Shopping with Auntie Cheryl

My awesome friend Cheryl is back from her six month contract with Carnival Cruise Lines and we FINALLY both had a day off at the same time (she's currently working at Round Tree before her next contract with Carnival starts again) so we spent a good 5 hours together at the mall. She's been saying since she found out I was pregnant that she was going to take me baby shopping, so we found some good deals on the sale racks at Carter's and Children's Place. Then, both of us being the movie geeks that we are (she's also a music geek on top of that), we went into FYE where we both found stuff we wanted! She got a new Joan Jett album and a DVD with some of Joan's more recent stuff on it and I found Talladega Nights and Bones on sale, so I was super happy! I actually already own a copy of Talladega Nights but at some point it got loaned to a friend after being loaned to another friend and I have no idea who it went to or where it is now (along with my copy of Blades of Glory), and it's been lost for almost 3 years now so I moved on and picked up this copy for $7. One thing I love about FYE is that they sell used DVDs, most of the time I will buy brand new just because I'm that much of a film snob, but for things like TV seasons, I'm all about the used because you can get them for half the price. This was definitely the case for the first season of Bones, at regular price the first season is $49.99! I got it for $29.99 :)

Do Not Adjust Your Monitor!

I took this video this morning when Orson was moving around like crazy! You can see him start kicking around 18 seconds into the video. He kicks a whole bunch too, he must be a morning person--or he just wanted some breakfast ;)

Almost a Mitten

It just needs a thumb gusset and a matching partner (and some blocking), and then I'll have finished my first set of mittens! It's still smaller than I'd like, but functional and cute nonetheless!

Yay For Sales!

What started as a trip to the mall for a new baby ring (yes, the claddagh is too small already), ended as a trip through Motherhood's sale racks. They were having an amazing sale, most of their stuff was either buy-one-get-one-free or buy-one-get-one-50%-off! I got this adorable dress and a free pair of pants to wear to work! I'm super happy about the work pants because I needed another pair, both of the ones I got for Christmas are black and a lot of my maternity tops are also black, so lots of black all around. This new pair is gray which means I can get away with my black tops and not feel like I should be working backstage at a theatre ;) I also got the Boppy wedge pillow. I've wanted one for a while and the price was good. I'm to the point where I definitely am starting to need the tummy support at night and almost to the point where I'm not supposed to sleep on my back anymore (that starts in the 3rd trimester).

I love this dress! It's really comfy in addition to be adorable. Why can't regular clothes be as cute AND comfortable as maternity clothes? Why are some things uncomfortable and cute or comfortable and hideous? Why are maternity clothes the only place those two things merge? I'm very happy with choosing clothes over a ring, the jewelry stores at the mall had some ok stuff to choose from, but mostly in the $45-$50 range which is more than I'm willing to spend on a ring I'll only be wearing for a few months and that I could possibly grow out of before the baby's born. Clothes and pillows are a whole other ballgame though, I got three things for the price of one of one of the rings I looked at today and all of the stuff can be used post-baby.

Delicious Cables

My third attempt at these mittens is proving to be the right attempt. I've increased my needle size, held the yarn double, and eliminated the last decrease, I'm finally happy with the size and fit. I'll be making a second pair of these when I'm done for a silent auction at school, so I won't be making myself a pair any time soon. I still have cute pink and gray wool from my pair, so that will make something cute eventually. I do have to say that this pattern is easy and quick to knit, not to mention pretty fun. I was worried I wouldn't like all the ribbing, since it's the bane of my existence, but it's not over the whole mitten it's not too bad.

26 Weeks

It's been several weeks since I've posted a series of belly pictures so here they are :)

21 Weeks

22 Weeks

23 Weeks

24 Weeks

25 Weeks

26 Weeks

In two more weeks I go in for my diabetes test and then after that I go in every two weeks until the baby's born. Dan finally felt him kick for the first time last night! I had gotten up to use the bathroom and that must have woken Orson up because when I got back into bed, he was kicking and moving up a storm. I quickly got Dan to put his hand on my stomach and after a minute we got several good kicks out of Orson. Dan started grinning, especially at how hard the baby was kicking, Orson even responded to his name with some kicks :)

Free Money

I got a catalog-type thing in the mail from Target for baby registries. On the back there was a coupon for a $20 gift card if you start a baby registry. I was totally going to register at Target in addition to Amazon and for once, my procrastination paid off--literally! All I had to do was create the registry, add stuff, then print it out and take it to the store with the coupon. Super simple and easy. I went in and got my card and intended to get some clothes, but didn't see anything I liked so I got some groceries instead. By groceries, I mean frozen dinners to take to work, more Starbucks ice cream, chicken noodle soup, and (finally!) some decent tasting pre-natal vitamins.