Things That Go Bump!

My 4 - almost 5 month bump picture.

Peanut's Room is Painted!

This week we've been working on the house practically every night. It's been really rewarding and strangely addictive to start projects and finish them. Yesterday, Paul, Tom, Hari and Jourdan finished ripping up the tackless carpet strips, moving the carpet to the garage along with the padding and started and finished painting Peanut's bedroom.

We had to head back to Home Depot for another gallon of Tigger's Tummy yellow and while waiting Hari and Jourdan joked about painting a mouth at Peanut's door and installing a machine to make a gulping sound when your crossed the threshold into the room. While I'm not sure we're going to go that far, I am looking forward to decorating the room soon.

Our hope is to be living in the new house by next Sunday after the flooring guys install the laminate this week. We have a few extra projects to finish (new flooring in the laundry room, finish up packing, order the laundry machines, moving in and maybe install baseboards) too. It's going to be another busy week but I'm looking forward to it! 

Super Sweet Tooth

I've always had a sweet tooth; and therefore a subsequent interest in baking. Just as in my baking, I always view frosting as negotiable and more often that not unnecessary. So imagine my surprise when I had some cake at work and ate all the frosting and only four bites of cake.

My sneaking suspicion is that Peanut is willing his/her way upon me but Jourdan's theory is that I'm finally turning into him.

Official Homeowners & Paint Choices

2008 is the year for houses and a little Peanut! As of five o'clock last night, Jourdan and I became homeowners. We celebrated our new status change by making the first of many trips to the hardware store to buy new locks for the front door, garage door and the water heater door. We also purchased some primer, brushes and such to get started on Peanut's room. 

I was hoping to get a few samples to try out on the walls but Home Depot doesn't roll like that. So I picked up several paper samples and I'll try them out tonight. I was really feeling certain about "Tigger's Tummy" yellow but now I'm just not sure. So I grabbed tons of color samples and brought them to work to share and discuss today at lunch.

I figure I can get the primer base on the walls during the week and paint the wall color on Friday and Sunday while the boys are busy ripping up the carpet. Yes, we finally decided on a installer for our laminate flooring and he comes highly recommended by several people in my office. While we decided not to go with real bamboo flooring, we're going to opt for bamboo laminate instead. They'll start on the floors next week so the carpets need to be 86'd this weekend.

Flutters

Jourdan and I were in the car on our way to lunch before the final inspection of the house. So I'm sitting in the car, not really thinking, just enjoying the heat of the midday when I feel these little fluttering feelings. At first I wondered what strange type of gas is this until I remembered Mesena, my mother trainer/co-worker told me to be on the lookout for baby kicks that feel like flutters. I'm quite excited that Peanut has decided to reach out and punch something (namely my bladder, colon or small instestines).

Tummy Travels

I just finished eating breakfast this morning when a familiar rumble startled me. It appears that my stomach has been on the road and traveled from its usual central location to a new spot on my right. My co-worker Mesena had mentioned a few times how hearing her stomach growl next to her elbow was a bit alarming and now I know why. Apparently Peanut took to doing some internal organ reorganizing during the night.

Cravings

The rumbling and yearning for something has begun. And I mean something very particular and only that will calm the cries of my tummy. For the last few weeks, the key to my bliss has been Greek salad. Jourdan has indulged me several times a week and either takes me out for Greek salad or we make it at home. 

I didn't really think my new infatuation with Greek salad was an official 'craving' until I woke up one morning and I stared aimlessly into the fridge. All of a sudden a thought popped in my mind "Man, I'd really love a Greek salad for breakfast." 

I've always enjoyed spicy, hot foods and was on a desperate Indian food kick prior to getting pregnant, but since the second trimester hit, I crave the tangy zip of Greek food. Occasionally, as with last Friday, I'll get gyros instead (my mouth is watering as I type) but then the next day on Saturday, I return for my favorite Greek salad. 

Jourdan has been a real trooper and not only eats Greek food more than even Greeks do; but is willing to drive me into Sacramento because I want Greek salad and our local Greek restaurant, Symposium is closed. And he's such a great daddy, that on Father's Day, he got up and made me Greek salad for breakfast. And let me tell you, it was incredibly tasty.