Thursday: emails

Last night I sent an email to a few old co-workers to let them know that I was pregnant. Word spread and a bunch of people ended up emailing me back. It was a nice feeling.

Wednesday: a funny

Oh, I guess you'll need to click on the picture. I came across this while doing some training for work.

Tuesday: quote

(I couldn't find the quote but I'll credit it to him anyway.)

As my wise brother once said, "Change is hard."

Monday: baby advice requested

Well, now that we know we're having a boy (and the first baby shower is coming up soon), I'm looking for advice. I know there is a lot of advice out in the mysterious interwebs, but I'm curious as to what my friends (or random readers) think. So I'll happily read any advice that you have, although I will admit that I might not follow all the advice.

To get you started:

1. Registries

1a. We will be registering at Target. Babies R Us is about 45 minutes away from us. Would Babies R Us or Amazon be a better choice?

1b. What is something that you thought you needed but you really didn't end up using?

1c. What is something that you wish had been on the list?

1d. There are so many options...which items do we need to research ahead of time and which can we go to the store and pick our favorite?

1e. What specific things (with a brand) have worked well for you and that you would recommend?

2. Diapers

2a. We're considering cloth diapers. Any thoughts?

2b. How much extra work/time do cloth diapers actually take?

2c. Which brand of diapers (cloth or disposable) seem to work well or poorly for you?

3. Daycare

3a. What questions do you think we should ask prospective daycare providers (beyond the basics)?

4. Other

4a. What tricks did you learn that worked well?

4b. What other advice do you have that hasn't been covered in a previous question?

Sunday nights: they still hate me

Sunday nights still hate me. All Sunday nights.

I don't know what I do differently on Sundays that I don't do on Saturdays. I couldn't think of anything that I consistently do differently.

Saturday: random things

Lots of random things today...

Here is a picture of Flurry in one of her favorite places. Sometimes she just hangs out there, even if we aren't in the bathroom.




Ben felt the baby move today. He said it felt really faint (and it was one of the stronger kicks) but he was able to identify when the baby kicked without me saying anything.

Here I am at 21 weeks.




We went to a party with people from Ben's work tonight. I knew one person, so that was nice. Actually, I kind of knew two because I was an intern with one at JCI right after high school. we were doing the normal, "I don't think we've met when we looked at each other and realized that we did know each other."

Also I realized that I don't know what the word Ebenezer means, even though it is in hymn that I like (it was also the name of a church that we passed). It means "stone of help.".

I wish it wouldn't feel so wasteful to get new sheets more often. They're so soft.

Thursday: donuts

Today we're not going to talk about how many donuts I had today, because it was more than I should have had.

But they were all delicious.