Oh.... aaaaaaaaaaand

I forgot to meantion that I am infatuated with Giraffe's right now. LOVE them.

Changes Gallore

I am baaaaaaaack! Well, I never really left. Lets just say I went into hybernation- like a bear. Many months have passed, and with those many months have come many changes. Just to name a few. Robert and I have moved two more times and are STAYING HERE FOREVER! Ok- well, probably not. But I would love to not move again for a very long while. Three times in just over 4 months? Yeah, that makes a person either (a) want be a professional nomad or (b) never want to move again. I have found that I fall under (b). I guess I am just making up for lost time.... never having moved once while growing up. I am currently 33 weeks pregnant. Yes, large and in charge. Hahaha. I will be 34 weeks in a few days. That leaves aprox 6 weeks! WOWSERS! And our doctor that we saw on Tuesday said there is no more room for the baby to expand upward. She was shocked. I dont know what that means, I've never been pregnant before. Good thing? Bad thing? Either way, one thing is for sure, either the baby is going to grow me some belly or its coming out sooner than expected. Speaking of that doctor..... We maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay know the sex of the baby now. We aren't sure. But it sure seemed like she slipped and said it. She got a bit flustered after she realized we didn't know or want to know the sex, and she tried to backtrack and change the subject. Was she just acting peculiar or are we really having a _______? Guess we'll have to wait until the baby comes to know for sure. Cuz my bet is that she's not going to slip up again when we see her next. Early on I talked about doing cloth diapers. I am now even more convinced than before. I love the idea. And for some reason my natural hippy streak is coming out more and more and more. I love everything "green". I'm a big fan of re-usable, washable, and chemical free. This has indeed spilled over into my love of the cloth diapers and wipes, etc. We will see how it holds up after the baby comes and there is poop everywhere. Haha. And did I meantion with this last move we got a laundry room? That's right ladies and gents.... I now have a washer and dryer within arms reach. No more walking down stairs, across an apartment complex, into a washroom and back. YIPPY!!!!!!!!!! Hence why I am also loving the washable things. Cuz its just so stinkin easy to wash now! Our baby room is all put together. We have everything we need and nearly everything that would make life easier. Thanks to the multiple contributors. Craigslist and mom made our complete bedding and room decor possible. Aunt made our diaper stash a reality and not just a dream. Ang made us the perfect quilt to spice up our once drab looking rocker. By way of the in-laws and craigslists our stroller happened. And many others have given us various wonderful goodies, such as awesome organic toys and sensative skin washes, books, and clothes. Thanks everyone! And our newest hobby has become garage sale shopping. GOTTA LOVE IT!!!!! We have gotten some of the coolest, most inexpensive things lately. I should start taking pictures of our finds. But I will list some to give an idea. We bought an outdoor firepit ($10), desk w/chair and upper thingy (15), tons of gender neutral cute baby clothes (25 cents apiece), baby books - mostly Dr. Seus (10/$1 or 10 cents each), beach/camping BBQ complete with dishes and all that ( i think $10), supplies for crafts and making presents (priceless), Taboo in perfect condition ($1), diff DVD's ($1 per), random other baby things for the car, and Robert got an awesome outdoor airplane with an engine. Alrighty. This post is getting extremely long now! To finish it off, I would like to post my new favorite baby thing. I just saw it like 10 minutes ago, so that's probably why it is my favorite. Haha. It is the Bath Luve'. LOVE it! Just look at it! Glorious! Yes. Feel free to purchase this for me. And here is a picture of Robert and I and little Short just nearly a week or so ago. Hopefully I will update again soon! Until then, toodles.

Baby Loves These

LOVE this! I found this site today via a great friend. and it seems that Thrifty Minnesota Moma is right up my alley! She has some really great giveaways and has introduced me to some of my new favorite baby items such as the No Throw and Baby Swim Diapers, which will be showing their face here shortly. Go check it out! http://thriftyminnesotamama.blogspot.com/2009/06/danikas-sippy-cup-no-longer-hits-floor.html Here are some others I like: http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6925240 http://www.nothrow.com/index.htm

Pregnancy Cosmetics

I desperately want to avoid stretch marks during my pregnancy... and here is a cream that I found on grassrootsstore.com that I like. The item itself is called "Butterfly Weed Earth Mama Belly Jelly". Loving it!!! I am also in love with the handmade soap from MoonEssence, located in Petaluma,Ca. This is the only soap that I can use while shaving my legs, not resulting in either extreme razor burn or another itchy rash. It lathers nicely and smells sooooo good! And I love how it doesn't leave the normal soapy feeling on my skin! Organic Lime Soap ~ 5.5 oz. Regular price: $7.00 It is also very important to take care of the feet while pregnant. Hence, I have found some recipies that I think I will be trying in the very near future! Pamper the feet... Strawberry Foot Exfoliant By Pioneer Thinking Ingredients: Mix together 8 strawberries with 2 tablespoons of olive oil (or safflower oil) and 1 teaspoon of kosher salt. Other varieties: Add 1/2 teaspoon of finely chopped almonds Directions: Make a paste with the ingredients but don't over blend it since the strawberries contain so much water it will make it too liquidy. Massage it all into your feet, rinse off and dry. Soothing Foot Lotion by Pioneerthinking.com Ingredients: 1 tablespoon almond oil 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 teaspoon wheat germ oil 12 drops eucalyptus essential/fragrance oil Directions: Combine ingredients in a dark colored bottle, shake extremely well. To use just rub into the feet and heels. Store in a cool dry place. There are more out there, for sure... but now I need to get moving and do some laundry and dishes. Gotta love it!

More Fun Baby Finds

These toys are so fun! 100% organic cotton and machine washable! Look more closely! http://www.tinybirdsorganics.com/organiccotton/stuffedbabytoys.html Feel free to start buying me (I mean, baby) these toys!!!!!!

I also like this kind of sling, made up of 3 separate pieces.... kind of cool, never seen it before. But the kind that i really like is below. One long pice that you wrap around and around and around and around!!!! Love it!

Soft micro fleece

Cool cotton

Baby Sling Bargain

Baby Bottles & More

So I have found the perfect baby bottles!!!! I don't want to use plastic, because of the chemicals.... and our little one will be drinking out of the bottles a bit. So I've been looking for cute glass bottles. Well, maybe not the bottles to be so cute, as the covers. And I have fallen in love with these "Sweet Pea" glass bottles. I have also found the baby bag that I want. Vera Bradley Puccini Baby Bag here I come!

My Lack of Belly

I have recently become saddened because I feel like everyone else at this stage is bigger-bellied than I am. The doctor was telling me that I would not show until I was like six months.... I am still hoping to prove her wrong. =) Here are some old pictures of my non-belly. I will take one today and post it later tonight of my as-of-now-non-belly. And I will be pleasantly surprised if I actually look pregnant in it, other than my round face and pregnant J-LO booty. So here are the very old pictures for those who have been asking. Just don't expect too much. Those two were somewhere around 12 weeks, as we were moving out of the little guest house. This was in Israel, probably 14 weeks. This was at the Dead Sea... very fun floating on water!