25 weeks

ok here are the promised pictures....

these are taken a day apart....but it gives you an idea of how big my belly has grown in the past 5 weeks.....jeez louise!

Busy weekend!

We had a very busy weekend! We went back and forth on going to Ikea because of the weather and also because Troy had a wiring problem in his steering column on his truck, and we had no heat, the windows wouldn't roll down and a few other minor things. Well, my amazing husband does it again, took the steering column apart, found and fixed the problem. So we ended up going with heat and the ability to roll down our windows if we so desire. :)
We finally decided on a theme (see below), I kind of wanted to stick to bold colors so we could easily match it up with other accesories, at a reasonable cost and we could also use them again.
This is a storage unit we got - but we got blue, red and green bins with two white shelves. It will be nice for storage.

We also needed a wardrobe in the nursery because there isn't a closet. We got this one at a great deal and it matches the rest of the furniture perfectly. We got a few other things for decoration and will try and get a picture taken once we actually get some things in the room. We have to polyurethane the hardwood floors in there and we also are putting up a fan in there to replace the old flourescent light fixture in there. The fan is pretty cool, it is a heater fan, it has its own remote control that regulates the heat in the bedroom, you set it for the temperature you want and the fan will keep the room at that temperature. We figured this would be perfect having an older and colder house, it will keep the babies room warm since troy and i like it cooler, especially at night.

a cold...........

i am so ready for spring.....we have been snowed on twice this week and they are predicting more tonight...i am just ready for light sweater weather.....oh well.....that is ok....
so i have a question.....i have a cold, scratchy throat, nice drainage while i am trying to sleep at night and i am looking for suggestions....it keeps me up at night and you know me and my LOVE of sleeping....( i know ...i know....once this baby comes i won't sleep again for a good 18 years) but now you see my urgency to sleep now.
i am trying to avoid taking medication while pregnant so i have used vicks vapor rub for my stuffy nose and that really does help....but the scratchy throat and that nasty drainage in my throat while i am trying to sleep really needs to go....sorry if that is too much information...
on the baby front - all seems well, jacob is a kicker.... :) troy told me he felt him kicking him in the back yesterday am while i was spooning him.....i think sometimes he is trying to get out...but i gently tell him that i guarantee it is warmer in there than in our house. :)...i really have been feeling great other than my little cold and in the grand scheme of things this to shall pass.
after losing a baby to a miscarriage it makes you so much more thankful for the one you are carrying.....i try to focus on all the good things and realize the inconvenient things are just for a time....my hand for instance....it is a bit better at night with the brace, and it doesn't bother me too much except when the velcro sticks to our comforter and i can't get it loose and when i try and cuddle close to my hubbie....oh well! right!?!?!
i am going to try and take a picture today at lunch.....if any of you thought i wasn't showing at 20 weeks.....well i have made up for it in the past 4 weeks....
it is friday and that is really all that matters....i love weekends.....so very much! i think we are heading to Ikea tomorrow to figure out some things for the nursery so we can registered...
i will try and write again soon.
love to you all........

Wednesday

Wednesday is always a busy day for me at work....but I like that. I would rather be busy all day than bored to death.
I wanted to give you an update on my drama :)....the carpal tunnel in my right hand hasn't gotten any better during the day - same 3 fingers are tingly all day, but I started wearing a brace to bed on friday pm and that has seemed to help a bit. I had a few nights where the burning, tingling and swelling didn't awaken me and the last two nights it has only been once a night. Before the brace it was waking me up 3 times a night so that has been nice. The brace is anything but attractive or comfortable .....my wonderful hubbie has been kind with little teasing :) and we are HUGE spooners - we spoon all night every night - all snuggled up to each other. So when I spoon him - he gets this obnoxious brace to cuddle with. :) We have a dr. apt today so I am going to see if I have any other options, and I am hoping they move my due date up. I will keep you posted. Other than that we are doing great, I feel great and sometimes even forget I am pregnant until I try and bend over, walk up stairs and get winded or when Jacob is kicking me like a mad man. We are hosting three gentlemen for the biblical training conferance at our church this week so that is keeping us busy . We haven't done much on the nursery - we have some of the furniture but haven't picked a theme yet. We are probably going to head to Ikea sometime in the next few weeks and see if there is a sheet/comforter set that we like and go with those colors, and if not there is a set we like at Babies R Us but it is awfully expensive. We haven't registered yet - that is on my to do list.....we will get to it someday :). It is hard to believe we are quickly closing on 6 months already. I will try and get another picture posted soon. Well since it is wednesday, I really need to get at it work wise. I hope you all have a great rest of the week.

Pregnancy Induced Carpal Tunnel

Ok - for the most part I am enjoying this whole pregnancy thing...:)
for probably the past month i have woken up with a hand that is very much asleep, but once i got going it was fine.
however, ever since last friday i have had CONSTANT tingly and numbness on my right hand...specifically my thumb, pointer finger and middle finger.
i wake up a couple times during the night with some severe swelling/numbness feeling/pain...it is the wierdest thing -you look down expecting your hand to be 3 times the size and it isn't. i have taken off my wedding rings because of the swelling for fear they would have to be cut off like the one off of my right hand. :( ....talk about trusting your husband.
i work at a computer all day - every day and not typing isn't really an options but i was wondering if any one had any suggestions.
i am taking extra vitamin b6 - trying to sleep with a straight arm (obnoxious) and trying to rest my hand throughout the day.
anyways - just wanted to vent.....