Baby furniture

I've been having a hard time selecting a crib and changing table.  The reasons range from:
1.  Wondering if I even really need a crib (seems like such a big bed for a tiny baby!) and it will be going in my room so it can't be anything too big.

2.  Not wanting anything fancy like a lot of the cribs I've seen, although some of the modern ones look cool but they are mucho dinero.

3.  Which leads into the last reason: not wanting to spend a lot on it since I'm not even not sure how often we will use it or for how long.

But I finally decided I did want/need both of these things as long as they could be minimal and relatively inexpensive.  So after shopping around in stores and online, I settled on this Gulliver IKEA crib:

and this Gulliver IKEA changing table:

 Now I just have to get a mattress, bedding, changing pad, and all that other stuff! 

Week 32, 8 weeks to go!

From babycenter:

"By now, your baby weighs 3.75 pounds (pick up a large jicama) and is about 16.7 inches long, taking up a lot of space in your uterus. You're gaining about a pound a week and roughly half of that goes right to your baby. In fact, he'll gain a third to half of his birth weight during the next 7 weeks as he fattens up for survival outside the womb. He now has toenails, fingernails, and real hair (or at least respectable peach fuzz). His skin is becoming soft and smooth as he plumps up in preparation for birth."

31 weeks! And headed back to NYC...

It's been so great hanging with the parents and seeing all my family and friends in Seattle.  I'm sad to leave, but work calls!

Here are a few photos from the party my parents gave me:

Thanks Mom & Dad- you're the best.  Love you!

Saturday at the market in Redmond

Hangin' with the parents!

30 weeks!

Well, technically the beginning of my 30 weeks started yesterday.  I'm in Seattle visiting the parents (yay!) and have been busy so I haven't had much computer time.

Here's what babycenter says about week 30:

" Your baby's about 15.7 inches long now, and he weighs almost 3 pounds (like a head of cabbage). A pint and a half of amniotic fluid surrounds him, but that volume will decrease as he gets bigger and takes up more room in your uterus. His eyesight continues to develop, though it's not very keen; even after he's born, he'll keep his eyes closed for a good part of the day. When he does open them, he'll respond to changes in light but will have 20/400 vision – which means he can only make out objects a few inches from his face."


Hopefully the baby won't get my bad eyesight ;)

Starting week 29 today!

It seems like it's going so quickly now.  And I'm so excited to go to Seattle next week!  

From babycenter:

"Your baby now weighs about 2 1/2 pounds (like a butternut squash) and is a tad over 15 inches long from head to heel. His muscles and lungs are continuing to mature, and his head is growing bigger to make room for his developing brain. To meet his increasing nutritional demands, you'll need plenty of protein, vitamins C, folic acid, and iron. And because his bones are soaking up lots of calcium, be sure to drink your milk (or find another good source of calcium, such as cheese, yogurt, or enriched orange juice). This trimester, about 250 milligrams of calcium are deposited in your baby's hardening skeleton each day."

Waiting for a breakfast burrito...

Paula, 9 months pregnant

While I'm waiting to get my newest photos up, I thought I'd share a couple of my mom when she was pregnant with me.  I feel like being pregnant makes me appreciate my mother even more than I already do.  Love you Mom!

 They still have that guy fishing on a bridge...

And the owl.