There is a lot to report since my last post! On New Year's Eve, Bill and I got another ultrasound. The bebe is so big now (23 weeks). We were able to see it's face looking at us, it's legs crossed, it's little heart beating, it's spine, but the ultrasound tech did a good job of hiding the baby's sex. It was moving around and I could feel it and see it at the same time. That was pretty amazing. They said that everything looks normal and the genetic tests I had done came back negative. (Sigh of relief) They have ceased referring to the bebe as the size of various fruits and vegetables at this point. I guess now I'll have to say, it's 11 inches long and about a pound. Bill was finally able to feel the bebe kick this week. He was pretty amazed and I was thrilled that he finally was able to feel it. It's such a strange feeling. I'm being told by various websites that the bebe is able to get REM sleep. So, if I'm sitting for a while, like at work, I may not feel it as much because it may be sleeping (dreaming of playing with the umbilical cord or the sounds it's starting to hear). It's a pretty active baby which makes me happy. We've started to talk to her/him. I sing along to the radio (when I'm alone of course) and talk to him/her when it moves. Yesterday I had my dinner plate in my hand resting on my belly. All of a sudden I felt it nudge my hand. I started laughing out loud because it was a strange thing to happen and it started moving more like it was playing with me. I can already tell that this baby will be a happy one and active.
Weekend before last we started our search for a house. We found one this past weekend and put a contract on it. The next day we found out they accepted our offer! It's the cutest little bungalow in a nice neighborhood. It's got a front porch with a swing (bonus!), 3 bedrooms, 2 full baths, newer counters and cabinets in the kitchen (all appliances convey, even the washer/dryer), a laundry room, a screened in porch with a hot tub (bonus!), a patio/deck (patio furniture included!), a garden area that someone actually used as a garden at one point, a attic with a floor (just needs drywall and paint to be finished), and a detached garage. Oh, and it also has a wood burning stove which Bill drooled all over as soon as we walked into the house. I'm hoping the guy will leave the pile of wood, but we didn't ask for it. It's already been landscaped out front, but I might change the flowers. Pansies aren't really my thing. My father ran a florist for 30 years and was able to make flowers grow in our terrible clay soil back home so I think I've got the perfect helper for that part. We're hoping to close in February a week before the person taking over our apartment wants to move in. This way we can paint one weekend (I won't be painting of course, bebe and all) and move some things in. This will give it a week to air out and then move fully in the next weekend.
We want to paint the bebe's room green and yellow stripes (Bill's idea and I love it!). Our room will probably be some shade of green, most likely a soothing shade. The spare bedroom/knitting storage/guitar room will probably be a blue color. Not sure about the living room. Maybe blue again. Our wedding colors were blue and green so we're drawn to them. Maybe we'll paint the kitchen too if we have time. I'm hoping our awesome friends will be willing to help with the painting since I can participate. This will be hard for me because I like to paint, and supervise LOL!
This weekend we have the inspection scheduled. I hope there are no major repairs needed. We didn't see any, but it's not like we looked under the house. I want to take some pictures of the house when we go for the inspection. I don't know if the guy has moved out yet, but I hope he won't mind.
I want to plant rosemary, lavender, and basil in the garden. Also, probably tomatoes and zucchini and maybe squash. Maybe some red and yellow peppers and Bill would like some jalapenos.
We are VERY excited! It all appears to be coming together. We deserve the good news after the year we just had. 2008 was terrible! All except for this little baby of course.
Oh, and I started an Etsy page! I was thinking I could make a few extra dollars for bebe stuff this way. I had a bunch already made up that's listed and I want to do a section of "knit-to-order/made-to-order". For this I would put up pictures of things I've made before and once it's "sold" I would make the item. This way I wouldn't risk making a bunch of stuff and it not selling. I have had this page for 10 days and no sales yet. I'm thinking there are other ways I can draw more people to my page (adding more pictures, key search words, etc..). Of course, if you know someone who might be interested in a knitted gift or two, please send them to: www.pidgenknits.etsy.com There is a link on this page near the top too.
I also need to post some pictures (bebe belly, etc...) so keep your eyes open for those. I'd like to be able to update this page at least every week. I guess that's the only New Year's Resolution I've made. It's more attainable than the typical ones and I can't exactly be trying to lose weight right now can I! :-)
