Ahhh Crap.

So Hubby and I have had a discussion of what to buy and not to buy for Baby Love. Obviously there is alot I shouldn't get until I move back to Kansas, and then also alot I should wait and see if I get at my baby shower......ya to a new mom this is tourcher!!

I am constantly looking online for deals and steals, plus anything useful, which changes every 2 days of what I think I want her "theme" to be. First it was ladybugs, then butterflies, then decided I should do simple GAH I realize this child does not give a damn what her first bedroom looks like, but its so much fun looking!!

Finally my husband told me no more of this looking all the time stuff...one thing a paycheck! I am getting the tax return so I am allowed to use that money ONLY on baby things that cost more then 50 bucks. So I am very impatiently waiting for that so I can go get her a few things here and there.

Today we finally decided on bedding I was looking at Babies R Us, Polka Tot, Target and almost anywhere...until a commercial came on for The Big O......not Oprah! Overstock.com....who'd a thunk to look there? Not me! I found amazing deals and bedding I hadnt even seen before! Bought and sold!! I found a few I loved and showed them to Hubby....well this little beauty is the one we decided on...

 

In this set we get the bedding, pillow, the toycase (hanging on the wall), diaper stacker, drop skirt, valences, crib bumper, and fitted sheet. I'm so very stoked! I finally have something besides clothes!! I have a theme to run off of...which is pretty vintage! 

I know the fabric is hard to see....but here is a swatch so you can kinda see (keep in mind this is not the one off of the actual bedding)

So very french and cute! I am hoping when I receive it I will like it as much as I do on the picture. I never thought I would like this type of fabric but its amazing that I do!

Finally everyone! I need to know wheres the best place to buy cute headbands and things like that. I plan on buying a few camo ones for her newborn pictures since Hubby is now going to be a lifer in the Army. Also any ideas of suggestions are very open!! I have been doing my best to keep myself from over spending on her and other things...but I see no harm in looking......at everything!!! Ok I am now craving Subway and Cherry Pies so its time to go feed the child.

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!!!!

MilSpouse Friday Fill-In

Join in over at *Wife Of A Sailor*

1. Do you or your {spouse} ever wish your {spouse} was in a different branch of the military? submitted by The Turner Family
I love him being in the Army but it is hard sometimes when you know there are other spouses being deployed for 3 months and yours is gone for 12 months. But would we ever change for that reason? No.

2. What duty station(s) are on your “No Way, Hell No, Not Going, Have Fun Unaccompanied” list and why? submitted by Every Branch
Korea is a big one since I couldnt go with him. Since we have been in Kansas (which is not as bad as everyone says it is!) I dont really want to move to Oklahoma since the humidity is worse, and I'm from a desert state.

3. If you could be one age forever, what age would you choose and why? submitted by Three Krakens
PSH. I love growing old!

4. If you were a breakfast cereal, which one would you be? submitted by the C.W.
Off brand Honey Combs! my fav!

5. What is your morning beverage of choice and why?  submitted by NH Girl Displaced
SODA. I hate coffee, plus suprisingly its really helping me stay out of being sick!

Show Me Your Ring!

Yesterday over at *Mrs. Yellow Ribbon* she did a link up to show off your rings!!

 Well I wanna do it now so I am!! 

sorry I dont have a better one. if you want to see it up close click *HERE*

Did you look at rings together?

Nope! I didnt even know when I was getting it. I kinda liked it that way
it was very old school. Hubby got to pick out his though since
we got married 5 days after being engaged.

Do you like your ring? Did you from the beginning?...and be honest!

YES. I didnt want a big diamond. 
I also didn't want a square since I see them all the time now.

So he did a perfect job!! 

How often do you wear your rings?

I wear them everyday, but take them off at night since it wears on the tongs.
I'm gonna buy a nice fake one when my fingers get too swollen during the pregnancy.

Do you clean your rings?

I get them cleaned everytime I am at the mall. I have to get them checked out every 6 months for the insurance anyways, so I keep them sparkling!
Hubby doesnt clean his, but in Iraq he puts shaving cream on it and
I guess it eats at the dirtso his doesnt look too bad!
I'd love to buy him a nicer one, one day. But for now he loves it!

20 Weeks!! Half Way There!!

(livin' on a prayer)



I dont think its just me...this pregnancy is going by really fast, and while that makes me ecstatic since Hubbys R&R is in July! It does kinda suck that I am going through this experience so fast.

My little nephew was mine from 4am to about 1pm yesterday, and he is sure putting me through the ringer! I have baby sat plenty of times, and I have never been put through so much in such a short time. He woke up at 7am and was being pretty good...I decided to feed him some baby food and put him to sleep....WOW huge mistake I gave him some cereal to suck on and he choked and threw up, alright. Cleaned it up, and went to feed him regular baby food...his diaper exploded! up his back and into his armpit, gah never had that happen before. As I cleaned him up, I noticed his diaper rash was bleeding, poor boy! I threw him in the bath tub and cleaned him up, threw some cream on his behind and put him to bed. That ended at about 10 am. He is sure showing me what I am about to go through.

Heres my update on whats been happening these last 20 weeks in my belly!!

How far along: 20 weeks.

Total weight gain: -20

Size and growth of the baby: should be about 6.5 inches long

Sex: Its a GIRL!!

Maternity clothes: wearing them! got the pants on now. I hate jeans.

Sleep: amazing and needed all the time!

Best moment(s) of the week: Finally being able to tell the difference between kicks and just moving.

Movement: she moves alot, until someone else tries to feel her.

 

Food cravings/aversions: Subway turkey sandwiches and now...random sodas.

Morning sickness: GONE!! only every once in a while

Symptoms: growing belly! movements.

Labor signs: none.

Belly button in or out: In

What I miss: nothing.

What I'm looking forward to: ultrasound on thursday! :)

heres my update from BabyCenter.Com

Your baby weighs about 10 1/2 ounces now. She's also around 6 1/2 inches long from head to bottom and about 10 inches from head to heel — the length of a banana. (For the first 20 weeks, when a baby's legs are curled up against her torso and hard to measure, measurements are taken from the top of her head to her bottom — the "crown to rump" measurement. After 20 weeks, she's measured from head to toe.) She's swallowing more these days, which is good practice for her digestive system. She's also producing meconium, a black, sticky by-product of digestion. This gooey substance will accumulate in her bowels, and you'll see it in his first soiled diaper (some babies pass meconium in the womb or during delivery).