Views from Christmas

We had a lovely, quiet Christmas. Peter got some napping in and we all ate too much.

Peter enjoyed all his gifts, except for the package of diapers Mom wrapped up for us. For some reason that made him frown... :)

How Peter copes...

Well, every few nights he decamps to the sofa to get an uninterrupted nights sleep. I toss and turn and struggle to adjust the body pillow several times a night. Not surprisingly this wakes him up. I got him this fancy pedometer for Christmas called a Fitbit- it has a feature that tracks his sleep so you can see just how many times he was woken up during the night.

I figure he deserves a good nights sleep while he still can. One of us should be well rested in April. :)

Oof.

The heartburn has arrived with a vengeance. Just in case you thought my pregnancy was all glowing skin and butterflies.... or something like that.

And here are some pictures of me modeling my new "mini cradle". It's made in Michigan! I know, it'll be all the rage in 2013. :)

Putting up the tree

I left half the glass balls in the box. I was not willing to keep bending over to fetch them. The tree skirt is half adjusted- crawling on my hands and knees is also getting tougher. Darth Vader and Yoda ornaments are prominently displayed, so Peter thinks it's perfect.

Ladies and gentlemen...

I present to you, the father of my baby:

Terry 22 weeks 5 days

Still feeling pretty good though my belly is starting to feel like an appendage. Oh, and my brain is turning a little mushy- went to comb my hair and realized I had forgotten to rinse the conditioner out of my hair. Oops. Just keepin' it real...

Baby Registry

I know Anne asked Peter for this info, so I thought I would share so you can pass this along to anyone who would like to know.

Things that aren't on this list, but we would love to have are: clothes (of course!), baby blankets, burp cloths, crib sheets and any hand-me-down items people would like to part with. 

I've found Amazon to consistently have the best prices, but this registry has a nice feature that lets you buy an item somewhere else and mark it as purchased on the registry (next to the yellow "Add to Cart" button is a link that says "Buying this gift elsewhere").

Here is the link:
http://www.amazon.com/registry/baby/TS9SFE2R3GAH


And since I can't have a post without a picture...  here is one of Abigail looking cute: 

And three pics from the Ellsworth Christmas Parade yesterday.  I think these Shriners are dressed in black-market character costumes.  You know, Shmelmo, Shwoody and Winnie the Shmoo.  :)

A bassinet means it's real...

The nursery is totally not ready- there is still trim to finish and paint, but progress IS happening. As of yesterday I at least have a place for the kid to sleep for the first few weeks.

We went up to Bangor to check out this baby/maternity resale shop called The Growing Place. We were really pleasantly surprised- everything was clean and in good shape. We didn't have anything specific in mind, but we found this Kolcraft bassinet that was in great shape and the style/color made us happy. Sold! Also picked up two pairs of jammies that were too cute, including this pair with a football on the bum.

I'll definitely go back once the baby is born- its a great source for sweaters and snowsuits and those cute outfits that don't get worn everyday, but you just HAVE to have. :)

Savion "Happy Feet" Glover

Peter and I were trying to decide last night if I have Gregory Hines or Savion Glover inside me.  Tappity, tappity, tappity, side kick! I think this kid is still breech and it's like it's standing upright tap dancing on the bottom of my uterus.  Could be worse- it's not strong enough to really kick my bladder and it hasn't issued a kidney punch yet.  :)

Which one????

I tried to get Katherine to tell me which one to buy, but she's a lock box (try not saying that in an Al Gore voice).

Terry at 20 Weeks

I think I grew overnight.  

And a few out-takes...  Yep, it's Monday. Yep, I'm a little tired.  Looking forward to Turkey Day, I think the baby will love turkey.  Research suggests that a baby will respond more favorably to foods that they were first introduced to via amniotic fluid (i.e. stuff I ate when preggo).  So far Terry is gonna love chocolate chip cookies.  (kidding! I swear I'm eating all kinds of healthy things, including the occasional cookie)  I actually don't weigh any more than I did pre-pregnancy, but as this kid starts growing more rapidly that will change.  

Jazz Hands!!!!

20121115132520765, a photo by designade on Flickr.

My fav picture from the anatomy scan. Is it a wave? Jazz Hands? I have no idea, but it sure is cute.

Baby Nov 15, 2012

Baby Nov 15, 2012, a set on Flickr.

The latest ultrasound pictures from Week 19- almost halfway! Everything looks normal and this kid is still dancing up a storm in there.

Rockin' the baby belly

Katherine sent me this shirt- I think I totally pull off that pregnant rock and roll look, no? :)