Hello, Second Trimester!

This post is a little overdue, but I'm SO excited to say that we've finally made it to our 2nd trimester! Woohoo! While my nausea and morning all day sickness are still somewhat hanging around, I am slowly starting to feel better day by day. I'm also happy to report that I'm gaining some of my energy back too (I no longer require daily 2 hour naps)! Oh, and I should probably mention that I am now proudly sporting an official baby bump : ) I'm not quite ready for maternity clothes, but I did purchase a Bella Band in hopes I'll be able to extend the life of my current pants just a little bit longer.

Over the past few weeks we've been plugging along and are slowly starting to cross things off of our "Baby To Do List". The main "to do" we are working on right now is nursery preparation. We are currently working on clearing out the furniture in Rob's office, which is becoming the baby's nursery. We're just about finished with this project with the exception of clearing out the closet. Since we originally painted Rob's office a very neutral tan (and we both love the color), we have decided to keep the nursery walls the same, so that is one less thing we have to worry about. I'll of course be adding color accents throughout the room with bedding, wall decor, window treatments, etc... but the more I think about it, the more I like the idea of neutral walls. 

Our latest check mark on the list was picking out/purchasing baby's crib + nursery furniture. Rob and I were deciding between two furniture sets and ultimately decided on a set at Babies R Us. While I won't bore you with all of the minute details of the challenging fiasco we had at Babies R Us over the weekend, I will say that we were finally able to order the furniture (minus one piece, which we are still waiting for the manufacturer to release to the warehouse) after visiting 3 stores within a 24 hour period. Side note: Babies R Us has provided us with some of the worst customer service both Rob and I have ever seen. I now understand when I hear Mom's and Dad's complain about the store...I definitely get it now. It's quite unfortunate, but from talking with other Mom's who have ordered furniture through the store, it seems to be quite common that there are always loop holes to jump through. I have yet to decide if I'll be registering through Babies R Us, but the more problems we incur, it is looking like we may go another route for our registry. We've definitely decided to register on Amazon, in addition to 1 other store...whether it's Babies R Us or Target, that remains to be seen at this point.

Ok, enough about Babies R Us...on a happier note, we scheduled our anatomy ultrasound for March 21st where we will (hopefully) get confirmation on Baby Schmitt's gender. I'm so anxious to see if our last ultrasound was accurate in predicting baby's gender. Only time will tell, but we'll be thrilled either way. 

For those that have asked, I will try to get a baby bump photo up on the blog sometime soon :)

Until next time,