A big thanks!

I wanted to take a moment to thank everyone for their congrats and complements for the big reveal on Saturday. We had an excellent holiday weekend with family and letting everyone know we will be having a little girl made it that much better.

We also revealed her first name at the end, so in case you missed it, it will be Colette. Full name will be Colette Josephine, and we intend to call her Lettie. :)

[caption id="attachment_413" align="aligncenter" width="560"] Colette Josephine Taylor[/caption]

 

In other news, we decided on a paint color for the nursery and the nursery furniture has arrived at our local Toys-R-Us! We'll be picking it up today or tomorrow. We're also going to look at cars today. Cory sold his 2-door Civic a few weeks ago as we don't think Colette and 2 dogs will fit comfortably in the backseat on our pretty frequent trips to see family.

This little girl isn't even here yet and she's already draining the funds! Now that we know we're having a she,  we should probably go ahead and start putting back money for proms and college and wedding. And maybe add on 3 or 4 jobs a piece. *sweats*

It's also time to get registered for baby showers. As a first time mom, I really have no idea what I need, so I've been searching and researching the web for practical lists of the do's and don'ts for registries and what I'll actually need. My plan is to make a preliminary list and send it to my sister-in-law, and possibly other mom's for guidance. And actually, now that I think about it. I'll probably post the list here so I can get feedback from any of you who are moms already!

 

The BIG Reveal!

Annnnnd here it is. The moment you've all been waiting for!

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Old Wives Tales

While you're waiting for the big reveal (probably on Saturday), I thought I would give you some information to hold you over. I'll go through a list of old wives tales and mark whether or not it indicates a boy or girl.

 

Calorie Intake:
More calories consumed = Boy
Same or less calories consumed = Girl*

 

Cravings:
Salty = Boy*
Sweet = Girl*

 

Bump:
Low and out front = Boy*
High and visibly pregnant from the back = Girl

 

Heartbeat:
Under 140 = Boy
Above 140 = Girl*

 

Morning Sickness:
Strong Nausea in the first 12 weeks = Girl
Little to no nausea or Later in the pregnancy = Boy*

 

Chinese Gender Calendar:
Boy

 

Ring test:
Side to side = Boy
Circle = Girl*

 

Skin:
Clear skin = Boy*
More flare ups = Girl

Itchy and Dry = Boy*
Soft = Girl

 

Sleep:
Left side = Boy
Right side = Girl*

 

Boy = 6
Girl = 5

 

So there you have it. Sort of. Again these are just old wives tales and have no real validation, so take them as you will.

 

This will just have to keep you satisfied until Saturday. And trust me, I want to tell you just as badly as you want to know ;)

 

I leave you with this picture of kittens wearing cloths and riding donkeys.



 

 

Sounds

We're officially past the halfway mark! Whew. Makes me worry a little bit since it seems to fly by. It didn't help when I walked into Hobby Lobby the other day and all the Thanksgiving and Christmas decorations were out. YOU JUST SLOW DOWN A SECOND, HOBBY LOBBY! I'm not quite ready for that yet!

Cory and I did some 'gender reveal' activities over the weekend and I'm pretty excited to release all that to you guys, but family comes first! Other activities that happened over the weekend include getting all the desks out of the soon to be nursery AND getting the 2 guest rooms' furniture changed out. Mattresses should be arriving in the next couple of days so now all we need are new sheets! Big thanks to the Branum's for getting tricked into helping out with that. :)

So now onto the title of the blog. Sounds. We're finally in the early stages of hearing and voice recognition in Baby Taylor's development! Music has always been a big part of my life, so I've been waiting for the moment when I can go out and purchase my Bellybuds and share the joy that is music with Baby Taylor....... (Okay... so maybe I don't buy the Bellybuds. But I think my big headphones will work just fine.)

While I was browsing Spotify last week, I came across Twinkle Twinkle Little Rock Star lullabies. I was thrilled because a lot of what I listen to isn't exactly baby friendly. There are hundreds of albums from various artists and genres that have been turned into lullabies and I love them. Below are screen shots of some of my favorite things they have, but I encourage you to go check out their website to see if they have something to suit your fancy if you're looking for something like this.









And to colse, I leave you with this terrible video of Gloria singing Hush Little Baby on Modern Family. Enjoy!

20 Weeks Pic

[caption id="attachment_388" align="aligncenter" width="560"] 20 Weeks[/caption]

Well...... We know...... But we're not telling. :)

I actually have a Harry Potter maternity shirt that I was going to wear for this picture.... but it's still a little big, so look for that a little later. The skirt is excellent and I got it to wear to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter earlier this year. You can find it HERE as well as many other adorable geeky things.

I spent the last week in Oregon with my best friend and her family. It was a delightful trip, but I have to admit that I'm sad I couldn't eat more. This whole pregnancy thing has severely affected my ability to eat a whole meal. And also the ability to drink beer and caffeine. Sure would have liked one of those nice beers from those breweries we went to.... I stuck with root beer.

[caption id="attachment_389" align="aligncenter" width="560"] Oregon Coast[/caption]

Now that I'm back in Tennessee, I'm just trying to get caught up on some missed work and take it easy. Well, for at least a day or two.

We've picked out and ordered our nursery furniture and nearly have a paint color pick out for the walls. I'd tell you more about that but you'll all find out in due time. I will say, however, that you can expect that information within the next 2-2.5 weeks.

And now I'll leave you with a picture of a box of doughnuts I got from VooDoo Doughnut in Portland.

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