Nursery Reveal

It's about as complete as it may ever get. (Though I still think we need to add a pretty chandelier!) Thanks to  many friends who helped with painting trim and closets and walls and hanging the fabric hoops and decal, I think Lucy finally has a nice big room to call her own. All that's missing is her! (I hope.)

 

Crib: Graco Charleston

Dresser: Ashley Signature B102

Shelves: Closetmaid Cubicals (Target)

Changing Pad Cover: Max and Grace (Etsy)

White Vines/Flowers: Target

Chevron Hamper: Home Goods

Rug: Home Goods

Lamp: Lowe's

Curtains: Xhilaration Ruffle Curtains

Glider: Storkcraft Hoop Glider

Ottman: Walmart

Word art and pennant banner: DIY

30 Weeks

Three-quarters of the way to meeting my baby girl! Apparently she's the size of a cabbage. I'm guessing she's around 3 lbs by now. Based on what I saw at the 4D ultrasound, 2 lbs of her are her cheeks. :)

I had my 30 week midwife appointment today. I'm still measuring at 30, which puts me right on track. (I was measuring at 30 two weeks ago as well.) I put on 2 more lbs for a grand total of 31 lbs at 30 weeks. Her heartbeat is at 140 and the midwife also believes she's head down now.

No new symptoms. I'm still battling the round ligament pain and constant peeing. I move like an elephant in slow motion, and when I'm on my back, I'm definitely a turtle who's landed on her shell. I get swollen ankles and feet when I'm doing a lot of walking.

We really haven't made much nursery progress other than getting the rug. My dad is coming over this weekend to help me hang curtain rods, and then I'll be testing out some curtains. We're also going to try finding her, and maybe us, a dresser.

We have our maternity session coming up on Sunday, and I'm so anxious. I set really high expectations for myself when I book a pro shoot, and I spent three hours in the mall tonight trying to find a new dress with absolutely no luck. I hate when I have a vision that I can't make work. So I'm going to try to use what I have. I'm also coming equipped with lots of different props, so maybe that will disguise any poor choices in wardrobe I make.

Invites arrived today for my baby shower which will be in three weeks! 

28 Weeks

Highlights of the past week

• Baby girl attended her first bridal shower and bachelorette party! Though I did have to tell her she won't be attending another b-party until she's 21. ;) I had a minor freakout when I thought the loud music/bass was keeping her up and active too long (parenting is going to be soooo mentally exhausting!), but I was then reassured she was most likely bouncing around in the womb, having a blast. 
• I signed us up for our Saturday childbirth class -- we go in early October. The bad part about that is it's 7 hours long! 
• I took my one-hour glucose test -- and passed! I don't know why, but I had convinced myself I was going to fail it and/or be diagnosed with GD. Bullet dodged. Pass the cookies.
• But I should maybe pass on cookies, considering I went up another 7 lbs this month. OMG. I'm now a total of 29 pounds up from starting weight. Surprisingly I'm not freaking out. Yes, I could make healthier choices, but I believe my body is going to do what it's going to do to grow this child. Weight can always be lost. 
• More progress made on the nursery, i.e. there's a freaking CRIB in my house!!! It's so surreal. I guarantee I'll be spending a lot of time in her nursery just staring in amazement that soon there'll be a little girl in it. Blows my mind a little more each day. 

Me, baby, and the beautiful bachelorette!

CRIB!

Bare Bump 26w2d + Closet Progress

26 Weeks

Looks like my last week of 2nd trimester!

This week baby girl must have had a growth spurt -- I noticed a decent change in bump size, plus I've been getting ravenously hungry between 10 pm and 1 am. She's been getting more feisty around 3:30-4:30 with kicking. And while I haven't had specific food cravings most of 2nd trimester, the past two weeks I've been really into turkey BLT sandwiches.

Also this past week we've made a minor dent in nursery preparations. We've mostly cleared out all the stuff from the second bedroom and found innovative ways to combine closet space. Friends have graciously helped me paint the trim, walls and closets. I have lots to do yet to finish those basics, but we're very sloooowly getting somewhere. The crib is purchased but still in the box. I'll definitely need to call in the reinforcements to help us since we're assembly challenged in a big way! The next two weekends will be completely full between traveling and other outings, so I really want to accomplish a lot this weekend. Maybe the nesting phase is kicking in?

Another thing we can check off our pre-baby checklist is visiting her future daycare. It's close to our home and one of the few places that offer half day hours. While I'm not gaga over the very dated building and tattered equipment, I'm reminded by other moms it's the care that matters.

In other news, we found out that our baby will have a built-in family bestie -- W's sister and brother-in-law had their anatomy scan today and found out they're having a girl too! I think it will be sweet to see the two together at family functions.

Nursery Inspiration

After spending a few days completely overwhelmed by, well, a million things regarding this baby, I FINALLY feel like I'm getting closer to organizing my mind.

Our second bedroom I had repainted gray a year and a half ago, and I think we'll keep the same color. My best friend wants to paint me one striped wall. And I knew I wanted to add in pink pops plus incorporate the simple patterns I love -- dots and chevron. Then I saw this nursery:

Source: Project Nursery

I'm not quite in love with the name treatment over the crib, but otherwise, ::swoon::. It's just the mix of girly and modern I love.

I've started a pin board on Pinterest to recreate this look:

Now begins the work of cleaning out the bedroom to make it a home for our little girl!