Week 29

Our Nursery is about 80% complete! We got the final big piece of furniture in today and I absolutely love it! Look forward to many hours rocking with our little one.

I also finally put up all the letters on the wall. Took awhile, but I think it looks pretty good.

These letters are sitting above the changing table. And here is the changing table with the baskets that I made out of the cardboard box from the car seat.

And...not sure what to do with these guys yet. I tried putting the mirror up above the fish tank today, but it just did not look right.

I've pretty much gotten all that I wanted to do before I got too big completed. I'm pretty happy with the results. Now, just to keep it not cluttered.

Hello Third Trimester!

Hello 3rd Trimester!

 This is a picture taken for our 3rd anniversary.



It's the final home stretch. Nursery update: I've been working on the alphabet wall. I just have 1 more letter to do. Here's what it looks like so far:

I spent about $15 on a few of the letters and the rest, I used toilet paper rolls, styrofoam, and cardboard.  I am quite pleased with the final result and can't wait to see them all hung up in the room.

We went ahead and ordered a glider on-line. It should come in this week. Once the chair is in the room, I can then put the other decorations up. So excited! 

I don't think I've mentioned this in my previous posts, but Steve and I are going to try to go the all natural route when it comes to birth. My biggest fear is pain and tearing, but as I read about other women's experience with the euphoria that comes with natural birth, I'm starting to overcome that fear and I am mentally preparing myself for the "sensations" that will come with birth. For extra encouragement, I'm reading Ina May Gaskin's guide to childbirth and I am eager to see what our birth experience will be like.

Our last check up went well. The midwife mentioned that I have pretty strong abdominal muscles. This made me feel great because it made all of those planks and crunches that I did prior to pregnancy worth it. Also, I drank the orange soda like drink for the gestational diabetes test and felt a bit funny afterwards, but I don't think I have it. The phlebotomist told me that she would call me if anything came back negative by Monday, so I guess no news is good news. However,  I'm still trying to stay with a low (processed) sugar diet. I'm eating plenty of fruits, but am only limiting myself to a little bit of dessert once in awhile. It's sooo hard.

One of my favorite snacks is a peanut butter banana milkshake. It's made with 1 frozen banana, 1/2 large glass of milk and 2 tablespoons of PB2. I put all this stuff in a blender and blend it together. It's the best protein, dairy, sugar fix ever! Oh, PB2 is this product that my friend Christina recommended to me. It's basically powdered peanut butter. It's got 85% less fat than ordinary PB and barely any sugar. By itself , it's ok, but in the milkshake, I can barely tell the difference. Here's a picture of the product, if you want to try it out.

Belly undulations and sewing

Today marks week 27 of pregnancy. I only have one more week left of the second trimester, and I hear things only go down hill from here. Well, I haven't posted in about 3 weeks because I've been out of town. I spent about 2 weeks in Dallas for a training and to visit my family and then another week was spent in Chicago with Steve's side of the family. Steve's mom threw us a beautiful shower and Aunt Barb made the best cake.

 White chocolate and black raspberry cake! Best. Cake. Ever!

 On our last day in Chicago, we went on an architecture cruise. It was nice, but the sun was hot. Our honey bun gets pretty active in the heat. This week I feel him kick all the time. I can also see him moving through the belly too. Unfortunately, sometimes honey bun sticks a foot or an arm near my lungs, making it a bit uncomfortable to bend over or breathe.

After returning home from being away for 3 weeks, I was itching to continue with nursery decorations. Today, I tackled the crib skirt and made 3 throw pillow covers.

 This is the mirror that I got from goodwill. I sanded it down and painted it a bright yellow. I will post pictures of it when it's finished and hung in the nursery.