Mocking Bird Song...

Baby Peanut is as long as a banana this week! 10 inches, "crown to heel." Boy, Peanut sure is growing FAST.

I found this fun new music--for babies! I can't wait to let our little one listen. It's called Rockabye Baby! and it's all your favorite tunes, but "baby-styled." I've been listening to remakes of AC/DC, Bon Jovi, and Weezer via Pandora today. While I had that station on, the "Mocking Bird Song" came on, and I couldn't help but think of my mom. She used to make up the words to that song when she sang it to me and my brothers. So, mom, this is for you.

Hush, little baby, don't say a word.
Mama's gonna buy you a mockingbird
And if that mockingbird won't sing,
Mama's gonna buy you a diamond ring

And if that diamond ring turns brass,
Mama's gonna buy you a looking glass

And if that looking glass gets broke,
Mama's gonna buy you a billy goat

And if that billy goat won't pull,
Mama's gonna buy you a cart and bull

And if that cart and bull turn over,
Mama's going to buy you a dog named Rover.

And if that dog named Rover won't bark,
Mama's going to buy you a horse and cart.

And if that horse and cart fall down,
You'll still be the sweetest little baby in town.

BUT--I like Mom's made up words much, much better. :)

Long overdue update...

So....biggest news (besides the belly)--I've been feeling the baby move! It started at week 14, and I didn't believe that it could possibly be little Peanut wiggling around, but since it has become more and more common--I'm sure that was it! Here we are, in week 19, and now it happens where I can feel it about 2 or 3 times a day. I've really got two different feelings going on. One feels like a little fishtail tickling me from the inside, and the other feels like little pops. It's so fun and neat! Here are the weekly growth steps I've missed...

15 weeks - apple

16 weeks -avocado

17 weeks - ugly turnip

18 weeks - bell pepper

19 weeks - heirloom tomato (yum!--don't worry. I don't want to eat the baby. Just the tomato.)

What else is new? Well, my sweet baby-daddy got me a pool!!! That was a feat in itself. I think he came home and saw my tiny little kiddie pool and this was the thought that popped into his head:

Soooo...he had pity on me and we went to Academy and got me (us...) a 12 foot round 30 inch deep pond for me to play in this summer. It was wonderful...and perfect...and then the grass decided it was more important. Two big 'ol blades of grass grew UP THROUGH THE PLASTIC. So, we spent (well...Tony spent) most of last weekend dumping, and refilling the pool after patching the holes and getting some tarps to put under it. "I just can't believe grass grew up in our pool." That was the theme of the weekend. Now, however, it is wonderful and perfect again. :)

Summer has been great so far. I've done quite a bit of laundry and movie watching. I wish that whole "nesting" thing would kick in early, but there's not much hope for that. I need to get in and transform our little office-room into a wonderful baby-land, but we're trying to wait to do anything until after our ultrasound on the 30th. Which, by the way, I have been given the "go ahead" to ask Mom and Mimi to come watch!! New dad is pretty excited, and is pretty great where my family is concerned. I think he loves them almost as much as I do.

Ok--off to more laundry. Who am I kidding. Off to more snuggling with my little hairy black babies (while they can still fit on my lap) and watching reruns. :)