Morning ritual, baby supplies and the baby's room

My DH and I now have a morning ritual where I lie on my right side and my hubby cuddles with me but puts his left hand on the belly. He waits until he feels a good solid kick/punch and then we get up. This morning, hubby had to have a chat with the lil monkey! Once he did, the baby gave him a real good kick/punch. It is so incredible.
We are both still reminding eachother that this is real! I catch myself checking out my reflection every chance I get. It's hard to believe the belly is mine lol.

We have finally started to buy a few things for the monkey. I had a lot of stuff already from my godson, but there were a few things that I wanted to buy. Now, I have to pick up the little things that I wasn't sure of like nursing pads, bottles, stuff for me and hubby while at the hospital. DH is starting to get anxious - he asked me yesterday if I had packed my bag and the baby's bag!! We are getting there, we picked up a cute little outfit to bring the baby home in. We bought a size that would fit a 10lb baby since we have no clue how big this lil monkey will be lol. And even though 10lbs sounds big... it is a tiny little sleeper.

The baby's room is still not ready. But things are slowly getting done. We did see a nice crib and change table on sale at Sears. But I am still supposed to be buying the crib off my gfriend from work. However, her son is still in it. This makes me a little nervous. I was hoping to have it by August and we are a few days away from Oct. I don't want to put pressure but on the other hand...we would like to set up the baby's room! I have no choice but to inquire this week because if she doesn't have a plan for when he will be changing beds, then we will buy the crib and mattress. Not sure if we will buy a change table or not. Will you be buying one? I've heard different opinions on this - some don't bother and say it is a waste of money and others swear by it!! What do you think?

Trial run at working from home

So Wednesday afternoon, I worked from home. My boss is the one who approached me on it and pushed for me to have it knowing the trouble I was having with the drive in and then eventually finding daycare. So it went well. Then next week I will work 2 days from home. If this works out, I will try to work until the end of November giving me more time with the baby afterwards!!
So fingers crossed!

The latest bits

So I had my most recent Dr's visit on the 15th. My weight has jumped a huge amount which scares me but I know I will work it off somehow after the baby is born. My fundal height is normal. My blood pressure was a little high for the first time since I found out we are pregnant. And he listened to the baby's heartbeat like he normally does, except this time he listened for a long time. This kinda freaked me out. So much so, that I didn't even think to ask why!!! But the fun thing is, I seem every 2 weeks now. So I go back Sept 30th. I will ask him then if there is something funny going on. The baby is still kicking and moving around, which is great. It lets me know that everything is going well. I am still growing even though when I look at myself, I don't see it. That's why I haven't posted another belly shot!! But I have already grown out of several clothes where the pants dig into my baby belly which I don't think is safe.
We got the call about our Labour and Delivery class which is on Oct 25th at the hospital. It's an all day thing and we have to bring our pillows. I'm pretty psyched about it and scared at the same time. I am anxious to see the rooms and know if we move rooms after the birth or not and if they are private. If they aren't private rooms - I will ask for one and pay the extra!! I was with my friend and my godson after his birth and being in a room with someone else while one of you is having problems breastfeeding and people coming in...definitely a private room for me.
I was also OVERJOYED to learn that my friend is expecting!!! It is such wonderful news!!
I am also happy to read her blog and know that like me she will be using cloth diapers.
I try not to share too much of our plans with people from work or family because I just get bombarded by comments and negativity. Don't breastfeed, don't bottlefeed, don't use cloth diapers, you won't have any time for yourself, forget about Christmas this year - you won't care...and so on. For now, I just say oh really and smile. But I know that I will figure things out on my own and decide what works for us!!
I was dead set against breastfeeding before and soon after we found we were pregnant. Then during our healthy pregnancy course, it seemed to make more sense. And now, I am going to try it. I haven't really told anyone because I don't want to put any added pressure on myself but I am going to post it here! There are too many benefits not to try it. And of course, definitely going to use cloth diapers at home. If all goes well, then that's all we will use but I will have some back up disposables for going out just in case ;)
Thank you to my friend for passing along the link to a website for cloth diapers. I have also found a place in Ottawa that has them as well. Just so many options!! It's insane!
I'm starting to freak out a little because I think that we still have so much to do to get ready for this baby!! The room is painted but we still have to buy and install the floating floor. I am also still waiting for my friend to let us know when we can pick up the crib and change table. Her son is still in the crib and was supposed to be out of it back at the beginning of Aug. We have a back up plan for that but I don't want to put pressure on her.
We are also in the works of stripping an old dresser and then going to stain it. Then of course all the extras to decorate the room... I think all this is causing me to have bouts of insomnia.
I will post a new belly shot and even post some pics of what we have purchased so far and maybe even the colour of the room. Sorry it's so long, I guess I should start posting a little more frequently LOL