New year, new things to think about

It's me again! Ron and I have been extremely busy with work and school but not to busy to go register for a baby shower! Ron had last Friday off and I took it off of work so we could get started. I have never seen Ron so excited to go through a store. When we did it for the wedding, he could only stand a half hour of it before he was ready to leave. I couldn't believe how much energy he had this time around! We ended up going to Target and Babies R Us. Unfortunately, we do not have a Babies R Us in Decatur but there is one in Springfield. The people at the store told us that this store was one of the ten smallest in the U.S. Now, we want to go and see a bigger store because it was huge to us! Ron got scanner crazy and put every book that he could find on it. I think he will be more excited about the books than the baby ever will be. It was pretty cute though!

We finally decided on the bedding we wanted. It was a tough choice between cars, moons, boats, and animals. We ended up choosing the African jungle theme. It actually looks pretty neat. Ron liked it because of the pictures of the animals while I put a little more thought into it. I liked it because the bumper had pictures that would entertain and stimulate the baby moreso than the others. Ron then said that was why he picked it too!

Overall, it was an overwhelming trip but very fun! Babies need so much and we haven't even purchased half of the stuff we need. Luckily, we have all of the big stuff so if the baby comes early, we have a car seat and crib. We did have a scare though! When were at Babies R Us, one of the ladies said that every car seat in the store except for two of them had just passed some National Car Seat Safety test. Later on, Ron and I looked and found out that the car seat we had failed the test and had been recalled! So, I went online and tried to figure everything out. Luckily, our car seat and base had been manufactured after the recall and was properly updated. Boy was that fun!

Everything else has been seeming to go okay. I am getting a little back pain here and there and I had my first foot cramp in both feet but that's about it! I am about 23 weeks and have my next doctor's appointment in two weeks when I have to take a diabetes test. I have been attending aerobics the past couple of weeks and it's been fun. I've been trying to attend Monday-Thursday but I work late sometimes. They have both water and land. Working out now is so different from running track. I am out of breath in less time and I feel like I did much, much less. The good thing is is that it tires me out so much that when I go to bed, I have a peaceful night's sleep.

Well, that's it for now! Come back soon......