Weekend Rewind

Friday night was pretty laid back for me, I got caught up on my PVR and M poked away at the bathroom. Our contractor came over and helped Mike figure a few things out. Mike took the dogs for a walk since the weather was super mild, they were able to go for a decent one. I miss being able to walk with them - if my damn ankle would hurry up and heal. It is coming along, just not as quickly as I would like.

Saturday M was up early and off to town for supplies. We thought we had everything we needed, but A (our contractor) suggested levelling the floor, so M needed some concrete. I started the morning off with a shower first thing, since I knew chances were the water was going to get shut off. I also put on a load of laundry. 

M got back and went straight to work in the bathroom. We actually ended up finding an outside wall from the original house:

It is kind of neat to see the history behind the house. Our house would have been soo small back in the 1800's. M worked hard in the bathroom all day and A ended up coming over to help him level up the walls and floor, which was nice. I feel bad that I am not able to help M with much during this project! 

But while he was busy with that, I decided to crack down on the sewing, I made 7 burp cloths, which I know I will want more, but I figure I will make gender specific ones after the baby is born. I also made some clothing repairs while I was at it! 

I packed a few more things in my hospital bag, folded laundry, and then worked on the mobile sewing on embellishments and eyeballs.

We did end up getting dumped on with heavy wet snow and a lot of it, so after dinner M went and got the big snow blower from the farm, did ours, as well as a few people in the village. 

I folded more laundry and worked on crocheting while watching some movies on the tv for the evening.

Sunday was a pretty lazy day for me. I had full intentions of doing more, time just seemed to slip away! M was up early with a medical call, then came home and made waffles for breakfast! 

Turns out we needed more concrete to level the floor under the tub, so he was back into town as soon the store opened! 

I did manage to pick a paint color for the bathroom! So I will just have the pendant lighting choice up next. Here is the paint swatch with the tile and floor:

It's called Studio Taupe. 

I did get some more laundry done, packed a few more things in my hospital bag and then worked on the mobile. I just have the owls left to do. 

M put up the wall for the shelf beside the shower, insulated the wall, moved the plumbing for the tub, and poured the rest of the concrete. The tub should go in Monday and then the drywall can go up and our contractor can come in and tile! 

I had plans on painting the picture frames for the gallery wall in the nursery, but that will have to get done this week!

M agreed to having finger foods for dinner  - I may have pulled the "it's Super Bowl Sunday" card, but it worked- even if I was the only one to watch it! Not that it was much to watch as a Denver fan, so I switched over to the other train wreck of a show - The Kardashians and folded laundry. I went to bed early, sure I was coming down with a cold. 

The tub went in on Monday, just as planned. My Dad came over to help with that part, also took the growth board and paint with him to get going on it.

 I tidied up the house as best as I could in the middle of a renovation and Nicole stopped over with a gift for the baby!! 

Tuesday dry wall went up around the tub and we are all set for A to come in and prep the walls for tiling!

We changed the great room furniture around a little bit and then finally had a relaxing evening!! The dogs were pretty excited that M brought home his BIG boots - which meant they were headed to the park where the deep snow was!

This morning we braved the snow storm and had our maternity pictures taken!! I cannot wait to see how they turn out!!! It definitely is a mess out there now! I'm more than sure that our photographer got some great shots!!

So now I am spending the afternoon thawing out! Brrrr...

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34 Weeks

How Far Along:

34 weeks - January 26 - Feb 1, 2014

 

Size Of Baby?

I am pretty sure baby has already been compared to a squash... Some apps refer to the baby as a cantaloupe. Crazy to think I might have a 6 pounder in my belly, knowing my baby is measuring ahead.

Baby is capable of urinating up to a pint a day! No wonder I am running to the bathroom soo often! (if it only worked that way). Baby's protective coat (vernix) is getting thicker as the baby begins to shed more hair. Baby is also practicing breathing more and more as the lungs get stronger!

Maternity Clothes?
It is getting harder and harder to find non-maternity options in my closet.

I will be honest when I say after looking at the new spring fashion at old navy, I'm excited to get back into regular clothes after this baby. That fashion line just might motivate me a little more to bounce back into shape!! Love the nautical looks coming, even for the baby!! 

I will be honest, I relied on lounge clothes for the most part this week!! 

Stretch Marks?

Still just a small one, but nothing really noticeable.

 

Gender?

