The Dirt on Pregnancy Weblog

I love planning. I love researching. I love interior decorating. I am totally psyched to head up the “nursery project.”  There are only two set backs… Money and Gender. We don’t know the gender yet so I’m at a stand point in figuring out the design scheme. I have been searching the internet for all sorts of ideas and I’m ready to start, but I can’t. The good news is that we have our appointment to find out the gender in 13 days. The bad news, our budget won’t allow to me get all the neat stuff I have come across. This siteis just torture to look at because I can’t afford anything! I am absolutely in love with this stroller: It goes for $750 after you add the adorable bassinet.

This site is really cool too. My husband is going to commission some of his art students to do some work in the nursery and I’m excited to do some pieces myself. The baby’s room is going to be cooler than ours for sure. But how fun!

 On another note, my belly is finally starting to protrude. My fupa is getting harder and my stomach is sticking out further. It’s really exciting to finally have some physical signs of a growing baby. I’ve also become uber sensitive to my stomach and find myself flinching when my husband goes to put his hands on my belly. I guess my motherly instincts are kicking in! Since my stomach is starting to get bigger, it might be time to start the belly shots. Today is the 4 month calendar mark or 17.5 weeks in pregnancy lingo.  I think it’s crazy that you don’t start showing showing until practically the halfway point. Most of the time when you think of pregnant people, you picture this big belly in your head. But in actuality, you only show for half of the time. Crazy.