Crib and Changing Table, OH MY!

Jan. 19 Week 24

Slightly larger version of the movie here CRIB BUILD MOVIE

Pretty much had a fantastic night last night. A combination of clothes i ordered being delivered, delicious steak sammy for dinner, good TV shows, and a fabulous surprise waiting for me..... (it doesn't take much to please me haha)

I got home last night, after a chiropractor appointment, about 8:15 to find my moms jeep in the driveway. Since she is quitting smoking ( GO MOM!  ), I figured she was bored and came over for a visit because she was bored or something. I came inside and dropped all my stuff off on the counter as per usual, called for Mark for a rundown on what was going on and noticed he was acting a bit weird. He said to go upstairs, where my mom was standing at the top and told me that she was looking at stickers and playing a game, very suspect. By the time I got to the landing I knew something was up because they both walked into the future nursery, and to my total surprise there was a crib and the changing table/dresser I picked out build and ready to go!

My parents and grandmother had bought the set for Mark and I couldn't be happier. The gift is so great, and the crib and dresser are so much nicer then they looked on the website which I am happy about also. I can't wait to get going on the rest of the room now.

We decided that the middle green color in the last post will be the wall color so we can get our paint on soon haha.

This is a video Mark took of himself putting it all together, which I sped up about 1200%. It was a 45 minute long movie. However, I think he made great time getting it all built!

Let me Borrow That Top...when I'm pregnant!

Finally found a bunch of maternity tops that I really like, are current and priced nice :) Thank you OldNavy.com I got a bunch of tops that are thin enough to wear in early spring and thin enough to wear with a sweater right now, perfect! Also the maternity leggings are perfect for us shorties :)

Nursery Paint

Jan. 17 Week 24

We had a great weekend! Mark and I headed down to Philly on Sat to meet Livia who was perfect in every way, got to hang out with Mandy and eat amazing Japanese food, and we have started to pick a paint color for the nursery. I can't decide between a yellow and a green, so I might concede and go with Marks fav (the center panel) which is a combo of both haha. I also picked out some funky prints I want to use in the nursery but haven't finalized which ones I will actually use yet. I don't know how I feel so much pressure to have an awesome room for a little baby who probably won't care what their room looks like until they are a teenager haha.

On a much more exciting note, we are thinking of planning your first vacation for sometime in July to the Outer Banks. Hope you like to go on long drives.

"It's Getting a Nose"

23 weeks 4 days

Got a bonus picture today after a check up to make sure all the baby's surrounding fluid level was good. Which it is! Mark said "Holy crap its getting a nose, point though like yours" hahaha. I think you look like your smiling, but that could just be your jaw bones haha.

Today You are an Ear of Corn

Jan. 12 Week 23

16 weeks 3 days to go, you are approx. 8.5 inches and 1.5 lbs, as big as an ear of corn.

I think I have decided to start referring to you directly, instead of in third person from now on. On Monday, we had a fetal ultrasound just as a precaution to make sure that your heart is perfect, which it is. I can also now find your ductal arch and aortic arch with no problem on the ultrasound ahaha. Doctors said that everything was beautiful, and there is no reason to be concerned. In fact, your heart was displaying so well on the screen that they had a student do a lesson on the ultrasound. You decided to start doing your fetal acrobatics and made it hard for her at the point of course. You are quite that little jumping bean, kicking and punching me all the time. So far they don't hurt, and your dad can feel them which is really neat. If your activity inside is any indication of what it will be outside, we are in for it as new parents haha.

Your second cousin Livia DeLorenzo was born today, a week earlier then scheduled, at 10:08am 7lbs 5oz. We couldn't be more thrilled, she is beautiful. Mickey is doing a great job up updating the blog as if we were all there to share in the experience, which I especially appreciate.

Little Livia DeLorenzo 1/12/2010

On another note, I am starting to feel uncomfortable more regularly, hoping this passes and the real challenges hold off a bit longer. Clothing is now an issue, my back is hurting and I have been a little more emotional then usual. I started a prenatal workout yesterday, so hopefully that will help keep everything stretched out and limber once it kicks in. Needless to say, we can't wait until you get here!