Team Green!

What the Doctor Had To Say:

He is happy with how my blood pressure is responding!! No protein in my urine. I get a week off next week and will go back on the 12th, will see the anesethiologist, have another ultrasound (to make sure the new dosage isn't effecting the baby) and then follow up with him. Our goal is to make it to the first week of March (39 weeks) assuming we don't have anymore bumps in the road and if the baby hasn't come on his/her own by then, he will induce us at that point. So we just have to make it to March 1st!! 

He did confirm that the baby has dropped and that is why I am feeling more pressure, as well as more B&H contractions. He also did some blood work to check my thyroid levels. 

  

Sleep?
I'm sure this is not about to get any better, but only worse. I am waking more often to either turn, use the bathroom, or my ankle will wake me.

A new all time high for bathroom breaks during the overnight hours - 5! Ya I'm sure I only slept maybe 3 hours that night between contractions, pressure and bathroom breaks.

Friday night I had some waking contractions that were pretty intense and lasted longer than any I have had yet.

Baby Purchases This Week:

Mama-roo came in this week! We have one happy Daddy. I think we will call ours the Dadda-roo.

Dowel for the mobile and a tension rod for the wardrobe. 

Wipes! I realized I hadn't bought any when I went to pack the diaper bag! 

Picture frames for the gallery wall. I still have to paint them though!

Made this Week:

Not really made, but some nursery progress: 

- wall shelves are hung

- paint is touched up

- rod is in the wardrobe so I can hang things now. 

- curtain tie backs are up

-laundry is all put away 

Crocheting 

Got some sewing done!! 

Made a change pad for the diaper bag: 

2 change pad sheets for the pack and play: 

Made a few burp clothes to get me by until the baby is here and I can gender specify my options.

Worked on the mobile by sewing on embellishments and eye balls. It is pretty annoying to do, but I will be happy when it's done! Then we just have to cut and paint the dowel. 

My dad has offered to take over the growth board. I'm looking forward to seeing how it turns out!! 

Cravings/Aversions?

Orange juice is now starting to give me heartburn. I'm not sure what I will drink in the morning now!

Apple pie - yum! 

Cheesies!! 

   

Movement?
Baby has been super active lately, especially in the morning and evening. 

Feeling?

Overall pretty good!! It feels crazy to have all this baby stuff all around the house now, but we are trying to get the pets acquainted with all the baby stuff and to teach the cats it is not for them! So far, so good!

I feel like the baby has dropped this week! My belly looks different now too and reflux is letting up a bit, although now I am getting more heartburn - which is still better than reflux! 

The Home Depot lady told me she hopes I don't have to walk around for too long this low. I told her hopefully a month and she wished me luck with that. 

 

I am tiring a little easier and have worked hard at napping during the day. I'm sure it's because I'm not sleeping over night very well. 

Highlights:
I built the pack and play. That was rather frustrating, but now that it is up, it is not coming down! It will also give me a place to store some diapers!

Seeing more progress in the nursery! Little touches are starting to go up and I could seriously just sit up there. My new happy place. 

Belly Button?

In

 

Wedding Rings?

Off. With seeing my feet swell and knowing my risks for pre-eclampsia, I am just going to play it safe and keep them off! I do miss them though!

Best Moment of the Week?

Seeing the nursery come together!! The littlest things are just making the room all that more special. Like seeing my grandmas teddy bear on a shelf, just warms my heart.

Crazy Pregnancy Moment:

Mike telling me that he is shutting off the water in the house because he was working on plumbing in the bathroom and to go pee while I can. So I did. An hour and a half later I had to pee again, but didn't want to interrupt him, so I waited 30 more minutes and finally asked him how much longer. He laughed at me and told me he actually didn't end up shutting it off... I was less than impressed!! With the baby sitting soo low, there is a lot more pressure down there if you know what I mean. 

  

Bump Pic:

24: 

Looking Forward To:

The bathroom reno being done!! Not that we are that close to it being finished, but knowing it's coming is pretty exciting, along with all the small nursery projects on the go. 

     

Pink Blush Maternity Review and Give Away

When I first became pregnant, I was definitely worried about the dreaded maternity clothing, but I will admit, it has come a long way, with a lot of trendy and cute options. I was first introduced to Pink Blush Maternity on Zulily, however I was afraid to order, because let's face it, you never know about sizing. After seeing a few other give-aways other bloggers were holding and people reviewing their clothing line, I decided I better try it out because their clothing is super cute!

