Lots of choices to make - paint and names

Slowly our computers are getting back up and running normally again. It's a pain to temporarily not have access to all of our equipment or files, or be able to scan things, but with reloading everything it's sure to work faster in the future. Also, we really needed to back up all of our photos especially on a separate hard drive because I would be heartbroken if something happened to them. So that's what my husband has been doing the over the last week. My sister and I joke that we're a bit of photo taking junkies - always taking pictures of things - although not necessarily good photos, just lots of photos, LOL!

The new hard drive my husband got is a terabyte (like I said - whatever the heck that means). And last night we were joking around because whenever he would say terabyte - little girl Spot would kick. So then he repeatedly said terabyte with his hand over where she was laying and tried to feel a kick. Yes it's offical - we are nerds and this is our current form of entertainment and about as exciting as life gets these days. But I wouldn't give these moments up for anything!

I am ashamed to admit I have begun to fall in love with my local UPS and FedEx delivery men. Not sure if it's the man in uniform or what (just kidding!) Or maybe it's the fact that I love getting packages, and since I'm on bedrest I order many things online now. Many things my husband can just pick up from most stores (one advantage to living in a larger metro area). But sometimes I just order the items on line because it saves time and running around for him - and then I get to have things come to my door! Yesterday, the UPS man was my knight in shining armor. He brought me two baby name books that I had ordered. We have a few favorites - but we can really get down to business and get serious :-) I wasn't sure what book to start with - but my dog made her suggestion so the choice was a little easier.

Last night while I watched Weeds on Showtime, I got through the letter H for girls names in the first book. We're both making a list of our favorites and will decide from there on any we agree on. After going through the book for a little while I decided a few things. First - there are a lot of freaky weird names out there. Those poor unfortunate future kids! (The name "douche" was actually an option for a girl, can you believe it? Also they listed Coco as a possibility for a boy. Girl I can see if someone liked it - for a boy no way.) Second - my husband thinks that I only like old fashioned granny names that sound like they're from the late 1800s or the 1920s. Probably true, since they are some of the more popular names these days - and I love older, very solid names. I don't find them granny - ish at all. I also have found that he likes several names I call late 1970s/1980s ditzy, stripper names. You can see where this process may take quite some time! The great thing is that instead of arguing, we laugh and make fun of each other's suggestions - at least we're having fun with it. Once we decide we'll tell people, it's not going to be a surprise.

We also heard back from out painter yesterday evening and he is starting next Tuesday - a week from today. It'll be a relief to have that portion done and then we can start to place things in the nursery as we get them. I tried to narrow down our paint color selections to three choices last night from Restoration Hardware. I love their paints - and the rest of our house is done in various colors from their store. It holds up well, and is easy to clean. When those paint sampler cans were being picked up I couldn't resist putting in my request for a little cute pink hat from one of my other favorite stores Janie and Jack. I had seen it online and knew it was on sale, plus that store is right next to Restoration at the mall. So I received my second little delivery of the day.

Once the paint was on the wall in a few sample areas - we realized that it shows up much darker on the can and swatch - so it's back to the drawing board. So much for the final three selections. I just don't want anything too dark for the nursery - and they look so light on the swatches, but so different on the wall. Otherwise, once the last piece of furniture is moved out this weekend - the room is ready for the work to start. The pale yellow will soon be gone - not that I minded it, I'm just ready for a little change.

Yesterday I had a quick appointment and got another shot in the bottom. The nurse always looks apologetic when giving my p17 shots because she forgets we did all the infertility meds and injections for months, and that I'm used to giving a similar type to myself. I only get them at the office because I have to go in every week anyways. The nurse at my OB office was shocked when I said that sometimes you are doing up to 5 (or more) shots a day during IVF or certain cycles. Since staff at most OB offices don't deal with anything infertility related (and instead send out to RE offices) - they really aren't familiar with the process that a lot of patients went through to get pregnant. Just kind of interesting.

Today should be a quiet day. Tomorrow I return to see my OB and get another cerclage/cervix check. I would be delighted if my cervical length would be anywhere near 2.0 cm or slightly higher and we could not be in the 1. anything range. Also, no funneling would also be a great thing. Cervical length can be a bit dynamic so just because it's 1.9 it could be as high as 2.5cm other times and vice versa - going up and down slightly. Other times, it just trends downward. When we started this process, I had no idea it could do that. Since mine has shortened the last few times despite the cerclage and bedrest - Meredith suggested hanging upside down from the ceiling like a bat. I've done that so we'll see if it helped at all, LOL!

My summer addiction Big Brother is on again tonight - and I get to see who wins Power of Veto...ahhh the suspense is building! Does anyone know if the cast memeber Reny (Renny?) is a breast cancer survivor? My husband and I were trying to figure that out the last few episodes - she never said so unless I missed it. Tomorrow is my favorite day - hump day (giggling again - will I ever stop?) Well, I hope it's a good one for everyone and thanks again for all the comments and imput. It sure helps keep a girl from going insane while on the couch. Honestly, it helps more than you will ever know.