Week 34 and 5 days - 5 weeks and 2 days left to go!

So I haven't shown any recent pictures of Emersen's room lately so I figured I would get some up here before it is completely finished. I did get word that my glider and ottoman will be here tomorrow... finally! Only a month later than they had originally told me. Once we get the glider up there we can start putting stuff on the walls as well. We are working with a pretty small room, so depending on how much room this glider needs, will determine how far to the right the dresser will go and how far to the left the crib will go.

So this first shot is looking in from the doorway. In the far right corner you will see the lamp we got at Ikea this weekend. Both Nate and I dislike this store with a passion, long story for another day, but yesterday we sucked it up and got a lamp and a shelf for the wall there. Now hopefully we won't have to go back for another couple of years.

This shot is just of the crib, I have finally got in my bumper and quilt from PB Baby. Definitely doesn't look as perfect as it did online, but I still like it!

And then here is Spencer, looking as handsome as he always does. He has found this new "ledge" that I am sporting a good place to lift up on when he is wanting to be picked up. I think it's just his way of saying "hi" to his sister.

week 34 - 6 to go!

I am in shock at how quickly this is going! And when I seem to think my belly can't get any bigger, it does. I am getting to the point where I am realizing that my stomach will probably never be what it once was. Even my poor little belly button is stretched beyond belief and even though I am saying it has not officially "popped" its got a little ledge forming at the top like it could pop any day now.

Last weekend was my shower, and my friends Heather, Karen and Yvett did such a great job throwing it, I had a great time. It was at a tea house called Mittie's in downtown Roswell and all my close friends were there. I didn't take any pictures, but I will have to get some from someone who did so I can post some.

My mom came into town for the shower last weekend too. She got in on Thursday evening and left on Sunday morning. We didn't do much while she was here, but I am glad she got to see the belly since the last time she saw me at Thanksgiving I was barely even pregnant. I was sad to see her go, but she will be back in 6 weeks or so when Emersen decides to make her grand entrance.

Other than feeling that I might not have everything ready for when Emmie comes, I have been feeling really good. I have somewhat listened to my doctor and slowed down a little bit, so the issues I was having a couple weeks ago have not come back. I think Emmie is at the point that she is running out of room, so I no longer feel kicks, but its more like I am feeling her trying to move her legs and arms around. The other night I was laying on my side in bed and Nate and I were able to feel what we think was her knee or foot just pressed into my belly. She is pretty active during the day, but there have been times at night when I have woken up and she is moving around like crazy, which is not a good sign!

This weekend for Memorial Day we don't have anything planned, I am hoping to get the baby's room in order. I have started washing blankets and clothes and figuring out where to put everything. We also want to buy some shelves for the wall and a small end table to put near the crib. The weather is suppose to not be pretty, so it's a good weekend to organize and shop (much to Nate's dismay)! Hope everyone has a great weekend!

Week 32 - Mother's Day!

Thursday I hit week 32 and my "easy" pregnancy all of a sudden became a little harder. On Wednesday, without going into to much detail, something didn't feel right. So I called the doctor's office and they had me come in for some tests. The initial tests came back negative and Emersen's heartbeat was sounding great, so the doctor told me to take it easy and gave me a prescription for antibiotics in case I started feeling worse. So I went back to work and within 2 hours I was having a shooting pain in my back. So I called the doctor's office again and they told me to go get my prescription filled and start taking it right away.

By the time I got the prescription and got home I could barely sit or stand, so I laid down and took a nap. When I woke up the pain wasn't as bad and I was able to take poor Spencer for a short walk. The next morning I woke up and I felt fine, so I thought the antibiotics were running their course and making the pain go away. But then Friday morning the pain woke me up once again at around 5:45 and it was so bad I couldn't even get ready for work, much less think about going to work. I called my doctor as soon as they opened and got another appointment. So I went in and the doctor pretty much told me that all my tests from the other day came back negative, but to remember that I am in my 3rd trimester and I needed to slow down. Spend my weekends relaxing and not on my feet. For me that is easier said than done, I am a busy body. I would go crazy laying on the couch all weekend.

So Friday after work, I did just that. I came home, relaxed and laid on the couch all night. Nate was home from San Francisco so he was able to take Spencer on all his walks that night. Saturday morning I woke up and felt great, I didn't follow the doctor's orders to relax all weekend, but I tried my hardest. I didn't get all my errands done and didn't get the whole house clean, but at least the pain has gone away. So from here on out, I am just going to have to slow down, or at least for the next 8 weeks or so.

Last Saturday my friend Yvett and I had a arts and crafts day. I wanted to get letters and hang them on the wall above the crib. In looking at them online the prices were in my opinion a little high for wood letters that were painted, so Yvett offered to help me out with this little project. We went to Hobby Lobby and got the letters and paint and here is the finished product. They look great and Yvett was a sweetheart and did most of them herself. Once I get the glider in the room and figure out exactly where the crib will be on the wall, we will get them up there, but for now they are on the dresser.

This coming weekend is my shower that my friends Karen, Heather and Yvett are hosting. Moma is coming into town for it, so it will be a fun weekend! Hope everyone has a great week!

Week 31

The baby's room is coming along, these pictures are a couple weeks old, but here is Nate putting together the crib and then Spencer making sure it was going to be safe for Emersen to sleep in. He gave it 2 paws up :-)

The room is coming together though, we got the dresser/changing table up there the other night thanks to Matt helping Nate out lugging it up 3 flights of stairs. The last item is my glider and ottoman, which is still on order.

This past week I had my office's baby shower, we had a BBQ lunch with cookies (of course) as dessert. Everyone chipped in and got me a gift card to babies r us, which will really help out. Then in a couple of weeks I have my friends shower that Heather, Karen and Yvett are hosting. Moma is coming into town for it, which I am excited about since none of the parents have come to visit us since we moved in over 2 years ago.

Other than that, not much else is going on. I think I have reached the part of my pregnancy where I am just hot all the time. Last weekend we went down to the Inman Park festival and we were walking around for about an hour and I just couldn't take it anymore. It was warm outside, but I was sweating more than Nate was, which in the past has never happened. I am already dreading our next few electric bills because I have been cranking down the AC in the house, especially at night. But it's only for 9 more weeks - hopefully!