Traumatic Morning!

I was at Joanne's craft store this morning trying to pick out some fabric for our baby's new bedding and Preston was being all kinds of difficult. I had Preston in a grocery cart but he hates being strapped in the child designated seat. In my desperation to get the kid to stop whining I took him out and let him sit in the back of the basket... Big mistake. Preston stood up and fell backwards out of the cart. As he was falling he turned and put his arms out to break his fall. He managed to land on his right side sorta face down. I saw all this happen as I was standing 2 feet away unable to catch him. I picked him up and his nose started gushing blood and he was sobbing! Then blood clots started coming out of his nose and that freaked me out. All I could do was cry with him b/c I was so worried and I felt so horrible that he had gotten hurt due to my negligence. I took him in to the doctor right away and he's okay but it was very traumatizing for him and me. It sucked having to explain how he fell to the nurse and doctor b/c they were probably thinking that I was a crappy mom for not strapping him in the cart. All is well now. I definately learned from this experience and in the future I won't give into the fit. I'm sure Preston's learned that he can get big "owies" for not sitting down in the grocery cart.

Anyone heard of this???

Belly Bandit. Meant for post baby body. Supposedly it's meant to squeeze you to death until you "shrink" back to your normal waist size... or whatever that new measurement will be after baby #2! I'm thinking about purchasing this but I'm worried it's going to be terribly uncomfotrable or that it won't work at all. I wore a corset on my wedding day and I thought I was going to pass out and die from lack of oxygen! My sister Lisa tied me up real good and tight in that thing. After about 3 hours of hyperventilating I made her loossen it so I could enjoy my wedding day. I'm worried the Belly Bandit may have the same affect.

Anyone ever heard of this before, or body wrapping in general and it's effectiveness?
www.bellybandit.com

I am Not a pink girl

For as long as I can remember I've never liked the color pink as far as clothing and home decor goes. I think it looks great on other people but I've just never been a pink girl. That being said, I'm trying to come up with ideas of how to decorate our baby girl's nursery but so many things are PINK! The fengshui representation of her room (where it's located in the house) is wealth and prosperity. So I want to focus on rich warm colors and a touch of glam;o) I'm thinking either rich corals or oranges and bright greens with tan and white as neutrals (my baby furniture it white). I've decided I'm going to put up wallpaper. Here are the 2 wallpaper prints i'm trying to decide on... which one do you like?

Orange


Coral


Whatever wallpaper I choose of the above 2 I'm going to add a little bling in the room with a chandelier like this one:


If our daughter grows up liking the color pink, then great! Good for her... she'll be more open minded with color than her mom and I'll totally support that.

And if anyone has any tips on where to find great bedding or decor please help me!! I haven't bought a single thing yet for our daughter and I don't know where to start. Lucikly I have all the baby basics down and don't need to buy a whole lot.

Weight Gain Durning Pregnancy

I laughed dryly at this tip I found on the internet today... I was wondering what my weight gain "should" be during my pregnancy. With Preston I gained way more than necessary (close to 50 pounds,eek!) and I don't want to repeat that again. This was mainly due to my eating whatever I wanted even though it was bad for me like Wendys 10 pc. chicken nugget meal with a sprite 3-5 times a week (gross). Luckily, I've craved mostly healthy foods this pregnancy... for the most part. I don't think that loads of ranch dressing on my salad is considered a healthy snack. Whatever! This tid bit of info is dumb... like I really need advice on how to gain weight.

How Can I Gain the Right Amount of Weight During Pregnancy?
If your health care provider recommends gaining more weight during pregnancy, here are some suggestions:

Eat five to six small, frequent meals every day.
Keep quick, easy snacks on hand, such as nuts, raisins, cheese and crackers, dried fruit, and ice cream/yogurt.
Spread peanut butter on toast, crackers, apples, bananas, or celery. One tablespoon of creamy peanut butter will provide about 100 calories and seven grams of protein.
Add nonfat powdered milk to foods such as mashed potatoes, scrambled egg,s and hot cereal.
Add condiments to your meal, such as butter or margarine, cream cheese, gravy, sour cream, and cheese.

The only "plus" of winter and snow...

I love these pictures of Preston in the snow! This is in front of our gargae. Preston is sledding on the huge pile of snow that was pushed behind our house. This pile of crappy snow has made it difficult to pull my car out of the garage. I'm anxious for it all to melt and go away! But it is fun to watch Preston play in the snow.