One Tree Hill

So while on bed rest I finally watched the series finale of One Tree Hill. For those who don't know, I was a HUGE One Tree Hill fan and was so crushed to hear it was their final season. I've been keeping the 2-hour series finale on my DVR for about 2 months now for a rainy day, and I'm glad I did.

The show ended with a quote from all the characters, just like the way it started. The ending quote was so incredible I had to write it down and share:

It’s the oldest story in the world. One day you’re 17 and planning for someday. And then quietly and without you ever really noticing, someday is today. And then someday is yesterday. And this is your life....

We spend so much time wanting, pursuing, wishing, but ambition is good, chasing things with integrity is good, dreaming…. 

If you had a friend you knew you’d never see again, what would you say? If you could do one last thing for someone you love, what would it be? Say it, do it, don’t wait. Nothing lasts forever.

Make a wish and place it in your heart. Anything you want. Everything you want. 

Do you have it? Good. Now believe it can come true.

You never know where the next miracle is going to come from, the next memory, the next smile…the next wish come true

But if you believe that its right around the corner

And you open your heart and mind to the possibility of it. To the certainty of it. 

You might just get the thing you’re wishing for

The world is full of magic. You just have to believe in it.

So make your wish. Do you have it?

Good. Now believe in it. 

With.all.your.heart

-Cast from OTH

Baby girl went viral

Forgot to post this! I guess the Facebook world was pretty excited to hear we were having a baby girl!

Classic Jeff

So I'm not sure if Jeff is just wanting a new gun or he's already being a protective daddy. Last night during dinner:

"Can we register for a new gun on the baby registry? We can say its to scare off baby's future boyfriends. I think this is a good idea." - My husband.

All I can say is...bahahahahhaha.  Good thought, but sorry honey, No.

Baby Kicks!

Towards the middle of week 16 I started feeling little 'movements' within my tummy. Little flutters from baby. When I asked my Dr. what it would feel like she said it would be like if I had butterflies in my tummy....and when people ask me what is feels like, that is exactly what I tell them. There is no real other way to describe it.

I thought I would be weirded out when I first felt it...like there is an actual baby moving around inside me...but it is seriously the most magical feeling in the entire world. I definitely connected to my baby soo much more when I first felt that. It was something special between me and her, something that just the two of us could share.

The movements started getting more frequent and more obvious that it really was baby moving around and not a hungry tummy or something. Until a couple weekends ago, Saturday the 12th to be exact...baby KICKED! An actual swift kick, and not just one, but a couple. It was such a feeling that could not be mistaken for any other then my baby kicking. INCREDIBLE.

Now, every once and awhile you can actually see it! It is soooooo cool to see my belly have little up and down movements.

We have an extremely active baby girl, she loves to kick mommy and let her know that shes awake. It seriously makes me soo happy when she starts kicking, its like shes saying "hi mommy, I'm ok and happy in here!"

Last night (5/23/12) Jeff finally felt our peanut kick. Up until now every time she was being really active I would tell Jeff and he would run over and try to feel, but he couldn't. I'm convinced he did feel a few times but I have a feeling he was expecting like a obvious hard kick, not a soft little motion. But last night when she kicked, his faced lit up and he was like, was that it??? Such a special moment in the Bender household!

Shopping for Baby!

Since Columbus is limited in baby stores we knew we were going to register at Pottery Barn Kids online and Baby'R'Us. This past Saturday, before our Gender Reveal Party, we spent the afternoon going up and down every aisle of Baby'R'Us picking things out for our little peanut.

Thanks to our "Baby Bible"....aka Baby Bargains, registering was pain-free. We already knew exactly what we wanted.

Jeff of course was in-charge of the "registering-gun" and all I can say is he had way to much fun. Every time I turned my back he was scanning EVERYTHING that was pink, and I mean EVERYTHING. It was sooooo cute. He was getting sooo excited looking at everything and was sooo into it. He kept picking up things like "OMG JESS! Look at this...this is so cute, baby girl needs this." And half the time I had to be like yes it is cute, but she doesn't need it haha. But of course when i turned around he added it to our registry.

I already know that this little girl is going to have daddy wrapped around her finger. Can you say Daddy's girl? Ah so cute. I love him!

Baby'R'Us lets be honest is NOT known for their customer service, so I figured we were pretty much on our own, that's why I did extensive research beforehand. However, an employee named Mark approached us while we were checking out the stroller and carseat we had picked out and he was SO helpful. He praised the stroller we chose and said he actually had one too, and he LOVED it, and also loved the carseat we chose and offered to make sure it would fit in our car. So outside we went with the model and he fastened it into the car and showed us all the features. It was kind of surreal to see a baby carseat fastened in Jeff's car. :) But Mark was AWESOME. Seriously blew us away. I think they need to hire more people like Mark!

Pooped after an afternoon of registering!

Overall it was such a fun afternoon!

The Baby Bible

So a couple weeks ago I posted the question of what was the best carseat and stroller on facebook to all my mommy friends, and Jeff's cousin pointed me to the book Baby Bargains, aka the "Baby Bible."

Let me just say this book is AMAZING. It goes through all the different brands of everything baby and rates and reviews them. It is your one-stop shop to go and research brands and styles from cribs to strollers to humidifiers. It is awesome. Especially if you are a first time Mom this book is a MUST. It has saved us sooo many headaches from researching everything online and helping us avoid making a bad decision. Being a first time Mom baby brands are foreign to me. Yes I know the big brands like Graco, Britax, etc. etc. etc., but I don't necessarily know how they compare to other brands and what is the best of the best. Knowing us, we would've just gone out and bought what was most expensive because obviously that has to be the best? Right. WRONG! This book points out what is the best, and its not always is the most expensive. 

The book also has sooo many tips on things you definitely need, things you don't need, things to avoid, and also things to think about.

I seriously can not praise this book enough.

Bed Rest? I'm Loving it!

Its now Day 5 on bed rest....and I'm still loving it! I thought by now I would be going INSANE. But nope, its been sooo nice to be FORCED to relax and do NOTHING.

I've been catching up on some reading, doing some baby research, and I obviously caught up on all my trashy TV, along with taking lots of naps with my snuggle bunny, Lexi.

I also have to thank my incredible husband. He's been so amazing this week, he's done the grocery shopping, the cleaning, the laundry, the cooking, and he's been literally waiting on me hand and foot. He helps me into bed every night, gets up with me in the middle of the night to help me out of bed to pee, and then helps me back into bed.  Even though he has super long days every single day, he comes home and still does everything with a smile on his face. And most importantly he has been making me laugh sooo much. Most of his jokes are about me acting and moving around like an old lady, but it is kind of funny and the way he says it is soo funny. Thank god for him!!

I'm feeling SO much better, I'm at the point I can get myself to the bathroom, get up and off the couch by myself, and get food by myself. I'm hoping by this weekend I will be able to leave the house.....only time will tell!