Traits.

This idea came to me from a question someone posted on thebump about what we would like our children to inherit or not inherit from us. I answered it, but then began thinking of many other things to add to the list, so I thought I would start it here.

It's okay if Bella has this...
-A mixture of our hair. My hair, as most of you probably know, is SO CURLY. And Joe's is stick straight and boring. So if she could have pretty wavy hair, that would be awesome.
-Joe's voice. He can sing, need I say more?

-My interest in music. We both have good taste in music, but I can used to be able to play two instruments, so I hope she shows an interest in that.

-Our sense of humor. We are funny, that is all.

-Joe's metabolism. He can eat whatever he wants and he is still so skinny. I don't want her to struggle with weight like I have.

-Joe's personality. He is so nice! He is probably the nicest person I know, and so patient too. Everyone loves him, he makes friends everywhere we go.

-Joe's blue eyes. I secretly hope she looks exactly like him. It is so cute when little girls look like their daddies!

-I hope she is an athlete like Joe and likes sports.

-I hope she likes to read like me, and finds joy in a good book!

-I hope she gets Joe's good decision making skills and doesn't follow in my steps. Example: he was already done with college and teaching before he was 22. I am 23 and still have at least two years left. Sigh.

-I hope she is good with money like Joe. I am better at it, but he has been that way since he was a teenager, and it took me a while.

-I hope she gets my communication skills. Joe can be difficult.

I'd rather her not have...

-My forehead. blah.

-Joe's forgetfulness. I swear, if I have to repeat myself ANOTHER 40 times a day, I will go insane.

-My temper. It's bad sometimes. And it will not make years 13-19 very funny.

-Joe's allergies.

-My sensitivity. But she's a girl so this is probably unavoidable.

-Our road rage. We both drive too fast and too impatient. I will be a nervous wreck when she drives.

-Joe's nerves. It sort of runs in his family, but they all have anxiety issues to an extent.

-My patience. Meaning that I have none.

-I hope she's not a procrastinator like me, BUT if she does have to do something at the last minute, I hope she is awesome at it, like I am, and not super slow at it like Joe.

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So, if she gets all the things I want her to have and doesn't get all the things I don't want her to have, she will be the perfect child! Which is completely probable, right??

:)

Parenting Pet Peeves

Okay. I know that I am not a parent yet, but I would just like to point out some things that annoy me when I'm out in public and see parents with young kids. Maybe I will be THAT MOM that does all of these things one day, even though I hate them right now. Who knows?!? It will be fun to look back on this post later and see if I stuck to my guns or not.

1. I hate when people have kids that are over two years old and they still refer to their age in terms of "months". Like on Grown Ups, when she is talking about her 48 month old still breastfeeding. Ugh.

2. Kids on leashes. This is cruel! Dragging your kid around like a puppy is mean! Carry him/her, use a dang stroller, don't put a LEASH on your CHILD!

3. People who let their kids run all over restaurants. Around the table of people you are with is one thing. But when you aren't paying attention and all of a sudden your kid is under people's feet in the next room, there's a problem.

4. Dressing kids like grown ups. I am all for the occasional grown up outfit, especially on little boys, it is adorable. But for everyday wear, it seems ridiculous to put your toddler in khakis, a sweater vest, and penny loafers. He/she is a BABY! Put them in cute, baby-like clothes while you still can.

5. I know this one is definitely not the opinion of most, but I don't like those thick headband things people put on their baby girls. Like this:
  <-How cute is she?!?!
But seriously, despite her cuteness, that flower is RIDICULOUS! Why is it the size of her head?!? I don't see the point. I would like something along the lines of this:

It's cute, and girly, and proportioned.

Go ahead and judge me if you will! In a few short months I could very well be month-quoting, leash-toting, wild-child-owning, parent of a child dressed like an adult with a hydrangea bush on her head. I guess you never really know. :P Although it's highly unlikely.

**Disclaimer: None of these were about anyone I personally know, and if you participate in any of the above activities, please do not take offense! To each her own. :)

Half Baked

Two posts in one day whoa!!! What has gotten into me? I felt like posting again today because we had our 20 week anatomy scan today and I wanted to do one of those surveys that no one cares about but me.



How Far Along: 20 weeks, 3 days.

Size of baby: According to thebump, she is the size of a cantaloupe. At the doctor today they said she was 13 ounces and about 9 inches long. Almost a whole pound.

Total Weight Gain/Loss: I was dreading this today, but it turns out I have only gained 8 lbs total YESSSS.

Gender: Baby girl.

Movement: I feel her every day. Joe has yet to feel her.

What I miss: Nothing. I have had a cake pregnancy. And yes I'm bragging. No morning sickness, no back pain, I was just tired at first but now I feel fine. :)

Sleep: I sleep the same as I did before I was pregnant. Sometimes good sometimes not.

Symptoms: I don't really understand this one but I guess a "symptom" would be the fact that I am starting to actually look pregnant, not just "is that girl pregnant or just fat??" and also I forget everything now. I feel like I've turned into Joe, it's annoying.

Cravings: Nothing too strong, just sugar. Which I know is bad, but it makes her move a lot so I can't help wanting it.

