This is what I made today out of boredom. I have a fancy writing tablet for my computer, and this gave me a chance to play around with it.
Bored
Stuffed Animal Organizer
So maybe I’ve been Pinterest-ing a little…but what a good way to organize stuffed animals! They always seem to fall off shelves and take up space on flat surfaces. Tada! Thanks, Peter!
By the way…if I knew that blackout fabric was this cheap, I would have totally made my own blackout liners for the white curtains we just bought! Just wanted to write about this in case anyone is reading and doesn’t know this either :).
28 weeks and 6 days
Pictures for your viewing pleasure!
How Do You Do, Third Trimester?
Today marks the beginning of the third trimester. I’m not sure how I feel about that yet. Everyone says the second trimester is the best, because your energy has returned, and you’re not that big that you can’t move or breathe. I’m starting to feel the weight of my belly lately. I know I may not look that big, but an extra 15 pounds can really make a lot of difference when it’s in the middle of your body!
My legs are still killing me in the middle of the night. It is really quite pathetic…. Trying to put pants on in the morning is probably comedic relief for Peter. Just lifting my leg high enough to put it into a pant leg is torture, so there is lots of moaning and groaning. Luckily the lower back pain has subsided (for now), so I am crossing my fingers that I might have a few weeks without this stupid leg pain, too.
Peter and I bought some white curtain’s for the baby’s room this weekend and hung them up with a new curtain rod. They look wrinkly for now, but I think I am going to put the word out there that I’d really like a fabric steamer for my birthday :).
If you are easily offended stop reading now! While we were hanging up the curtains, I sneezed and peed a little. It was the first time that happened, and it made me laugh really hard. Peter thought it was funny, too. I guess I should carry an extra pair of underwear with me now — especially if this becomes a daily occurrence. *Crossing fingers — please don’t let this be a daily occurrence.*
My little owl lamp arrived in the mail, and it is perfect for the room! It lets off just enough light that changing diapers will be fine, but it’s not too much light.
This weekend we went to visit some friends down in NC, and we had a great time. It’s so nice to see them being successful with their pizza business. The place seems really popular, and the food is delicious! If you are ever in the OBX, stop by Pizza Stop. Yum!
Also, my grand-mom and I went to Panera to pick up some pastries, and I grabbed a Pumpkin Spice Latte while we were there (decaf). It was pretty good!! I would rate it higher than 7-11 lattes and somewhere below the Starbucks ones…but totally good enough! I highly recommend trying it. They also have delicious pumpkin muffins if you are a pumpkin-lover, which I am.
Flipping
I took for granted the ability to flip over in my sleep. These days I find myself waking up, wanting to flip onto my other side, and having a hard time getting the momentum needed to make the flip.
I’ve had a lot of soreness around the spot where my legs connect to my torso, which makes my legs feel like dead weight in the middle of the night; this just makes flipping even more difficult.
It normally turns into some late-night grunt fest. Don’t get excited, folks. Grunting helps get the momentum you need to flip. This is what I’ve learned.
Week 26-27 Belly Pictures
Jeanne has been asking for belly pictures, but I still have not gotten used to my growing physique. So here are a few pics of this past week.
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| Week 27 – Day 1 Blurry but you get the idea 🙂 |
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| Week 26 – Day 6 Yes, it’s a bathroom pic. My mom wanted to see my new shirt. |
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| Week 26 – Day 7 |
By the way, after months of wearing Old Navy clothes that have been way too big and haven’t fit me right…I think it was totally worth it to buy a few good essentials from Motherhood Maternity. Now I feel like a somewhat normal woman again :). It’s just not Fall without cute sweaters!
Owl Love Discounts!
I just wanted to share that ModCloth.com is having a deal right now where if you sign up for a new account, you get $20 your order of $50 or more. (Here is the referral link if you are interested: http://sharethelove.modcloth.com/a/clk/4r1Lcc)
This was very exciting news to me, because I’ve been wanting this owl lamp but didn’t want to spend $56.99 on it. Now my order was $40, which makes me not feel so bad about it. Yay!
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| Nocturn Owl |
Plus this fulfills my need to buy something for the baby’s room. Now I feel accomplished. This child will have a lamp.
Taking Care of Sicky
We went on vacation last week, and this week Peter has been sick, so it’s been a little busy :).
I figured I would take a minute to blog before we head out for Friday night dinner. Vacation was great! I will make sure to post some pics and write a few stories at a later date.
We came home to a well-painted room — thanks, Dad! — and it was filled with clothes — thanks, Mom F.! Peter had painted the spare room, but he left a little bit of detail work for my dad to do. My dad is the master of painting walls right around the ceiling, so you don’t have paint on the ceiling.
Also, I found this cute little lamp that I think I might order. We have a fan in the room with a good, bright light, but I figured this lamp would be perfect for slightly lighting the room in the middle of the night when diapers need changing.
Baby Theme
I am generally pretty practical with furniture and the like — or at least I’d like to think so — which is why I’ve been looking into neutral bedding themes and multipurpose furniture.
I’ve seen some that are just totally cute! I love the yellow and gray theme that everyone is doing right now, but Peter is anti-white crib for some reason (–hey…when a man shows interest in something baby-related, you just go with it).
So we picked out furniture styles that we liked in a dark chocolate color. It is a 4-in-1 convertible set, which means it converts into a toddler bed with rail, without rail, and twin bed. And we are going to use the dresser as a changing table by putting a changing pad on top. MULTIPURPOSE, PEOPLE! 🙂 Here is the winner!
Since we didn’t go with white furniture, I didn’t want to do the yellow/gray scheme, because I thought it might look weird with brown furniture. Yes, I know…none of this really matters, but window shopping for baby stuff is just about the only thing you can actually do when you are pregnant. You can’t lift heavy things, you can’t paint, you can’t do gardening or pick weeds, you can’t go boating, you can’t ride your bike… You can basically eat (with limitations) and shop.
There aren’t many gender neutral bedding sets out there that aren’t monkeys, the alphabet, or birds. So I went with birds! I love all of the owl and fat birds that are popular right now. Peter calls them “budgies.” Is this a real term??
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| A Contender… Skip Hop Treetop set |
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| The winner! Migi Little Tree set |
I love the Migi Little Tree because the birds are just too darn cute. I am going to incorporate some owls in there, too. I liked that the Migi Little Tree set could be purchased without the bumper (which made it cheaper), since they seem to be a suffocation hazard for babies. Why get a set that costs an extra $50 for a piece that I won’t use?
I have also been stalking the tubes to find some cute vinyl decals for the wall. Maybe something like these:
The Dreaded Belly Pics
I’ve been waiting so long to post any kind of picture of myself online. I am not really “bumpish” enough for anyone to notice that I’m pregnant, but I’m pretty sure people have been noticing my expanding waistline.
I still don’t have strangers saying anything about my belly, and I know people find out that I’m pregnant and say, “You’re so tiny!” I don’t know if this is true or not, but you can judge my gut…
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| Not a flattering angle to begin with 🙂 About 19 weeks, I think. |
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| Apparently flash has the ability to x-ray capture my bra. About 23.5 weeks |