Nursery Update!!!!

We’ve changed our plans quite a bit in regards to the nursery. Where we started out with grey, yellow and white furniture with accents of pink or navy blue…. We’re now going with grey, Peter Pan green, espresso colored furniture and Peter Pan accents.

I cannot even begin to tell you how thrilled I am about this new plan. I had a feeling that the old plan was just missing *something* even though I couldn’t put my finger on it since I loved the theme.

When we found out our baby was a little guy this just came to me. When I was younger my best friend and I were obsessed with Peter Pan. We watched all the Peter Pan-y movies….the animated version, Hook, the real life people Peter Pan, etc. There’s something about it that’s just magical.

These are my inspiration pictures at the moment, all found on Pinterest:

I love this one for the colors. That’s the exact green that I’d like to accent in…

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This is our crib.

http://www.target.com/p/Delta-5th-Avenue-4-in-1-Convertible-Crib-Espresso-Java/-/A-13566922

We will be getting this print in the largest size and framing it for one of the walls.

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And I’d like to use these quotes, along with other quotes from the movie/book to do a gallery wall. They won’t look like they do in these pictures, we’ll format them differently. These are just the quotes that I’ve come across so far.

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My mom and I will be making the crib bedding ourselves since I’m picky J

Now that we have a plan that I REALLY LOVE I cannot wait to get started and actually do some of these things! Unfortunately we’re in a big of a housing situation limbo but it’s looking good for us to be in a place within the next few weeks. Fingers crossed!



Half Baked!

How far along? 20 weeks (and 1 day J)

Total weight gain: 15+…I’ve stopped adding it up to make a total. I’m exercising as well as I can and I’m eating healthy (a good majority of the time) so I’m trying not to stress about it. I have a feeling the final number will be pretty high though and that really does scare me.

Maternity clothes? Almost all of the time. I have a non-maternity maxi skirt that I’ve been wearing a lot but it’s really stretchy so it works really well.  

Stretch marks? I don’t think I have any new ones but the old ones on my hips/sides are definitely more visible. None on my tummy yet. Still using cream religiously even though I know that ultimately I am doomed.  

Sleep: Still not so good. Definite hip pain has me tossing and turning and lately I’ve had problems falling back asleep after my pee breaks in the middle of the night. Oh well. Luckily I haven’t become a raging B from the lack of sleep which is how I usually react to not being rested. Small victories!

Best moment this week:  Registering was surreal, our vacation was obviously amazing and I’ve really enjoyed talking about names with Josh this week.

Miss Anything? Nothing.

Movement: Getting a little stronger but I expected it to go from light to really noticeable pretty quickly. I think my anterior placenta is the cause for the slower progression.

Food cravings: Smoothies! I’ve had one for breakfast every morning this week. Almond milk, strawberries, banana, a little peanut butter protein powder, spinach, some flax and blenddddddd.

Anything making you queasy or sick: Eggs off and on.

Gender: Bouncing baby BOY!

Labor Signs: None!

Symptoms: Still heartburn, hip pain and mega emotions.

Belly Button in or out? In and I’m not sure it’ll ever come out. I have a pretty deep belly button.

Wedding rings on or off? On! I’m getting nervous though. It’s getting HOT here and my rings are feeling a little snug today L

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy happy happy! Feeling overwhelmingly blessed that we’ve made it halfway.

Looking forward to:

24 weeks!!!!!

A Break from Reality

Last weekend Josh and I headed to Newport Beach for the 3-day and we came back as new people. Josh has been under a lot of stress at work (changing routes, reorganizing, etc.) and that combined with baby stuff and trying to find somewhere to actually live (ahhhhh) has really been wearing us down. We wanted a weekend to just really enjoy this stage of our life without a bunch of outside worries and that’s what we got. We spent a lot of the weekend relaxing, exploring and just appreciating each other. I didn’t take a bunch of pictures but these will give you a glimpse of our weekend….

In other news, I am 20 weeks pregnant today. That’s 5 months. Wow. I am alternating between disbelief that we’ve made it this far and an overwhelming sense of thankfulness. I’ll post a 20 week update later today or tomorrow!

19 weeks (and some change)

How far along? 19 weeks

Total weight gain: 15+

Maternity clothes? Almost all the time. I’ve also been wearing some old, loose sundresses though that are still really comfy.

