The boys put on their best "cheese" face for a picture. :-)
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Monday, February 13, 2012
Welcome Week 20!
...we're half-way there, Ladies and Gents!! :-) WOO HOO!
Can I just say that the overwhelming "ohmygoshIhavesomuchpreparinglefttodobeforebabycomes" feeling is here?! It's here!
The past two weekends have been pretty productive. Luke and Levi's room is now completely put together except for their well decor...and that's pretty much because I can't decide what to put where. :-) I also need to do some window treatments, but again, can't decide what I want to do. I'll post pictures *real soon* of their new digs! :-)
The baby's room (Luke's old room) is now completely cleaned out. Everything has been either donated or purged, and the painter is coming today to give us an estimate on painting the walls and the baseboards (which are primed, but need a fresh coat of white paint!).
I did get a few major baby purchases completed this weekend: a new crib and car seat. Babies R Us was having a trade-in event, where you can bring in a used qualifying item and get a 25% off coupon for a new item of the same product category. We ended up getting quite a steal on our big purchases, which made me very happy! :-) I was also able to get Luke a new car seat as well at Buy Buy Baby...they were awesome enough to honor BRU's 25% off coupon!! (ps...they honor any competitor's lowest price OR their coupons!)
Anyway, here's a sneak peek at baby's roomy things:
{The crib shown is the one we selected. {{Okay, *I* selected, with Miss Jess' help!}} The bedding is just part of the picture.}
Can I just say that the overwhelming "ohmygoshIhavesomuchpreparinglefttodobeforebabycomes" feeling is here?! It's here!
The past two weekends have been pretty productive. Luke and Levi's room is now completely put together except for their well decor...and that's pretty much because I can't decide what to put where. :-) I also need to do some window treatments, but again, can't decide what I want to do. I'll post pictures *real soon* of their new digs! :-)
The baby's room (Luke's old room) is now completely cleaned out. Everything has been either donated or purged, and the painter is coming today to give us an estimate on painting the walls and the baseboards (which are primed, but need a fresh coat of white paint!).
I did get a few major baby purchases completed this weekend: a new crib and car seat. Babies R Us was having a trade-in event, where you can bring in a used qualifying item and get a 25% off coupon for a new item of the same product category. We ended up getting quite a steal on our big purchases, which made me very happy! :-) I was also able to get Luke a new car seat as well at Buy Buy Baby...they were awesome enough to honor BRU's 25% off coupon!! (ps...they honor any competitor's lowest price OR their coupons!)
Anyway, here's a sneak peek at baby's roomy things:
{The crib shown is the one we selected. {{Okay, *I* selected, with Miss Jess' help!}} The bedding is just part of the picture.}And here's Lukey's new car seat:
I also bought this cool mist humidifier for the boys' room. So far, I love it, so baby will be getting one, too!
And here's our growing baby at 20 weeks:
I seriously need help in the self-photography department. :-D Luke hasn't quite mastered the camera quite yet (although, I should post some pics because they are quite funny...head cut off, pic of my knee, hand shot, etc), so I've been resorting to the help of my handy mirror. One of these days I'll get a full shot with B's help...until then, mirror shots it is! :-)
I'm going to end my post today with a link to a giveaway!! Woo Hoo! Megan, from In this Wonderful Life, is hosting a giveaway from the Monogram Chick! The shop is amazing...she has just about everything you could imagine that is monogrammable (is that a word?!). :-) Here is a link to the giveaway...be sure to go check it out!
I also bought this cool mist humidifier for the boys' room. So far, I love it, so baby will be getting one, too!
And here's our growing baby at 20 weeks:
I seriously need help in the self-photography department. :-D Luke hasn't quite mastered the camera quite yet (although, I should post some pics because they are quite funny...head cut off, pic of my knee, hand shot, etc), so I've been resorting to the help of my handy mirror. One of these days I'll get a full shot with B's help...until then, mirror shots it is! :-)
I'm going to end my post today with a link to a giveaway!! Woo Hoo! Megan, from In this Wonderful Life, is hosting a giveaway from the Monogram Chick! The shop is amazing...she has just about everything you could imagine that is monogrammable (is that a word?!). :-) Here is a link to the giveaway...be sure to go check it out!
Monday, February 6, 2012
Star of the week :-)
Luke was Star of the Week Boy at school this week! Yay! :-)
Star of the Week is a special little program that Luke's class does. Each week, one of the children is selected to be the "Star". The parents get to fill out a couple of fact sheets about the child that are then shared with the class. Also, a plastic tote comes home to be filled with the child's favorite toys and family pictures.
On Thursday, Luke's class invited me to come and read a book to them. Luke chose one of his all-time favorite books: The Mine-o-Saur. It's a really cute book, all about sharing. The kids loved it!
Luke also helped bake a special treat for the children to share on his last day of stardom. :-)
After class, Luke and I enjoyed a lunch together at The Dog Shed...our favorite Tuesday/Thursday routine.
We're so proud of our "Star of the Week Boy". We think he's a pretty special fella! :-)
Star of the Week is a special little program that Luke's class does. Each week, one of the children is selected to be the "Star". The parents get to fill out a couple of fact sheets about the child that are then shared with the class. Also, a plastic tote comes home to be filled with the child's favorite toys and family pictures.
