34 Weeks

Ah Tuesday's, I really loathe you, especially after a nice-weather weekend! We had a nice weekend, spent it eating, pampering and prepping for baby.

 

Charlotte's big girl room is FINALLY done- Hubs hung her mirror up on Sunday which was the last thing on our list.

 

The nursery should be almost finished this weekend, since we plan on getting the crib up by Friday. Once the crib is in, we can hang the rest of the artwork and bookshelves. I can't believe in 6ish weeks we will be welcoming this little guy into the world. I feel much more relaxed going into labor and delivery, as well as the newborn stage.

 

Charlotte has always been very persistent and determined. She knew from a young age what she wanted, and until she got it, she made it known. I can't help but think this little guy will be a bit more adaptable.

 

She's going to be an awesome big sister. We got out her bouncer, swing, and rock and play this weekend, and she kept singing to her bear and tucking him in to go to sleep. She sang Twinkle Twinkle Little Star & ABC's while bouncing him to sleep, it was THE sweetest.

 

How far along?: 34 weeks

Weight gained?: 25 pounds
Showing yet?: Yep!

Clothes?: Maternity

Cravings?: Salad, peanut butter and sweets

Aversions?: Nothing at the moment

Sleep?: Varies night by night, but overall okay. I am getting better at pushing myself throughout the day (which is probably a bad thing haha!)

Boy or Girl?: Boy!

Movement?: He squirms a lot- loves to wiggle his bum under my rib cage.

Symptoms?: Random periods of back pain, mostly just tired

Looking forward to?: Still can't wait to get the nursery finished, but mostly meeting this little guy :)

 

To- Do List

Build Crib

Hang pictures

Hang bookshelves

Swap light fixtures

Get out baby items from attic (most of it is out!)

Pack Hospital Bag (started but not finished yet)

Nursery Update!

We're finalizing a lot of details in the nursery, and had a nice weekend wrapping up some loose ends.

 

Hubs finally got a drill bit so he could work on the birchwood lamp that I had planned for the nursery. It turned out AWESOME! I am so excited. We had the log from our fireplace that we used for the project, but you can also find them here. I ordered a lamp kit from Amazon, so once the hole was drilled, he got to work and wired the lamp. It turned out really well; I'm so pumped!

 

I also spray painted a wicker basket for his hamper and an old mirror that I got from my sister that we'll hang on the wall.

 

Here are the pictures that'll hang above his crib. I love them

 

To-Do List
Get crib

Hang pictures

Hang bookshelves

Swap light fixtures

Finish DIY art

Get out baby items from attic

Pack Hospital Bag

33 Weeks

7 to go!  I am feeling pretty good about our to do list. Most of the nursery is done, aside from the crib. Once that's here, it's mostly a matter of hanging things on the walls and setting the stage for his arrival!

 

I've been working on my hospital bag list, trying to keep it simple since we overpacked with Charlotte. I am trying to keep my and his belongings to one bag! We'll see how we do :)

 

Here is this weeks bumpdate- down to bi-weekly appointments for the next 4 weeks, then on to weekly!

 

 

 

How far along?: 32 weeks

Weight gained?: 19 pounds
Showing yet?: Yep!

Clothes?: Maternity

Cravings?: Salad, Girl Scout cookies, decaf coffee, peanut butter toast

Aversions?: Dairy

Sleep?: Pretty good, as long as Charlotte is sleeping well ;)

Boy or Girl?: Little man

Movement?: He's definitely more quiet during the day. I hope he's not a night owl!

Symptoms?: Stuffy nose, tired

Looking forward to?: Finishing up the nursery and meeting this babe!

And one of big sister patting her baby's back to sleep!

 

32 Weeks

We've passed the 2 month mark and I'm slightly freaking out. I'm not sure why, but maybe the idea that spring is just around the corner makes me think we're getting close!

 

Charlotte came down with a stomach bug last week that plagued me as well. No vomiting, just lots of queasiness and nausea. I haven't had much of an appetite and with her sleep schedule being out of sync, I've been super tired as well.

 

I have my 32 week appointment on Thursday, so after this we'll be back to bi-weekly appointments.

 

We spent Sunday afternoon running errands getting some things to finish up some nursery projects. We also have a few things to finish up in Charlotte's room, and we're THIS close to being done, which is nice.

 

We still need to get the crib, so when we finally get it into the room we can hang the pictures and book shelves and get the crib bedding situated.

