{"id":23,"date":"2010-06-13T17:19:16","date_gmt":"2010-06-13T23:19:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/babyz.hottie-biscotti.com\/?p=23"},"modified":"2010-06-13T17:19:16","modified_gmt":"2010-06-13T23:19:16","slug":"its-a-surprise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/babyz\/2010\/06\/13\/its-a-surprise\/","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s a Surprise"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;ve decided not to find out the gender of Baby Z! \u00a0So, it will be a wonderful surprise when he\/she arrives in November.<\/p>\n<p>The decision we&#8217;ve made presents some issues. \u00a0How do you make a genuinely cute gender neutral nursery? \u00a0That is the question, and anyone with the answer is welcome to send it my way. \u00a0The fabric I have fallen in love with is &#8220;too girly&#8221; and nothing else I have found is really doing it for me. \u00a0I don&#8217;t want to do anything yellow or green. \u00a0Maybe orange? \u00a0I&#8217;m going to keep looking.<\/p>\n<p>Here is the fabric I&#8217;m pushing for. \u00a0Is it really too girly? \u00a0I think it can go either way with the right additional colors and items in the room. \u00a0Maybe play up the yellows and blues and not the pinks and reds to make it more neutral. \u00a0I really like the white background and black accents with the colors. \u00a0I&#8217;ve also found perfect prints on Etsy to match.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/babyz.hottie-biscotti.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/starling-natural.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25\" title=\"starling natural\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/babyz.hottie-biscotti.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/starling-natural.jpg?resize=300%2C300\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/babyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/starling-natural.jpg?w=300 300w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/babyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/starling-natural.jpg?w=150 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And here are our first belly shots. \u00a0I will be 17 weeks on Tuesday, so it&#8217;s definitely starting to be quite obvious that I haven&#8217;t gained 10 pounds just for the fun of it. \u00a0The extra mass on my front side is starting to feel a little more normal as is the way my previously properly fitting clothes now stretch in the belly area. \u00a0I can still wear most of my clothes&#8230;.except for my jeans. \u00a0They are often worn un-bottoned and un-zipppered. \u00a0Thank goodness for stretchy yoga pants, cute summer dresses&#8230;and Ben&#8217;s shirts.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/babyz.hottie-biscotti.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/17-weeks.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26\" title=\"17-weeks\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/babyz.hottie-biscotti.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/17-weeks.jpg?resize=175%2C402\" alt=\"\" width=\"175\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/babyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/17-weeks.jpg?w=175 175w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/babyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/17-weeks.jpg?w=130 130w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 175px) 100vw, 175px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/babyz.hottie-biscotti.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/17-weeks2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-27\" title=\"17-weeks2\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/babyz.hottie-biscotti.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/17-weeks2.jpg?resize=200%2C374\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/babyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/17-weeks2.jpg?w=200 200w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/babyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/17-weeks2.jpg?w=160 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;ve decided not to find out the gender of Baby Z! \u00a0So, it will be a wonderful surprise when he\/she arrives in November. 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