Stretch marks? Still no new ones but the ones on the sides of my stomach/hips from puberty are becoming more visible. It’s only a matter of time.

Sleep: Not great. Hip pain makes me really uncomfortable and tossing/turning all night trying to get comfy.

Best moment this week:  Our anatomy scan was absolutely amazing. It was such a fun time to share with Josh!

Miss Anything? Nothing.

Movement: Still just occasional (at least once a day though now) and light which I think is to do with my anterior placenta. Really exciting though. I can’t wait until it’s consistent and STRONG.

Food cravings: Salad. Weird? I’ll take it!

Anything making you queasy or sick: Applesauce again. I’ve had to use it in a few recipes this week and I have to hold my breath when I’m scooping it out of the jar.

Gender: Bouncing baby BOY!

Labor Signs: None!

Symptoms: Heartburn, hip pain…really emotional. The season finale of Modern Family really got to me.

Belly Button in or out? In and I’m not sure it’ll ever come out. I have a pretty deep belly button.

Wedding rings on or off? On!
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy happy happy!
Looking forward to: 4:30pm today (less than 2 more hours!!!). Josh and I are headed out of town for the 3 day weekend on an early anniversary (our actual anniversary isn’t until June 19^th) trip/babymoon! We’re going to Newport Beach and I’m looking forward to just being able to relax. When we get back we’ll be apartment searching because it’s time for me to nest!

Unofficial bump picture in messy room...I am sooo glad that I saw our little guy just a few days ago and that he's growing well because if I didn't *know* that was true I'd be obsessing over the fact that I don't feel like my bump is growing big enough!

Little fingers and little toes

This afternoon we had our anatomy scan. Going into it I was terrified. Thoughts like....What if since my OB never actually measures the baby isn't growing and we just didn't notice yet? What if my cervix all of a sudden became stinted? What if one of the organs is growing wrong? 

Luckily, none of these things actually happened. Baby is measuring either right on or ahead (I'm 18w6d and his head is measuring at over 20 weeks....oh gosh) and he is adorable. Josh was able to come with me and for the whole half hour ultrasound we were basically mesmerized. At one point the tech switched to 3D and we got to see him sucking his thumb, trying to put his hand in his mouth, rubbing his eyes and doing contortionist tricks with his feet going over his head. He's basically adorable :) 

After the tech took a bunch of pictures and checked everything out the perinatologist came in and went over everything. I told her about my progesterone/cervix fears and she basically called me one of "those" worrying patients. Oddly, that made me feel better. She thinks that I have no reason to worry.

All in all, it's been a good day. And here's our little fella :)

18 Weeks!

How far along? 18

Total weight gain: 13. Gah.

Maternity clothes? Love them! Especially dresses and shorts.

Stretch marks? Still no new ones.

Sleep: A lot of weird dreams but sleeping like a rock! I'm still getting up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom but I'm able to fall back asleep right away.

Best moment this week:  Finding out that we're having a SON!!! We've also been looking at houses. We put an offer in on one today that we absolutely love...fingers crossed :)

Miss Anything? Nothing.

Movement: Yes!! Bubbles and bubbles and bubbles. I even feel little kicks here and there and I love them. I smile every time and I don't think that it'll ever get old.

Food cravings: Nothing in particular this week actually. I kind of feel like cookies most of the time but that hasn't really stopped and it's not an overwhelming craving so I haven't given in yet.

Anything making you queasy or sick: Even the thought of mashed potatoes. Yuckkkkk.

Gender: Bouncing baby BOY!

Labor Signs: None!

Symptoms: Heartburn every day. Not super comfortable.

Belly Button in or out? In.

Wedding rings on or off? On! I'm getting really nervous about it though since it's getting really hot and my hands tend to swell even when I'm not pregnant.

Happy or Moody most of the time: Very happy with random emotional breakdowns.

Looking forward to: Seeing my older sister, her husband, my niece and her son this weekend! I'm also really looking forward to our anatomy scan next Tuesday, Josh will be able to come and we'll get to see our little fella for a nice long time!

Please ignore the fact that my butt has grown even more than my belly!!

Color me surprised!!!

Because we are team BLUE!!!! We have a bouncing baby boy coming in October :) I almost fainted right there in the doctor's office....seriously about passed out. And I am absolutely THRILLED. Josh is a very proud daddy. What a surprise!