Feeling Crafty!

SO, we were in Idaho Falls one day and decided to stop at D.I to see if they had any good furniture for the baby's room. (We didn't have ANYthing to put his clothes in except the closet that has no door.)

Lo and behold, they did have a little dresser for $15, hooray!

But the most exciting find, I think, was a glider! There was a stool that could go with it, but the two weren't part of a set. We got them both for about $20! No squeaking when it rocks, and I can put my feet up!

The wood was in great shape, but since the fabric was *cough*hideous*cough* and looked pretty used/dirty, I recovered the cushions! (You can't tell, but the chair was this pale once-pink plaid mixed with blue...ugh)

Here is the transformation:

(Forgive the shoddy camera work, these are from my phone.)

I found an entire bolt of that blue fabric at WalMart in their bargain stack for $5. Nice. I made the covers removable with velcro closures, so I can take them off and wash them. The most impressive part? I did it in an afternoon while Zach was at work, so he was wowed when he came home. =]

I LOVE rocking in this thing. It's going in the baby's room as soon as the storage junk is cleared out! (No space in our little living room for it, sadly)

Let's get things movin!

Getting closer!

My baby is finally bumpin'! Which means people now assume I'm pregnant just by looking at me, and I'm long past my old jeans. (Becca, your maternity pants are saving my LIFE!)

It also means I'm pretttty sure I've felt the baby move a few times now, which is super exciting!!

Just 4 more days until our ultrasound! I gave Baby a pep-talk this morning about cooperating with the technician so Mommy can know whether she's having a boy or a girl; none of this hands-in-the-lap business I put my mother through.

I mean, the kid's got to learn to obey me sometime, right?

Hopefully we're at 5.5 inches from head to bum. Yay Baby!

2nd Trimester!

I'm 1/3 of the way done! Other than the occasional tummy ache, I have been feeling pretty good. Most of my nausea is leaving even though my nose is still pretty sensitive (Meaning I can tell Zach ate BBQ sauce for lunch, but I can hug him anyway without losing my own lunch).

I can feel my tummy getting firmer as it gets a little bigger, which is comforting, cause I know now it's more than just flab. This morning I leaned down into the washer to change the laundry, I'm pretty sure I felt the bubble where the baby is! Speaking of baby:

Zach and I got out a ruler today to see just how big 3.5 inches actually is. Pretty big! It's no wonder I'm starting to show! It's so fun now that it really feels like there's something there. I like talking about the baby and me collectively. I'll tell Zach, "Baby and I are going to take a nap" or "Baby says you should come hug us."

We are BEYOND excited for our next appointment in May, because we'll get to find out the baby's gender! We're taking votes, by the way, if anybody wants to guess. =]

Love you all!

Stacy & Baby

EDIT: There's a poll at the top of the blog now! Cast your vote for Baby Emmons, let's see how many guess it right! (Izzy, I added yours in for you :D )

It's official....

It's a baby!!!

Our early sonogram, taken at 8 weeks, 3 days.

(See the little head, and cute little bum? And no, we don't have a hunchback, that's the yolk sack... which I had never heard of until I saw it.)

We are now 12 weeks along and SO excited!! Zach already pushes his face into my tummy and talks to Baby. It's adorable. I've been feeling pretty darn good, except tummy-aches, frequent exhaustion, and the nose-sensitivity of a bloodhound. =] Other than that, morning sickness has been relatively gentle with me.