More Nesting! - 29 Weeks!

I finally got to start really nesting in the baby's room. You'll see on the other blog this week that the husband finished building the baby's nursery furniture, so I got to start placing my little accessory touches around the room. I'd love to make the bed but it would only get dusty and need to be changed again before the baby comes home, so I guess that will wait.

My biggest problem is finding a valance and crib skirt in royal blue (not navy - which is all I seem to be able to find). I tried a navy valance and it just didn't work with the border. The one royal blue valance and boxpleat crib skirt I did find were way too expensive. Maybe I can recruit someone to sew some for me.

I also purchased some curtains for the living room, so I can spread the nesting throughout the house. Hopefully I can get the husband to hang the rods this week, since I have sometimes been getting dizzy thanks to my little bundle.

The little bundle is doing just fine this week. Today I noticed that he has rotated and instead of kicking and poking my belly button he is beating up my internal organs specifically my lungs. I know this is a good thing since this probably means he is getting into "position" for his dramatic arrival.

Only 11 more weeks - maybe less!

The Home Stretch - 28 Weeks! Nursery and Baby Pics!!

The nesting has finally begun! This past week the husband and Logoann painted the nursery. They were wonderful! I wasn't even allowed anywhere near the paint fumes. But I guess they also wanted to keep me away in case I freaked out about the color, which I am sure that I would have - I did get to help tape however. It took me a little while even after the room was all dry to get used to it. But even the pic doesn't do the room justice, I think the lighting in the room needs to be adjusted. According to Logoann we need a lower wattage bulb since the overhead light makes it look a little harsh. In the daytime the colors look playful and at night they tone down.

By the way - the darker green was called 'Frolic' from Sherwin Williams. And we got the best paint they make, only the best for our little one. Apparently we can draw on the walls with magic marker and wipe it all clean with only a wet sponge. The border is from Eric Carle's book The Hungry Caterpillar, so that's our theme.

The next item on the nesting agenda - putting together the furniture. I built the changing table the other day and we already have the bookshelf put together. Next comes the dresser and crib. Hopefully we will have all the furniture put together by this weekend.

Isn't nesting great!

Painting the Nursery


Closeup of the Hungry Caterpillar Border


This past Tuesday we also had our 28 week Dr. visit. We are officially in the 3rd Trimester now! It's so hard to believe in 12 weeks or less the baby will actually be here! This week the baby is 3 lbs. 7 oz. and he can open his eyes. He is at the top of the percentile for the growth charts, so it looks like he will be a big baby! During the ultrasound, he was even winking and sticking his tongue out at us! We also got some really great face pics of the baby. I included one below. Enjoy!

The Baby at 28 Weeks!

My Doctor & Discovery Health Channel

So I am pretty much addicted to all the baby shows on the Discovery Health channel. Daytime on DHC is pretty much "the baby channel". I was going to switch the channel because the "high risk" show (Babies: Special Delivery - Maximum Effort) was going to be on and sometimes those deliveries are hard to watch but I heard a familiar voice just before I was going to click the remote.

The show was featuring high risk deliveries at OSU Medical Center. On the show I could have sworn that I heard my doctor's voice . . . but with all the delivery room people being masked it was hard to tell but then my suspicians were confirmed and I got to see my doctor perform a c-section for a set of quads. It was very comforting to see how my doctor handled the proceedure and hear his unique comedic attitude while delivering babies.

We love our doctor and very much enjoy our appointments. He is straightforward but also funny with a bit of comedic attitude which easies your concerns effectively. It was so wonderful to see him deliver other babies. It just confirmed for me that we have the right doctor.

Interesting that when choosing a doctor to deliver your baby, you don't usually get to view other births that your doctor has delivered but when you are getting married you of course demand to see pics from other weddings the photographer has taken and taste wedding cake samples etc. All you usually have to go on is a verbal referal for your doctor if you are lucky and some people don't even get that because of insurance companies and HMO's don't always let you choose the doctor you really want. I feel really lucky that we have such a great doctor!

By the way the baby is about 2 lbs now and we are beginning the final stretch into the 3rd Trimester!