21 weeks - doula, nursery updates, and diapers!

21 weeks! I have to say, it's getting harder to take pictures. Shirts are getting shorter, and I'm feeling chubby most days instead of round and cute. I'm still feeling great though and quite happy to have made it this far. I love feeling Baby Rhody every day.

I have recently been having a very bittersweet thought; the sort of thought that people might not understand if they haven't been through a loss. I have been thinking that, if we did lose Baby Rhody now, this would be labeled as a stillbirth and not a miscarriage. That would mean to the outside world that this baby would count. I wouldn't have to hear how common miscarriage is or how there was probably something wrong with the baby or whatever stupid things that people say. I know it's a moot point since we will be keeping this baby, but it's good to know that, just in case.

As for the doula update, would you believe that both doulas that we were to visit this week came down sick and had to reschedule? Hopefully, we'll have our meetings this week. We also have our first pediatrician interview this week. Wow.

The nursery is now empty. Well, we still have a few more things to sell, but it's essentially empty. We went to the Salvation Army this weekend and dropped off loads of old books and CDs and other small things. We're getting our 2010 tax deductions out of the way early! The plan for the next few weekends is to start sanding and getting the room ready for painting. Yay for progress!

Also, this weekend, we made a trip out to a local cloth diaper swap, where we picked up 4 one-size cloth diapers. It was really great to see all of the diapers in person that I had just read about. Mr. Rhody was very impressed with them as well, and we left there very excited! So far, our child owns 4 cloth diapers, 4 washclothes, 2 blankets, one 4-foot elephant, 2 small stuffed animals, and one outfit. Hey, it's a start!