Best Moment this week: Today because we got an awesome picture of her sucking her thumb! It is crazy that she does that already.

What we are looking forward to: Um...I would like to paint her room soon, I think that would make me feel better. And non-pregnancy related, I am looking forward to the semester being over in two weeks, yayyy!! (Except one class, but I'm ignoring that one for now.)

And I leave you with the thumb-sucking picture. :)

Wedding

So I'm going to be in a wedding October 8th, about a month after the baby is born. I was SO NERVOUS about this at first because I have no idea how I will look or what will fit, etc. But I went with my friend Stephanie, (the bride) and her other bridesmaids on Saturday to pick out our dresses and I was measured and just bought a dress one size up from my measurements. I am 20+ weeks pregnant so I figure if it fits me now, surely to the Lord it will fit me one month after having a baby. It is so cute and her colors are eggplant and cactus so this is my dress, except it will be in eggplant.


I love it! Now I am just hoping and praying Bella comes a couple weeks early so I have more time to starve myself get in shape before the wedding. :P

My Eventful Friday Night...

Well...a couple months ago I bought tickets for Joe and I to go see Randy Travis in concert at the Horsheshoe Casino in Indiana. When the date for the concert (Friday) finally rolled around, neither one of us felt like going, but of course we went anyways. Once we were on our way, we were excited about it. We got up there and parked, and I made sure we had our tickets and we were good to go. At the last second I remembered that we needed to have our ID's ready because it's at a casino and of course you have to be 21 to get it. Well, long story short, I didn't have my wallet. It was nowhere to be found.

Naturally I started crying, because I was SO MAD that we drove all the way up there and wasted our time, gas, and money to see this concert when I knew they wouldn't let us in. Well Joe said we should at least try. So we got in, the lady tore our tickets, and the security guard asked to see our ID's. I explained the situation to her, told her that we weren't there to drink or gamble, I am pregnant, and we just wanted to see the concert. She would not back down. Joe asked if there was anyway they could stamp my hand or something and she said no. I was still so upset, and we asked if we could speak to her supervisor. Well he told us the same thing. Joe asked if we could at least get our money back for the tickets and he told us to go to the ticketmaster counter.

We went over to the counter and I called my mom because I was so upset and what does a girl do when she's upset? Call her mom. Joe explained everything (a lot more nicely and calmly than I would have) to the lady at the counter and she was very nice and told us she would see what they could do. While she was on the phone with ticketmaster, the director of operations for the casino came over and talked to Joe. He told us that they would pay for us to have dinner at the Paula Deen Buffet so it wasn't a totally wasted trip. I immediately calmed down. I mean I was upset because we don't have money to just throw away on tickets and a random trip to Indiana for no reason, know what I mean??

Well not only did they pay for our dinner (a $60 meal) but they refunded us the money for the Randy Travis tickets, and offered us two free tickets to the show of our choice at the casino. So God is good and we actually ended up with a much better deal than if we had just been going to the concert. I was happy, and Paula Deen's Buffet is delicious!

:)

Catching up...

I have so much to talk about, seriously. I blame my lack of blogging on facebook. I am very active on there. :)

The biggest thing that has recently occured is that we found out we are having a baby girl! We are naming her Isabella Rae. We will call her Bella. At first I didn't want people making Twilight jokes because I really just LOVE the name, but eh who cares what people think. In five years no one will associate her name with that movie, and it will still be beautiful. We are going to do her room in Classic Pooh. It is so adorable and soft and girly. I am excited to get started on it.

We found out that she was indeed a girl on my birthday, March 18th. It was such a fun day. Joe and I went up to the elective ultrasound clinic early in the morning and found out. Then we went to breakfast together and stopped by the mall on the way home just to finally look at girly things. Random - but it seems to me that it is easier to find cute girl clothes than boy clothes, but on the other hand, I like boy nursery themes so much better than girl nursery themes. I am so glad we finally decided on one lol.

After that we went home and took a nap and then went to dinner with my parents at Cheddar's and ran by Babys R Us afterwards. It was fun, but expensive! I'm not sure how much stuff from there I will actually register for. So far I have found tons of things for the nursery on Amazon. And most of the other "big" things I have registered for at Everything for Kids. Baby essentials I found at Target. It makes more sense because we are not really that close to a Babys R US so I feel like it will be easier for people to get me things from stores that are more local.

I have a lot of countdowns going on - the main one being that I will be NINETEEN WEEKS on Friday! Time is flying by, I can't even believe that we are halfway through this pregnancy. I go for my 20 week ultrasound and anatomy scan on the 18th, so hopefully she will still be a girl then. haha! 3 weeks of school left! (For this semester) I can't wait, this semester has been very stressful on me. I just want to make it out alive! 8 weeks until I quit my job - this is scary and exciting all at once, but that's an entirely different post. :) I am so excited for the months to come and I am trying to soak up every day of this pregnancy.

Speaking of, I started feeling her move around in there for the first time two nights ago! I just laid on my side, afraid to move for like an hour. What an amazing feel. It's truly indescribable.

Oh, and I have recently become obsessed with baby shoes (she already has four pairs) and etsy. That website is not safe for a woman on a budget lol. :)

Happy Spring!