Weekend Rewind

Can I just start off by saying we did get snow, and we still have it, but it is just a dusting compared to what my Mom got in London - 3 feet!! I told her it better melt by Wednesday, when I have my doctors appointment. The chances of it melting though isn't good, because we are well below freezing temps. Looks like winter just might be here to stay. 

Moving on to our weekend, it was a cold one, yet productive. Is it bad I can't even remember what we did Friday night? I know it wasn't anything too exciting because M had to work on Saturday. So we will move right along to Saturday, M worked until about 3 PM, then came home and his Dad came over to help move the furniture out of the nursery and off to the farm to be painted. M is painting with the paint gun to save on time and it provides a smoother coat. 

So with a hot chocolate in hand, I went along to the farm with him and hung out in the house with M's Mom while M put the first coat on everything. We ended up staying for dinner and watched an action movie, but I have no clue what it was called... I decided I would crochet instead. 

We were home around 8:30ish and just relaxed.

Sunday, M finished the touch ups on the nursery and it is officially done being painted!! Oh my goodness we love it!! I am still in shock that this is our nursery for our baby. 

M went to the farm to put the second coat on the furniture and came home for lunch. I just worked on laundry. After lunch we put the crib up, put the rocking chair in the room, as well as the diaper pail and rug! We have decided if the rug will stay or if we will end up buying a new one. Time will tell when the textiles start coming in. 

The crib in all it's glory (minus the mattress that hasn't been ordered yet) 

I had to retake this pic this morning because the one I posted last night made the crib look pink because the lighting in there sucks for now (it's just a light bulb hanging from the ceiling) and it was dusk by the time we finished. We have yet to find a new fixture. 

Feels great to have this done! And I just love how it is all coming together!! 

 

We are still brainstorming ideas for the bathroom and struggling with what we are going to do in there. M is talking free standing tub and double walk in shower and I am talking keeping the bathroom essentially the same, just adding double sinks, new floors, obviously a new tub with shower in it. So we are stuck.

Hope everyone had a great weekend too!! 

High Five For Friday!!

 

Today I am linking back up with Lauren.

 

1) My house is clean and I am loving it!! Now if we can just keep it this way from here on in? Maintenance of a clean house is soo much easier!

 

2) I was busy baking this week - made nuts and bolts, banana bread and cake batter rice krispies. I was looking most forward to the rice krispies and they didn't disappoint!!

 

3) I had my 31 party last night! I had about 10 girlfriends over, we drank some warm beverages, ate some baked goodies and check out all the great items 31 had to offer. We shared a lot of laughs and overall it was just a lot of fun!!  I also got this super cute "change purse" that looks like a camera for hosting. I will use it for my memory cards instead!!
 

 

4) Baby V had a happy mail day!!! Diaper Bag and Diaper pail finally came in!! I know I am excited about it, I sure the baby is too haha.

 

 

5) The nursery furniture is getting painted this weekend and hopefully the walls will end up getting finished as well!!

 

Speaking of the nursery, I have started to order the crib bedding, and found the perfect curtains that are suddenly no longer available. I think I have found another set just this morning, but I would still need to add a black out backing, which ends up working out, because I asked M's Mom to help me just make curtains when the ones I wanted became unavailable. I just need to decide if these are for sure the curtains I want!

 

Have a great weekend!!

 

Christmas Wish List

Ok we have stepped it up this time on Polyvore - a lesson learned it is soo much easier to do it on your laptop than your ipad!

As Christmas is fast approaching, I thought I would take a minute and share a few things on my list! This years theme is making life easier!

With a baby on the way, I know life as I know it is about to become life as I knew it! Things are going to change, my time is going to be taken up by baby, so why not look into ways to make my life easier for when the time comes?

Onto the list:

1) How adorable is this cell phone case? No its not going to make my life easier, but it will make me happy!! I have recently been introduced to Tiny Prints and I have become slightly obsessed with their product styles! You should probably go take a look and prepare yourself to love everything!

