Last Pre-Mommy Vacation/Pregnancy so far/Registering

    It has now been almost a week since returning from my last Pre-Mommy vacation and I feel like I am still catching up to the real world pace. My sisters Michelle, Kristin and I went to Port Aransas for 4 days last week and took my 3 nephews Jack, Renny and Paul. I must say it was probably the best vacation that I have had in a really long time. We rented a condo a 1/2 mile from the beach, had absolutely no plans the entire time, soaked up the sun, enjoyed the ocean breeze and had amazing sister bonding time. I picked both Michelle and Kristin's brains a lot about their pregnancy, childbirth and being a mom. Many of them are things that you never know what the answer is depending on which baby/motherhood book you pick up. It was also so nice to have those conversations that I would normally have with my mom and will never have the opportunity to, but this was a perfect replacement.
    I was able to buy a few things for the Chance's nursery while I was down there. A welcome sign for his door made out of sand and sea shells, 2 glass sea horses, a wooden sail boat, and 5 starfish which I plan on putting up around his name on the wall.
     The trip definitely gave me some experience in learning what it will be like raising a son. There was a lot of tears on this trip between my nephews, all ranging from accidents while jumping off the couch to not sharing, not getting their way with wanting to watch a certain movie, and a little of just being so tired from the day. Another little boy moment that I had was when I was in the living room sitting on the floor watching TV waiting for my turn in the shower after coming back from the beach. Jack and Renny just got out of the shower and decided to run around naked and use their privates as laser pointing guns (I believe is what they called them). So many fun little times and surprises to look forward too!!
    One of the things I noticed on the trip that was different was I did not feel Chance kick much at all while I was down there, or at least not as much as he normally does while at home or at work. It must have been the calm ocean breeze. Yesterday, I was at my eye doctors office waiting to be seen and he was kicking like crazy, I looked down and saw my belly move for the first time while he was kicking, it was so weird but amazing at the same time. It wasn't anything much but definitely enough to notice. One of those amazing milestones in pregnancy that you look forward to.
   I must say that I feel so blessed by my pregnancy so far, I have had only one day of morning sickness, a couple of days were the food that I ate just did not agree with me, and my energy level throughout my pregnancy hasn't been anything to complain about. The only thing that has been a little rough are my hormones. I have had more moments of sadness than normal in the past few weeks. Feeling lonely and just down right sad. I think a lot of it is not having my parents here to share this experience with me, but I must say hormones stink! I hope that they will start leveling out soon like women who have bad morning sickness in their first trimester and get over it once their second trimester is in full swing.
    An exciting time I had was last Saturday I met my sister at Babies R' Us and registered!!! I was so much fun but it definitely worked up an appetite. So of course we had to finish up there and have some great Mi Cocina then hit Target afterward for more registering. I went back later online to look at my registry and could not believe how much stuff was on there! Majority of it though was necessities but had to throw in a few fun items! Here is a picture of the crib that I registered for, I feel in love with it!!

First Purchase!

After a long morning of walking in the sun with my friend Allison at the Y. I decided to make a stop at Home Depot to pick up a rod for the closet in the nursery. I needed to browse and look at lawn mowers and see what the rough cost is....but before I made it to the end of the isle I found the shelving that I was looking for in the nursery. Little cubbies to put baskets in some of the shelves and books in the others. I have officially made my first purchase for the nursery, and I am so excited. The small things in life that bring a smile to our faces. Here is a picture of the one I bought, the shelving is white as well, but I bought green and brown storage bins.

Nursery Ideas

 So we have finally decided a few weeks ago on how we want to decorate the nursery. Since I lived on the ocean sailing growing up and Al was in the Navy we thought it fitting to do a Nautical/Under the Sea theme. Here are a few ideas that I would like to incorporate.

I loved this idea of this room, it was very sleek and simple yet super cute. Above the crib they have cute picture frames which I am wanting to do, I have included a couple of the pictures that I would like to use at the bottom. I also really like on the wall how there are sea shells on either side of the babies name. Hoping I can find some somewhere in the area that will work.

So I really love the bookshelf here but I may do the ones that have the cubby holes and use some with baskets in them to out the toys in and the others use as book shelves. I am really excited on building his library and reading to him at night. I have a feeling that it will definitely turn into one of my favorite past times.  
I also want to try to find a boat that will sit on a shelf like the one here, just a small tid-but that I know my dad would love being added to the room.

                                                                              Here is one of the pictures that I would like to hang on the wall. This little sea turtle acutally sold me on doing an Under the Sea theme, he is just too darn cute. I found this awesome website bellababyart.com that has all kinds of fun wall art and decorations. 

                                                                                                    Finally, one of the other wall art pieces that I found that was cute for Chance's nursery. I just hope that all of this gets put together before he gets here!

New Chapter and a New Beginning

New Chapter and a New Beginning is exactly what is running through my head right now. I found out on St. Patrick's Day this year that I was pregnant. My emotions were mixed when I took my first pregnancy test, and my second, third, then finally fourth. I definitely had the "oh sh*t" moment but was also filled with a lot of peace at the same time. Once things settled it was hard to tell Albert, the father, and it took him a little time for things to settle in but we are both extremely thrilled and both feel blessed knowing that we have an amazing blessing on the way.
  We found out last month that we are having a beautiful baby boy, which of course Al thought the entire time that is what he would be. I had my moments of thinking it was a boy, but a few days before we found out my gut was telling me it was a girl. I of course did not care either way and neither did hem we both just want a happy and healthy baby, but deep down I was hoping for a boy.
  The first name that was ever suggested between the two of us was Chance. Al thought it was very fitting considering the chances between us. It worked either way for a boy or girl and at first I was thrown off by it but soon after I fell in love with his name. The middle we are still debating on but currently it is Teagan.
   Our little blessing is due on Thanksgiving Day which is something completely thankful in itself. This has been a journey emtionally for me so far not only because this is my first child but also because I will have a family again. My parents were both taken from me at a young age and it has been a struggle for me to know what a sense of family feels like. Yes, friends are amazing and they have been nothing but a blessing to me, but nothing can replace a mother and fathers love for a their child. I am starting to have that love fill my heart again and it is such a wonderful feeling.
  Now the fun will begin hunting through baby stores to put a nursery together, find a pediatrician, so much to think about and do before our little one arrives. I hope that I will be able to keep posting and get in the habit of it. I have always wanted to have an online blog, so hopfully now that I have something exciting to post they will keep on coming.