Happy Memorial Day!!

I had another doctor's appointment this past Thurs and everything is still looking/sounding good. To date I have only gained 6 lbs which I'm ecstatic about, since we're halfway there. The weight gain might not seem like a lot but I have to be very careful in that area since I was overweight prior to getting pregnant. (thanks to successfully quitting smoking) Jacob's heart rate was in the 150's and he was moving all around. No, I can't say that I have felt him yet. Not sure if I really haven't or if I felt it and didn't recognize it just yet. Either way, I have no worries about that. Afterwards we stopped at Babies R Us to just check the place out. I'd never been there before. Brian wouldn't let us park in the expectant mother's parking spot, he said we needed the exercise. He wants me to mention the fact that we didn't see the signs til after we'd already parked the car. It's okay, maybe next time haha. I don't think I ever seen so much baby stuff all in one place, don't get me wrong, I know that's what the store is for but WOW!!!!

We didn't get everything accomplished that I wanted to this weekend, but we sure did make a huge dent in the "nursery". The bedding came on Friday and I absolutely love it. It's so soft and really cute. So today we went and picked out paint and flooring. I love the look of the chair rail, so we're going to put one in, the top 1/2 of the room will be blue and the bottom 1/2 green. We've also chosen to install ourselves (yes, we really are crazy) the laminate wood flooring. You see, the room we've chosen for the nursery was once a little girl's room and it's all pink. That includes the carpeting. Now I don't have a problem with boys/guys and the color pink but the rug has to come out. We planned on replacing the carpet thru out the house once all the rooms had a fresh coat of paint, but since we're nowhere near that, we're holding off on the carpet. I think that the wood flooring will look really nice in all the bedrooms.

We are behind on ordering furniture for the room. I heard that it can take weeks sometimes for the stuff to come in, so that's next on our to do list. I really love the look of Baby's Dream furniture and Baby Bargains has rated them an A. Most styles convert from the crib to the toddler and then full size bed and they are made from solid wood. One of my favorites is the Kathryn style. I also like the idea of the drop-gate since I'm vertically challenged.

I'm feeling pretty good these days. There are some days that I'm exhausted and other days I feel energized. I had read that if you have trouble sleeping to buy a body pillow and that it will make sleeping much easier. I'm all for that, so I ordered a Snoogle because everyone says this particular pillow is the best. The first night I slept a few hours with it and tossed it on the floor. The 2nd night I slept a little longer with it and kicked it to the end of the bed. I figured I just need to get used to having something else in bed with us right?!? Well I'm a mover when it comes to sleeping. This weekend I swear that Snoogle was determined to get me. One end was choking me and the other end was twisted underneath my back in the most uncomfortable position, so after the 4th time of repositioning it, I tossed it in the other room on the bed on my way to the bathroom. Though it is nice to prop up behind your back when your sitting up in bed and it may work when it comes to feeding the baby if I have it wrapped around me, so we'll see. I really hope it wasn't a waste. Sorry this one is so long, sometimes it's so hectic during the week and I forget to update. I'll try to make the posts smaller in the future. I hope everyone had a great holiday weekend!!!!

A dream

The night before the big u/s I had my first dream about the baby. I dreamt he would be a boy and I was right. Prior to that I'd hadn't had any dreams or feelings one way or another. So I thought that was pretty cool. My first Mother's Day was awesome but I know next year will be even better when I can hold Jacob in my arms. We got to spend time with both Grandma's and even Great Grandma. Everyone is so excited and it was great. Jacob got some really cute onesies and some mittens and Mommy got some more books to read to him and really neat picture frames. The weekend went by way too fast.

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UPDATED ON 5/10 I was in such a rush and so tired Thurs night after we got home that I hurried through the original post, so that at least everyone would be able to see what we are having. Now that there is more time to collect my thoughts, I thought I'd update and finish the post.

Say hello to Jacob Daniel Sibiga. As you can see he's waving hello to you!!! (Click image to make it larger.) We just got home from the doctor's and shopping for books. Everything is still looking great. He weighs 9oz and his heart rate was 151-154. Soooooo the old wives tale was wrong. Heart rates over 140 don't always mean the baby is a girl. I didn't realize what this u/s would entail and I thought right away the tech would tell us the gender. That is not so and I remember feeling a little antsy. I had tried out one of the baby myths and drank some OJ before the visit. Supposedly that will get the baby moving. He still wasn't into cooperating very much and we have to go back in 6 weeks for a few more measurements. I was very surprised though that we were able to get the "money" shot. haha. Then panic set in, I don't really know much about little boys despite having a brother. I'm afraid I will fail at this motherhood gig.

You should be able to click the second picture now to make it bigger. After the appt, we stopped at Barnes & Nobles because of course I need as much information as I can get on raising a boy. I'm determined to be a good mother. I also picked up a book on teaching your child to sign, one on breastfeeding, one on parenting and last but not least two books for baby Jacob. Now that he can hear outside of the womb, Brian and I are going to start reading to him. We got Shel Silverstein, Where the Sidewalk Ends - one of my very favorites and another book with stories just for boys (includes Tom Sawyer, Peter Pan, Pinocchio, Oliver Twist). I'm really looking forward to that special bonding time. Brian was beaming from ear to ear all night long. He is so thrilled to be having a boy. He can't wait to teach him about sports, gardening and all the "boy" things. I know he will be a great dad and I look forward to sharing this journey with him. I, on the other hand can't wait to share my love of music and art with Jacob. I can't believe how fast time is going and there's probably a little over 4 mos to go. We can't wait to meet this little man and have him be a part of our family.