25 weeks!

How far along? 25 weeks
Baby is the size of a...Cauliflower (13" long & 1-1/2 lbs) 
Total weight gain? 17 lbs
Symptoms? Nothing new, the back and rib cage pain were worse this week though.
Food cravings? Still loving fruit & won't turn down sweets, especially cupcakes and ice cream
Missing anything? Not really
Sleeping? No complaints...still sleeping through the night.
Belly button popped? The top of the belly button is starting to stick out a little bit.

Feeling any movement? Yep! 
Swelling? Haven't noticed any

Emotions? In check most of the time, though I still think I could cry on command

Best moment this week? Getting quite a few things crossed off the list: daycare, nursery idea finalized, glider put together, good 24 week Dr appointment

Working out? Back to the normal routine: Boot Camp Mondays, Pilates Tuesday, Zumba Saturday, Gibson walks in between.  And on Sunday we went on a hike (the one Jason proposed at the top of) in Frisco.
This Week's To Do? Order the nursery stuff, start discussing budget after baby (the not fun To Do)

This was a big week of getting things crossed of the list! 

Daycare: Check
On Thursday morning we went and checked out two more daycares.  We really liked the first one and the second one wasn't bad but was our 3rd choice out of the 3 we had seen.  The only issue with the first one is the hours are 7:00am-5:00pm, which getting out of work and to daycare by 5:00pm everyday might be a little tough for us.  Both places just put your name on their wait list, you call once the baby is born, and then they will let you know what the availability is at that point.  We put our names on both lists to keep the options open.
But we are the planner types and not having a daycare secured before Baby B is born didn't sit too well with us.  The daycare we looked at about a month ago was number 2 on our list after seeing these and they had already confirmed availability. We just needed to put down a $75 nonrefundable deposit to hold our spot.  We went back and took another quick tour, still liked it, and decided to put the deposit down.  It is such a relieve to have a daycare for Baby B secured.  If the other daycare happens to have availability or we find something else that works better then we are only out $75 and if not we should be happy there.

Nursery Idea: Check
We finalized the colors and items we are wanting to get for the nursery!  We were thinking about asking Jason's Grandma make some of the items, so we checked out a few fabric stores over the weekend hoping to find fabrics we liked.  We tried Hobby Lobby, Joann Fabrics, and Denver Fabrics but none of them had what we were looking for.  I was able to find the fabrics online and on Sunday night when we were looking at ordering the color swatches I looked on Etsy.com where we got the original idea and colors from to compare and saw she was have a sale on the package, expiring that night!  After talking it over, we decided it was easier for everyone to just order the set through her.  I did want to make a few changes on fabrics to what she had posted so I quickly emailed her and asked if we could work through fabric selection this week but still get the sale price.  She said that since I had contacted her Sunday night before the sale ended she would honor the sale price!  Woohoo!  So now we just need to make the final fabric selections (which we are 99% there already), send her our choices & payment, and we should have our nursery stuff in 4 weeks!  So excited!  I think we will still have Jason's Grandma make some curtains for us though...that was not part of her sale. 

Glider: Check
Sunday night we put our glider together.  When we took it out of the box it looked like it was going to be quite complicated to put together.  But surprising it went together pretty easily and quickly.  Good thing it is comfortable cause I think we will be spending lots of hours in it!

Hike that Jason proposed at the top of: Check
Not on the 'Baby To Do List' but we have been talking about wanting to hike Mt. Royal, the hike that Jason proposed at the top of, for the last few weeks now.  Sunday was a perfect day in the mountains  Sunny & 70 degrees. We had a great hike!  I went a little slower than normal but I made it to the top and felt great!  It was Gibson's first real hike too!  He did great as well.  After the hike we drove down to Georgetown, had a late lunch there, and of course ice cream - I was wanting to cut back on the sweets on Sunday since I kinda went over board at a friend's daughter's birthday party on Saturday but it was just too perfect of an ice cream day to say no to the craving! :)  We took the long way home and drove over Guanella Pass.  It was a great Sunday!

Gotta Love the views!

At the Top



 

Ice Cream in Georgetown!

 

Top of Guanella Pass

 

Guanella Pass

Passing my Diabetes Test: Check

The doctor told me I would hear back on the diabetes test results no later than Monday.  Well Monday came and went and no phone call.  I was starting to get a little nervous and was hoping no news was good news.  Lucky, Tuesday late morning I finally got the call from the doctor and I passed!!  I was well within the range at 85 (whatever that means).  Very glad I do not have to take the 3 hour test.