Is That a Foot Under My Rib??

I have been having the worst pain under my right rib. The only way to get comfortable is to lay down, stretch my arm up over my head, and put my corn bag on my rib. It's horrible! My friend, Stephanie said when she was pregnant she had the exact same pain under her right rib. It happened to be Riley's foot stuck up under there. She had to take pain meds for it and said she used to do the same things to try to get comfortable. I called the doctor and she said to take tylenol every 4-6 hours to see if that helps. It didn't help yesterday! I'm going to give it a few days and if it doesn't feel better, I'll be calling back. Chad wants to know if being pregnant is a fun as I thought it would be! Of course, all of this is worth it. I can't wait for June!
We're off to look for cribs this afternoon. We thought we may have found one on Craigslist but it didn't look exactly like we thought it would. Chad was pretty disappointed because we've been looking for what seems like forever, but we want to get something we really like. So he has our excel spreadsheet ready of all the places we're planning to go today. Wish us luck!

My First Craving

So I think I've had my first real craving... Kraft macaroni and cheese (spirals)! After being sick Sun., Mon., and Tues., the first thing that sounded good to me was mac 'n cheese. So my sweet husband stopped at the store on his way home Tues. night and got me some. Good thing he picked up a few boxes...I've eaten it two nights in a row, plus the leftovers for a snack the following day. Yum! Thinking about it makes me hungry - I won't be having mac 'n cheese for lunch though since there is leftover Little Italy pizza in the fridge...Another one of my favorites!
We are almost finished registering...still pondering the car seat & stroller. Chad is very much like my dad and will not commit to registering for one until he's made sure he's done his research and is getting just the right one. We actually did have one on our registry but we read lots of reviews that the stroller is heavy and very bulky so we took it off. We're going to go back to Babies 'R Us tomorrow to look again. We didn't realize you could buy a car seat and stroller separately and have them work together so we're going to go test some out and see what we can find.

Time To Register!

I knew trying to pick a car seat and stroller was going to be a big project...but I had no idea it was going to be this difficult! How do you ever choose??? We've got the Baby Bargains book, which has been pretty helpful in giving us suggestions but we're off to Babies 'R Us to look and both feel completely overwhelmed. There are more gadgets and gizmos on everything, and it's so confusing! Do we buy an infant seat or convertible seat? A stroller system or just a frame to snap the infant seat to? I went to start registering with my friend Stephanie yesterday, which was SO helpful (and Chad appreciated he didn't have to pick out the little stuff). Today we're going to look at the major purchases we'll need to make - car seat, stroller, pack 'n play, crib, dresser, etc. We'll let you know how it goes! Chad's taking me out for dinner for Valentine's Day after we finish. I've been wanting to go to Red Lobster for awhile now so that's where we're going. Cheddar biscuits...mmm! Happy Valentine's Day!

Penguin Day!

Today was "Penguin Day" at school for the second graders. Not really a big deal, other than the kids dress up as penguins, then waddle and ork through the first grade classrooms. The kids were really funny - I was surprised at how many of them dressed up. Some of them are really creative and had put together some great outfits! I was voted "Best Brood Pouch"! Danielle - the new black cardigan I bought with you was perfect for today! Everyone keeps commenting on how big my belly is...even Mr. Stokes (my principal) keeps walking by me saying how he can't get used to seeing me with such a big belly. One of my girls, Jillian (one of my favorite students ever), has been asking for several weeks if I could feel the baby move and if she could try to feel it. I kept telling her that I could feel him but she couldn't yet. Well, yesterday during math centers he started kicking hard enough for her to feel so I called her over and by the time she put the cap on her marker, pushed her chair in, straightened her work...he had stopped. So I told her next time I called her to come over that she needed to come right away so she wouldn't miss it. She said, "You mean, I shouldn't even put the cap back on my marker??" She's too funny! At the end of the day he started up again so she finally got to feel him. She was so excited!
(If anyone knows how to change it so that it says I've posted this, please show me how! I can't figure it out and obviously Baby Parker isn't posting his thoughts!)

Our First Blog

Chad and I weren't going to start a blog because we already spend enough time on the computer as it is. But our friends convinced us it would be a fun way to keep our family updated on how things were going during the pregnancy. And so although we're a little late getting it started (I'm 22 weeks already), we figured it was better late than never!
Today was an exciting day. Chad finally got to feel the baby kick (or punch - not sure what position he's in in there)! I was sitting on the couch hanging out with him before he left for work and of course as soon as he went upstairs to brush his teeth, I felt him move and could actually feel it with my hand, which was a first. I thought for sure by the time I called him downstairs he would have missed it, but Parker must have wanted his daddy to feel him because he kept right on kicking until he got there! He's been waiting for weeks to feel something. He kept saying it wasn't fair that I got to feel him move and he couldn't. I told him there were a lot of things about being pregnant that weren't really fair, but he didn't understand. So now I'm sure he'll be waiting patiently to feel something again. I was excited to feel him kick that hard too. When I first started feeling him move at the beginning I would always second guess if that was what I was really feeling. Definitely no mistaking what I was feeling this morning!