Week 21

I had the odd realization this week that I have now been pregnant longer than I have left to be pregnant. It's all very surreal to me that we're actually going to be parents. We got our crib yesterday and I realized that I look pregnant now - no going back!

I have attempted many times to paint the baby's room. I originally had this idea that we wanted to paint that room green. Then yellow. I'll post a picture of the current state of the room. I'm running out of walls to sample paint colors! But I hate all our choices so far. I wanted a bright, almost off-white creamy yellow. At night our current yellow sample glows off the walls and it is difficult to look directly at the wall. Needless to say, that one is out! I may go for more of an earthly tone color - almost an orange brown. I'm not sure what we'll come up with at this point, but this weekend is our best window with Troy's schedule and mine to paint, so I'll need to choose something soon.




I also took some time to document my growing belly. I do this for myself mostly and for Shanna & Nicole who want to see how I'm growing. I am starting to freak out about my weight gain because I'm 1/2 way to where I did not want to exceed, but only 1/3 of the way to the weight I'm guessing I will actually gain. I have to keep repeating - you'll take it off after you have the baby, you'll take it off after you have the baby! Is there any question why I wear so much black? These two pictures were taken about 20 minutes apart, but I feel so much slimmer in the black (especially when the dress is free-flowing and not pulled tight to take a picture).



I'm off to make Troy's 7-layer dip. Something about the Super Bowl weekend is making him crave chips & dips. I'll pretty much eat anything right now, so I'll make whatever. :) Happy Super-Bowl Sunday.

Oh, but before I sign off - I remembered one more thing I want to write to myself to remember later. I am a list-maker and I take after my dad making lists so packed that they cannot be completed all in one day. With this pregnancy, I've really been working on being realistic because I have been discouraged with my lower energy level. I have been trying to just write down one thing to accomplish each night when I get home from work - clean the kitchen or fold the towels (and then maintain the clean rooms throughout the week). It hasn't seemed like much each day, but by yesterday afternoon my house was clean and in control and I felt like the realistic list helped me a ton. Of course, I also have an amazing husband that helps me with the house (and no kids to tornado a room). I'm working on applying this philosophy to spiritual things I want to accomplish in my life also. I have one goal for this week and am excited to see how it goes.