30 Weeks!

Woah Baby.

30 weeks going on 40.

I feel SO pregnant.

I know that is super cliche, but man. 

I have not had trouble sleeping until this week.

I have not had back pain until this week.

And I have not thought "I'm ready to not be pregnant" until this week.

This sounds so prima donna, but here is my 30 week wish list:

1. A Maid

2. A Manicure

3. A Pedicure

4. A Massage

5. New Clothes

6. A Hair Cut

7. A Beach Vacation

That's not too tall of an order, right?

Well, since none of those things were in sight this week, 

I did a few things in baby's room instead.

Finished Changing Table!

Thanks to a can of paint I had in my garage and 

my sisters (gifting the changing pad to us).

This $30 Sewing Table has been repurposed! 

< Before ; After >

High Gloss Finish with Polished Brass Handles.

DIY Brass Polish:

1 Cup Flour

1/4 Cup Vinegar

Coarse Kosher Salt - For Scrubbing

Make a paste and scrub away.

You'll be amazed.

Hung A Shelf!

$10... Thanks Ikea. 

Completed Wall Art!

Ordered This Missoni Crib Skirt!

 ebay.

< This afghan was Matt's! I Love it ; Matt's parents sent us our car seat! >

Also, I had my 30 week OBGYN appointment.

I have gained 1 pound in a month and everything is moving along smoothly.

We have been so blessed during this entire pregnancy, and I am praying it continues.

Our midwife, Jane, is amazing and so encouraging, especially when we talk 

about Matt being gone. She assures me we can get him home for the delivery.

... Okay Jane.

30 WEEKS.

Hello from BabyCenter! Your baby's about 15.7 inches long now, and she weighs almost 3 pounds (like a head of cabbage). A pint and a half of amniotic fluid surrounds her, but that volume will decrease as she gets bigger and takes up more room in your uterus. Her eyesight continues to develop, though it's not very keen; even after she's born, she'll keep her eyes closed for a good part of the day. When she does open them, she'll respond to changes in light but will have 20/400 vision – which means she can only make out objects a few inches from her face. (Normal adult vision is 20/20.)>> Read more about this week Your baby at 30 weeks Shine a light on your belly – your baby can follow it. >> See the big picture: 30 weeks

       Week 30

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Your Baby:

• Weighs about three pounds and is 17 inches long. Since most full-term babies are between 20 and 22 inches long at 40 weeks’ gestation, your baby will pack on more pounds than inches in the 10 weeks or so.
• Is starting to get a little crowded in there, but still has room to wiggle and roll and punch and kick.
• Despite all the movement, it’s still damn near impossible to tell what position your baby is in for sure (head down, breech, transverse, etc.), but it’s also still too early to be worrying about it. MOST babies settle into a head-down position around 36 weeks, and some still manage to flip themselves around after that.

You:

• May feel like you’re gestating a pissed-off housecat rather than a chubby wittle baby at this point, with some movement and kicks causing ACTUAL PHYSICAL PAIN. Some women experience kicks so sharp and unnerving they mistake them for uterine contractions, even if they’ve already been through pregnancy and labor and should really know better.
• Some of these women may even write pregnancy guides on the Internet.

Okay.

So I got a little carried away with the picture this time.

I bought this bathing suit at Forever21 and am seriously in love with it. 

Why a bathing suit for my outfit choice, you ask?

Because people. 

10 MORE WEEKS....

- until I can hold my baby.

- until I can start thinking about bathing suit season.

- until I can feel like a semi-normal human being again.

- UNTIL WE'RE PARENTS!

Who wouldn't want to wear a bathing suit to celebrate the "10 Week Left" mark?!

Wooo Hooo!

*And, a bathing suit is really the only way to tell how big the belly actually is!

How far along?: 30 Weeks; 6 Days

Total weight gain/loss: +23 pounds

Maternity clothes?: Yes! And this cute bathing suit I found at Forver21!

Stretch marks?: None :) 

Sleep: Ehhh... not great. A ton of weird dreams, had a dream baby came early.

And he's moving around a ton... painful moving! Yikes. Add that to midnight 

breaks (about 5 a night).

Best moment this week: Finishing the baby shower Pirate's Cake!

Miss Anything?: Normality. Wine. Beer. Bloody Mary's. Margaritas.

Movement: Oh yes.

Food cravings: More fresh food (fruits and veggies) lately. And cheese ;)

Anything making you queasy or sick: No!

Have you started to show yet: YES.

Gender: A baby Matt.

Labor Signs: Same 'ol. Braxton Hicks.

Belly Button in or out?: Out!

Wedding rings on or off?: On.

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy but so so so tired. I have so much

I want to accomplish before baby gets here, but I am running out of steam.

Looking forward to: Looking at baby's face for the first time. I keep reading 

birth stories and I am so excited. 

Until Next Time,

LP

25 Weeks!

Yay for handy husbands!

Matt and I have been so busy this week! With both of us working and then coming home to work on the nursery at night... we are pooped. Between painting, door installation, crib assembly, clothing organization, mini blind installation and individualized art work, I think we could open a nursery decorating company! 

