18 week Review

Almost halfway through already! It's really hard to believe. As of late, I have been feeling MUCH better, which has greatly improved my attitude and spirit. I've been feeling much less nauseous, have had a bit more energy, and am generally feeling "more like myself." I still have waves of nausea and fatigue every once in awhile, but it's MUCH less often and severe than it was even just a couple weeks ago.

I'm feeling so good, in fact, that some days I find myself almost forgetting that I'm pregnant! I'm getting anxious to feel Sweet Pea, find out the gender, and start looking pregnant (I kind of am now, but I still feel like I still just look plump, rather than "with bump.") I keep telling myself that soon enough I will be looking and feeling huge, feeling uncomfortable, and missing the days when I was wearing regular clothes, able to move around normally, etc. And, as always, I am constantly reminding myself what a blessing this is, and how incredible my body is that it can do this.

Next week is our big ultrasound, where we will find out Sweet Pea's gender. We can't WAIT!! I feel like once we know that, and once I start feeling Sweet Pea, everything will feel a bit more real. A co-worker friend (who is due 2 weeks before me) and I were chatting recently about how this is kind of a weird "limbo stage" of pregnancy. I'm feeling better, so I don't have the daily (hourly) reminder that there's something growing inside me, I don't feel Sweet Pea moving around, I don't really look pregnant (and further, people don't really know unless I've told them). It just doesn't feel real yet. It helps to talk with other people (like said co-worker) who can relate, because it's easy to feel like I'm just weird!

Jeromy and I have been slowly starting to pick out "baby gear" for Sweet Pea, the most significant being a couple weeks ago when we picked out nursery furniture! I admit, I was a little apprehensive...I mean...there are so many choices! And so much of it is just online. And then there's the question of what types of pieces do you get? A crib, obviously. But a changing table? A dresser? Bookshelf? Bedside table?

So we decided to stop at Babies R Us after church, just to see what we could find. Luckily, Jeromy and I have VERY similar tastes in furniture, and seem to share a similar vision of what we want Sweet Pea's nursery to look like. This is the furniture we have chosen:

We love it! We both really like mission style furniture, and feel like this furniture really fits that style...as well as the style of furniture we've used in the rest of our house.

We also really like the color of the wood. Very classic. We haven't purchased the pieces yet (I think we'll hold off a bit...get some painting done, etc.), but I'm really eager to get them, and start to see the nursery shape up. This is still kind of crazy...we're having

a baby!!

Not much else to report right now...stay tuned next week for the reveal of Sweet Pea's gender, as well as a big sale that I will be attending (and hopefully finding some great deals!)