{ Gobble Gobble - Hello 2nd Trimester! }

VBaby is growing like a weed!  Today is 13 weeks! Some definite changes this week that I've been able to tell.  Getting a more solid bump instead of a squishy "flat tire" -- which makes the whole process a little more exciting, and less uncomfortable.  I'm really anticipating all the hype about how much better the second trimester will be compared to the first.  

My Mister may not agree with me, but I'm feeling like I'm coming out of my terrible moodiness and feeling a little more energetic than I was a few weeks ago.  Finally getting some good nights sleep which helps a ton! Although, I do go to bed at like 8:30 or 9:00 and sleep until almost 5:30 most mornings!  So VBaby is still requiring me to do lots more resting than I normally would!

I had my first experience at a maternity store last week.  Not going to lie, went in super overwhelmed and told the associate immediately "I hate this, and have no idea what I'm looking for, but I'm wearing a rubber band around my button on my jeans right now and it's not comfortable, and I'm crabby"  -- ha! The poor lady took it like a complete champ and walked me through all the clothes and what works best for my figure, size, how far along etc.  Needless to say, SO glad I made the leap into the maternity clothes.  They are amazing!  Still cute, but yet so much more comfortable!   Hello to stretchy cotton fabrics and scarves, as it'll be my new wardrobe for the next 6 months! (The jeans in my picture are maternity-skinny jeans --- sounds a little bit like an oxymoron doesn't it!? :) )   

What's going on with the baby this week:
Fingerprints have formed on your baby's tiny fingertips, her veins and organs are clearly visible through her still-thin skin, and her body is starting to catch up with her head — which makes up just a third of her body size now. If you're having a girl, she now has more than 2 million eggs in her ovaries. Your baby is almost 3 inches long (the size of a medium shrimp) and weighs nearly an ounce.

Beings that it's Thanksgiving tomorrow it'd probably be best to say the things I'm thankful for! So, I'm completely blessed and humbled that my family and friends are the best I could ask for and everyone is healthy and full of life.  I have an absolutely wonderful husband that deals with all my crap and still wants to kiss me goodnight every night.  My job and coworkers are great, and I never ever leave a day at work and think "god, i do NOT want to go back tomorrow!" - and I know there are very few people that can say that!  My current baby, Tyson, loves the crap out of me unconditionally and seriously just wants to do whatever I want to do whether it's sleep, eat, go for a walk/run, or watch TV.  And last but of course not least, is the fact that I'm carrying this child which ,in and of itself, is such a miracle that it blows my mind!  Couldn't be happier that I'm getting the opportunity to carry this child and love the snot out of them when I know there are plenty of others in this world that aren't able to.

Ok, enough of the sappy stuff!  A little gear change here --- something I need to get off my chest.  What is the deal with people instantly staring at your belly the second you tell them you're expecting?  Like are they expecting a the child to kick out and say "sup!?" --- It's kind of like if someone told me they had bad gas, I wouldn't walk behind them and stare at their toosh! right!? Anyways... just a little thing I've noticed, as I'm not a huge fan of the Belly Gawkers. 

And finally, some photos - cuz i have a camera and I can :)

My Baby Nugget -- Who seems to know
something is up. He follows me
EVERYWHERE! Perhaps he has a 6th sense?!

How cool is this chair!?  I bought it for
5 bucks at a sale, and Mister has re-stained
and fixed it up!  This will be perfect for
VBaby!

Mister installed 7  new windows in our house
this past weekend!  This is the new one in the
soon-to-be nursery.

Our Work-In-Progress Nursery.  Taking some before pictures
and will include more as we make some progress!