2) Infinity Curling Iron by Conair. I swear I end up with a curling iron on my list every year, and don't get me wrong I love my other ones, but this one here actually curls your hair for you! You pull apart a section, clamp the iron on and it literally sucks your hair in and curls it! My sister did buy one and can curl her hair in less than 10 min! So when I have a fussy baby, I can take 10 minutes to pamper myself, no burning myself, etc. Win-Win!

3) Eye-fi Mobi memory card. This is for my camera obviously. With this card I will be able to take a picture on my good camera and then instantly upload it to my phone over wifi!! No more crappy iphone pics!! I don't need a 32G card, but I'd be happy with the 8G. This will allow me to share the pictures you know I will be taking daily with family and friends over social media or email!

4) Electric Razor - I used to have one of these as a teenager and have recently found myself dry shaving with a regular razor when I am in a time crunch and we all know how well that works out and if you don't - don't try it! I figure that will only get worse with having a baby, so I may as well get a razor that is meant for dry or wet shaving!

5) Projection Alarm Clock - we have this one to be exact and I loved it, until it stopped projecting, so this is simply a replace item! I love being able to wake up in the middle of the night and know what time it is! I can't see it on the nightstand, as it is on M's side and I literally have to sit up to see the time. This will be handy also for knowing what time the baby awakes/feeds, etc.

6) Lamps - I need new lamps for the bedroom and although I do not want the $200 price tag that comes with each lamp, and I am sure the name brand is great, but you can find lamps similar to these at Winners/Home Sense. I just like the crystal looking stands!

There is a start on my Christmas list!

What is on your list!?

23 Weeks

How Far Along:

23 weeks - November 10 - 16, 2013 

 

Size Of Baby?

A grapefruit!!

Baby now has sweat glands, and fingernails are almost developed!
 

Maternity Clothes?

  

This week I was lucky enough to wear mostly lounge clothes, as I didn't have much on the go, but ended up changing for the evenings when M and I went out into nicer clothes but they were maternity. But it was nice to be comfy. 

 

Stretch Marks?

There might be a tiny one, but it also might be old, it seems to come and go, so I am not convinced.

 

Gender?

We will find out in March!

  

Sleep?
If my nose would stop being annoying I think it would be better! Finding it harder to stay on one side. Sleep has been rough though and I have somehow managed to go without a nap for catch up! I take that back, by the end of the week sleep was horrible. 

Baby Purchases This Week:
 

Ubbi Diaper Pail

I didn't want a diaper pail that I had to by bag refills, this diaper pail keeps the smells out, but uses regular kitchen garbage bags! So no added monthly expense like the diaper genies!

 

Lug Tuk Tuk Diaper Bag

 

In the mail baby received the special onsie I ordered for him/her! 

I usually order this for those who have waited to long for their very own miracle, but being able to gift my own child with this onsie is a true honor! Can`t wait to see the baby in it! It is soo tiny!!

Made this Week:
 

  Just crocheted when I could, but edited photos mostly all week! 

  

Cravings/Aversions?

Halloween candy is gone, now we can implement healthier choices! I have actually behaved this week!! Surprisingly I don't miss the candy! Made cherry cheesecake for a dinner party and it was sooo good!! 

 

Movement?
Tons of movement! Baby was kicking up a storm during the Remembrance Day ceremony.  M and I both watched the baby kicking and seeing my belly move from the outside. We were both soo entertained by it!! 

I think I felt the baby have the hiccups for the first time this week!! 

Feeling?

I have soo much more energy!! It is great!!! I'm making use of it while I have got it!! I am tired though by the end of the day, but I assume it's because I'm not sleeping well! 

Friday I was actually nauseous, I don't know if it's because everything has moved in my body, as I am also starting to get reflux often, as well as burping (which I am not accustomed to). So I think it might just be an indication of my stomach shifting? No clue, but I've been trying to just have small snacks throughout the day, as I can't even imagine a big meal right now. 

Highlights:
Bought the remainder of the nursery paint!! I found a sale, so now we have no excuse, the paint is in the house! 

And M put it to use-  first coat of paint on all the walls was done by Saturday evening and I love the way it looks!! 

Can't believe I will be 6 months pregnant next week!! Where is time going?? I honestly thought I would be bigger by now! I still feel like I am just starting to show! I know I'm tall and the baby therefore has a lot of room, but in my mind when we first started trying (years ago) I had envisioned being bigger by now!! I know losing weight before getting pregnant is also a big factor, as well as my thyroid. But I look forward to seeing my body change everyday!! 

