On Thursday I will be 32 weeks pregnant. Although I was sick at first, I think I am one of the lucky ones who has had a pretty easy pregnancy, so far. Lately I have been getting a bit more uncomfortable:
My stomach cramps all the time (and yes I drink plenty of water)
My back aches after sitting at work all day
It's hard to breathe
My restless leg syndrome is out of control
It's impossible to get a decent night's sleep
Now, I want to make it clear that I am NOT complaining, because I love being pregnant (honestly), and I feel SO incredibly blessed to be having a baby. But I will say I won't miss this paticular part of pregnancy.
I now also realize I should have finished the nursery a month ago. I have been so busy with painting and craigslisting every night, and all I want to do is rest.
I am getting even more nervous about labor.
I am excited for my shower in LA this weekend.
I am excited that Heidi is 38 weeks and will be having little Ryder any day!!
I am so curious to see what little James' face looks like.
I can't wait for my Mom, sister, and grandparents to visit.
I am really looking forward to maternity leave.
I haven't taken any belly shots because Sam is always studying so we never get to do anything anymore :-( so we never take photos...
Lots of random thoughts I know, but I thought you may want an update.
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Crib, check!
A month ago Sam and I purchased a really great crib, actually my Mom bought the crib but we picked it out and brought it home.
The crib is so cute, the only issue was the color. It was that almost white wood color and I am not a fan. I couldn't decide what color to paint it and then I found this cute photo of a nursery where the furniture was all grey and I loved it. With the help of Sam and Ambyr, who both have a better eye for color than I, we selected the perfect Grey color I like to refer to as Anony-Mouse which isn't the real name but seemed much more fitting that the actual name,Anonymous, given the grey mouse-like color.
I primed the crib with Gripper a couple of weeks ago (and of course forgot to take before photos darn it) and I painted the crib today. It took me all day to paint, even with the use of my fancy new paint sprayer. Side note, I do not recommend painting a crib. It's was LOT more work than I thought and although I love it now, I wouldn't want to do it again.
Anyway here is the final product:
The nursery is still a work in progress but knowing if the baby came early (which hopefully won't happen) we'd have somewhere for him to sleep makes me feel good. It also makes the birth seem more imminent...
Now the question is, do I paint the walls? If so, what color...
The crib is so cute, the only issue was the color. It was that almost white wood color and I am not a fan. I couldn't decide what color to paint it and then I found this cute photo of a nursery where the furniture was all grey and I loved it. With the help of Sam and Ambyr, who both have a better eye for color than I, we selected the perfect Grey color I like to refer to as Anony-Mouse which isn't the real name but seemed much more fitting that the actual name,Anonymous, given the grey mouse-like color.
I primed the crib with Gripper a couple of weeks ago (and of course forgot to take before photos darn it) and I painted the crib today. It took me all day to paint, even with the use of my fancy new paint sprayer. Side note, I do not recommend painting a crib. It's was LOT more work than I thought and although I love it now, I wouldn't want to do it again.
Anyway here is the final product:
The nursery is still a work in progress but knowing if the baby came early (which hopefully won't happen) we'd have somewhere for him to sleep makes me feel good. It also makes the birth seem more imminent...
Now the question is, do I paint the walls? If so, what color...
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Art project
My sister Ambyr has generously bestowed A LOT of her baby things to me. Some temporary, some for keeps. She was kind enough to give me her "like new" bumpers, crib bedding, valences, rug, and bed skirt. They are all in the Pottery Barn "Farmyard Friends" theme, and very cute. She also gave me things called wallies which match the Farmyard Friends theme; they are cute little woofs, peeps, oinks, and moos that you can paste to your walls. Since I'm not sure I should stick things to the walls I decided to frame them. I found 3 frames, for $3 at Tuesday Morning. They had a whole "Cow Jumped Over the Moon" scene painted on them, so I painted over the scene with white acrylic paint. Then I pasted the wallies on to the frames and voila!
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Baby sling deal
http://dealnews.com/Seven-Slings-Baby-Slings-for-free-12-s-h/390961.html
Go get one, I did.
Go get one, I did.
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Resemblance
Is it me or does my muffin:
Resemble this muffin:
(This is our nephew Graham, on Sam's side.)
Don't even get me started on James' lips!
How will I keep the girls away?
Resemble this muffin:
(This is our nephew Graham, on Sam's side.)
Don't even get me started on James' lips!
How will I keep the girls away?
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Lambert
Remember how I LOVED Alex Lambert from American Idol? Somehow I found a show on Hulu called "If I Can Dream". It's produced by Simon Fuller (Same guy as Idol) and it is about aspiring stars working to get into show biz. Apparently after Alex was prematurely kicked off of Idol some smarty started a petition to get Alex back on Idol (yes I signed it) and it turned into a big deal and all these celebs were involved or something I don't really know but a lot of people were really mad about it. Instead of putting Alex back on Idol Simon Fulled put Alex on this show.
I watch the show and it's an okay show but what I am really excited about is that I think it means Alex is going to be big time some day. Like have a CD and all that. I can't wait.
A little sample of why I think he's such a great singer:
I watch the show and it's an okay show but what I am really excited about is that I think it means Alex is going to be big time some day. Like have a CD and all that. I can't wait.
A little sample of why I think he's such a great singer:
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