More Belly pics and baby stuff

Here I am at 26 Weeks!

Here is the most recent shot! This is 27 weeks--I feel pretty large and in charge already, so it is hard to imagine how much more growth the next 13 weeks will be! We go to Hawaii in a week and I have my next appt Monday when we get back and will officially be entering my 3rd trimester! We're really looking forward to this last big trip together just the 2 of us and especially to have an extra-laid back trip since we'll be a bit limited on the physically demanding stuff given my *delicate* state. :) We have a lot of site-seeing planned as well as just laying on the beach and swimming! So exciting! We are getting more excited every day to meet this guy! We've started to figure out what we we're getting for most of the major things he'll need so that's exciting! We've enjoyed bargain hunting for a lot of these and have found some great deals. Thanks to all our friends and family who've offered boy clothes especially since it seems everyone's recently had baby boys! He'll definitely be well-dressed!

Here's our votes on baby stuff so far--please feel free to offer your thoughts too--this is all based on reading/reviews/friends and family recommendations so far!

Stroller: Bob revolution with the adaptor for the Graco Snugride

Carseat: Graco Snugride 35 (Hathaway is the print--so cute! Only at BuyBuyBaby.com, but since this is one of the few things we'll definitely buy new, price is pretty much the same everywhere. :)

Infant Carrier: Debating still between the Ergo and Baby Trekker: The Ergo has the infant insert which is a huge plus, however the Trekker lets the baby face out as well, which is also a big plus.... Leaning toward the Trekker based on the majority of reviews we've read.

Pump: Universally my resident/working Mom friends have all recommended the Medela Freestyle and thanks to Liz I have a great website to get it $100 less than everywhere else!

Bedding: We found this cute fabric at Target and LOVE it!

Carolyn is also making us an awesome minky and flannel blanket with baby blue minky on one side and this super cute animal print on the other:

Diaper Genie: doing the real deal to hold the stink in :) Less of an issue until he starts solids, but seemed worth the extra cost even though those refills aren't too cheap.

On that classy note, we're excited for this little guy to come! It's felt so far away the whole time but now it's starting to feel closer, especially as I get bigger and bigger each day! We'll keep you all posted!

Halfway there!

We are so excited to be at 20 weeks! The halfway mark is here! I definitely expect the next half to be much tougher physically, but emotionally the first half was much more draining, so here's hoping this is a very uneventful finish to the pregnancy! We really can't wait to meet this little guy! We drove around to a ton of fabric stores yesterday trying to figure out what to use for his room. We got a LOT of ideas, and are narrowing it down. Hopefully we'll finalize things this week, but no rush since he's not coming for a LONG time still! Thanks to all who've offered to contribute stuff--we're so blessed to have so many wonderful friends and family who want to help and share their cute stuff! We're also extra lucky we know so many with little boys!! We have a busy week ahead of us but had a restful Sunday after a busy Friday and Saturday, so hopefully we're ready for it!

On Friday I did some scrapbooking with a friend--we're working on do it yourself baby books she found a cute template for on another blog. They're turning out really cute! We went to a scrapbooking store called Archivers down in Orem, which is pretty far, but a great store with a huge room in the back where they do crop nights for free, so we checked out their stuff, bought a few things, and had a great time working on our projects.

Ok, here's the latest view of Baby Sampert's ever-increasing home--I feel like it's much bigger in person, but clearly my perspective is not a flattering view--from above I have a shelf! :) I know I've got a long ways to go and am trying to appreciate how not large-and-in-charge I am now! I can still tie my shoes and do a lot of things that I know are going to get less comfy each day.

Hope you all have a good week! Thanks for any advice and all I've received so far! My question for this week is, what are your favorite parenting books? I know a ton of people like The Happiest Baby on the Block, so that's on my list, but let me know your favorites and why!

Also, anyone else ready for winter to be done? It's not been a terrible one here, but I'm ready for warmer weather, especially since I'm not snowboarding this year anyway!

19 Weeks and it's a......!!!!

We had our ultrasound on Tuesday and we're having a BOY! We're very excited to know what we're having and that he looks great! We got a one hour tour of his whole anatomy because he's was quite wiggly and made the tech really work for it!

Our other exciting event of the week is that I felt him move for sure for the first time today! I know everyone feels it at different points, but I only had flutters that were "maybes" until today so we were pretty excited! In honor of his boyness, here is my growing bump in blue! Hope you're all having a good week!

Thinking of themes for baby... drooling over many things on Etsy, including lots of mod elephant and giraffe items... thinking a jungle type theme featuring those may be the winner!

This is the cute fabric:

This is one of the adorable onesies:

These are vinyl stickers for each month that you put on a onesie for photos--cute!

I like how he can be a fancy baby for a big night out in this one!