13 Weeks and Other News...

Here's the baby update (which was followed by another email that said "why do newborns look so funny"):
"Fingerprints have formed on your baby's tiny fingertips, her veins and organs are clearly visible through her still-thin skin, and her body is starting to catch up with her head — which makes up just a third of her body size now. If you're having a girl, she now has more than 2 million eggs in her ovaries. Your baby is almost 3 inches long (the size of a medium shrimp) and weighs nearly an ounce."

So fingerprints huh? The must mean that kiddo has "toeprints" as well and at this point, I will accuse him/her of stepping on various internal organs, or just giving them a swift kick. Although I can't actually feel kiddo moving (I don't think that's what I'm feeling anyway), he or she is responsible for several other feelings I get to have now. Here is a list of my "feelings:" heartburn, hip pain when I'm awake, hip pain when I'm asleep, and sudden pains in the pancreas, uterus, kidney, and lung areas. Yep, it's a joy being preggo! It truly is, but WOW my body does some crazy stuff! Last night, when I complained of something odd going on with my cuerpo, Aaron promptly responded with, "You know what's happening to me? Nothing..."

We're not speaking... (yes we are, but it isn't very fun being reminded that I get all the maladies and he gets to kick back, watch, and play video games) *sigh*

It's weird to think that this process is pretty much a third of the way done already. Where did the time go? I still don't have much to show for it, but the bump is beginning to form. My "double fat roll" syndrome is beginning to morph. I am watching my two ponches meld into one as the weeks progress, despite not actually gaining much weight yet. I have a feeling the weight gain is about the change since it's Easter season and Cadbury eggs are back in style (OMG I LOVE THIS SEASON) and I rediscovered S'Mores Poptarts. Why did I ever break up with them???

Last night, on our weekly grocery shopping trip, I purchased the first baby clothing items for kiddo! It was difficult to select, but not knowing the gender of our child does help limit choices to an extent. Aaron and I picked out a cute set of Iowa Hawkeye onesies. One is bright yellow with the Hawkeye logo, and the other is white with an old school Herky. The yellow one is my favorite. I did get slightly obsessed while in the baby area. They make these cute little garanimal finger puppets and I decided that I needed to try them all out. There were six, so wrestling the giraffe onto my left index finger while my right hand was covered with a monkey, a bear, a lion, a monkey, and some sort of white critter. Aaron promptly left the aisle as I exclaimed over their cuteness, but not before he captured my antics in a blurry iPhone photo.

My obsession with baby is spreading too. I've become extremely jealous of anyone who knows or is close to knowing the gender of their child. Aaron and I have selected a nursery theme for each: a girl will warrant a room covered with StoryPeople; a boy will yield a Mario Bros. themed room. I had to restraint myself from purchasing Mario Bros. sheets at Walmart last night, because they were cute and they were THERE! I'm trying very hard to not be swayed by the "it's there, I should buy it" mentality; I'll save that for the food mood swings. I know that I'm supposed to register for crap too, so that people can contribute via gifting at the shower (I really HATE receiving, I'd rather give...), but it's hard to wait when I have the dinero now to buy something and can't guarantee that next month I will. I also learned the name of the brand of baby blanket that I loved/love still. They are called Baby Morgan blankets and feature a very specific nylon binding around the edge of a waffle style material. I was deeply saddened to learn that this company is no longer in operation and that for the small price of $50, I can own one of my blankets through EBay. Um...$50? That's kind of steep and in all honesty, I'm not sharing this blanket with my kid. I won't have he or she developing the dependence that I have on the things.

I'm also trying to figure out how to purchase a bridesmaid dress "soonish" for my bestie's wedding. However, I am currently only 13 weeks and I will be roughly 8 months at the time of said wedding. It's time to get creative, or pack a beach ball, to try on dresses. :)

Well, I should wrap this up. Aaron and I have a lot of running to do today and I may purchase my first maternity top (cuz it was FREAKING cute). Hasta la pasta y besos!