Kinda at a standstill on the nursery...

My BIL was too busy at work and wasn't able to come install the crown molding or the chair rail last week. My dh wanted to hold off on putting down the floors until that was done. So, for now, we're kinda in a holding pattern with continuing on the room. He is hoping to come by tomorrow to do the crown and chair rail though. If so, dh plans to install floors Sunday since we have family plans on Saturday.

Until then, we have been looking at gliders and trying to get that ordered. We have plans on Saturday to look at some more so that decision is almost done.

But for now, we've chosen the bedding and furniture.




I've been getting a few requests for belly pics as well. I've been in regular clothes up until this week so maybe soon. As of my last appt, I was only up 1.5 pounds. I lost 3 in the first trimester and just gained 4.5 pounds in the 2nd so you really can't tell. I promise once there's something to see that I'll take some but for now, there really isn't.

Hopefully, in a few days, I'll have pictures to show of the floors installed!

We have Paint!!

My husband took off a few days this week to start tackling the nursery. On Saturday and Sunday, we picked out paint, got crown molding and the chair rail along with some other misc. things. Here are a few not so good photos of the room before although we had already cleared it out.





And, here are the after photos. Of course, it's only the beginning since the floors are ripped out and the closet is also gone. Tomorrow, my BIL is coming over to install crown molding and the chair rail. Then, this weekend, the hubby will start installing the floors and put the closet back together!

19 weeks, 5 days and we have a gender confirmation!

It's a GIRL! Presenting Caitlin Eve!






ok, I was totally wrong on this one. I really thought it was a boy. But, regardless, we are beyond thrilled to finally know. Her name will be Caitlin Eve after our maternal grandmothers, Catherine and Evelyn. Caitlin means pure in Gaelic and Evelyn means life in Hebrew so together we've got pure life. Pretty appropriate for an IVF baby, don't you think?? We thought between her namesakes and the meaning of her name, it couldn't be a better fit.

We had a wonderful tech, the same one we had at 12weeks. Right off the bat, she asked if we knew the sex and if we wanted to know. She took a look half way through and the legs were so close together so she said, no boy stuff but let's go back to make sure in a bit. So, at the end, she left, checked her pictures to make sure she got them all and came back to get some pictures just for us. I was shocked when she went to do the US again. She got a shot of the legs even further apart and said definitely a girl, the doctor agreed. As you can see, some great shots!

During the US, Caitlin's hands were up infront of her head when the tech was trying to get the nose and lips but we could see her opening and closing her mouth. We also saw her flexing her wrist so you could see her hand moving up and down. It was a great experience, much improved from last time but a different tech too! We're just happy everything is looking good and couldn't be happier.

16 weeks 3 days!

Here's pictures from our ultrasound on Wednesday. Unfortunately, we had an extremely cranky and rude tech so it made for a bad experience. She complained the entire hour on how the baby was in a bad position, making it hard to do her job, etc. I felt like telling her to shut up so I can watch my kid in peace. At the end, she did try to peek for gender as we had told her we were excited to find out but I think she found that annoying due to her attitude. Well, we didn't see any boy parts but she really wasn't sure it was a girl. She did get a good view so I'm not sure what the issue was, the legs were spread. So, she said she'd go with girl but that she'd been wrong before. I didn't realize asking the gender was such a sensitive topic.

So, for now, we still aren't sure if it's a boy or a girl. We do go back on March 4 for another ultrasound so hopefully, we will get more definite answers then and a different tech!!

14 weeks!

There's really not much to update. While I am feeling somewhat better, I still feel icky. I feel fine during the day but around 5-8 is when things go down hill and at some point, I just have to get to bed. It depends on the day but it's either heartburn, headaches, nausea or just plain exhaustion. It's really not that bad. We have started purchasing stuff. Target had some great deals so I bought a play mat and tub. Plus, BRU had our pnp, travel system and highchair on sale. My mother bought the travel system and pnp. My MIL has offered to buy the crib and bought a bunch of little things that she gave me this weekend. It's funny too because she said not knowing the sex was cramping her style yet I think she bought alot of stuff! So, that's very cool!! Now, we're counting down to the next US which will hopefully reveal the sex. two more weeks!

And, here's what baby is up to this week!

This week's big developments: Your baby can now squint, frown, grimace, pee, and possibly suck his thumb! Thanks to brain impulses, his facial muscles are getting a workout as his tiny features form one expression after another. His kidneys are producing urine, which he releases into the amniotic fluid around him — a process he'll keep up until birth. He can grasp, too, and if you're having an ultrasound now, you may even catch him sucking his thumb.

In other news: Your baby's stretching out. From head to bottom, he measures 3 1/2 inches — about the size of a lemon — and he weighs 1 1/2 ounces. His body's growing faster than his head, which now sits upon a more distinct neck. By the end of this week, his arms will have grown to a length that's in proportion to the rest of his body. (His legs still have some lengthening to do.) He's starting to develop an ultra-fine, downy covering of hair, called lanugo, all over his body. Your baby's liver starts making bile this week — a sign that it's doing its job right — and his spleen starts helping in the production of red blood cells. Though you can't feel his tiny punches and kicks yet, your little pugilist's hands and feet (which now measure about 1/2 inch long) are more flexible and active.

Happy Second Trimester!

Woo hoo! I am officially in the 2nd trimester! Sorry for the lack of updates but things have been busy. I'm finally feeling a bit better so I've been trying to catch up on all those little things that I couldn't do while I wasn't feeling well. I made a list last night and it's quite overwhelming. I'm hoping to knock out most of it this weekend but I think that's a little ambitious. But, it's also a good reason to get out of the house while my dh attempts installing laminate in our guest room.

Last Wednesday, I had my NT scan and got see the baby moving all over the place. It was pretty funny. We got to see one of the hands and count all 5 fingers. The doctor said that so far, everything looks good and the baby is measuring a few days ahead so right in normal range.

Here's a few pics from the scan at 12 weeks and 3 days! It was one week ago.

I GRADUATED!!!

I'm finally done with the RE. My nurse got me all teary eyed. She is the best. She said, I'm not quite off the hook and that I owe pictures! LOL, I got scared for a minute.

I'm overdo on updates and I do have so many which I will try to do soon!! I'm just thrilled that I finally officially only have one doctor!