 

All in all I feel pretty good about the nursery progress, but we still have a few things to get!

 

 

How far along?: 32 weeks

Weight gained?: 20 pounds
Showing yet?: Yep!

Clothes?: Maternity

Cravings?: Toast, pretzels...mostly due to this stomach bug!

Aversions?: Dairy

Sleep?: Started using some couch pillows to support my back and hips, which seems to help!

Boy or Girl?: Boy

Movement?: He's a busy guy in there. I am mostly enjoying the hiccups. Charlotte always had them when I was pregnant- I love it!

Symptoms?: Stuffy nose, tired

Looking forward to?: Finishing up the nursery and meeting this babe!

 

Here's our current to-do list:

 

DIY Lamp

Get crib

Hang pictures

Hang bookshelves

Order pump

Swap light fixtures

Pick a mirror

Pick hamper

Finalize BRU registry

31 Weeks

Down to the single digits! 9 (ish) weeks to go. I feel so ill prepared for this little mans arrival. I feel like I have 100 things on my list of things to do, and time is just flying by as none of them get done. We finalized our Amazon registry this weekend, and we received a nice delivery of items on Saturday. We really need to make a decision on the crib, and once that's done, we can get the rest of the room finalized! 

 

We have narrowed down little mans name to 3 options. BIg sister Charlotte has her favorite, but we're going to wait until we see him to make a decision! 

 

Now on to this weeks bumpdate.

 

 

 

How far along?: 31 weeks

Weight gained?: 19 pounds
Showing yet?: Yep!

Clothes?: Maternity. All. The.Way.

Cravings?: Fruit, salads, candy

Aversions?: Nada

Sleep?: Varies night by night. When I get a good one though, I'm a woman on a mission.

Boy or Girl?: Boy

Movement?: He's been busy in there! Lots of moving and shaking, and hiccups!

Symptoms?: Stuffy nose, tired

Looking forward to?: Washing baby clothes and picking a name :)

30 Weeks

I wish I could say we had a productive weekend, but sub-degree temperatures and windchills in the negative twenties stalled a lot of my plans to get some things done.

 

It was nice and relaxing at times, but I find that I am more tired when we do nothing, verses when we run all day.

 

I'm excited as some of the birchwood craft materials that I ordered arrived last week. I have to get some thin paint brushes and then I should be able to finish up one of the DIY's for baby boy's nursery.

 

I ordered his mobile from Restoration Hardware Baby & Child, and I'm excited to see it in his room!

 

How far along?: 30  weeks

Weight gained?: 20+ pounds
Showing yet?: Yep!

Clothes?: Maternity clothes + Hubs' hoodies

Cravings?: Fruit (especially strawberries), salads, decaf coffee

Aversions?: Nothing.

Sleep?: The furnace has been running 24/7, so our house feels SO dry. I'm struggling to breath at night, even with the humidifier.

Boy or Girl?: Boy

Movement?: Lots! He was super quiet last week so I did pull out my doppler, but he is very active during Charlotte's nap time and around 8 pm.

Symptoms?: Stuffy nose, tired

Looking forward to?: Narrowing down names and getting some things crossed off of my to-do list! I love lists, it's a really bad obsession- ha!

29 Weeks

Last week in my 20's ;) This past week I had a huge revelation about this little man. I think sometimes my days are full of 100 other thoughts and actions that I rarely get time to reflect on his impending arrival. I can't believe we get to experience the newborn stage again, as crazy/exhausting as it is. Along with that comes to joys of falling so deeply in love with a tiny human being.

 

I know it's going to be a huge adjustment for us, especially Charlotte, but I imagine shortly after his arrival, we won't remember life without him.

 

On to this weeks update!

 

 

How far along?: 29  weeks

Weight gained?: 18 pounds
Showing yet?: Yep!

Clothes?: Maternity, loving leggings, skinny jeans, and basic tees.

Cravings?: Peanut butter toast, fruit, salad and bacon. Starting to crave candy and popcorn. You know, mindless eating.

Aversions?: Nothing.

Sleep?: Every few nights we hit a rough one, but mostly okay!

Boy or Girl?: Little mister :)

Movement?: Yep, he's getting crazier and crazier.

Symptoms?: Stuffy nose, tired, random back pain that radiates through my butt.

Looking forward to?: Finished up painting his room, so now we enter the fun part of decorating! Can't wait!

 

Big sister is obsessed with his book collection (aka her baby books). We obviously LOVE Sandra Boynton ;)