26 weeks and nursery progress!

It's been a pretty uneventful week, besides new carpet and reorganization/purging of bedroom stuff last weekend. I do plan on registering tomorrow, so that's the big news of the week. Sad, right? I'm just more and more tired lately, I'm starting to panic about money issues while I'm on maternity leave, and other family issues.

We did get the nursery going, finally!!

I freehanded the cherry blossom tree skeleton today...not too bad, right? I was pretty impressed with myself, if I do say so. :) Tomorrow I'll paint the actual flowers. We'll put the crib against this wall, and I have a birdie mobile that I can hang to look like they're flying around the tree.




Our Baby Mod "Cadence" crib from WalMart (evil place, I know) with Bananafish Lily bumper:


I forgot to take a pic of the Hemnes 8-drawer dresser from Ikea that we're using as a changing table, but I'll get that in soon. For now, here's my 26-week belly and the boring survey:






How far along? 26 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: 15 pounds on my scale
How big is baby?: 14 inches head to feet, 1.75 pounds
Maternity clothes? Yep...all bottoms except stretchy pjs. A few tees, too. I can still wear some non-pg camis and tees.
Stretch marks? My lovely husband kindly pointed out the beginning of 2 new stretches on the underside of my belly---the side I can see if I bend backwards and look in the mirror. It was a sad day, but they are totally worth it.
Sleep: Eh. I got my Snoogle on Monday, and it worked like a dream the first 2 nights!! The last 3 nights, I've been pretty restless, but I'm chalking it up to a growth spurt.
Best moment this week: Feeling kicks by my ribcage! Also: New carpet last Saturday, putting the crib and dresser together. It's starting to look like a nursery! I also painted the skeleton of the cherry blossom tree today. See pic above.
Food cravings: cheese pizza and milk...together.
Gender: Girl!
Labor Signs: *Maybe* a couple of little BH's in the last 2-3 days. Definitely not labor.
Belly Button in or out? Innie, becoming more shallow by the day.
What I miss: 6-7 straight hours of sleep. Won't see that again for...years. :(
What I am looking forward to: my 1st baby shower on Oct. 10th! NOT looking forward to seeing the scale at the doctor's on Friday, though. Too many slices of pizza, blueberry crisp, chimichangas, etc.
Milestones: I'm peeing about 20 times during the day. If that's not a milestone, I don't know what is. All the water I drink is definitely worth not having any swelling yet!

Holy Cow

Only 99 days to go!!! It's been a busy week,, but tomorrow I'll post my 26-week info and some pics of the nursery in progress!

24 weeks

I have been a bad blogger the last 2 weeks---no energy to do it!

How far along? 24 weeks, 1 day
Total weight gain/loss: 12 pounds total
How big is baby?: 12+ inches head to feet, a little over a pound
Maternity clothes? Yep...pants/capris/shorts. A few tees, too. I can still wear some non-pg camis and tees.
Stretch marks? No new ones....just some old, faded ones from years past.
Sleep: Getting more restless. I wake up with one hip sore from laying on it, roll over, and last about 2 hours before switching over. Ordered a snoogle tonight. The body pillow/use of multiple pillows is not working anymore.
Best moment this week: My birthday on the 11th; Getting the nursery painted last Sunday! Now I need to paint the cherry blossom tree I have planned
Food cravings: pretty much anything at this point!
Gender: Girl!
Labor Signs: Nope
Belly Button in or out? Innie, definitely a bit more shallow, but nowhere close to popping out.
What I miss: Having drinks on mhy b-day. Pitiful.
What I am looking forward to: getting new carpet installed on Saturday
Milestones: Viability day, though I am not truly celebrating, as I want a full-term baby!

Happy Birthday, babe!

Happy Birthday to my wonderful hubs on his 31st year!

--love, your wife, who is also celebrating her 29th birthday! :)

22 week survey

How far along? 22 weeks, 5 days
Total weight gain/loss: 8 pounds total (eek---up 3 lbs since last OB visit)
How big is baby?: 10.5 inches head to feet, 12.7 oz
Maternity clothes? Yep...pants/capris/shorts. A few tees, too. I can still wear some non-pg clothing.
Stretch marks? No new ones....just some old, faded ones from years past.
Sleep: My hips/pelvis are starting to get sore from sleeping on my sides.
Best moment this week: Getting the nursery and closet cleaned out to prepare for new paint and carpet; little girl kicking like a soccer player during the Kenny Chesney concert on Saturday!
Food cravings: peanut butter cup ice cream
Gender: Girl!
Labor Signs: Nope
Belly Button in or out? Innie, definitely a bit more shallow, but nowhere close to popping out.
What I miss: turning over easier in bed
What I am looking forward to: getting the nursery painted on Sunday
Milestones: my belly starting to pop