Making way for baby

We are 13 weeks pregnant now! I'm still dealing with the morning sickness a bit, but it's just off and on now, not on all the time. I haven't felt that increase in energy yet though. I'm hoping that will kick in soon. School keeps me busy and focused, but as soon as I get home, I am ready to crash. I feel bad for Jeff. The only times he sees me are early in the morning - when I'm grogy, queasy, and grumpy from having to force myself out of bed - and in the evenings when I'm totally exhausted from work. At least we've gotten a few days off together recently...those have been good.

Last week we had our first ultrasound, and Jeff met my OB in Newberg for the first time. It was so amazing to see the baby! It was 12 weeks and 2 days at the appointment, and we were able to see the heart beating, the ribs, most of the appendages, (baby never flipped over, so we're assuming it has arms and legs on the other side too) and the places where the eyes, ears and brain are developing. As the doctor said many time, "Looks like you got everything in the right place!"

After the appointment we headed into Hillsboro for a bit of dinner and shopping. We needed to stop by Joann's to pick out some more fabric and Home Depot to scope out some flooring. We have decided to redo the flooring in the house, but this decision is proving to be harder that we both imagined. The current carpet throughout the house is dark sage green, which is a decent color, but it is 10 years old and looks like it's 20 years old. It is stained, uneven and matted down in the high traffic areas and both Jeff and I think that new flooring is a must.

This is the main playing area that I imagine we'll use

The problem comes in deciding what to do next. Jeff is a huge fan of hard wood floors, and so am I, but I have a few issues with them. A. If we do hardwood, it will just be in the main living area, which will most likely be the main play/hang out area when the baby arrives. I'm not sure if I want my baby to be laying and rolling around on hardwood floors. B. We live in a wet, muddy area, so hardwoods are going to get dirty really fast, and I'm not sure I want to sweep every day (I know the alternative is vacuumming carpet, but at least that could be done 2-3 times a week). C. Owen (the dog) has a really difficult time on slick surfaces. He looks like he's on ice whenever he walks on the tile floor in the kitchen.

The plus sides that I can see to hardwood are: A. It holds up a lot better than carpet in the long run. B. It would cheaper and easier for us to put in because Jeff knows how to install it, and we'd only do the main living area and small hallway. C. It looks nicer than carpet if we're thinking about the resale value of the house.

At Home Depot (which is grossly overpriced and not particularly convenient for us) they basically pointed us to their cheapest (price and quality) carpet for our budget. Jeff knows that we could get better carpet for less at other places, but we'd still be looking at paying quite a bit more than hardwood, because we would do all the rooms.

So, along with the 5,000 other decisions we'll be making in the next few months, we also have this one, which is high on our priority list right now because we'd like to get it done this winter. So if anybody has any advice, please share!