   

Belly Button?

In

Best Moment of the Week?

Seeing my belly moving from the outside with M wins hands down!! It was such an exciting time for us, just showed us once again that there is an amazing little life in there!

 

Crazy Pregnancy Moment:

   I can't really think of anything too crazy this week. Maybe trying to help M move a dresser downstairs, then realizing half way down the stairs I couldn't bend the way I used to and then made M finish on his own because I was severely annoyed. I wasn't annoyed with my body in any way shape or form, just frustrated I couldn't help him as I expected. 

 

 

Bump Pic:

 

 

  

Looking Forward To:

  Seeing the walls finished in the nursery!! 

Being 24 weeks - baby is at that point viable, should anything happen they will at least try to save the baby. But Baby V is going to stay put until at least March 4th and healthy. 

 

 

 

Weekend Rewind

This weekend was warm, wet and super windy!! We actually had thunderstorm warnings, as well as wind warnings. As I type this the wind is still howling, but the temp has dropped from 15 to 6 (sorry American friends, I'm not converting today) and the rain has stopped, just for some snow to appear tonight/tomorrow as the temp drops further. Crazy weather!!

Friday night M did a little but of this:

I was soo excited, as I knew his plan was to start on Saturday, but after he pulled all the Christmas totes out for me, much to my surprise, I thought he was wiping down baseboards! While he was busy edging, I put up the Christmas Tree! We have a fake one because I'm allergic to the real ones (learned that the hard way hives and all). I didn't decorate it, because tradition has it that M and I decorate it together every year! But just having it up and turned on is beautiful! 

Saturday M had to work, so while he was gone I turned the Christmas music on the TV and began to decorate. It was going well until the tv started playing a horrible selection of songs, which ended up putting me out of the mood instead of in it! When in doubt turn on your songza app and play new country - you can't go wrong with Jennifer Nettles, Blake Shelton or Luke Bryan. So I stopped decorating (I was about half way through). I made the cherry cheesecake I had to take to dinner that night and I can I just say I could have eaten just the cream cheese filling part all by itself? Yum! 

M got home from work around 2:30 had some lunch and went straight up to paint!! 

I just love how the color has turned out!! No second guessing on the color!! 

We had dinner at 6 over at the farm with friends of the family and photo clients. I was happy have that shoot done and handed over that night!! We came home around 10 and relaxed for a bit before heading to bed. Sleep hasn't been my friend for the last few days, so I was ever hopeful to get a good nights sleep and it was going soo well until M's fire pager went off at 2:30 AM. After that it was rough. 

Sunday we hut another big milestone with the pregnancy! Hitting 6 months gives baby V a great chance at viability if anything should go wrong, baby has a chance of medical intervention now! 

I went back at it with decorating and M went right up to paint after breakfast. The aqua is up on the walls and it looks great!! This might just become my favorite room!! Second coats went up and then we decided we actually needed to paint the trim again because there were a few spots that were scuffed up pretty good from the previous home owners. So M went to work on that before edging for the last time. 

A sneak peak of what my shadow found... 

M didn't quite get the trim done, before we had to goto dinner at the farm again with M's Aunt, but he says he should have it done by the weekend, as there isn't much left to do between the trim and edging!! Soo excited!! 

 

And the horrible green paint is all gone!!!

M also loaded up the wardrobe for the nursery to goto the farm where he will paint everything there. I still have the dressers to empty upstairs before they can go. 

Sunday we were home around 8:30 and put our feet up. Overall it was a pretty busy weekend, but a very productive one to say the least!! Having the nursery painted is a huge thing off our list and once the furniture is painted I can get up there and start organizing!! M hopes to have the furniture done next weekend!! 

Today I have some storage cubbies to switch over and go through with our hats and mitts and what not. The cats are on edge from the wind keeping them on their toes and the dogs and I will attempt a walk out there at some point today! I also have some baking to do for my party in Thursday! Hopefully I will get around to making the nuts and bolts today! 

Hope everyone had a great weekend!!