Style & Sports

Mike and I pretty much make all of our bigger purchase decisions together. I tend to be the one with stronger opinions when it comes to style, and I do like to research the heck out of stuff to make sure we're getting a good value, but it's important that we both feel good about our decisions. And while sometimes I do just want what I want, and I'll go to great lengths to convince him why something I picked out is really the best option, if he hates it, we don't get it, and vice-versa.

It really does go both ways... if you think I've sucked him into my world of modern design and shopping... you have to know that 3 years ago, I didn't even know what March Madness was and I'd never seen a college football game in my life! Now I find myself staying up late to finish the games and see how my bracket is doing, and I hate scheduling Princess House parties on Saturdays in the fall because I miss out on the Michigan games! So we both rub off on each other, and I think it's great.

So this weekend when we saw the exact stroller we'd decided on, just in a different color than I'd picked out, and found out we could get $50 off, the decision was surprisingly easy. Mike said he actually preferred this color over the blue/green we'd seen online... and it was ME asking him if it would bother him that it was Ohio State colors (Michigan's rival)! Yes, I even think in terms of sports now when picking out baby gear! He said no, and he thought we should just get it! So we walked away with a stroller that we both LOVE, we got a significant discount AND it's already put together! I think we do pretty well together! :)

Corn, Chicken & a Soccer Ball

So what do these three things have in common?
They are this week's measurements (24 weeks)!

• Baby W. is about the size of an ear of corn (12 inches long).
• He weighs about the same as a regular pack of chicken breasts (1.3 lbs)
• And my uterus is the size of a soccer ball!
  

HaHa! I don't know if I look quite big enough to have a soccer ball inside of me, but that certainly explains why I'm always short of breath, need to pee every 20 minutes and sleeping at night is more like a bunch of 30 minute naps in between flipping over trying to get comfortable! In fact, maybe Baby W. got the memo that he's inside a soccer ball and that would explain all his kicking! :)

The really exciting news is that 24 weeks is kind of a milestone week for babies. At this point, he would be able to survive outside of the womb, not without lots of intervention, but it's possible. Of course we are praying that he will just stay put, right where he is, all the way to full-term and will just continue to grow healthy and strong! But I must say, hitting the 24 week mark does let me take a little sigh of relief.

Lots & Lots of babies!

In the last month, five of my friends' babies have been born (two in the last week!) and I know of eight more who should arrive by the time Baby W. does, and then three MORE later this year! One thing's for sure, Baby W. should have plenty of friends to play with... 4 boys, 10 girls and 3 surprises! That's 17 new babies this year! Wow! I guess we're just at "that point" in life or something, huh? What blessings! I think what is most amazing to me is that I know these little ones are being brought into families who will teach them about the Lord and that each one of them will have such potential to have an amazing impact on our world! It'll be exciting to watch!

My friends Kären & Jared had their sweet little girl, Eliza Hope Fulton on Saturday, March 21st. Coleman is the happy big brother.












And here is adorable little Joshua David Childress, born Wednesday, March 18th to Marie & John, with his proud big sister Anna. Can't wait to meet you!

23 weeks 2 days

1 & 2. Shelby likes to lay on my belly...hopefully she'll still be this sweet with Baby W. when he arrives!

3. A sassy shot :)

4. We didn't know that Shelby was posing for this family picture too, but apparently she didn't want to be left out!

All Mine Again!

I used to have to go home everyday at lunchtime to let our dog, Shelby out... but she seems to be doing just fine without a mid-day potty break, so I finally get my lunch-hour back to myself! I often still go home to catch a little nap and eat, but having the freedom to be able to run errands or go to lunch with a friend or whatever else I come up with is defintely nice! So I don't know where I'm headed today... but I'm thinking not home! In a few short months my freedom will be gone again, so I think I'll enjoy it while I can!

Registry Frustrations

Apparently between February and April, most all of the baby product manufacturers start introducing their new products for the current year. Well, in some ways, this is fun... it's always good to see what's the latest and greatest! But "in with the new" means "out with the old" (ie: 2008 models). So it means that having a registry without all kinds of discontinued products this time of year is near-impossible! I'm finding that several things I registered for just weeks ago are no longer available! But of course they haven't gotten the new stuff in yet... so I guess I'll have to just keep checking back and not get my heart too set on anything specific! Arghhhhh!

Bumbleride Stroller

We have researched our hearts out for a great stroller. We'd like to have something that will not only be nice for this baby, but hopefully for future kiddos as well. A few priorities have been: quality, manuverablity, comfort, lightweight, style, longevity. After reading countless great reviews, we've settled on the Bumbleride Flyer and have registered for it in the color "Seagrass" and we are really excited about it! Today I found a contest to win one in "Spice" so I'm entering... and if you want to enter too to try to win it for me, that would be GREAT! :) Here's the LINK TO ENTER THE CONTEST. You just have to leave your first name, email address and a quick comment saying why you want to win. :)