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Merfbaby the Mango

March 28, 2013March 29, 2013 The Merfett

Merfbaby is 23 weeks :)

The size of a large mango!

How I’m Feeling: Good overall :) I’ve been having some lower back pain so I went to the chiropractor to get adjusted, and oddly the adjustment needed was in my neck?! Crazy how that works. I got a new desk chair at work, which is amazing and makes a massive difference. It’s an Aero Chair and one of my favorite things ever :) I’m good about rising my laptop so it’s better aligned with my sight, and I have and external keyboard too. Since I spend a large amount of my day sitting I try to make sure it’s easier on my body. Sitting all day is so bad. My favorite office set up was a standing desk that I had in a production office. It was so nice to stand and work. I’ve considered doing that at my current office, but it would take some serious work to pull off. For now I just try walk around the office as much as I can and get up every hour or so.

Belly/Weight: I started using the Palmers Coco Butter and I rub it on in the morning and at night. I think it’s helping? It might all be in my head, but it helps me feel better :) Not sure on the weight, I have a doctor appointment next week so I’ll find out then.

Life Changes: The maternity dresses I ordered came over the weekend and they are so comfy. I’m going to wear one as an Easter Dress on Sunday. I’m really hoping to wear some wedges on our Babymoon next week (eek!) so I can feel like a real girl! Heels are a rarity for me – since breaking my bionic ankle I’m terrible on heels, well…I was never much good anyway. I did a trial run in my wedges around the bedroom earlier this week and I think I’ll be good to go :)

Movement: I can see his kicks from the outside now! It’s so funny to look down and see my tummy twitch! He’s active in the same pattern most days- morning, afternoon, evening. I can always tell that he’s sensitive to sweets, I don’t eat much sugar, but when I have something sweet it’s almost always active right after. Ha!

Sleep: It’s getting harder to roll over, I find that I end up pausing on my back mid roll. I’ve heard to roll the other way, onto all 4’s and to the other side might be easier? I’m still sleeping pretty well, I use my ear plugs whenever I’m struggling to fall asleep.

Cravings: Still OJ and craving that Starbucks! I bought a Groupon last week for $5 that’s really a $10 gift card! I’m saving it for a special day :)

Exercise: Walking. Lots of walking. Around the office. All over the place on Saturday, and I cleaned the house top to bottom on Sunday. I had plans for Spin Class this week, but with the chiropractic adjustment I decided to hold off.

Favorite Pregnancy Moment this week: We got our diaper bag that I ordered! It was like Christmas morning opening up all the pockets and playing with it :) It’s the first baby item I’ve purchased.

On My Mind: Easter and our kitchen remodel. Our new dishwasher and oven are being delivered tomorrow! We have a busy weekend with family, and it’s crazy to think next Easter we’re going to have a Merfbaby to celebrate with!

Sorry for the sort post – We have a meeting with a granite person for the kitchen!

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Merfbaby the Spaghetti Squash

March 21, 2013 The Merfett

Merfbaby is 22 weeks today!

He’s measuring the length of a Spaghetti Squash! Whoa.

How I’m Feeling: I love that this is the number one thing people ask when they see me :) I just say that I’m feeling more pregnant every day, it’s true! Sometimes when I wake up in the morning I feel like my belly grew overnight! I’ve been really active, even on the weekends, working around the house but sometimes it’s like I hit a wall and I’m exhausted. I haven’t started taking naps regularly, but I think that might become a new thing as the months go on.

Belly/Weight: My belly is really starting to stick out, sometimes I see it out of the corner of my eye when I pass a mirror and I do a double take! I’ve been rubbing it with Coco Butter to keep the stretch marks away, finger’s crossed! I have a Dr appointment next week, so I’ll get my new weight then. I’ve been focusing on having more fruit and veggies in my daily meals which make me feel better and I know it’s better for Merfbaby. We did go out to an amazing Italian restaurant for dinner last Friday and I dominated several slices of Margarita pizza, but it was AMAZING and worth every carb ;)

Life Changes: I ordered some new Maternity dresses from Old Navy, they should arrive this week. I’m excited to have a few more clothing options. I wanted to have some cute “nice” things to wear for our Babymoon out to dinners, so I’ll have more options now. Pants are my biggest challenge, I may need to get another pair of jeans or bottoms so I have one more to add into my weekly rotation. Does Ross or TJ MAXX sell Maternity? Old Navy and Target are pretty affordable, I’ll look there too.

Movement: Lots of little kicks! Sometimes when I put my hand on my tummy he’ll kick out at it :) There’s a pattern to the movement, and I notice more activity after I have something sweet like fruit or juice. When I lay down for bed he gets pretty active too which is funny.

Sleep: I’ve been tired this week, sleep is my favorite reward at the end of the day. The other night I was so out of it I didn’t hear Merfman come home :( He always gives me a kiss when he crawls into bed, but I just mumbled back at him, poor guy. The show is going on a shooting hiatus for a few weeks so I’ll get to see more of him in the daylight hours :)

Cravings: Starbucks is still sounding really awesome, but I haven’t given in ;) I’ve had a sweet tooth, and I’ve eaten more chocolate than I normally do. At work we have a candy bowl that I normally take a piece or two of “fun size” candy from, and after dinner this week I’ve had a few chunks of a Hershey Bar. I don’t normally eat chocolate like that, but it’s been so good lately!

Exercise: 1,000 yard swim on Sunday, and some walks. I had plans to get to the gym yesterday, but bailed and took the extra sleep. It’s exactly 1/2 mile walk around the block for my office so I’m trying to get 2 walks in a day to make for 1 mile, 30 min total.

Favorite Pregnancy Moment this week: Ordering our diaper bag! I haven’t bought a single thing for Merfbaby, so I finally did it! I went to a consignment Sale on Sunday but didn’t see anything we “needed.” Lots of clothes and toys, but we have plenty of that coming from friends and family. I did see some really cute Melissa & Doug wooden puzzles, but I passed since they were for ages 1+. I can’t wait for our diaper bag to arrive! I’m really excited about it :) It was a little more expensive than some of the other options, but I LOVE that it looks like a normal bag and it’s going to last for Merfbaby and beyond.

On My Mind: Nesting. We have plans to upgrade our kitchen in the coming weeks. We spent close to 2 hours at IKEA on Saturday selecting cabinets and fixtures. We came home, measured again and we’re going back this weekend to place the order. We rearranged our living room so it faces a different way, which will be part of the new kitchen plan…we’re putting in an ISLAND!!! AH! There’s going to be storage and counter top space and extra seating, oh my! I spent a good amount of time in our home office on Sunday organizing and getting things ready to be moved to our new office space upstairs. Once that process is done we can start seriously working on the nursery. I also have some serious closet organizing and purging to do.