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We registered at BabiesRUs

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 and Target. Click Here to see the Target Registry
You can search for Laura or Paul Schmeisl.

If you live down in the metro detroit area, you can use 20% Off Bed Bath & Beyond Coupons on any non-essential (diapers, formula etc.) or furniture item!

Our nursery colors are purple, orange & yellow!

Also, keep in mind, we don't need any clothes for pretty much the first year, unless they're on our registry. We were lucky to have been given LOTS of clothes from our friends.

23 week baby update!

YUMMY Papaya!

How far along? 23 weeks, 4 days

Weight gain/loss: 12 lbs or so

Maternity clothes? I'm definitely into the maternity stuff now. Every time i think one of my old shirts will fit, it's too tight!

Stretch marks? still none yet (yay!)
Sleep? I'm not super tired during the day, but i can definitely tell when i don't get enought sleep.

Best moment this week? ordering our new carpet for the upstairs! We can finally work on getting the babys room done now!

Food cravings: Lately, healthier stuff like fruit since i've been sick.

Gender: Girl!...its starting to sink in now!

Belly button in or out? Still and innie, but i think it's starting to get more and more shallow
Movement? Lots of movement all the time...the most is a few minutes after i lay down at night to go to bed
What I miss? More and more things each day!...i just miss being slender person lately..
What I'm looking forward to: Painting the baby's room this weekend!
Milestones: I made it another month! 4 more to go!

4 months to go! This month on my birthday i head into the third trimester. Time is flying by now! I was sick this past week (still kind of am actually..but getting better each day!), which could have been worse actually, but it was a real bummer knowing that i can't really take any medicines. I basically just have to suffer through it. Thankfully, after a day off from work and some extra rest i'm starting to feel better now.

We finally went and ordered carpet this weekend for the upstairs. The carpet in our house isn't in super terrible shape, but it has a lot of stains and was there when paul bought the condo. Also since we want to get in on the market in a couple years, that was the last big thing that we needed to do inside to get it ready. Now the baby will have a nice new room to come into.  We have a few busy weekends ahead now...painting and starting carpet removal this weekend, carpet removal and moving furniture next weekend!

The top color will be in all of the upstairs, the bottom color will be on the stairs down to the basement.

Officially sick :-(

I tried so hard to avoid it, but I think it's official that i'm sick :-( I think it's just a bad head cold, but there really isn't much of anything i can take for it. I stayed home from work today to try to get some extra rest. I'm hoping that it will help me recover faster...we'll see! Maggie is taking good care me by being my couch potato buddy!

Clothes Crazy!!

So, the past couple weeks or so, we've gone kind of baby clothes crazy! We had already gotten some baby clothes from our friends, but i think my nesting has started kicking in because i felt like i needed to start stocking up! A local thrift store had 50% off coupons off of your total purchase, so i thought i'd check it out to see if I could find some baby stuff to get cheap. Well to my surprise, i was able to find about 10 or so things that were brand new and i got them for next to nothing! This made me super happy because i know how babies can ruin many outfits in a day or outgrow things before they get a chance to wear them. Then, we were at a friends house this weekend and they gave us about 8 or so bins FULL of  brand new baby stuff to last us for the first year or so! It's pretty safe to say that we won't be needing too many clothing items at our baby shower!

If you're reading this and are family or a close friend, keep that in mind for the shower! If you do buy clothes, we'll need clothes for 12 months and up!

Baby at 22 Weeks!

Anyone for spaghetti squash?

That's how big baby is this week!

How far along? 22 weeks tomorrow!
Weight gain/loss: Not sure...i think around 10 at this point

Maternity clothes? I'm starting to search for some maternity pants at thrift stores. I need comfortable work wear. 

Stretch marks? still none yet (yay!)
Sleep? I definitely need a good nights rest!
Best moment this week? getting a great deal on some brand new baby clothes at a thrift store!

Food cravings: Coca-Cola..with lots of ice!

Gender: Girl!...its starting to sink in now!

Belly button in or out? In, but i can tell it's slowly starting to change

Movement? There's more and more every day..it would be nice if she'd sleep a little more, but it's nice to know that the kicks mean everythings ok in there.

What I miss? I miss being slim...i'm starting to the weight on my lungs and i don't like the heavy feeling.

What I'm looking forward to: Going to a mom to mom sale!

Milestones: just more and more baby kicking...not sure what milestones to look forward to next.

21 week baby belly!

Ok, so you here are some belly shots to satisfy everyone's belly shot request! Enjoy!

Naked Belly...

eeek!

Week 21!

How far along? week 21
Weight gain/loss: 7 lbs
Maternity clothes? I've still only bought a handful of maternity clothes. I'm trying to get as much use out of my regular clothes...it's getting harder to modify my pants to fit tho.
Stretch marks? nope
Sleep? yes please!
Best moment this week? Feeling the baby kick more and more...and deciding on a room color!
Food cravings: cake!
Gender: Girl!...its starting to sink in now!
Belly button in or out? In

Movement? I've definitely felt the baby kick, both inside and from the outside. If i push in on my stomach a little i can feel the baby's little punches..paul can too!

What I miss? being able to bend over..it's getting harder and harder to do that. Also, my stamina isn't what it used to be...i get out of breath just going up and down the stairs a couple times.
What I'm looking forward to: Painting the baby's room
Milestones: The baby kicking...That's been the highlight so far.

I had my monthly doctors appointment today. Everything looks good so far. The heartbeat was 170...very fast! I've only gained 7lbs which i'm happy about...with the way i've been eating junk food, i thought it would be more!

Purple Fever

i always knew that if i had a girl, i would not do pink for the nursery. The baby will get enough other pink stuff, i didn't want a pink overload. So we're sticking to purple since it's my favorite color! Below is a little snapshot into our nursery vision. Enjoy!

We've been testing out paint colors for the past week...we finally decided on the RIGHT purple

...the top one.

This is our overall color scheme. The walls will be purple and then we'll accent in the other colors.

I want to make something similar to these prints for the walls.

These two pieces fit together, the purple one is a drawer for the hanging organizer. I'm gonna get a couple of these for the closet since we'll need all the storage we can get. 

Kitty for baby!

Happy Snow Day! 

I came across this super cute kitty apparel recently, isn't it cute? Even tho we have a dog, i grew up with cats around all of my life. We'd probably have one now if paul wasn't allergic. At least I can add some cute kitty items to the baby's wardrobe!

Where to find kitty shoes and hat

Possible halloween costume??