A few updates this week: Michael painted the baby room on Sunday. We chose a Sherwin-Williams paint called Intimate White... it's a very, very faint pink. We can't really tell if it's a keeper yet. I'm sure if you asked Michael, he would say YES b/c he is the one who spent 3-4 hours painting it. However, we are going to wait for her dresser/changing table to arrive before we decide if we want to change it. It's just really hard to tell with only an empty crib, without baby bedding, in the room to tell if we like it.
Whew... baby bedding, that's another whole story! I've officially hit a brick wall with my creativity. I've been looking very forward to getting the nursery ready but I can't decide on ANYTHING! I've looked at a million different fabrics, a million different already made crib sets, and nothing is appealing to me. So, I've decided to take a break from it for a while... at least for a few days. I'm grounding myself from all fabric stores and from googling crib bedding on the internet. I'm hoping this will set me straight.
Also, we plan to register this Saturday... so I'm sure next week's blog update will be full of fun-filled stories from that day! We are still so clueless!
Little miss Georgia has already started moving more. At first, I couldn't tell if it was her moving or if it was just my stomach doing some weird stuff. But I can definitely tell the two apart now. It's so neat, last night I was lying down getting ready to fall asleep and she started moving like crazy. I just laid there in awe. Michael was already asleep so I didn't wake him... I'm not even sure if he'd be able to feel her yet. I can't wait for him to be able to though... he will love it! Maybe that's what she'll give him for Valentine's Day!
Baby's size: Your baby weighs about 10 1/2 ounces now. She's also around 6 1/2 inches long from head to bottom and about 10 inches from head to heel — the length of a banana. (For the first 20 weeks, when a baby's legs are curled up against her torso and hard to measure, measurements are taken from the top of her head to her bottom — the "crown to rump" measurement. After 20 weeks, she's measured from head to toe.)
Eating habits/cravings: My latest craving... Waffles. I've never even liked waffles. When given the choice of waffles or pancakes, without a doubt I chose pancakes. Not anymore!. I also love tomatoes now. I've NEVER liked them.. I always order things "without mayonnaise and tomatoes please"... and I still do it by habit and I'll get so upset b/c I want the tomatoes now! Weird. Still hate mayonnaise though, don't worry. :)
Mood/Energy: Great! No complaints from me right now. However, I did forget to mention on the last blog update that I found out I'm anemic when I went in for the 18 week visit. It's not that big of a deal, pregnancy induced anemia can be common. It shouldn't cause any problems as long as I take my additional iron supplement daily.
Things to look forward to: Our next appointment is Friday, February 11. I scheduled it for Friday b/c the Monday I normally would go, we will be in the Bahamas... that's definitely something we're looking forward to. :)
Major development this week: She's swallowing more these days, which is good practice for her digestive system. She's also producing meconium, a black, sticky by-product of digestion. This gooey substance will accumulate in her bowels, and you'll see it in her first soiled diaper (some babies pass meconium in the womb or during delivery).
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