I've Narrowed it Down to Three...

Halloween costumes that is.

I really don't want to paint my belly anything, so that kind of excludes a lot of Google search results... but I found a couple of ideas that I think are cute.

I was thinking:

a) a ladybug. Though, maybe too cute? or

b) treasure troll (the ones with the crazy neon hair and jewel on their belly). But, would anyone get it? or

c) Skeleton with baby skeleton in belly

What are your thoughts? I put up a poll on the right, so VOTE!

I need to know what your opinions are.

The Insanity That is Now My Life

I think that I am genuinely going insane.

I find myself worrying about everything and anything that could potentially harm my baby. Today's paranoia: toxoplasmosis from the evil vermin named Scruffles, Butterscotch, Fluffy, Chubs, Cupcake, and Dum Dum. The kittens.

Today I mopped my floor three times because of the bacteria that the cats could have tracked through my house from their litter (it was tracking everywhere because it was in a room without a carpet). If I didn't mop then it could get on my feet, and if it got on my feet it could get everywhere! That was my mindset at least. I think that if I had counted how many times I washed my hands, feet, or used hand sanitizer it would range in the 30's.

Needless to say, when my husband got home from work I made him move the cat litter to a more remote area of the house where it won't get tracked from. Crisis averted.

I heard that this is normal and it is just my mother's instinct kicking in (Google is my go-to advice giver). I never could have imagined how strong it would be, and I'm sure it's going to get much stronger once my baby is finally here. My poor children will be the ones with fifty layers of clothing on as soon as the first snowflake falls. I can feel it.

Ah, the joys of motherhood.

The Three New Additions to My Life

Baby bump... Left Breast... Right Breast.

I know they tell you your boobs grow, but HELLO LADIES! I mean, how much are they supposed to grow?? I heard that my mom went from a DD to a EEE. Yea. I'm already a cup up from my starting point so we shall see. I'm not looking forward to what they will look like afterward, but I'm not going to think about that right now...

So far no stretch marks in sight, but I am only halfway done.. we'll just have to wait and see. I was definitely expecting to see some by now because of my track record. 5 months ago if I gained 5 lbs, I would get three. So, fingers crossed! I use lotion just in case there is a 1 in a million chance it will help.... you never know.

Next Wednesday is when find out the sex of our baby, if it cooperates, and we are so excited! I'm sick of calling my baby IT. Some people don't want to know until they give birth, but I think I need the mental preparation. I feel like it would be so much easier to form a closer bond if there was a name involved... but maybe not.

If you were pregnant right now, would you wait to learn the sex of your baby or would you want to find out as soon as possible?

I Weigh HOW Much?!

Ok.

I realize that weight gain is essentially part of being pregnant. However, there is some serious sticker shock when you step on the scale at 19 weeks pregnant. I mean, our brains are programmed to think that what we gain is only us growing. It is only a number and I'm actually on the low side, but I need to reprogram my brain.

After weighing myself tonight, I checked out this calculator online and it eased my mind. It is a pregnancy weight gain calulator that checks your weight gain against what the healthy range is for how many weeks pregnant you are. It is actually pretty neat.

This reprogramming of my brain may take some time to do, but I'm working on it. My mantra is now... I have no idea. I wrote a few things, but none seemed right. Like I said, I'm working on it.

If you are a stressing pregnant momma, check it out! It helps to know that what you see on the scale is what your baby needs to grow.

And you aren't getting huge for nothing.