Talk about hormotional!

So a few days ago, I realized we'd never added any bottles to our registry. I'm planning to breastfeed, but as I have to return to work after 12 weeks, I'll need bottles to feed Oliver during the daytime. It was 4 am when I had this epiphany, so of *course* it was a huge deal and had to be taken care of immediately. I pulled out my trusty laptop, opened the BRU website, and logged into our account.

And that's when I noticed that there had been quite a few items (some of them pretty pricey!) purchased. And I lost it. I started crying. Our friends and family have just been so freaking generous between our wedding and our baby. We are so damn lucky.

My sister, mom, aunt and step-mom hosted a shower for us this past weekend. It was absolutely wonderful. Not only did we get some adorable and sweet gifts, but I got to see my family and friends. My sister lives across the country, and I hardly ever get to see her. (Though surely this is the true secret to our functional relationship. ;) We CAN'T annoy each other 2000 miles apart!) I also got to see 3 of my nearest and dearest friends. I miss them like woah.

We've finished moving! Our old place is cleaned and keys have been returned to our landlord. We're still working on unpacking our new place, and the nursery is a complete disaster. Not only have we not unpacked any of the baby stuff, but we have no where to PUT the baby stuff. Why? Because we still don't have furniture for Oliver's room.

The Mr. and I are incredibly picky when it comes to furniture. We'll find a crib that we like, but the changing table won't be quite what we're looking for. Then we find a changing table that we like, and shockingly, ALSO love the crib, but the set is no longer available for purchase. Now, truthfully, I'm not particularly worried about having a crib set up because Oliver will be sleeping in our room for the first few months anyway. However, not having the changing table and a dresser set up is driving me BONKERS. I have limited time to "nest" (6ish weeks!) and I want to get crackin'!

In other news, we've written a first draft of our birth plan! We'll review it at our next appointment, but it feels good to have something done. :)

Oliver is making himself known. :)

I felt one Thursday night, but Mr. Olive was in the other room and by the time I moved, Oliver stopped. But last night, Mr. Olive got to feel one. The look on his face was absolutely perfect and I totally teared up. (So did he!) It was ossum.

I've been relaxing on the couch watching TV, just feeling bumps and thumps.

I also went on a shopping spree last night for cloth diapers. I picked up:

- 1 BG 4.0
- 1 Thirsties Duo
- 1 GrowVia
- 4 hemp inserts

Retail price? $84.60

What I paid? $44.11

So we're up to 5 CD's now, and slowly building.

(Plus our diaperbag came in the mail today, which I got for $35 instead of $75. Schweet.)

Houston, we have kick-off!

So I'm sitting at my desk today, having an absolutely horrible day, and I feel this light jab in my belly. Definitely an OliveBaby kick. :) S/he was all, "Hey Mom, it's okay!" I'm grinning ear to ear like a total fool.

I also ordered a baby sling today off Mamabargains.com in this pattern:

And we scheduled our BIG u/s; we go in next Tuesday at 7:45 am. Which means we officially have less than a week to make a decision about finding out the gender.

Carseat has been ordered!

We made our first real baby purchase today. We've picked up a few random clothing pieces over the past 4 months, but this makes it seem so much more real.

It's a Baby Trend Columbia seat:

I had Mr. Olive push the order button at the same time as me. And then he rubbed my belly. We're both total saps. Hah!