Long Overdue Updates

I have been wanting to write for a while now. I had so many good ideas for posts, but then never find myself on the computer long enough to type them out. I will try to remember my ideas and make a comment about them all.
Jury Duty: I have officially been summoned for jury duty. My service starts Monday. I have a very important class on Monday, so was really hoping my group number wouldn't be called. I lucked out. Just got off the call-in line and they called groups 1-25. I am group #26. Yeah. Plus, I work Tuesday, so more than likely will be called for duty on Tuesday and get to skip work. I won't work again until next Saturday. Woohoo, just the way my schedule works out.

Hair: I have noticed that my curls are getting looser and looser. I am hoping this is just a side effect of pregnancy and I don't loose my curls all together. I have grown quite fond of them. I never had curly hair until 2000, it just started getting curlier and curlier. I like it. I don't want to loose it. We will have to see.

Pregnancy: Pregnancy going great so far. I haven't had too many problems. Last few days my sciatic nerve on the right side has been bothering me, but again, hoping it isn't permanent and goes away. Today I had a complete 24 hours without it hurting. Yay!! I am getting bigger and bigger and it is harder to do everyday items like tying my shoes without getting winded from bending over. I get tired easier, but I am still working 12 hour shifts at work. I am not sure if I will be able to continue through the entire 9 months, but I am hoping. We need the income and work is a great social outlet for me.

Baby Shower: I am flying home in April for a Baby shower. We decided we should probably register for it. Last Sunday we spent the day out and about looking at all things baby! It was so much fun. Can't wait for our little man to arrive. We were originally thinking to register at Target and Baby Depot (inside Burlington Coat Factory), but after getting completely overwhelmed at Baby Depot with their lack of customer service and chaotic store, we decided to register at Target only. We had fun registering at Target and found lots of great items.
We weren't done there. We had heard about a store that we thought was just a one store place (vs chain store), but found out it is a chain, just on the East Coast. Well, we wanted to check it out. Heard it was like the Costco of baby items. Big warehouse like. Boy was it. It was so neat. When we got there we decided to register there too, in case anyone over here wanted to get us something (plus they have an online store too). As we were signing up, she pulled one of the sales associates over, and she became our personal shopper. She went around with us (for over 2 hours) and helped us register for what we might need. She answered questions, offered suggestions, and explained items. It was so cool. We were totally impressed. The store is called Buy Buy Baby. I believe it is a subsidiary of Bed, Bath, and Beyond. The store is set up exactly like BBB from the aisles down to the registers. We love BBB, so of course we now love Buy Buy Baby. If you wanna check it out, click here.

Pics: I have a belly pic of 20 weeks. I am not really a fan of it, but it is what I look like. I had just gotten out of the shower, and didn't even comb my hair. I look really tired, but I am well rested. I get plenty of rest on my days off. Too much in fact. I gained 8 lbs since my last appt 5 weeks ago. Boy, did I get a chewing out from my doctor. She didn't seem to care about the fact I have only gained 10lbs total since getting pregnant, she only cared that 8 of those lbs were in the last 5 weeks. Of course she gave me the nutrition and portion size lecture. "stay away from the cakes, and cookies, and sweets. If you want something sweet go for a piece of fruit". Well, made we wanna come home and devour a few cookies...so that is what I did! Hehe. But she is right. I do need to do better, and I do need to start exercising. I know it will make me feel better, but at the time...the couch feels so good!!
Here's the pic...20 weeks. I am now about to enter into 24 weeks, so almost time for a new pic.



Nursery: We have decided to go with Lambs and Ivy: Papagayo nursery theme. Here is a pic


Well, I think that about sums it up. I know I have been slacking a lot lately. I will try to do better. Even if my posts are short, sweet, and to the point. I fear I have been using facebook so much, that my posts here are almost repeats. I know some of you who read this aren't on facebook, so I apologize!