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 ;)

Baby Boy Nursery

I was really gung-ho about getting Charlotte moved to her new room, and I burnt myself out by using all of that energy to do it! I've taken a break from painting and am now ready to tackle the rest of our list.

 

We've finished his two dressers, but were given a crib from my parents that we now have to refinish as well. I refinished a glider for Charlotte's room that is currently painted white. I may have Hubs help me refinish that in gray, but I'm still deciding.

 

Here are the dressers being refinished, and the final product. We used Annie Sloan's Paris Grey Chalk Paint and Soft Wax. I liked this product a lot, it was easy to work with and has a super fast drying time. My only issue is that it created more texture than I wanted. I think this is due mostly in part to my misunderstanding of how chalk paint is supposed to look.

 

Once we get his room painted and crib refinished, we can lay out the room and put the carpet down. Here is the rest of my to-do list, and some purchases that we need to make:

 

To Do List:

Paint crib

Order prints

Finish registries

Pick a mobile

Lamp DIY

Find a hamper

DIY Shelf

Call about pump

 

I bought some really cool birchwood planks and pots to use for some projects. The pots will go on his changing table and will hold diapers, diaper cream, nail clippers, etc.

 

I'm going to use the planks to make a piece of art for his wall. My plan is to put 3-4 of them together and paint the quote "All Good Things Are Wild & Free". I'd like to use the remaining planks to make a box around a floating shelf, but we'll see if they'll work!

 

I LOVE these prints. I'm going to order three to put either above his crib or changing table. I'm thinking about ordering the giraffe, elephant and tiger.

 

Lastly, I have to figure out how I'm going to DIY a birchwood lamp. Once the planks and pots arrive, I'll take them to get some wood that matches.

Third Trimester! 28 Weeks

Hello, third trimester! I feel like this is such a huge milestone. It makes the finish line seem a tad bit closer and makes me proud of the weeks behind me! I'm back to monthly appointments, as the OB I saw this week decided it was unneccesary for me to start biweekly already. It's much appreciated, as I don't like missing work unless I have to. Anyway, here is this weeks update!

How far along?: 28  weeks

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

Clothes?: Maternity; living in leggings, basic long sleeve shirts and Hubs' hoodies.

Cravings?: Peanut butter toast, fruit, salad and bacon

Aversions?: Nothing, although cleaning the fridge after some meat leaked EVERYWHERE had me gagging at the thought of beef. Woof.

Sleep?: Good!

Boy or Girl?:  Little mister :)

Movement?: Yep, he's started to move more during the day, as opposed to mostly at night.

Symptoms?: Stuffy nose, tired

Looking forward to?: Painting his nursery and ordering prints. I'll do a nursery post this week. Now that we've got his dressers finished and the room has a first coat on the cut in, I'm feeling a bit more anxious about putting it all together.

27 Weeks

Last week in the second trimester, how has that happened?!  I really can't believe that we are 3 months out from my due date. I have some questions for my OB about whether or not he will come earlier based on when I delivered Charlotte, but I have a feeling he'll tell me he has no idea, ha!

 

Last week I had my 26 week appointment. My OB decided to start me on biweekly appointments, which is earlier than last time. I am guessing it has to do with the TDAP vaccine that I'm getting at 28 weeks, but I'm not sure. I ended up gaining 9 pounds in a month. This happened to me when I was pregnant with Charlotte, except it was 8 pounds. I freaked, wanted to cry, and felt like a whale, but ultimately my weight gain is under control and I decided to step up my workouts and cut back on sweets. I didn't gain anything this past week, so there's that.

 

We had a busy week. We moved Charlotte into her big girl room on Friday night. She woke up twice that night, but has slept well ever since (jinx...). She really seems to love it, so that's a win in my book.

 

 

 

How far along?: 27 weeks

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

Clothes?: Maternity

Cravings?: Peanut butter toast, strawberries, grapes, blueberries, salad

Aversions?: Nothing

Sleep?: Feeling good

Boy or Girl?: Boy!

