Cubs v Cards

As all of you know, Bryan & I are in a mixed household when it comes to baseball.  Will our son be a Cubs fan or a Cards fan?  If I had my way, he would be a Cubs fan, but I really don't foresee that happening.  Given the fact that Bryan has a huge love of sports, an even bigger love for baseball, and an even bigger love for the Cardinals, I'm pretty sure this kid is going to be a Cards fan.  But until he can make his own decisions, I shall dress him in Cubbie blue!

It's a Boy!!

Here's my little man! I think he looks like me ;-)

2 weeks ago we found out that we're having a little boy!  I had a feeling it was a boy the couple of weeks leading up to our appointment.  The sono pics turned out great.  He moved around a lot.  He stuck out his tongue, yawned and sucked on his bottom lip.  It was so cute.  A couple of days after that appointment, Bryan was able to feel him move for the first time.  His reaction was pretty cute.  It was a mixture of excitement & weirded-outness (is that a word?).  I can feel it pretty regularly these days, but Bryan can't usually feel it unless I'm laying on my back.  I think I annoy little man when I lay on my back, but it's so fun for me!  

Tomorrow I hit 23 weeks.  I can't believe how quickly the time is going these days.  Maybe it's because my hormones are somewhat in check now, and I'm feeling a lot better.  Or maybe it's because I've been so busy.  Last weekend we got the landscaping done, the vegetable garden planted, and my potted plants planted.  I LOVE my back yard!  It's my zen oasis.  So I've officially given myself a time-out so I can relax & enjoy these days!  Pretty soon I'll be feeling miserable again, so I've heard.  

23 weeks (tomorrow)

Cravings These Days: 

-Peas (Weird, I know).  I'm not kidding, we have peas as a side dish at least every other night with dinner & I eat them at lunch, too. 

-Iced Latte w/ Carmel from Dunkin Donuts (I allow myself one on Fridays).

-Pasta (still).  I think we had a noodle dish at 4  meals last week.  And I ate leftovers at lunches, too! 

-Brownies.  But I haven't been eating these, I just want one every day.  But if you put one in front of my face, I would definitely eat it.  

I must admit I went a little crazy last Friday when Bryan left me home alone for a bit.  I was starting to feel bad that I hadn't bought anything for my baby, so I went to Amazon & purchased 8 of my favorite children's books.  My mom reminded me that I'll probably get some of those as gifts at my showers.  I couldn't help myself.  It was so fun to reminisce!
 
Next up on my list - start researching what I want to register for.  To all my mommy friends - I'll be coming to you to ask what is and isn't necessary to have.

I promise my next post won't be so delayed.  Since I'm on a "time-out", I have no excuses!