He's the size of a baseball hat! Yes, that's right, no fruit sizing here. A few months ago I came across this sizing chart comparing him to a toy soldier, a game boy and a baseball glove, all things E can relate to. It's easier than saying he's the size of an heirloom tomato which vary in size and aren't an everyday food item in the DD household. So this week, 21 weeks to be exact, our little bean is the size of a baseball cap and growing more and more each day.
The kicks and the punches to my internal organs are at this moment a welcome treat that I get multiple times a day. I'm starting to notice what positions he either hates or loves because he's either ninja jabbing me to move or celebrating in his own little party. And almost every morning when I wake up I linger just a few minutes longer in bed because like clockwork I receive one or two little stretches that say good morning and start my day off in ways I never imagined.
Roxy I think is starting to notice the difference. She's realizing lately that if she wants to cuddle the only way that can be accomplished is if I'm laying on my side on the couch and she lays/sleeps behind me. There's no longer enough room in front of me for both her and the baby.
Preparation for the baby's arrival is well under way and I'm starting to understand how much work is really involved. We've started our search for a day care facility since I will have to go back to work when Bean is 4 months. It's really been an eye opener looking at the cost and comparisons of each. Don't forget the need for you to be on a waiting list for some and requirement to take a tour for others. Thankfully Babe is most worried about child care so he's willing to do a little extra work in this area.
I've also begun researching registry items and asking friends their loves and hates. It's great when you find a friend who has very similar ideas about what is needed and what isn't. Remember E's cousin N I wrote about at the beginning of my blog. Well she's pregnant with her second right now and she's been a great resource. The bonus is her and her husband research the heck out of things just like we do and she's been sharing a lot of her resources with us at the same time not being too pushy. It's been so helpful.
And since we're in the new home we can finally start working on the nursery! Babe and I finished painting the walls light gray and finally decided on a theme if you will. We're going to decorate it with the circus in mind. Pinterest has some of the cutest ideas that will help bring our vision to life and made it easier for us to both be on the same page. Hopefully my expectations aren't too high and I can get all of these done like this elephant mural that's too darn adorable and reminds me of Jumbo and Dumbo, this fun take on barrel of monkeys, this bright painted banner to bring a little extra color to the room and lastly this super cute homemade felt circus mobile. Now that I write that all out I'm not so sure 4 months is enough to get through them all.
All that going on but the most exciting of all is the classes we've already scheduled. We're planners and so it was awesome that our hospital not only recommended what time frame we should do them in but also allowed us to schedule them as far out as September. So on the calendar already is our hospital tour so we can start to visualize exactly where everything is going to happen. Then we have a 5 week labor class to help me and Babe plan for unmedicated labor. And lastly is our infant/child CPR class. We should probably do a refresher for adults too but at least we'll have one in the books for the littlest one in our life.
Looking at this list I'm so thankful one of my symptoms hasn't been fatigue. It's all so overwhelming but I know in the end it'll be such a huge payoff. Now keep cooking little bean while we get everything ready for you.
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