Baby O: 37 Weeks

Baby O

How far along? 37 Weeks

Maternity clothes? Off work and spending a lot of time in my swimsuit!

Stretch marks? Still don't have any, I'm hopeful I'll make it out of this without them.

Movement: All day, especially when Eric taps his fingers on my belly.

Food cravings: Still drinking a ridiculous amount of milk and trying to curb the daily slurpee craving.

Can't resist: Watching the Olympics.

Gender: Boy.

Symptoms: None this week, my feet haven't been swelling much and I've been sleeping pretty well.
Belly Button in or out? Not going in anytime soon.
Projects This Week: Our kitchen is getting a makeover as I type... can't wait to see the result and our sink that will be big enough to bath him until he's 3!
Looking forward to: Seeing what he looks like. I'd be happy if he decided to come a little early = )



Baby O: 36 Weeks

Baby O

How far along? 36 Weeks

Maternity clothes? Living in dresses!

Stretch marks? Only a few more weeks to go, hope I can make it out without any!

Movement: He loves to jam himself on my right side and roll all around.

Food cravings: Milk and Slurpees are my new addiction ; )

Can't resist: Making to-do lists, only a few more productive weeks until it's all about Carter!

Gender: Boy.

Symptoms: Ankle swelling, but some time in the pool should take care of that!
Belly Button in or out? Out and about.
Projects This Week: Getting ready to tear off the kitchen counters so they can be replaced next week. Nothing like a little last minute makeover!
Looking forward to: Maternity leave!

Baby O: 35 Weeks

Baby O

How far along? 35 Weeks

Maternity clothes? Can barely remember wearing regular clothes, I’ll be happy to have a whole “new” wardrobe this fall!

Stretch marks? Holding strong, hopefully my skin doesn’t have too much farther to stretch.

Movement: All day, he’s been pretty squirmy lately.

Food cravings: Lots of milk… I almost need a second refrigerator or a daily trip to Costco…

Can't resist: Counting down the days left of work…

Gender: Boy.

Symptoms: He has dropped down and this week I’ve noticed a change in my hips, ligaments are loosening to get ready for labor.
Belly Button in or out? Out and squishy.
Projects This Week: Hanging the mobile and finishing the valances.
Looking forward to: Life as a family of 3, it’s so close it finally seems real!

Baby O: 34 Weeks

Baby O

How far along? 34 Weeks

Maternity clothes? I still have a few regular maxi dresses that I wear, but most regular pieces aren’t long enough.

Stretch marks? Fingers crossed I can hold out for a few more weeks!

Movement: He loves to stretch out his legs, judging from their length he is going to be a big boy!

Food cravings: Milk and fruit popsicles… a must on these hot days!

Can't resist: Working on our to-do list.

Gender: Boy.

Symptoms: Puffy feet, but they go down pretty quickly if I lay down for a bit.

Belly Button in or out? Out!

Projects This Week: Putting the final touches on his room, a few things left to hang and organize and we are ready for this little guy.

Looking forward to: Being done with work in a couple of weeks! Couldn’t come soon enough…

Baby O: 33 Weeks

Baby O

How far along? 33 Weeks
Maternity clothes? Dresses and yoga pants!

Stretch marks? Still clear.

Movement: He loves to cram himself over on my right side and make my stomach lopsided.

Food cravings: Still going strong with my milk cravings!

Can't resist: Checking things off our to-do list, I think we have everything we need for him, now it's just getting it all put away!

Gender: Boy.

Symptoms: Slight swelling in my ankles.

Belly Button in or out? Out and quite obvious.

Projects This Week: Hanging the finishing touches in his room and making a mobile.

Looking forward to: The next 3 weeks flying by... can't wait to be off work!

Faux Brick Wall

We've been working hard to finish up our projects in the nursery, but it seems like lately we've just been adding more things to the list. One of those projects was adding a faux brick and I'm so glad we decided to go for it, the brick makes such a difference in the room!

To simplify the installation we chose to install the brick on this wall where there aren't any windows and where the changing table will go.

Lowe's sells brick paneling in 4 x 8 sheets (similar to bead board) so we needed two to cover this wall.

We could have just put up the first one and cut the second to size, but we didn't want the seam to be completely obvious so Eric notched out the half brick all the way down and we put it up starting in the corner and securing it to the wall with a few black screws.

Then we notched out the second piece and carefully fit them together. To get everything to fit as close as possible this involved filing a few of the bricks until the puzzle pieces fit just right. The scraps we pieced together above the door and used black caulking to fill in any of the seams.

For being faux brick paneling, the wall looks great! It adds so much character and just what this room needed.

I'm glad we spent the time and energy to add this and I love how it turned out!

Baby O: 32 Weeks

Baby O

How far along? 32 Weeks
Maternity clothes? Mostly dresses, thankful it is the summer because waistbands are not comfortable!

Stretch marks? Keeping them away…

Movement: Constantly moving now that he’s getting bigger, it’s only going to get more crowded in there.

Food cravings: Milk and fruit, been buying out the farmer’s market!

Can't resist: Organizing… lots to do before this boy comes.

Gender: Boy.

Symptoms: Slight swelling in my ankles.

Belly Button in or out? Out and about!

Projects This Week: I SWEAR we are finishing the armoire this week. It’s been too windy to paint lately but I’m determined to get it done and in his room.

Looking forward to: Seeing all our maternity pictures. We had so much fun taking them last weekend and I’m in love with the couple I’ve seen already!