A fabulous weekend recap...

Andrew and I drove up to Fairfax on Saturday morning, mainly to pick up our first born.  Mr. Gibblet had been staying with my parents for about 3 weeks since they were nice enough to watch him while we were out of town.  I honestly think he would not survive two hours in a kennel.  Even the nicest kennel there is.  He is just so needy. 

After a long drive with lots of traffic on 95, we arrived and Gibbs jumped into the car at the top of the driveway licking Andrew's face until we reached the house. 

Dad and Andrew were nice enough to take my car to get an oil change while my Mom and I went to go and visit my birthday buddy, baby Lily! Oh, what a fantastic little baby.  She was so good, sleeping the entire hour and a half we were there.   The proud new parents were looking great and it was so nice to see them both.  It made me very anxious and excited to meet my own Peanut and have her be here already.  I have never really been too patient and this wait is getting ridiculous!   

After our visit, we headed back to Betsy Lane, had some dinner and then Mom and I went back out to see what we could find at Baby Gap and GapMaternity.  Didn't find too much on the fat lady end but I did get this fantastic swimsuit for Kenley.  

Sunday morning, Mom and I met up with Xtina at Target to see what sort of bedding we could find.  Luckily, all of Target's baby bedding was on sale in preparation for their new stuff to arrive.  Here is what we picked out for Peanut's room...  just have to get a few more pieces which I just ordered on Target's website.  

Kate & Kenley are now bff's

Kate Uhle has just officially become Kenley's bff.  Why, you ask? Ohhhhhh  because she just bought Kenley a monkey hat.   Yessss.  I cannot wait for it to arrive.  Every baby needs a monkey hat. 

Did I steal from the BabyGap?

While in Texas, I did lots of Kenley shopping...  Stopped into BabyGap one of those days and found this adorable little dress.  I had to have it.  And then I saw the price tag.  I almost fell over.  $4.99?  You crazy BabyGap-- that must be a mistake.   Then, there below the rack was another with the same price.  

A pink plaid dress with a dropped waist belt? Yes,  I must own this. 

I just went to the website to find the image file of this cute ass dress and it is way more than $4.99 on their website. Apparently someone messed up on the markdowns? 

Or I am just awesome (or a thief). 

Pictures from today

I wasn't allowed to take a video on my new flip video camera but I got a few pictures. Also, I will post some from the gender ultrasound we had last week, there is a cute one. Peanut!!

peanut's cute profile!

scary skull face...
an inappropriate shot...
and another...

Anyone feeling generous?

I am dying to have a pregnancy massage... any massage for that matter, but to be safe - a pregnancy massage. I know there is someone out there who wants to buy me the New Mom Massage package from Spa Phoenix. You know you want to... just send it along. I will be forever grateful.

Now that we know...

Someone buy me a hat from this fantastic etsy shop...  I love to look at all the cute babies but either of these two hats will do just fine.   PS - I am thinking a size of 6m or bigger since Kenley will be a summer baby.

Thanks in advance.  :)

Nerd alert...

Yea, I know.  Many of you will not get this and why it is funny.  My dad would, as would the rest of the business intelligence team @ LibertyTax...

I find it so cute and nerdy.  I die. 

19 week update

We flew back in from Texas yesterday. Andrew and I are exhausted... who knew such a small time difference would cause such a dramatic feeling of jet lag. Ugh.  It was terrible getting up for work today.  

Tomorrow I go to Naval Medical Center P-town to have the 2nd trimester diagnostic ultrasound.  If we had not found out that Peanut is Mrs. Peanut then tomorrow would be the day we would be waiting for.  I am excited though to see Princess Kenley again and to hopefully hear that she is a good size and weight and all looks well.  Too bad I have to leave for this appointment at 6:15 am tomorrow.  Damn you downtown tunnel.  Updates to come, as well as some ultrasound pictures.

Prepare yourself for a boring, disgusting weeks description. 

Vernix caseosa, a greasy white substance made of lanugo, oil and dead skin cells (yum) now coats baby's skin, shielding it from the amniotic fluid. (Picture yourself after a nine-month bath, and the need for protection makes sense.) You might actually get to see the vernix at birth, especially if baby is premature.

