Week 19

Here is my Week 19 picture.  I am currently looking for my 'normal' tank top that I've been taking the pictures in....but this one is close enough (however, my hand on the bottom was touching my stomach...not my top...so this one won't last unless everybody wants to see my bare stomach too!)

Oh my goodness...I can't believe I'm one week away from being half way through my pregnancy AND we know that we're having a boy!

This week was exciting as far as the house goes.  My parents came over again on Saturday....John and my Dad installed a ceiling fan with a light in the living room (picture of the scary climb on the ladder with the installation on the left); they installed cable in the living room and they fixed an obstructive pipe under our staircase so we have more storage (I really miss our basement to throw random 'stuff' in).  Since the update in storage, we packed away my wedding dress (it hung in the baby's room), our winter coats and some workout stuff (um.....yeah, we don't work out so much....hm).

My Mom and I completely cleaned out the baby's closet....ugh....about 6 bags to Goodwill later...4 bags of garbage and some re-organzing to other rooms.....it looks great!  By the end of the night we were able to run out to Target to get some BLUE baby hangers and we hung up the baby's outfits that we've received already......oh, it looks SOOOOOOOOO cute...I love it!

My Mom and I also fixed up a trunk that we received from my Nana - it came over with my Papap's family in the late 1800's (from Italy).  A couple years ago, I tried fixing the inside with contact paper, but it kept falling.  My Mom had a great idea to cover the inside with fabric (with the handy help of a hot glue gun).....and boy was it a great idea!!!  I had some leftover fabric from some curtain accents my Mom and I attempted in our last house.  The trunk looks better than ever (the picture is the before and after....the inside is wood....and the floral/black fabric is our addition).  We filled it with pillows, sheets and blankets so that when we have our pull-out sleeper sofa, all the necessities will be handy.  Very exciting...it may not to those reading, but it meant a lot to me that the old trunk is once again beautiful!  My Dad (his Dad was my Papap) kept joking that he was going to take it home...not!

Today, John and I purchased a black leather queen sleeper sofa.  It will be delivered next Tuesday...we're so excited....our front room will finally be furnished!  It only took 2 years!

Our son (I love saying that) does move when I am reclined....I get all kinds of little kicks and punches....some times more than others, but nonetheless, it is still such an awesome feeling.

This week our baby boy is about the size of an heirloom tomato....whatever kind that is!

Sorry, John will scan the ultrasound pictures tomorrow morning so we can post them tomorrow night.

Til then!!!

Paige