Nursery!

And now we wait.....

We have completed the nursery project now! We had to wait for some prints to come in, but they finally arrived.

The walls are a light yellow (Pecan Cream) and the accent color is navy. Our crib set is "Champ Snoopy" with several sports represented. The prints we choose are assorted Peanuts that will grow with him for a few years and are not so babyish. The furniture is cherry and the crib will convert to a toddler bed and then to a full-sized bed.

We will move our Lazy-boy recliner into the room when baby boy actually arrives so that Mommy will have a nice comfy chair for those late night naps - I mean feedings!

I'm sure as the showers begin we will have more items to add to this room to make it uniquely his own!

26 weeks!

So here I am at 25 weeks and 3 days. I am getting bigger and bigger, but Saturday I was reminded of just how big I would get!

Saturday, Jason and I attended our first pre-natal class - Infant Care and Early Childhood. We were in a room full of pregnant women and their spouses. This class covered from right after you have the baby in the hospital to a year old. There was so much that we didn't know! We both felt that we got our money worth from the class. We learned about swaddling, diapering, cleaning, feeding, sleeping, and everything in between. Going through this class has really made us more willing to sign up for additional classes like labor & delivery, baby safety /first aid and breastfeeding. We will attempt to be as educated as we can...in hopes that it will help us be somewhat prepared for this little baby boy!

Bath Project Completed!

Jason's first tiling project is complete! Attached are pictures of the process and completed project. The before picture is in a previous blog - but I'm sure you can get the idea from these photos.

This is the Jack and Jill bath that connects the nursery with the front guest room. The nursery is the same yellow as the bathroom and the guest bedroom is blue (background for the stroller picture in a previous blog). This bathroom is two rooms - the first has the double sinks and the second has the toilet and bath/shower. So that's the deal with all the doors.

Next will be photos of the completed nursery so stay tuned!

Scottish Eyes are Smiling!

After weeks of anticipation and waiting the kilt from Scotland has arrived. To your left you see Jason in full kilt attire - from the kilt to the shirt, sporran, pin, belt, socks and flashers. He is ready for St. Patrick's Day! We also have a tux upper so that he will be able to wear it to formal Mason events.

So the big question....is he authentic? I'll never tell!

Perfect Baby Check-Up

Yesterday I had my monthly check-up and baby boy looks perfect. I have gained 15 lbs to date and already feel huge. I was told it's only going to get worse.....
After my blood sugar episode my OB decided to move my glucose test up about 4 weeks, so I had it this morning. Contrary to what the nurse I saw last week told me, the very low low could be a sign that my blood sugar is going up and down all day - and could be hypoglycemia or gestational diabetes. I should get the results back on Monday - so please say a prayer that it is not gestational diabetes!
My OB also suggested that I make an appointment with my pulmonary specialist at this point since 1) it's getting colder, 2) I'm getting bigger and 3) I've already had two colds and have kept a nasty cough from the last one. So I guess I'll be seeing that doctor in the next few weeks.
On a brighter note....Jason has finished tiling and painting the baby's bathroom. He will now move on to painting the actual nursery and then I get to move in and decorate. I cannot wait! It's going to be one more step that makes this prenatal journey more real! I plan to post pictures next week of the finished projects.
Photo is of me at 24 weeks!
Glucose Test Update: My test came back fine.....my iron is low so I'll have to take an iron supplement, but at least I don't have to worry about diabetes!!!

Our baby has a sweet tooth!

This baby is certainly going to take after his dad and Grandmomma Wanda with his sweet tooth! Monday morning around 9:30ish after a breakfast of frosted Cheerios and milk I started feeling awful. I got really hot, heart was racing and felt like I may faint or black out. I tried putting my head between my knees and finally walked out in the 30 degree weather to cool off. My ears were ringing and my arms felt heavy and weak. I laid down on our office couch a minute and felt some better until I had to sit back up. I was feeling lethargic and wondering if I should go home, call my doctor or tough it out. I knew I could not drive home so on Bette's suggestion I staggered over to our health services to get my blood pressure checked. It was as great as ever but the nurse suggested that we check my blood sugar while she had me there. That was the culprit! My sugar was 40.....after having eaten. To put this in perspective, 60 is low for people who have fasted. So I had to eat a pack of crackers and drink a juice and it was checked again. It rose to 65 which is better and she let me go. She wants me to come back tomorrow to have it checked if I feel weird and then to let my doctor know when I see her next week.

Last week I had some of these symptoms but much milder and thought it was just pregnancy! The nurse wants me to eat sugary things today and add fruit or juice to my morning meal and make sure to eat snacks. I guess I won't be taking after my mother and will have no problem with my diabetes testing in a few weeks!

Mom & I decided that this is Jason's son and he wanted a Snickers and a Mountain Dew for breakfast instead of plain old cereal!

We are starting week 23/40!

KISS Baby Nursery & Bath Remodels

Now that we are at 22 weeks we are kicking into high gear to get the nursery and bath ready for our new arrival and the guests that we are anticipating.

We will be starting our project by tiling the bathroom. We had a small leak in that bathroom that without our notice turned into a big mess that involved pulling up carpet. Since we had to do something with it we decided to go ahead and tile it so it will be done for the long-haul. We got the tile in this weekend and the process will begin this week. Thank goodness Jason is so handy that he can take on this project with some help from our neighbor.

We have also ordered our Peanut - Snoopy crib set and once it arrives this week we'll be able to pick out paint that compliments it and will grow with our little boy. Once that is complete we'll arrange the nursery furniture and start the decorating. This part is going to be so much fun for me. I could not wait to find out what we were having so I could start planning the decorating.

Right now the bath is torn down to the bare bones and the nursery has a KISS theme going on....I'll make sure to post "after" photos also so you all can see the transformation.

Bye-Bye - Gene and Paul and Ace and Peter. See you when the basement is complete.

My physical changes have been a larger girth and lack of air. Why can't I breathe?! When we had our ultrasound we were told that the baby was long and big. Last night I was reading in a baby book that our baby should weight about 7 ounces at 19 weeks.....he weighed 12 ounces at 19 weeks. I'm in trouble! When our dog Sid sits in my lap the baby likes to kick him. I wonder if he can feel it because sometimes he looks at me like I did something. I'm sure he notices that there is less and less room in my lap for him. Hopefully they are bonding now and when he arrives Sidney will accept him as part of the pack and not try to maul him!

Food is still my friend and even though I don't always get hungry - when I start eating I can put it away. This was witnessed by our friends Ryan & Lindsay Friday night at 3 Margaritas. I was the only one not having a margarita - so I made it up with food consumption! And there is always room for dessert these days. Life is good!