is it really May already??

where has the time gone? i anxiously dragged through April, waiting for May to get here. i think i was just sick of the stupid thunderstorms and torrential rain we'd been getting for a month and a half. but now, it's already almost half way through May!!! insane!! on the 2nd, we had our ultrasound with the specialist, and they told us that Mikaela was measuring right on target, that her heart looked good, arms and legs were measuring correctly and that everything else that could be a "marker" wasn't there. of course he told us that if we wanted to know for sure whether or not she'd have Down Syndrome, they could do an amniocentisis, but allen and i figured that either way, we were going to have this baby and love her no matter what..so we passed. and plus, the thought of them sticking a HUGE needle in my stomach just makes me sick to think about!! they did say it could cause an early delivery (which..i must say, i wish would kinda happen so that i can have more time w/ her before i go to school), but i didn't want a 10 weeks early kinda delivery...maybe 2 or 3 and i'll be good :) Also, i made sure they checked to make sure she was still a girl, and she definitely is still a girl!! the ultrasound tech said "there's your bun, hambuger, bun"...yeeeeahhhhh......but i'm excited b/c it was pretty obvious, so now i can go hunt for girly stuff at the stores!!

also, this past weekend judah and i left allen to go down to South Carolina for the weekend. Allen's mom had me the funnest baby shower! there was SO MUCH FOOD (why am i really surprised???? lol) and lots of people too. it was a drop in, so it wasn't like everyone was watching me open gifts, and i got to talk to everyone a pretty good bit. there ended up being about 25 people there or so...pretty good turnout if i do say so myself. and i got to see some people i hadn't seen in forever!! everyone apparently really wanted to dress this baby well, because she has a TON of clothes now!! lots of sleepers and a few more dresses. we also got a baby rocking chair that plays music and vibrates, a thing where they lay on the floor and there's toys hanging above to look at, bibs, diapers (YAY!), a few blankets, and socks...there was some other stuff too, but i can't remember. i'm just glad we pretty much have the big stuff taken care of and all we need is a pack and play and maybe another highchair.

which leads me to lastnight...ugh...my mom and dad had given us money for a crib and a dresser, and allen and i had our hearts set on a furniture set that was a super deal and very attractive..when we had gone 3 weeks ago, the guy there told us that it was going fast, so we'd need to get it soon. well, we didn't have the money yet, so we waited..i go in yesterday and told them i at least wanted to reserve it, and they said that it could be 12 to 14 weeks..WEEKS before we may be able to get it again. so, allen and i went out lastnight to look at different cribs. fortunately, babies r us and buy buy baby were having some sales, so we did get a crib set. this one is white (not white white, more like off white--pretty), the other was mahogany colored. we had seen one a babies r us for a pretty good deal, but they wanted to charge $300 for delivery!!!! so, we decided against that really quick. but all that to say that we do have a crib and dresser ordered and it should (BETTER) be delivered to our house on May 21st...i have the bedding, the clothes, and everything else, i just need to get my brain settled by having her room finished before she comes. i'm definitely in that "nesting" phase, whatever that is. so hopefully, in a couple weeks we'll be just finishing up her room, just waiting for her to get here..and yes, that is still like 10 weeks!! I really need to stop rushing things and just enjoy it for once. i'm just excited i can decorate for a baby again. i didn't get to do it with judah b/c we were in transition to Kentucky, but it's nice to have a plan.

hopefully my next post won't be so long and boring...although it seems that every week this month involves a baby or wedding shower of some kind...it's gonna be a busy busy summer!!