Peanut is now...

We had our ultrasound this morning... and Peanut decided to keep her legs crossed for most of it.  The sonographer said she knew right away but was checking to be entirely sure.  Yes, indeed. It's a girl!  Kenley Paradise Porter.  So weird that now we can call her by name.   I guess my gut instinct was right, who knew. 

is that your final answer?

As of tomorrow, Peanut will have a name.  

Or

Week 18 -- and the last day that Peanut will be "genderless"

We arrived in Texas on Friday night, around 10pm est.  The flight was miserable if I may say so.  I will not be flying anymore while having a big fat belly.  If only the seats reclined a bit more it wouldn't be so bad.  And maybe the fact that I was unprepared for the flight and the only movie I had on my new macbook wouldn't play because iTunes wanted to be a jerk and tell me I was not authorized to play the movie... even though it was purchased AND downloaded on said computer.  iTunes = my enemy on this flight. 

I have learned my lesson and will be more prepared on our flight home next Sunday... when there will be another weekly size update.  Stay tuned for Peanut's gender ultrasound -- tomorrow @ 11am est (10am in TX). 

Your fetus has become amazingly mobile (at least compared to you), passing the hours yawning, hiccuping, rolling, twisting, kicking, punching, sucking and swallowing. And, baby's finally big enough that you'll be able to feel those movements soon.

citefuzz returns!

FYI - My monkey hat shop is back open! Yesss! Just in time for me to buy a monkey hat after we find out what sex Peanut is. Just wanted to share my excitement with all of you about citefuzz being open again!

The suspense is building...

We will be in Texas tomorrow night. Don't get me wrong, I am excited to be there just to hang out with everyone and have Andrew be with his family for the holidays. I kinda just want to get there because once we are in TX, we are one step closer to having the ultrasound. WoooT! 4 more days until we find out if Peanut will be wearing one of these...
Or one of these...

Finally, we agree on something... Andrew and I talked about names again. Seeing as the the 22nd is quickly approaching, we are thinking more and more about what Peanut will be named. Here is our top pick as of this afternoon. Only 8 more days until we find out...

As for boys names... we are still working.

these comparisons are getting more bizarre

So this week, according to TheBump Mr. Peanut is an onion.... wth? Looks like they used all of the good yummy fruits early on and are now reaching for something that is close in size to Mr. Peanut. But an onion? really?

Baby's skeleton is hardening, changing from rubbery cartilage to bone, and fat is finally accumulating around it. The umbilical cord is getting thicker and stronger, and those little fingers and toes are now topped by one-of-a-kind prints.

What a lovely name

Lauren sent me this fantastic website to find inspiration for baby names... after she figured out that naming the baby Camden would result in CamPorter/Camcorder. Not cool.





Since then, I have been thinking about new names daily. Here are a few of my favorites at this point, ranked by the position on the page -- the top picture being my favorite.




















Which do you like?



After we find out what we are having I will make a name poll so we can vote on which we like the best. Until then, just look at the pretty pictures.

Sooo remember those Oranges??

Yeaaa... remember this? Jimmy and I made a trip up to Trader Joe's this weekend and I bought an entire case of Satsuma oranges. Delicious. I have already eaten 4 of them. And I have had them for about 48 hours. Just wanted to talk about my self-fulfilling prophecy. Oranges and I are currently bff's.

anticipation

Only two more weeks until we find out what Little Peanut is. Andrew and I both want to have a boy... more so now, I have an urge to start calling this guy Mr. Peanut instead of just Peanut. In 14 days we will know! Ahhhh! I want to know now!

Andrew's favorite week by far

I showed Andrew this week's size update and he was so happy. Andrew hearts avocados. He would eat them every day if he could, and if we could afford that.

Here is this weeks update!

Watch what you say... tiny bones forming in baby's ears mean the little one can now pick up your voice. Eyebrows, lashes and hair are starting to fill in, and taste buds are forming. And, if you're interested, an ultrasound might be able to determine gender.

Pigeon...

Lauren bought peanut his/her first book on black friday... called Pigeon Wants a Puppy. So cute.


I want them all.

Especially the one about finding a hot dog. Hilarious.