Registry Complete

Phew! Registering for baby stuff was TOUGH. I was really looking forward to it, but also dreading the day. I was super excited to pick out everything we want for our baby. In the same breath, I knew we would both be cranky after a full day of choosing EVERYTHING we need to care for an infant. To top it all off, it totally slipped my mind to bring along snacks, which meant I was eating Belly Bars directly off the shelf at Babies R Us.

I think we got everything though. Yesterday I went through the registry online to read the customer reviews and see what I could find on Consumer Reports. Shannon pointed out that the stroller we chose had some really bad reviews. I would like to go back and pick out a different stroller because of this. I don't want to make the same mistake with anything else.

Yes, yes. I know we registered early. But my baby book recommended that we do so in the second trimester so I won't be completely exhausted by the end of it. I still got exhausted, which makes me glad we didn't wait to do it when I am gigantic. I was just SO excited to pick out everything for the impending arrival of our infant!

I am following a recommendation of a friend and putting links to our registries (Target and Babies R Us) on the side bar for quick access. =D

The one thing we didn't finalize is the color of the walls for the nursery. I wasn't planning to paint Lil' Wodie's room - one, since I should really be around the fumes of paint; two, because we want to sell our house within the next few years and I like the neutral pallet of the house. But Dad-To-Be really wants to do this and I'm not going to deny him. We are leaning towards a shade of blue that is closest to what I would call cornflower. I tend to like darker shades of blue, but I don't want to go too dark in fear of making the room seem smaller. I'm going to run by Home Depot and pick up a few swatches so we can compare them in the room.

After we pick out the color of the walls we are going to buy curtains and blinds. There were no window treatments in that room when we moved in, and we have since put up curtains. I'm planning to move those curtains into our bedroom and buy new stuff for the baby's room. It shouldn't be too costly since the windows in there are not full length.

Prego Nikki has been doing pretty good lately. I did forget to eat my morning snack on Saturday morning and very much regretted it. I started to feel horribly nauseous and Travis wasn't there to grab me some food. I was sure that if I bent forward even the slightest, my stomach would spill out onto the floor. I moved very slowly around the kitchen, trying to pull out the most bland food item I could find. I ended up with graham crackers and cream cheese icing. After I finished off the graham crackers, I went back to the kitchen to heat up some pasta with butter. It took approximately the length of Designed to Sell for the pukey-feeling to go away, but it did disappear.

I haven't felt anymore kicking/fluttering, which has been disappointing. I think I might have felt it again yesterday while we were at Babies R Us, but I was walking and not sure if it was baby or my tummy grumbling for food. ???