New Ride

Hey little fetus inside, say hello to your new seat. You better like it because I had a hard time getting this color and pattern. You will spend all of your travel time in this seat, and I will prob leave you in it if we take you to a restaurant.

Graco Snuggride 35- Logan

Nothing to Report is a Good Thing

Jan. 5 Week 22

Had another checkup today. Nothing to report except all looks good! Little bugger is still very active and moving all the time, including dodging the heartbeat monitor haha. Don't worry she found it and its beating just right. Also measured my stomach today for the first time, but I missed what she said it was. Pretty much I am still just hanging around being pregnant, nothing too involved for a few more weeks yet. 

The names, a boy and a girl, have 99% been picked out, and we aren't telling you. HA

My horrendous back pain subsided which was plaguing me for a few days, glad that is gone for now.  I did finally go out an purchase some tylenol so I don't have to suffer through it next time haha. 

We started getting some registries together, but nothing is completed yet. We did however decide what crib we want to get, Modo 3 in 1 Modern Crib by Babyletto , now we just need to get EVERYTHING ELSE! haha

 

Vick as a Vice for K9 Vigilantes

There are roughly 1700 total players each season, last season alone there were 507 arrests, 25% of them were for violence/murder, another 20% or so were for drugs.

So really, everyone should either accept that like 1 out of every 3 NFL players is a respectable human being, and the rest have made mistakes or are not deserving of their fortunes. With that said, you should watch football as a game and not a standard of human ethics, or not watch football and condemn the entire NFL for being a club of criminals.

The pointing out of one man, Vick, who did a HORRIBLE THING, but not nearly as bad as 85% of the rest of them like rape, drunken driving, battery, selling drugs, ect is getting tiresome. At least he didn't buy his way out of punishment and is making an effort to reform himself.

By the way, as most of you know I have dogs and they live better lives than most children i know. 

NFL ARREST DATABASE
http://www.signonsandiego.com/nfl/arrests-database/?appSession=938274854741347&RecordID&PageID=2&PrevPageID=1&cpipage=1&CPISortType&CPIorderBy

http://www.guidetoonlineschools.com/crime-in-sports

18 Weeks to Go and Counting

Dec. 28 Week 21

 

Starting to get a substantial "bump" right along with substantial internal bumps on a regular basis. I was able to get Mark to feel a good one and I think the bambino's mighty strength freaked him out a bit. Now that the holidays have pretty much come to a close, we will be getting started on a registry and getting the nursery together. Its a daunting task, but someone has to do it, I'm pretty sure that we are the someone who has to do it hahaha. We had a great holiday and got lots of fun gifts to start setting around the room and hang in the closet once its put together!

[Pretty sure this baby is either practicing the kickstart on its imaginary dirtbike or is going to be a soccer player right now]

The Red Head Conundrum

To those of you who keep asking or predicting that we will have a red headed baby based solely on the fact that Mark is a red head, here is a science lesson in genetics for you.

RED HAIR GENE (rr):

The following possible situations resulting or not resulting in redheaded offspring...

1. Both parents are carriers. As shown in this punnett square, father (yellow) and mother (pink) contribute one of two possible alleles (R or r) of the MC1R variants to the baby. As a result, there is a 25% chance that any of their child will inherit two r alleles from each parents and will be a redhead.

2. One parent (e.g., mother) is a redhead and the father is a carrier. In this case, every child will inherit one r allele from their mother and has an equal chance of inheriting the R or r allele from the father. Therefore, the chance of each child being redheaded is 50/50.

3. If both parents have red hair, then all offspring will be red headed (rr).

4. If one of the parent does not carry the red hair (r) allele, then no matter what the other parent's genotype (RR, Rr, or rr), none of their children will have red hair.

So in conclusion, I do know know if I am a carrier of a red head gene so there is a 50% chance only if I carry a gene somewhere, and if I don't carry a gene then there is no chance. Mystery solved.