Days 5-11

Day 5: A much needed hooded towel. We now have 3!

Day 6: Book full of fun ideas for games, crafts, etc.

Day 7: A cool toy!


Day 8: A teddy bear teether


Day 9: A "thankful" book
Day 10: A cute flowered sweat suit!
Day 11: A book for me-Moms are Very Special. It's similar to the book Matthew got.(This is actually 2nd Day 10. I opened a present when Matthew came home then went to show it to him and he said I already opened one today--the sweat suit. Oops! NO present tomorrow.)

Only a few more weeks, possibly only a few more days. We shall see. I'm now considered full term and the baby should be healthy if born any day. She is still very active-especially around 10 pm. That has always been her favorite time of day. Good thing I don't usually go to bed until 10:30. She seems to have stayed in the same position most of the pregnancy too. Head down, bum by my belly button and feet on my right ribs. Occasionally she ventures to the left. I think she is running out of space and has decided that's the only available spot so may as well fill it up too. I joke that she is already learning its best to choose the right! Hopefully that will be an easy lesson to teach later in life.

Finally an Update!

I went to the doctor a few days ago. I'm supposed to have weekly checks now. My schedule is a little crazy though so I went a little longer. To make a long story short, my original appt was at 9 but I didn't see the dr until about 10:30. It was her day off at the office and a few things came up at the hospital to delay her. I was a little frustrated so she did an ultrasound just for fun. Everything looks good. We didn't get any profile pics because the babies head is too far down and she had her hand covering her face. We saw her lips and nose. She kept moving her lips like she was talking. It was cute. Ultrasound measurements say she's about 5 lbs 9 oz. New predicted delivery weight of about 7 lbs 9 oz. I was happy. Original predicted weight was at least 8 lbs. Hopefully the lower weight is more accurate. I've gained about 20 lbs so far but 0 since my previous appt. I think it's from all the heat. We went camping and I sweat off all the weight! I guess it's time for more milkshakes. My mom says it means the baby will come soon. According to an old wives tale, you lose weight just before delivery. We shall see. Well, on to the good part of blogging--pictures!

Matthew says this first picture is a little scary. I hesitated putting it on here but I can't change it so here it is--A picture of my crazy pregnant belly. Did anyone else have a belly shaped like this? It doesn't look normal. My ribs haven't moved at all. The belly is just growing around them. My cousin said she used to get kicked under her ribs all the time. I get a foot on the outside of my ribs and it feels like she is tearing my flesh away from my rib cage. It can be quite painful at times. It doesn't look as weird when I stand up. I was bored one day while sitting on the couch and decided to take a picture. I didn't even realize it looked like this! I'm starting to get a line. Hopefully it will stay nice and faint! My belly button is opening up too. So weird!

The next few pics are more work on the nursery. We finally bought chair rail molding and put it up in the nursery. Matthew likes to help because he gets to use cool "toys."

Here he is using the chop saw.
Then he got to use the brad nailer.
Here is the finished main wall. It doesn't look that much different in pics but the room does look a lot better now. The bottom pink color looks like it clashes in this pic but when you see the room in real light it looks better. Next projects: buy material and sew curtains, finalize a name to put on wall opposite stripes, and buy picture frames to put on striped wall. These will be filled with newborn pics. The photographer from our wedding said he would take newborn pics for free (included with our wedding package)! He's so nice. He has been taking pics of our family for years. I think he started with my cousin's graduation pics a few years before I graduated.

A few days ago my sister showed up at my house with bags full of presents. It was a 30 day count down to my due date. What a great idea! Each day we get to open a present to help the time pass this last month. I set them all out on the extra bed in the nursery. She labeled the first three presents in case I went into labor early to make sure I had them opened. We started a little early. She thinks she gave us extra presents.

Day 1: a night gown and a robe to take to have at the hospital.

Day 2: A new pair of slippers. They are very comfortable! I wore them around the house the day I opened them then realized I should probably put them in my hospital bag. (I am slowly getting it ready)

Day 3: Two newborn outfits. Look at the feet on the ladybug outfit. The antennas actually stick up. Soooo cute!

Day 4: A present for Matthew-A neat book about special things that fathers do for their kids.We are getting so excited for the arrival of our little girl and can hardly wait to see her. Only a few more weeks!

Making Progress!

The nursery is getting close to being done. I wanted it done before my family baby shower Tuesday night but that didn't happen. We got the painting done though and are very happy with the results! It took a lot of time but was worth it for a unique room. Next plans are sewing curtains out of crib sheets, adding chair rail/moulding above the solid pink, and hanging pics. Once we decide on a name, we will use ribbon to hang wooden letters above the crib.

SOOOOO much taping! I colored my plans and made measurements ahead of time. You can see my blueprint hanging up in a couple of the pics. If anyone plans on doing stripes I have some good tips. Unfortunately I forgot to use all the tips until I did the chocolate stripes. My pink bled a little but that will be a pretty easy fix. More important was the chocolate which didn't bleed at all. I was so impressed with myself!

As always, some of the pics get cropped on the college so I added an extra of the full striped wall. The stripes match the design on the bumber pads.

As I mentioned above, my family baby shower was Tuesday night. We planned it early so my dads siblings from out of town could attend. It was a lot of fun! We got a lot of great presents. The theme was baby's firsts. (first bath, first holidays, first walk, etc.) My sister, cousin, and mom did a great job planning it. Thanks so much for everything!!!!

To add to a night of firsts, it was the first night Matthew and I have been apart since we got married a little over three years ago!! I thought I could be tough and would be fine sleeping at home alone but I admit I broke down and cried. Pregnancy hormones made it worse I think. I'm glad he was only gone for one night. It was soo weird falling asleep and waking up all alont. Even though I was exhauseted, I was up until at least 11:30 or 12. He went camping with his brother, their friend, and our dogs to get away during the shower. They had a lot of fun but he admitted it was hard on him too! It was fun to see him get excited the next day about all the baby stuff. I can't believe how fast this pregnancy is going. She'll be here before we know it!