Juli & Co.

Today was my last prenatal appointment with Dr. Milstein.  He is such an amazing doctor and I am so sad to have to leave him.  I still have not found a new doctor in The Woodlands, but he gave me a list of board certified ob/gyns to help me start my search.  I'm exhausted just thinking about it.

Everything was great at the appointment today.  I have only gained 2 pounds the entire pregnancy which was shocking even to me.  I feel like such a cow these days :)  The baby's heart rate was 154 and my tummy is measuring right on track.  My next prenatal appointment will be in 4 weeks when I will also have my big ultrasound done.

I'm feeling great myself, no more nausea (thank goodness!) and I am enjoying this part of the pregnancy.  My only complaint is the fact that it's so hard to sleep and get comfortable at night.  And now, when I stand up after laying down or sitting down for a while, my hips feel all out of joint and I end up limping around for a few minutes until things work themselves back into place.  Ahhh, the joys of pregnancy!

I got the idea to try and buy an item a week until the baby is born.  That way, we don't end up having to buy everything at one time. :)  With buying the new house, paying to sell our old house, and a new car on the horizon, I don't want to give Nick a coronary with an overload of baby purchases.  So, I've been pretty picky with what I will buy and I am doing a good job finding deals on some of my favorite baby bargain sites like babysteals.com and mamabargains.com.

I think I found both of these on mamabargains...

The first is a set of Babylicious Sit & Spit burp cloths.  I snagged these for just $6 and they look awesome!  What makes them so cool is that they are really big and drape over your shoulder to catch spit up and protect your clothes.  Love this!

I am 14 weeks and 5 days pregnant as of today.  I am feeling great, no more morning sickness (or all day sickness in my case) and my appetite is finally back.  I went from feeling nauseous and sick and the sight/smell/taste of food was sickening to a ferocious appetite where I just cannot seem to get full!  And the spicier the better!

The only complaint that I have right now is the fact that I cannot get any sleep.  I have a hard time getting into a comfortable position and I am waking up at 5am every morning and cannot go back to sleep.  It doesn't seem to matter what time I go to bed, I still wake up before the sun and then I just lay there and toss and turn until one of the kids wakes up.

The second trimester for me is always wonderful, or at least it was with my other two kids.  I am so happy and relieved to finally be at this point and to feel like myself again :) I have my energy back and I have even started shopping for the little bambino!  I'll share my purchases so far below...

First, I bought this Miracle Blanket from BuyBuy Baby in the organic, natural color.

I also bought a set Breast Buddies.  They can be used hot or cold to relieve the pain of engorgement right after the baby is born.  Last time, I used hospital gloves filled with ice stuffed inside my bra.  I'm thinking this will be a slightly better solution. :)

And I bought a set of these Organic Cotton Mittens and a paci clip in a really light sage green with white polka dots, but I cannot find a picture.

I have my next prenatal appointment in one week and then the appointment after that is my big sonogram!  We do not want to find out the sex of the baby, but I am so excited just to be able to see him/her.