Secret Squirrel: Alpha, Bravo & Charlie Company....

Secret Mission Impossible: Call Sign "Baby Registry" will commence at 1000 hours this Sunday. We will be registering at Babies 'R Us and Target. And..... we have a plan!!!  A diabolical one a that. Dan and I agreed that he might get babied out by all of the registry stuff. So he and I (Alpha Team) will go to Babies 'R Us together and register for the big things on our list first. Our friends Brad and Nikki will meet up with us as a result forming Teams Bravo (Nikki and I) and Charlie (Brad and Dan). Charlie Team will take off and do non baby related Charlie Team things while Bravo Team takes on Target and the remainder of the Mission. There is only one outcome here people: a successful mission. It will take everything we have got. Stay strong, build your endurance now. Prepare MRE's and appropriate rations while you can. No soldier will be left behind. This is my registry scanner. There are many of them like it, but this one is mine. Hoo Rah!!! Go, Go, GO!!!!!!

Breaking News: Stop The Presses!

IT'S A GIRL!!!! I repeat. IT'S A GIRL!!!! That's right. The ultrasound went great yesterday and my little bundle of joy is doing well. She is happy and very healthy and enjoying life. Did I mention her head is the size of a bowling ball already. Sheesh! Any bigger and she is just not coming out. LOL Her name will be Sophia Rosalind LeBlanc. Don't quote me on the spelling just yet. Dan and I are working on that to make it just perfect. She is still due January 26th, 2012. We have decided on a theme for the nursery of Animals. Zoo animals, Safari animals, Rain Forest animals. Also, we are both not big fans of pink. Sorry..... but we aren't. So we were thinking more along the lines of like a violet purple and kiwi green (think Tinkerbell colors) or a chocolate brown and a Tiffany's shade of teal blue. We think any of these will do. We just don't want a bottle of Pepto Bismal Pink to vomit all over our house. We know we will still get a lot of pink but we are just trying to keep it to a minimum.

Countdown Time People: Tee Minus 3 hours.....

That's right, it's D-Day. We have our 20 week ultrasound today and we get to find out if it is a boy or a girl. I can not wait. I am on pins and needles. Oh how I hope the baby cooperates on the ultrasound so we can find out for sure today. I just don't think I could stand the wait if it took any longer. I am desperately excited about registering at Target and Babies 'R Us this weekend and I just don't think I can do the registry justice if I don't know if it is a boy or a girl. Daniel is sooooo excited too. The last time he saw our baby on an ultrasound he said it looked like a chicken McNugget. He hopes the baby doesn't pop out with a side of fries super sized. LOL Also, Dan hit a hug milestone last night. He was rubbing my belly once I got home from a night time career fair last night and he actually got to feel the baby move. You should have seen the look on his face. It was like a deer in headlights. I wish I could have captured it on film. It was such a precious moment. I will never forget it. Now maybe it will be easier for him to connect with the baby seeing as though after today it will be more tangible and he will be able to interact with it and touch it/feel it.

I will keep all of you posted and will blog again tonight with the good news. STAY TUNED!!!!!!

The Wonderful, Wide, Wacky World of Strollers

Have you ever just looked at a stroller.  I mean really looked at one. They are interesting. They are your child's first true form of mobility. Do you remember getting your learners permit or your drivers license. The freedom and excitement that came with it was unsurpassed. A stroller is like that to a baby. They can see the sights, view new things, experience new colors, tap into a whole new world of tangible objects to touch and check out (as well as put in their mouth). Baby's learn through so many different avenues.

I am currently stroller shopping and I feel like I am at a loss. I think the stroller dilemma may just be the death of me. I think I may actually have my first emotional hormonal break down over strollers. (How strange.) I want just the right one and I want it to last. Day trips, weekend trips, trips to theme parks, mobility, traveling, I want it all. My life will not end just because I have a child. I want to make sure that they get to experience everything life has to offer along the way and that includes tagging along with mom and dad on all of our adventures. But how to get the baby there and make the travel along the way easier is just a conundrum. 3 wheeled, 4 wheeled, hard wheeled, rubber blown up wheels, pivot wheels, extra accessories, pop on and off activity toys, an IPOD player..... REALLY! Jogging strollers, walking strollers, travel systems YEESH! JEEP, Eddie Bauer, Graco, Safety 1st, Peg Pereggo OMG! I would rather pay a little more money for something that all matches and has a baby carrier/car seat and included base for the car then buy everything separate. I don't want to have to buy another stroller as long as kid #1 needs one. I don't have a lot of room and we are a 1 stroller only family. It' countdown time and the pressure is on. Dan and I will probably be spending some time this weekend and next registering for the baby. It's go time. Do or die. If I have to try out every stroller in Target and Babies 'R Us I will. If I have to put Dan into the stroller for maximum effectiveness than by God I will.

My new arch nemesis....... "The Stroller".

I have a little Mexicn in me. No really, I do!

My husband is Mexican and French. I am German and French. I love eating and making Mexican food. Last night Dan make Pork Riblets in Chili Verde sauce in the crock pot. It was delicious. I actually ate a full portion size. (Recently I have been eating more often during the day but kids meal portions) About 20 minutes after dinner, I started getting kicked. I started getting kicked A LOT! 6 kicks in a row. Most I have ever had."I think He/She likes it, honey", I said. Dan said he had watered it down a bit to not be too spicy for the baby or to cause me indigestion. Regardless the baby was happy and had randomly decided to the the "Hat Dance" in my belly. So good to feel movement and regularly. It makes me feel more connected to the baby. When I go long periods of time without movement it makes me nervous. So excited for this week. Dan and I find out if it is a boy or a girl on Thursday at our ultrasound. If the baby cooperates with the ultrasound pictures and we can see everything all right. Keep your fingers crossed!

Nap Time: Um, Excuse Me, Where's My Blankie?

So I guess I have finally gotten to the point in my pregnancy where I am sleepy between 11am and 2pm every day. I don't know if that is my body telling me to slow down or if I actually need the sleep for the baby's sake. All I know is, is that I want to crawl up into a ball (as best as I can, I mean come on I am going on 6 months pregnant it's more like a half moon than a ball LOL), grab a blankie and find a dark spot to sleep in. I feel like a Kindergartner again. Does this nap come with milk? I have been going to bed earlier and earlier every night. Sometimes even at 7:30pm. I crawl into bed and pop in a movie and drift off to sleep. Dan says although I am sleeping it is not quality sleep. Last night he said I twitched in my sleep all night long. Sorry Babe! Guess I've gotta get some sleep now before the baby comes. Apparently I wont get any ever again once the baby is here. I am trying, really I am. I guess sleeping on my side just isn't my thing.

Do The Hokey Pokey and You Turn Yourself Around.....

OK calling all moms-to-be and veteran moms. Seriously, does pregnancy make you feel like you are doing the Hokey Pokey all day long or what? I am constantly pulling up my maternity band stretchy thingy, doing the tinkle dance when there is only 1 stall available, shifting from right to left because my knees and hips hurt, "stand up, sit down, fight, fight, fight!" because my rear end keeps falling asleep and my tail bone is killing me, let alone flexing my toes and feet to make sure my calves don't cramp up. Really. REALLY!!! Do you know how silly I look on a daily basis and what's worse is the "Baby Brain" IS getting worse and I fell out of my office chair 2 days ago. Really! I am not lying. How do you fall out of a chair when it is sitting still. OMG! And everybody keeps telling me it is going to get worse. I have officially decided I am going to run off and join the circus since I already look like I am one myself. LOL