Nesting

We pretty much have everything ready to go, and I am only 6 months...lol. The nursery needs a few more things done before it is complete but for the most part it is done. I have been doing a lot of nesting lately. I have taken Andi's clothes out of the armoire and hung them, leaving only the onezies and sleepers folded. It is like I can't stay out of her room...lol. As for Matt, he is in MAJOR bow hunting mode, gearing up for turkey and deer season next month. I don't know how many times we have watched the same hunts over and over and over. Needless to say, nesting has come at a good time:-)

We got the crib Saturday and assembled it! That was a lot of fun to watch!!! Matt and Barbara got to do all the work while I babysat the dogs.

We didn't get either one of the cribs that I had picked out. I took Matt to Babies R Us and had him look at them and choose which one he liked best. He actually ended up choosing a more expensive one, which shocked me but at least it changes into a full bed. We got a crib that has the changing table attached. The changing table converts into a night stand.

There were A LOT of pieces and the instructions said to use the allen wrench provided. From the reviews I read, people said it took about 2 hrs to assemble.

Matt decided he was going to use his dandy screw gun and it was assembled in 45 minutes!!!

As you can see, the dogs had to be apart of it all. Everywhere I went, they were by me. Unfortunately we kept getting in the way so we were shut out of the room...lol

Once the crib was done, we came back in and JuJu found a new hiding spot. Poor Sam can only fit his nose underneath.

Barbara insisted on getting me in the pics so I have only posted a few. I have been looking bad lately, mainly because I am really pale and my hair hasn't been dyed in 7 months so the roots have grown out horribly!!!

It is really weird whenever we are in the nursery, JuJu has to be held. Both her and Sam have been showing odd behavior lately. I am pretty sure they can sense something is about to change! Sam has had days where he has reverted back into a puppy. He went and pooped on the floor in the nursery and chewed up my flip flip. Both things he hasn't done in over 1.5 yrs and JuJu has become a mischief maker as well. They are still getting the same amount of attention as before, I just really think they know something!!!

Barb insisted on a belly shot too, so here is 24 weeks.

The crib turned out beautiful!!! The colors in the nursery are very soothing. It seems like the most peaceful/relaxing room in the house. Once I have everything, I will post pics of the entire nursery but here is one of the crib.

At my last Dr. visit...I had gained 10lbs in a month. They said that was really sudden but since that is all I have gained so far, that is good since I am half way through the pregnancy. My next appt is Sept. 13th and it is the dreaded sugar test. They say to not fast because you are cheating the test, and yet they say don't eat because you can fail. I am going to eat something, probably an egg just not any juice.

We are pretty much ready to go since I am in MAJOR nesting mode. We have the car seat installed in Matt's truck. Matt shocked me because he installed it early...lol. If you can't tell we are ready for Andi to be here!!!!

I went and bought the diaper bag. Everything that I have registered for is gender neutral because we plan on using everything again when we have our 2nd child...hopefully a boy! As for the diaper bag, I wanted to get something that Matt would be comfortable carrying around. I knew he wouldn't go for something bright pink, so I surprised him with this!

Thrills and Frills

What an exhausting weekend it has been. We had a garage sale the past two days. This is my first time having one and we made almost $600. It was nice to finally get rid of a lot of stuff I have been hanging onto for far too long. The only bad thing was the heat. Friday we shut down at 3 and yesterday at noon. I thought that was enough.

The dreaded swelling has begun just in my feet and hands. Some days I can't get my ring off and my feet swell around the ankles halfway down. My feet look weird because midways down to my toes is thin, and then up to my ankels it gets fat...lol...

I am now 22 weeks. The baby is a little longer than a banana and is at 1lb. She kicks constantly. Sometimes she kicks my bladder over and over, which makes me feel like I have to pee ALL THE TIME. She has also started stretching out, it feels like. It seems as though she will push with her hands and feet and it creates a weird wave like look on my stomach. One night Sam had his head resting on my stomach and she kicked him. He jumped back with a weird look on his face looking at my stomach...lol...it was really funny!!! 

The weight gain has begun too. Last week I had gained 5 lbs. I've gained 8 so far which is good considering I am 5.5 months!!! Over the past week my hips have started widening because I can feel the skin stretching and my undies cut into me now. The skin on my stomach has started stretching too but I am keeping bathed in lotion so hopefully no stretch marks will appear.

I got Andi's bedding and it is gorgeous!!! We just need the crib which we will hopefully get soon. I have narrowed it down to 2, one at Babies R Us and the other at Target. I am going to get the matching changing table as well. The pics are below.

 I am leaning more to the last two in the dark cherry. The cribs both convert into toddler/full beds which is good. Either way they are going to be about the same price.

Barbara( mother-in-law) and I went to Babies R Us yesterday and everything is SOOOO overwhelming. I have been doing a lot of research on products and I just don't know on some, especially strollers. I think Matt and I are just getting the crib, changing table, and possibly a chair. We will register for everything else. 

As for baby clothing, Andi is clothes poor now. Barbara has stock piled us with clothes from yard sales. They are in good condition, a lot of new things that are ADORABLE. So far 3 tubs full you will see below. We are running out of room. She is making a clothing store in her basement so as of now I am only keeping up to 12 months then I will switch out. 

All of the drawers are full in the armoire. Now I am having to hang stuff...lol....did I mention Andi is the first grandchild on both sides of mine and Matt's family. She is going to be SPOILED ROTTEN!!!

As for new clothing, I couldn't help myself at work. Since I work at Dillards, they have pretty good sales at the end of each month. In July they had an additional 30% off marked down clothes plus my discount. I was able to get 18 brand new, pricey clothes for $4/each!!! AMAZING. Here is the problem....the pictures below show how my mom dressed me growing up, keep in mind I was a MAJOR tomboy. She dressed me like a little pageant princess and I hated it, however when we got pictures done, I was a ham!!!!

This is what it was like on days before church. Notice the thrilled expression!

Once my parents weren't looking, this is what would happen....FREEDOM!!!

I have my Sunday school purse, ready to go!!! I swore to myself growing up that I would never dress my daughter in all the frills...let her decide. Well, I guess I won't be standing by my words because the frills are the cutest and hard to resist!!! These are just a few of what I bought, some of my favorites. I did get some frilly dresses but they will be seen later.

 

The bottoms are absolutely adorable...ruffle butts!!!

One of the reasons I didn't want a girl, besides the drama in later years, was because I knew how much would be spent on her. It's already adding up!!!

I tried to not buy so much pink for the sake of Matt. However, Barbara out did me. We have gotten a lot of camo stuff since Andi is going to be a hunter/bow shooter like her dad. I did get her this outfit on behalf of Matt:-)

We can't wait until she is here and she is already getting spoiled while still inside the womb. Only 3.5 more months to go and our lives will FOREVER be changed, for the best!!!