Baby, Baby, Baby ...

My thoughts are consumed these days by everything baby!

Is it a girl? Is it a boy? What will he/she look like!?

What will the nursery end up looking like!?

Either way, boy or girl, the walls and carpeting will remain beige! We just remodeled that room last summer, and neutral floors and walls should look okay with whatever theme/colors I go with!

Here is the crib I purchased yesterday. I LOVE it! (And I scored the mattress for FREE!)

Obviously, it's hard to plan a nursery when we don't know if we are having a boy or a girl. I do not have a preference either way in regards to the gender. But - I think planning a boy room will be much easier ... because there are so many better options out there for boys than girls!

For the girl room, I want this rich, deep, purple-ish-dark pink-ish color:

Problem is, nobody makes anything baby related in that color ... trust me, I have scoured the internet and baby stores for it!

Now, boy will be much easier. I know I want a beachy/ocean theme. I LOVE the beach + I have never seen a baby room decorated like that in person. So, while I know tons of people must do ocean baby rooms, I still feel it's a bit unique! And adorable!

Here are a few that I really like:

(http://www.babysupermall.com ... so I can remember where I found them!)

I will be 15 weeks on Saturday! Baby will have grown to the size of an apple! I have just a little tiny bump so far. I still fit into my regular clothes, although I have purchased quite the stockpile of fun maternity clothes. I am wearing maternity jeans here and there ... because there are SOOOO comfy. (Dare I wear them even after I have the baby!? Nobody would be able to tell if they are regular jeans or maternity, LOL. I love them!)

14 Weeks

Welcome to the second trimester! This week's big developments: Your baby can now squint, frown, grimace, pee, and possibly suck his thumb. Thanks to brain impulses, his facial muscles are getting a workout as his tiny features form one expression after another. His kidneys are producing urine, which he releases into the amniotic fluid around him -- a process he'll keep up until birth. He can grasp, too, and if you're having an ultrasound now, you may even catch him sucking his thumb. In other news: Your baby's stretching out. From head to bottom, he measures 3 1/2 inches -- about the size of a lemon -- and he weighs 1 1/2 ounces.

11 Weeks

How your baby's growing:

Your baby, just over 1 1/2 inches long and about the size of a fig, is now almost fully formed. Her hands will soon open and close into fists, tiny tooth buds are beginning to appear under her gums, and some of her bones are beginning to harden.

She's already busy kicking and stretching, and her tiny movements are so effortless they look like water ballet. These movements will become more frequent as her body grows and becomes more developed and functional. You won't feel your baby's acrobatics for another month or two — nor will you notice the hiccupping that may be happening now that her diaphragm is forming.