Movement?: Yes, getting stronger and more frequent

Symptoms?: Stuffy nose, tired...

Looking forward to?: Painting his nursery and sorting through his clothes!

 

Charlotte at 20 Months

As much as I want to update on Charlotte in my current bumpdates, I want to give her her own space to shine. 19 months was really tough for us. Sleep regression and separation anxiety are a rough combination, especially with a 6 month pregnant mama.

 

After we rang in the new year and got our routines back on track, we seemed to get to a better place.

 

To start, here are her stats:

Weight: 23 pounds

Height: Thinking 32 inches

18 month clothes

Size 5 shoe

 

Loves to: pick out her socks, shoes and shirt/dress. Mom gets to struggle to coordinate the above with some tights or pants

 

Toys: Her pop-up fire truck tent is a huge hit. She likes to sit inside and color, eat a snack, or just roll around. Coloring, markers, stickers and stampers are some other favorites. She became obsessed with her baby doll but that was short lived. She also likes to "cook" with me. I got a step stole at Ikea that she uses to stand at the counter with me. I LOVE this time with her, since I remember doing the same thing with my mom.

 

Here's our "normal" daily routine:

 

6:30-7 Wake up, get dressed, have breakfast

7:30-8 Head to day care (Tuesday-Friday)

5:00 Pick up from day care

6:00 Dinner

6:45 Bath

7:30 Bedtime

 

On the weekends/Mondays when I am off with her, we take our time and have breakfast together, play in her fire truck and color or put stickers on all of the things.

 

Breakfast Favorites:

 

Waffles with powdered sugar (used to be "dipped", aka syrup", but I prefer a light dusting of sugar over sticky syrup!)

Yogurt

Pancakes

Chicken sausage

Hashbrowns

 

I always offer her some sort of fruit, but she normally eats that at lunch.

 

After breakfast, we play some more, or I might turn on Olaf if she seems fiesty or disinterested in all her toys.

 

She normally has a snack an hour or so after breakfast. If she didn't eat a lot, I offer breakfast again, or she'll go for raisins, O's, applesauce (aka saucy), cheese, or yogurt if she didn't have that for breakfast.

 

If we're out and about running any errands, I always stock the diaper bag with the above: raisins, O's, a pouch or two, and maybe some goldfish. If I bring her milk, she wants her water, or vice versa. You can never win with toddlers!

 

Lunch is normally hit or miss, depending on if she had a big snack or has been picking at food all day. She eats really well at day care; I think she's a social eater!

 

Lunch Favorites:

 

Edamame, Peas, Corn or Green Beans

Yogurt

Chicken sausage, Rotisserie Chicken

PB&J

Milk

 

After lunch we normally head up for nap. We've cut back to simplify our routine, as we're not going to be able to have a long one once baby arrives.

 

Right now, we read two books of her choosing, then I sit in the glider and rock with her, humming a few songs and then putting her in her crib awake.

 

Naps at home have averaged about 1.5 hours, while at day care her normal is 2-3 hours.

 

After nap, we'll get a snack and have some milk, then head out for another errand or get the fire truck back out and play "boo" or "tunnel". She has a lot of energy to burn, and I've found that taking her out and about and sticking her in a cart doesn't work. She wants to walk on her own, but not hold my hand....you see the concerns, right?!

Dinner is normally a variation of what we're eating. I rarely offer her something she's already had that day, unless she's being super picky and it's a matter of just getting some food in her belly.

 

Dinner Favorites:

 

Soup

PB&J

Brown Rice

Fries or Roasted Potatoes

Green Beans

Chicken or Pork

 

She loves any chicken that is cooked in the crock pot. If I cook something while she's at day care, she'll come home wanting it straight from the pot. I try not to make anything spicy, so she normally does okay with whatever it is.

 

After dinner it's bathtime, which Hubs is in charge of. I clean up dinner, put away dishes, clean up her toys, and get her room ready for bed. Our bedtime routine is the same as nap; two books, her choice, then we hum in the glider for a little before putting her in her crib.