Nursery Reveal

After hours of stalking pictures of dream nurseries, looking at curtains, reclining in gliders, walking through Ikea, and putting up a full-wall decal, the nursery is finally ready! 

View from the doorway

Close-up of the book-ledge shelves. The page in the green frame is full of made up information for now.  Kyle created it from one of my pins on Pinterest. 

The glider was a gift from the McGrandparents.  We already love how comfortable it is!!

This wall rocks.

Wall opposite the crib.  To the left, we have items that don't need to be opened just yet.  To the right, we have little man's hospital bag and hamper- full of sheets and clothes to be washed!  In the middle we have a dresser full of clothes, diapers, blankets, and bibs!

We are so happy to have the nursery ready for our little guy.  Just this past weekend it was full of bags and boxes, tissue paper and cardboard packaging; Kyle and I were literally tripping over things trying to get around the room.  Now the room patiently waits for it's tiny resident to arrive. : )

In case you're wondering (and because it's fun to do), here's a breakdown of the nursery decor:

Paint: Victorian Pewter by Olympic (Lowe's)
Crib: Baby Mod Park Lane 3-in-1 (Walmart)
Curtains:  Cindy Crawford, Sonoma Moss (JC Penny)
Book-Ledge Shelves:  Ikea
Frames on Shelves: Ikea
Glider:  Shermag Bella Deluxe Glider Rocker, Ottoman and Table Set - Chocolate Tea Finish with Mocha Fabric (Babies'R'Us)
Picture in Frame Above Glider: (garage sale find- 25 cents!)
Elephant Pillow:  Handmade by Mimi
Wall decal:  Decal Guy (Etsy)
Dresser:  from my bedroom when I was a teenager
Alphabet Picture:  (Gordmans)
Green and Blue Frames: (Marshalls)

Week 33: One 'Last' Road Trip

Kmac and I road tripped over Labor Day weekend to visit friends in Minnesota.  I did fabulously on the 7.5 hour car ride; needing to stop only 3 times each way and freaking out over blood clots in my legs only once!  Not too bad for a hypochondriac!   While we were in Rochester, MN, we hit up the farmer's market.  Naturally, there was plenty of produce, but what really caught our eyes was the chocolate covered bacon.  To make it even better, this concoction came on a stick!  Kyle ate the majority of it; Marc had one bite, while I used the 'I'm pregnant, I shouldn't eat something like that' excuse.  Kyle said it wasn't too bad, rather it had the sweet-salty thing going on.

 The next day, the boys played 18 holes of disc golf at a closed ski resort.  I walked with them for the first 9 holes before getting tired of all the bugs-they were swarming and biting!   I went back to the clubhouse and read Birth Skills.  The guys had a great time; I'm sure they enjoyed the bonding without an ole' pregnant lady hanging around.

 The weather was quite brisk up north and a welcome change from all the Missouri heat. 

Now for some questions....

How far along?: 33 weeks 3 days.
How big is the baby?: 17 inches long, 4 1/2 lbs- gaining 1/2 lb. each week!! 
Weight gain/loss: 17 pounds
Pregnancy symptoms: hunger- I eat like a teenage boy, heartburn, fatigue, ineffectiveness- I've been staying at work until around 6 each night just getting everything done (why does everything take me so long to do!?), soreness under chest when sitting
Sleep: One word: snoogle.  This pillow is a miracle worker and was worth every penny! Waking up for bathroom breaks ~2 times a night
Best moment this week: Our weekend trip to Minnesota was pretty rad.  Awesome events included, but were not limited to: going to IKEA, having dinner with Uncle Ron, Aunt Sherry, Taylor, and Jordan, watching the MU game, and catching up with friends!
Movement: Tons!  You'd think I was a professional belly dancer.  This stomach's got serious moves!
Food cravings: Everything, I've started thinking, "I'm pregnant, I can eat that" which led to eating more fast food this weekend than I normally would in a year.  French fries?  Check (actually, triple check!).  Burgers? Double check.  Mozzarella sticks?  You betcha.  Now that I'm back home though, I'm trying to limit my daily unhealthy food to ice cream.   I've got to gain 1 pound a week somehow and baby carrots aren't going to do it for me!
Food aversions: Brussel sprouts, any salad dressing in my refrigerator
What I love: How nice people are when they see I'm pregnant, all the movement, talking about the baby/pregnancy (yes, I'm one of those women!) I also like that I always have my little guy with me- I'm never lonely or bored!
What I miss: my pre-pregnancy body, I look at pictures from week 13 and think, "Will I ever get back to that!?"
What I am looking forward to: my first baby shower this weekend thrown by my coworkers; it's nice to have a third family : )
Nursery Update: The room is coming together!  The furniture, including the glider, is set up in the room.  The crib mattress arrived last week.  We hung all of the 'art' on the walls only for me to think, "This just doesn't look right."  So we splurged on Etsy last night and hopefully our purchase will arrive sometime this week so we can get it up in the room.  For a hint, I'll tell you- it has to do with my dream nursery post!

Week 24: Vacation ATL

Planning for the summer, I knew I wanted to travel a bit since this will be the last summer of traveling without mountains of baby gear.   Kyle and I went to Charleston together in June then I headed solo to Atlanta last week.  The purpose of the trip was to hang out with a friend from high school.   Beth, Ben, and their schnauzerpoo Bentley were very welcoming!

 I was lucky enough to have my visit fall over a Saturday morning so Beth and I hit up the Marietta Square Farmer's Market.  Beth bought a giant bouquet of flowers, green beans, and honey while I picked up blueberries, cucumbers, and of course, Georgia peaches.  The peaches were perfect; I had at least 2 each day of the trip!  We also headed to IKEA (I'm OBSESSED!).  Then the Georgia Aquarium, which is the largest in the US. 

Albino alligator

Japanese spider crabs

Sea dragon

Those were the two main events of the trip, we mostly just hung out, shopped, and went swimming.  It was a perfectly relaxing trip!

I felt pretty good all week. Although I have noticed myself saying, "can we walk a little slower?"

I've also been feeling nauseous after eating large quantities of meat- like a burger, ribs, or bacon-wrapped meat loaf.  Stupid aversion to meat.  Instead, I have found myself wanting to eat tons of fruit and drink smoothies.  I was so desperate for one last week that I actually went to McDonalds!  There are countless reasons why I boycott the establishment, but there I was, in the drive-thru line itching for a smoothie.  I stared at the giant menu for a bit before asking the McWorker, "do you have smoothies?"  The answer, NO!  Son of a bee sting!  I loathe that chain even more now, but I guess all-in-all, them not having smoothies kept me true to my food ethics!

I've really been feeling this little guy move this past week.  There are the occasional HUGE kicks, there are little kicks/movements, then there's the squiggle where it feels like he's doing the wave.  Naturally, I love it.  It's really cool; you can even see it happening!  The 24 week bump picture was taken on Sunday, with 25 weeks starting on Monday, so they're not too different.  Hopefully I won't be such a slacker in the future!  Thanks for putting up with my erratic blogging!