Baby Furniture

Travis and I bought our baby furniture this weekend. We’d been looking on and off for the last few months, and we found a really cute baby furniture store in Hartville, OH called “Baby Tyme.” We ended up getting a crib and dresser from there, and they are so cute! The crib converts to a full bed, and the dresser is full size. They are similar to a cherry color (they are actually called “cinnamon.”) We find out today if the furniture will be here in about 4-5 weeks (hopefully!), or if it will take longer.  I’m really glad to have this taken care of, and so is Travis, because I felt like this was one thing we really needed to do sooner than later. We may look for a bookcase or glider/chair, but we’ll see…since there are so many things that a baby needs!! Once the furniture comes in, I’ll be sure to take some pictures!

Anyway, I definitely feel like I’m at my peak as far as energy goes. I’ve been going to bed later than usual, and waking up earlier than usual. For example, I normally need at least 8.5 or 9 hours of sleep, but last night I went to bed at 11:30ish, and woke up on my own, with no alarm, at 5:45! This has been going on for a little over a week or so, and it’s so weird because prior to this I had been so tired, and I was trying to get extra sleep. People tell me I should enjoy it now though, because it won’t last.  I’m still running, walking and exercising, and yesterday I was able to run for a total of 31 minutes! Now, I did have to take a few walking breaks (my total time was 38 minutes) and I only did a distance of about 2.6 miles, but at least I ran most of it.

Also, I did take some pictures this morning. I'm 23 weeks and 4 days today. I wanted to take them while I was dressed for work, instead of my workout gear (it seems like that’s the only time I’ve been remembering to take pictures.) The baby is definitely growing…there have been several times this week when my stomach has just felt really tight, like it’s stretching all the time. I’m using lots of cocoa butter just in case, but who knows what will happen!  The baby has been moving more and more too, and it’s exciting because it definitely makes this whole thing more real.