, so i can add it to my registry! i'm so excited.

to breastfeed...

or not breastfeed...that is the question. i'm so conflicted on this. i know that it will save us some money early on and that it's so much better for the baby than formula, but the whole concept freaks me out. it seriously gives me the willies. i have a LOT of thinking to do.

do any of you have any opinions on the subject?

today

today was a special day. not only did we find out the gender of the baby, this is the day one year ago that my aunt kelley passed away of a heart attack. she was 46 years old.

my aunt was ridiculously special. she is with me every day. case in point: she LOVED butterflies. absolutely loved them. the tech who did my ultrasound was wearing butterfly scrubs. after the ultrasound, we went to IHOP. the server gave me a pen with butterflies to sign the credit card slip. i miss her, but things like this make me smile.

it's a...

GIRL!!!!!

more later.

here we go...

getting ready to leave for ultrasound #2. here's hoping they can get the goods! i'll update later...

pregnancy fatigue is really irritating.

i decided that i wanted to get some stuff done around the apartment today. you know, the usual stuff...laundry, general cleaning, give the dog a bath. i vacuumed, started a load of laundry, and started feeling pretty good about myself. i got through about 1 and 1/2 loads of laundry and started to fade...pretty quickly. i have absolutely no energy left and still have a load in the dryer, and of course it's the sheets and duvet which means i'll have to make the bed when it's finished. ugh. still on my list of things to do? cleaning both of the bathrooms, wiping down the crib with lysol disinfecting wipes, and dusting. tomorrow?

i asked my husband on saturday to take the trash out since he was off work. what is still piling up in my dining room? two bags of trash and an empty cardboard box, with another full bag about to be taken out of the can. do you think i'm asking too much of him? we're supposed to start experiencing a winter storm later tonight, so you can bet that i won't be trekking out to the dumpster tomorrow. i want my trash taken out!

my first baby must-have

i MUST have this diaper bag. as of right now (unless i find something i love more), it is non-negotiable. k? thanks.