So I ordered 3 things first:

I just absolutely loved this one:

And 2 shirts for Christmas:

And in all honesty they are all shirts I could wear again without being pregnant! They were actually long enough, which for me on a non-pregnant day is important, but even more important being pregnant because no one wants a shirt that doesn't cover their belly and lets face it shirts only get shorter when you are pregnant (like the one I am wearing today! - I will spare you the image).

Pink Blush then went above and beyond and offered a product review of my choosing. It was soo hard to choose, because as I mentioned before I like soo many of their items!!!

So I chose a striped cardigan, an option that will work for nursing post-partum. Which is another thing I love about Pink Blush! They have nursing friendly wear for after you have the baby

This sweater is nice and lightweight, yet I love the colors and as I mentioned above, I think it will be a great option for after I have the baby as well. It is long enough I could wear it with leggings even.

Another thing I will mention is that shipping to Canada was affordable!! And fast!! I was a little worried I wouldn't get my first order in time for Christmas, but luckily I did!

Here are a few items they have now that I have my eye on:

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5 on Friday

Thank goodness it is Friday!! That is about the only good thing to come of the weekend so I hear, because we are about to get nailed again with more bloody snow! I know it's winter and all, but we haven't had this much snow in.... Years! 

So M and I decided we better hit up the hardware store this morning and get whatever supplies left he will need. So be picked out faucets for the shower, bought drywall, flooring underlay, a cool blind cleaner (It was $1) and I hate cleaning blinds, so if this makes my life easier it was a well spent dollar! 

I will be happy when these hardware store trips are done. Oh and maybe the decisions too!! I just have paint to pick now! 

The bathtub came out last night. We found a live electrical box behind the shower... That's safe!! Soo glad we are doing this now!! 

We also stopped at Walmart so I could get my list of postnatal supplies (and maybe some M&M's) so I can get my hospital bag packed! 

I finally got in front of the sewing machine yesterday and made a diaper bag change pad:

 as well as pack and play change pad sheets: 

On today's agenda... Burp cloths and tank top strap conversion to nursing straps, because I haven't found a nursing tank I love yet. 

This weekends plans are just more organizing in the nursery while M is working in the bathroom all weekend!! 

Sweet Baby V - What Will you Be??

The closer I get towards the the end of my pregnancy, the more I find myself wondering if Baby V is a boy or a girl.

A lot of people wonder why we decided to wait to find out, or told us we were crazy for waiting, but in all reality it came down to the same reason each time. This baby is a blessing, whether a boy or a girl. We were more than surprised to find out we were pregnant, after 4+ years of infertility! Finding out the baby's gender is one of those surprises that doesn't happen everyday! I wanted M to have that moment of going out to the waiting room to announce the baby's gender. Brings tears to my eyes just imagining that moment of pure bliss! Yes, I am a planner and it is very hard now a days to find gender nuetral stuff, but that moment in the end has gotten me through! 

But as I mentioned, it doesn't mean we don't wonder what the baby is. In the beginning I would have swore it was a girl, not for any given reason, but just a feeling. M thinks girl, and has yet to away to the boy side. He even refers to the baby as "she". Now a days I find myself thinking boy, but it could be because we struggle with boy names, so I am constantly imagining boy names. But I also flip back and forth daily, even hourly, depending one what I read. If the book says girl or the we page says boy, it makes me consider both possibilities. 

As far as dreams go, I've only seen the baby once. It was girl first, then a boy later on in the dream! 

On To The Wives Tales:

Chinese Gender Prediction says: 

GIRL

Mayan Gender Prediction Theory says: 

BOY 

How I Have Carried: 

Low = BOY 

In front = BOY

(taken yesterday (baby dropped))

Skin: 

Acne = GIRL 

Dry Skin, cold feet = BOY 

Ring Test: 

GIRL 

Baby's Heart Rate: 

GIRL for the most part, especially in the beginning, now it is sometimes borderline.

Appetite: 

GIRL

Daddy's Weight:

GIRL (in the beginning he was gaining more than me, but I've surpassed his gain now) lol

Morning Sickness: 

BOY

Mood Swings: 

GIRL (poor M) 

So that tallies up to:
7 GIRL votes
5 BOY votes.


What do you think Baby V will be?