On Thursday, Luke's class invited me to come and read a book to them. Luke chose one of his all-time favorite books: The Mine-o-Saur. It's a really cute book, all about sharing. The kids loved it!
Luke also helped bake a special treat for the children to share on his last day of stardom. :-)
After class, Luke and I enjoyed a lunch together at The Dog Shed...our favorite Tuesday/Thursday routine.
We're so proud of our "Star of the Week Boy". We think he's a pretty special fella! :-)
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Week 18...
Welcome to week 18! Or is it technically week 19 since I'm 18+? However you want to look at it, haha, we're here!
In the past two weeks, I have definitely gained my appetite back, which is a welcomed stranger! Of course, that comes with some weight gain, but I'm okay with that. So far, I'm up 7.5lbs. I think that's pretty average for my pre-pregnancy weight/height. I've been forcing the H2O down. NOT a big fan, so I literally chug 20oz with meds in the a.m. or after breakfast, then again around lunch time, and then before bed. In-between, I've been really loving Vitamin Water. I also splurge on Sprite (even tho it's carbonated, it tends to be okay now). I've been doing well with avoiding caffeine...mostly because it upsets my stomach. I do however have a sip if I have a headache. That usually cuts the headache, and I don't need to use Tylenol. (Doc advised this trick).
It seems like just about every 2 weeks, baby has a growth spurt. I have been having some pretty awesome round ligament pains. In the morning, I typically stretch by habit before getting out of bed. That is when I notice them the most...really, any quick movement I make like sitting up quickly or stretching typically triggers it. I don't remember having this with the boys, but B said I did. He remembers things much better than I do. I think there's a reason for that! ;-)
This has become a routine midnight snack:
Yep, the heartburn's here!! I enjoyed it with both of the boys as well. I attribute that to my incredibly short waistline. All of that stuff has to go somewhere to make room for baby, why not shift *up*?! Haha! Anyway, I call it heartburn but it's probably more like acid reflux. I think when you wake up choking on stomach acid, it's a little bit more than *just* heartburn, right? *yuk*
Today, we had an ultrasound. I guess, the technical term is "the anatomy scan"...they check the spine, heart, kidneys, brain, etc, etc. Basically, the purpose of this scan is to make sure that all major organs are okay, and they can also check for some genetic defects as well. At this point, gender can also be determined in most cases. We opted to not find out the gender of our sweet little guy/gal this time around. Not to worry, though, we'll definitely be finding out in another 4.5 months or so! ;-)
Everything looked great! Baby's heart rate was 164, and he/she is measuring right at 8oz. (For those of you wondering, average weight for this point is between 6.7-8.47 oz.) Urine and BP looked good today as well. We'll have another u/s at 26 weeks to make sure babe is growing on track, and I'll continue to have urine and BP checks every 2 weeks.
We got some awful precious pictures today:
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And here we are at 8 and 18 weeks (for comparison's sake!):
Have a wonderful day!! :-)
In the past two weeks, I have definitely gained my appetite back, which is a welcomed stranger! Of course, that comes with some weight gain, but I'm okay with that. So far, I'm up 7.5lbs. I think that's pretty average for my pre-pregnancy weight/height. I've been forcing the H2O down. NOT a big fan, so I literally chug 20oz with meds in the a.m. or after breakfast, then again around lunch time, and then before bed. In-between, I've been really loving Vitamin Water. I also splurge on Sprite (even tho it's carbonated, it tends to be okay now). I've been doing well with avoiding caffeine...mostly because it upsets my stomach. I do however have a sip if I have a headache. That usually cuts the headache, and I don't need to use Tylenol. (Doc advised this trick).
It seems like just about every 2 weeks, baby has a growth spurt. I have been having some pretty awesome round ligament pains. In the morning, I typically stretch by habit before getting out of bed. That is when I notice them the most...really, any quick movement I make like sitting up quickly or stretching typically triggers it. I don't remember having this with the boys, but B said I did. He remembers things much better than I do. I think there's a reason for that! ;-)
This has become a routine midnight snack:
Yep, the heartburn's here!! I enjoyed it with both of the boys as well. I attribute that to my incredibly short waistline. All of that stuff has to go somewhere to make room for baby, why not shift *up*?! Haha! Anyway, I call it heartburn but it's probably more like acid reflux. I think when you wake up choking on stomach acid, it's a little bit more than *just* heartburn, right? *yuk*
Today, we had an ultrasound. I guess, the technical term is "the anatomy scan"...they check the spine, heart, kidneys, brain, etc, etc. Basically, the purpose of this scan is to make sure that all major organs are okay, and they can also check for some genetic defects as well. At this point, gender can also be determined in most cases. We opted to not find out the gender of our sweet little guy/gal this time around. Not to worry, though, we'll definitely be finding out in another 4.5 months or so! ;-)
Everything looked great! Baby's heart rate was 164, and he/she is measuring right at 8oz. (For those of you wondering, average weight for this point is between 6.7-8.47 oz.) Urine and BP looked good today as well. We'll have another u/s at 26 weeks to make sure babe is growing on track, and I'll continue to have urine and BP checks every 2 weeks.
We got some awful precious pictures today:
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Have a wonderful day!! :-)
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