38 Weeks

• How far along: 38 weeks
  

• Weight gain: 23 lbs.


• Maternity clothes: Oh yes! Although I can still wear some non-maternity tops!


• Belly button in or out: Outtie all the way!


• Sleep: Waking up at least once a night to use the restroom. Then, I tend to struggle with falling back asleep which ends up leading me to the couch for the rest of the night.


• Stretch marks: I think I spotted my first one!! :( Right between my holes from my belly button piercing!


• Food cravings: I guess you could say sweets!


• Movement: He is still movin' and groovin' around in there! There is not much space for him anymore, but that just means it rocks my body more!


• Labor signs: I had some cramping and difficulty breathing a little bit this week! I will have my check-up on Monday, so hopefully there will be some progress!


• What I'm looking forward to: Meeting our little man! It has pretty much taken over my mind all day, every day!


• What I miss most: Fitting in my old clothes, getting off the couch/bed/chair without gearing up to do so first!, and having a beer/wine on the deck


• Milestones: We are FULL TERM! Although this has been the case for a week now, it still shocks me I could have this baby at ANY time!
  

The Nursery

When thinking about creating our little man's nursery, I was at a complete loss at what to do. I knew I wanted something different, more "me" than the usual pastels or animal themes of many nurseries. I searched high and low and finally found some inspiration from the Baby Room Bio site. I knew I wanted to do something with black and white...what's new right?! Well then I found some cute bedding from Target.com that I immediately fell in love with! Much to my luck, I went to our local Target and someone had returned the exact same bedding set I had just been lusting after online!!! And to boot...it was marked down from the online price! SCORE!!!

Then came the furniture...and like everything with this room (and my life for that matter) I was very indecisive! We finally decided on buying a crib and dresser/changing table from Walmart.com. I did a lot of research but they had the best prices and for the quality, I was sold.

I then realized I wanted to add some color to this black and white masterpiece....so I stuck to my favorite combination...black, white, and....TEAL! I recruited my mom and dad to help come tape, paint, and put together furniture!

I absolutely LOVE how it turned out! Lots of more things have been added, and it is 95% finished now. Just need to finish a couple of last minute details and we should be good to go! (Nothing like procrastinating huh??) I will leave you in suspense for the final reveal! :)

Up to Speed

Well as they say "to make a long story short," I'm PREGO! (37 1/2 weeks actually), so technically I'm almost done being pregnant! I have just started my maternity leave from school, and with lots of extra time on my hands before the little man's arrival, I figured I would get back to blogging. I have high hopes of being able to keep this up after he comes in order to keep better in touch with friends and family who don't get to see us on a regular basis. Here is a little update in pictures..

Let's hope I can keep up with this!