Thursday, July 22, 2010

31 Weeks

(30 Weeks)
I cannot believe we have made it this far! 9 weeks to go...wow. Oh and yes, the anxiety is in high gear right now. So, because I am a bit of a crazy planner one thing that is going to drive me nuts for the next few weeks is the fact that my appointments are a week off. See, typically I would have gone to the doctor for my two week appointment at 30 weeks, but unfortunately my doctor was out so we had to move it up a week. I know most people wouldn't care, but these little things drive me batty. So, my solution? To take a photo on the CORRECT week and then blog about it after my appointment. I really need to go get some medication for my wackiness.

Today's doctor appointment went well and was just as expected. I am gaining weight, yay! Who knew I would be excited to say that I am gaining weight? Weird. Her heartbeat has stayed strong. She still moves more than a kid on a sugar high after Halloween. I do appreciate that she only feels the need to beat me up during the day, but lets me sleep at night (aww thanks honey!). Once again I am measuring a bit behind, but since it is staying consistent they are still not worried. Oh and this has nothing to do with the doctor appointment, but this girl is a hiccup queen. I think it may or not have something to do with the fact that I live off of sugar these days. I just can't get enough!

Well, I think that's it for this week. We are one week away from finishing our childbirth class and we even got to take a second tour of the hospital. That second tour may have been a bit of a repeat, but it helped me feel so much better about the whole thing. Now time to organize a few things because 9 weeks is going fast!

I'm a Big Kid Now



Happy 3rd birthday to our beautiful, sleepy head, hot dog loving, firstborn princess!!

We may have a little bun in the oven, but this little girl will always be the first child in our lives. Hey, she is not just a dog! We have actually been preparing her for the arrival of her little sister and so far she is handling it like a champ. Granted, Eden is not here yet so we will see what she does then. So far we are just letting her explore Eden's room, and let her sniff every item that comes into the house that's for baby. The hardest part is teaching her that Eden's toys are not for her. Poor Bella has had to learn quite quickly how to adjust to her mommy's ever growing belly. Either way we hope the transition to having a baby around will be easy on all of us, including our little princess. 

(Technically Bella's birthday was yesterday, but I was unable to get on to post this. Also, we know that we are obsessed with our dog and that it might seem a bit unhealthy, but that's just how we like it.)

Saturday, July 17, 2010

28 Weeks

Well, here is the 28 week pregnancy update and it is only 2 weeks late! Our computer pretty much bit the dust, but we finally have it in a little bit more of a stable state...at least enough for me to blog again. Hopefully I will be able to keep up with posting now that I have my computer back...


At 28 weeks we had another ultrasound. This time it was to recheck for placenta previa. After THREE different checks, the doctor has said that everything looks good and it looks like I don't have it! I wasn't too worried either way, but nice not to have that on my mind anymore. The appointment itself was as very long one. We had to do our usual check which is always so quick. Eden is still measuring about a week behind, but like my doctor said, "that just means you won't have a 10 pound baby and personally I don't think I would want you to have one that size!" Yes doctor, I agree! On top of the regular check up I also had to do the glucose test and get my rhogam shot. My thoughts on the glucose test...its really not that bad. The drink doesn't taste fabulous, it really just tastes like a Sprite on steroids. However, I will say that while drinking it wasn't so bad, it definitely gives you a bit of nausea. The worst part of it all was just the one hour wait. My appointment went so quickly that I had to wait the full hour until they could do the blood test. Oh well, came out negative and I am doing fine. The rhogam shot was not nearly as bad as I had originally thought. This shot was because I was RH- and I will have to have another one right after Eden is born. Oh and no this shot doesn't go in your arm, it goes in your behind (although technically its closer to your hip). The shot itself I actually didn't feel. You know what actually hurt? The nurse grinding her fist in my hip. Josh said they do that for air pockets or something...all I know is I would rather get 1,000 shots then have that nurses bony hand digging into my hip bone again.

Other than that Eden is continually moving, kicking, sticking her bum out the side of my stomach and all that fun stuff. She is a non-stop mover during the day, and seems to sleep through the night. Yes Eden, you can continue that trend outside the womb, mommy won't mind. Josh and I are falling more and more in love with this girl and can't believe how soon she will be here. Since technically while I am writing this I am actually 30 weeks and not 28 like the title says, we only have 10 more weeks to go! 10 weeks...I remember when I was 10 weeks pregnant and thought I was actually showing. I laugh at my silliness. Alright, back soon with the 30 week update!

 

Monday, July 5, 2010

Eden's Room: Chapter 5


I am still alive! We have been struggling with a internet provider and have been without reliable internet for quite some time. The good news to being away from blogging was that we got a lot accomplished during that time. This makes me happy since I all of a sudden feel super pressed for time. Now we can FINALLY reveal Eden's dresser/changing table.

When we were searching for a dresser that we could use as a changing table I had the exact look I wanted swirling around in my little head. I wanted it to be long enough to accommodate a changing pad, lamp, and a basket full of necessary items to have on hand during frequent diaper changes. I also wanted it to not feel too heavy. That may not be the best description, but its the only way I could think of to convey what was in my head. Another must have? It had to be under 40 bucks. Oh and in case I wasn't picky enough, I also was hoping for something old...like at least 30 years or so...but even older would be more spectacular. Oh and by the way, I did find something with each and every one of these qualities, and yet WAY better than what I had even envisioned. Want to meet her?


Here she is! Isn't she a beaut in all her purple glory? Okay, that was sarcasm. I couldn't wait to get my hands on her and change her up a bit (okay really it was Josh's hands, not mine that were going to do the work). The great thing about this baby? She was only 20 bucks! I found the dresser on Craigslist and fell in love instantly. It was listed at $25, but the lady ended up asking for 20, score! This dresser gave me a good panic attacks as Josh had initially contacted the lady and we spent quite some time without hearing back from her at all. To us that meant it was SOLD SOLD SOLD. I was quite upset. Thankfully it hadn't been sold and so it was ours. Once we brought it home it was time to fix this baby up (which was necessary due to the thick layers of paint and a smell I cannot describe).

First Josh stripped it using Citristrip (it's natural, smells like oranges, and works great!). Two coats ended up being necessary since we waited a little too long to start stripping the dresser the first time around. Stripping paint off such an intricate piece was not easy or fun for Josh, but thankfully he is THE MAN and got it done.


The next step was to clean up the leftover stripper with lacquer thinner. Even after that process the dresser needed a little more help. During the process we found that the dresser was made in the 50's. The dresser was indeed old and I love that. This also meant that the layers of paint were a little more stubborn. We ended up agreeing that a quick run of the belt sander would do the trick. We are so glad we did that because the result was beautiful!


It was almost too pretty to paint over! However, we really wanted to paint the dresser so we went ahead with our plan. Here it is painted in Sherwin Williams Fun Yellow. The hardware was spray painted with a glossy black to give it a little more shine.



We were so happy with the way she turned out! She fits in perfectly and I think Eden will enjoy her dresser for many years to come. The next step is accessorizing the dresser...