Week 17

I can't remember why we were up extremely late, but we were, Sean and I were talking on the couch, it was about 2 am, and I felt the baby move for the first time!  I was so excited and knew what it was, so I stayed awake a while longer hoping to feel it again, and NOTHING!  I felt absolutely nothing for several days after and felt silly for making a big deal about it (because I did!)  The past few days however I have been feeling a lot more movement, especially right around midnight before we go to bed.  I've read that babies in the womb sleep while mom is awake and when mom is asleep they wake up, but I didn't think that would be established until later.  I feel some movement here and there in the middle of the day but most of it at night and in the early morning.  It's been fun and I can't wait until Sean is able to feel them as well.  The other night I had a dream that we were finding out the babies gender at our ultra-sound appointment and woke up right before the tech told us!  I seriously cannot wait to know what we are having!   It would be just my luck that the babies legs are crossed or something because I want to know so bad!  Only two more weeks!

Right now we have cribs on the mind.  I use to know exactly what I wanted, but now that it's actually here, I don't know what I want anymore!  I use to have an idea of what looked nice, I even had Sean build one back in college (2009) when he was a  woodworking major that he sold at an auction.  I told him I wanted him to get practice in for when it was our turn, now that it's our turn, he won't be building us one because he is so busy. I look at the crib he built and thought it was beautiful then and still think it is beautiful, but I don't want that exact crib anymore.  I had no idea how much went into having a safe crib, that simple was better.

  I feel like once we get a crib picked out and purchased everything else for the nursery will fall into place, so it has been the only thing I have spent hours researching online for recently. It definitely has to be timeless, and something that can grow with our baby.  We want a universal crib, a crib that can change into a toddler bed and then become a headboard for a full and stay with our baby for the majority of his or her childhood.  We have been saving for the baby for a while, and want this to be a smart purchase.  Going into pregnancy I was fairly confident I would do alright with the baby, of course I have those moments where I freak out and think to myself, "I've never done this before! How are we going to survive?", but I truly have never been this type of consumer before.  It's a whole new world of purchasing items that you have no clue about.  I'm grateful I learned how to do in depth research in college, because I would probably be extremely overwhelmed with all of the information that goes along with purchasing baby gear and wouldn't know where to start looking.  I have found the words and advice of others to be the most helpful. Where did you buy your crib from?  What did you like about it and what didn't you like?  Did you find a particular brand that was the safest and most accommodating to your needs?  I would love to hear from you!