After we painted, and I mopped the floor about 20 times, we moved an armoire and recliner in the room. Matt then installed the refinished door to make the room a "room." On Thursday the crib arrived and Matt assembled it while I watched and brought the moral support. 

While arranging furniture in a limited space room, I started my hunt for the perfect piece of furniture to act as a changing table. Looking on Craigslist and just about every vintage/thrift store in Tallahassee proved to be pointless. I needed something with the dimensions 30 (L) x 20 (W) to fit in between the recliner and multifunctional armoire and I was failing at the search. Of course I toyed with the idea of buying a changing table online, but I was not satisfied with the look/price of any of the ones out there and the room is simply not big enough for a small dresser to fit. Defeated, Krysta and I tried one more place. 

Secondhand Sandies (on North Monroe) was the last and obviously only place we had not scoured. The place is interesting, to say the least, and finding something good was going to be like finding a diamond in the rough. You definitely have to walk in to Sandie's shop with an open mind and a plan to refurbish whatever it is that you will purchase. Greeted by two feral cats and a stray mutt upon walking into the store, sorting through her collection of history was just the right call. 

We finally found a perfect sewing table that measures 30 x 20 and has cabinet space underneath for diapers, wipes, etc. I was thrilled. For only $30 we walked out proud. I can't wait until Matt and I get to paint and change out the hardware... the piece is perfect. And when I become over ambitious one day, I might buy a sewing machine and use the table appropriately. Maybe.

Door view from the living room; Door view from inside the nursery.

Left corner and rocker of the nursery; Right corner and armoire of the nursery.

Dad gathering crib pieces.

Before

During

Crib after; Changing table pre up-cycled $30; Vintage Crochet Florida Blossom Blanket $15.

Wall Art.
So Matt and I have been doing our research on Etsy and storing away good ideas, but we are the type of people who can "do that ourselves." So today we went to Jo-Ann's and picked up some supplies to begin the crafting. The large USA print is a gem from Z-Gallerie, which we received as a wedding gift from a good friend and brother of ours. We decided to use this as the focal point for which we could pull colors and what-nots from. When the boy is old enough we will use a marker of some sort on the glass to keep track of where dad is, when he is on the road touring.
The other two are handmade. 

Wall Art. Created by the Mr. and Mrs... Still need one more on the left. 

GORGEOUS USA License Plate Print [Courtesy of Justin Smith]

And of course, we had to incorporate Montana's western beauty somehow.

25 WEEKS.

Oh baby. I feel it. 

I run slow. 

I barrel roll to get out of bed.

And I get heartburn when I think about spicy food. 

My back hurts in the morning.

I bend over like and 88 year old granny.

And I have round ligament pain like it's my freaking job.

Okay. Enough complaining. A beautiful thing is happening inside of me and in 15 weeks Sweet P and I will be gazing into each other's eyes wondering, what the hell do I do now?

Hello from BabyCenter! Head to heels, your baby now measures about 13 1/2 inches. Her weight — a pound and a half — isn't much more than an average rutabaga, but she's beginning to exchange her long, lean look for some baby fat. As she does, her wrinkled skin will begin to smooth out and she'll start to look more and more like a newborn. She's also growing more hair — and if you could see it, you'd now be able to discern its color and texture.>> Read more about this week Your baby at 25 weeks Your baby's hair has color and texture. >> See the big picture: 25 weeks

          Week 25

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       Weighs about 1 1/2 pounds and is 13 1/2 inches long.

Your Baby:

• Is growing more hair, with a distinctive color and texture and everything.

You:

• Have a uterus the size of a soccer ball.
• Have probably noticed a decent increase in your belly size over the past few weeks — your fundal measurements (the length between your pubic bone and the top of your uterus) grew about an inch-and-a-half in the past four weeks alone.
• May start experiencing uterine contractions soon, if you haven’t already.

No, I didn't cut my hair. ;)

How far along?: 25 Weeks; 6 Days

Total weight gain/loss: We'll see at the 26 week check-up tomorrow! 
Uh oh.

Maternity clothes?: Just one pair of Maternity Jeans and my maternity 
leggings...

Stretch marks?: Nope!

Sleep: My lower back is starting to ache every morning, but that is a 

small price to pay if you ask me. 

Best moment this week: Nursery Assembly! Nursery Decor!

Miss Anything?: Running normal. It is going to feel awesome to get 
back in to shape after Baby P is born. 

Movement: MORE THAN EVER! He's so so so active. We are going 
to be in trouble.

Food cravings: Grapefruit with Salt?! I have one every single night. 

Anything making you queasy or sick: Fish smell.

Have you started to show yet: Yes.

Gender: Sweet Baby Boy.

Labor Signs: None this week.

Belly Button in or out?: Flat!

Wedding rings on or off?: On and loose.

Happy or Moody most of the time: Ben Fold's said it first, "That I am, 

the Luckiest."

Looking forward to: Holding our sweet, soft little puddle of baby 
fat in 3 months. Being obsessed with his little hands and feet. 
And of course baby dress up.

I love being pregnant. 

Every time he kicks, I grin. 

Matt thinks it is awesome and so bizarre at the same time

and I feel special that Sweet P and I already have a secret connection.

Until Next Time, 

LP