99 Days

Today is officially 99 days until Baby G's due date. We are in double digits. Eeeeek! It's crazy how fast the time is flying. We have so much left to do before she arrives, but we're getting more & more excited to meet her everyday. I just hope she gives us that full 99 days to prepare, because we're going to need each one of them (I'm sure I'll be eating those words mid-July!). The crib skirt arrived today, & it is just as adorable in person as it was online. Here is a picture of the skirt & the sheets:

Whirlwind Weekend

This weekend has been crazy busy, but we have accomplished so much! We finally went & started our baby registry at Buy Buy Baby. I spent 5 hours researching baby products on Friday night, & another 2 hours Saturday morning before we went. Yeah, some might say that's overkill, but that's the only way I know how to do things. :) In my defense, we were in & out of BBB in less than 2 hours since I had done so much research ahead of time, & it really wasn't too overwhelming. Matt was appreciative. We still have a few things we need to complete/decide on, but at least we got the majority completed. It is OVERWHELMING when you realize how much stuff you need for a baby (okay, granted, you don't really NEED a lot of stuff, a lot of people do without, but seriously: swings, carseats, bathtubs, strollers, onesies, bibs, monitors, blankets...it makes my head spin!).

Sunday, we took a little ride up to Pottery Barn Kids, & picked up a set of sheets for the nursery so we can start picking paint colors. While we were there, I got completely distracted by this adorable mobile, & bought it as the first piece of decor for Baby G's room.



For those of you following the bedskirt saga, I found the coveted bedskirt brand-new on Ebay, & ordered it for $35 less than it would have been through PBK. It should arrive this week, & I am so excited to see this beauty in person. For those of you who have no idea what I'm talking about, I fell in love with a bedskirt from Pottery Barn Kids that is only available online. I went to order it, & found that PBK was going to charge me $17 for S&H, & I just couldn't do it. So, I've been trying to figure out how I could avoid paying PBK this ridiculous amount of money, & still get the bedskirt of my dreams. Okay, that's a little dramatic, but I really, really wanted it. So, let's hope that I like it when it arrives, because there are no returns on Ebay! I will post a picture when it arrives. But, for now, I will leave you with today's belly picture at 25 weeks, 3 days:

Easter & Austin's Visit

Okay, I started the blog less than a month ago, & I'm already behind. Surprise, surprise. Easter was busy, busy, busy, but we had a great weekend visiting lots of family. Brian, Jacqi, & Austin (my sister, her husband, & 5 month old) were home for the weekend, & we had a great time visiting with them. I can't believe how much Austin has grown since we saw him in December, & it makes me sad that we're missing out on so much with him. But, we got to see a milestone when they were home--he rolled over for the first time on Easter! It was so exciting to see him working on it all weekend, & then finally making the roll. He is too cute!



Baby G & Austin got Easter baskets from my mom & dad, & they were so cute!!! Baby G got her 1st White Sox outfits. I can't wait to dress her in them!!!! This little girl is spoiled already. :)





Here is my baby bump at 24 weeks taken on Easter:

We're Getting a Kick Out of This Baby

Baby G is starting to kick harder & harder. Matt can feel her all the time now. This afternoon, I was laying on the couch reading, & I noticed that I could see a couple of the kicks on the outside of my belly. Very cool.

Matt & I have made our 1st baby purchases. We have been so good about not buying anything so far, but we couldn't resist when we went to Buy Buy Baby last week. We found this adorable onesie to dress her in for her 1st St. Patrick's Day next year:



We also bought her 1st book: "The Cat In The Hat" by Dr. Seuss. Matt has started reading it to my belly so the baby can learn the sound of his voice (I think she hears mine plenty!). It feels silly, but I think it's so sweet. :)



Here is my belly picture from today: 23 weeks, 3 days:

Entering The World Of Blogging

We have decided to start a blog to keep our family & friends updated on the events of our day to day lives. We hope that this will be a great way to keep everyone updated as we prepare for the debut of Baby G in July. I'm sure this blog will be much more exciting to follow once she has made her arrival! But, for now, here is an update on what we have been up to:

I am now 22 weeks pregnant (more than halfway there, yay!). I have been feeling great. I am so thankful that this pregnancy has been so easy so far, & I hope it continues. I started wearing maternity clothes about two weeks ago, & it has been so fun to start showing the bump (which is growing like crazy!!!!). I can't believe how much my body has changed in the last couple weeks!

We took a babymoon to Puerto Vallarta last week. We spent 5 days at the Riu Vallarta, & it was wonderful. We had such a great time just relaxing on the beach & spending time together. On vacation, a stranger noticed the baby bump for the 1st time. We went to dinner one night, & the waiter smiled & said, "How is your baby?," and pointed to my belly. Matt grinned ear to ear like a proud daddy. :) I don't know if he was as proud when I decided to wear a bikini on the beach. lol I was originally planning to wear tank tops over my bikinis, but after realizing that most of the MEN on our resort looked more pregnant than I did, I decided to bare the belly. It was so much more comfortable--tanks tops are cold when wet!!!

I'll leave you with some vacation pictures for your viewing pleasure (don't worry, no bikini pics!).