Do your kids always have nicer stuff that you do?

Leif's crib finally arrived! Josh and I picked it up on Monday and put it together yesterday. It is beautiful! The color is very rich, not too much red, solid wood, heavy as hell, and just perfect. I can't wait to go get the bedding for it and make it up. I think we decided to go with all ecru/natural pieces. We hope this will make it easy to clean/bleach when he shits all over it, which my mom assures me will happen more than once. 

In other news he is kicking pretty hard now. I can see my belly getting punched from the inside. Pretty cool all in all, except it feels like getting sucker punched from the inside, there really is no bracing for that. And I think he knows when I have to pee, because he helps me by pushing against my bladder. What a sweetheart. 

We have another appointment in a week and a half. We will most likely have a glucose test and be scheduled for his next ultrasound, the 30 week one (we will be looking to see if his placenta has moved up and away from the cervix so that his escape route is clear). I will let you know what we find out. For now marvel at the wonder that is my spectacular taste in baby furniture...

Psht, what do the doctors know.

We had an appointment yesterday and everything looks good. Leif's heart rate was around 145 bpm. Nice and strong.

I, on the other hand received, a disapproving look from the OB for my weight. I have gained 11 pounds since they started to weigh me, but only 3 pounds in the last month. That's eleven pounds in the last 5 months. They told me I should gain 25-30 pounds over the course of my pregnancy, so that leaves me with up to 19 pounds for the next 4 months or so. So what the hell was she scowling about and lecturing me about .5-1 lbs of gain a week only and to make sure I am eating healthy. Grrrrrr. Makes me feel like crap when I am already trying to take care of myself. AND I was so sick that I lost like 5-10 lbs in the first two months, so as far as I am concerned I am only up 5 pounds from my normal weight.

Anyway, she just irritated me a little, kind of like that stupid twit at Macy's when I asked about maternity clothes and she said no but they have extra larges. I wanted to hit her.

In other news, we managed to get the kid's room cleaned out and the new floor laid last weekend. It turned out great. Now we need to decide colors and paint so that it is ready when the crib gets here.

Not much else happening. Leif is kicking strong, not so anyone else can feel it yet, but boy I can :) Mornings and evenings are his most active times, which I am told is pretty normal. I also notice that he quiets down for car rides and when I am on the go, which is normal as well.

Thank you for listening!