Single Digits Left!

Since Friday, I'm 31 weeks along, which means we only have 9 more weeks to go until Avery's due date. This pregnancy has gone by so fast we can't believe it! We know our lives are going to change dramatically once she comes and we're aware that there will be hard times along with the happy moments but we can't wait for her to finally be here. Every new item we get for her only makes us more excited...and there has been quite a few moments of excitement throughout this pregnancy.

I didn't realize how much stuff we already had for her and it was clear that we needed to do something about it.  Since our closet is stuffed to the gills already, we thought it would be a good idea to get her something that would be only for her stuff...something that wasn't made of partical board (material Jesse and I have become accustomed to since we've been married). So, after much research I finally found a children's armoire that Jesse and I both like and I ordered it today. I can't wait to get it so we can finally get all these clothes washed and put away. I figure the more we can do now, the less we'll have to do later. 

As far as the pregnancy goes, it continues to be a pretty mild pregnancy. We see our doctor twice a month now for routine checkups but everything has been normal. I still don't experience much swelling and I'm still able to work just as much as I used to, which has been nice. I've been getting to know all about the dreaded hot flashes though. I feel like the pregnant women on "Father of the Bride II" when they're dying of heat and the dad is in a winter coat and hat. Only in this case, the dad is everyone that steps foot in our apartment. In the past few weeks I've only turned the heat on once, and that was for Randi's sake.


As for Avery, she still continues to be stubborn about letting people feel her move. Randi, God bless her, has been trying to coax some sort of movement from her but she just won't give but Grandma Monet finally felt a small kick from her this past weekend. She tends to really get moving when I'm at the computer or just before bedtime although she has started to get a little active through the night.  She's also started to get hiccups which I experienced, without a doubt, last night.  She's been getting them for about a week now but they've usually been pretty faint...not last night though. I guess it's her way of letting me know she's still in there...although the jabs to the sides have been working too.

                                                                     Week 31

Gettin' Ready!

Jesse and I FINALLY bought a crib today. It wasn't the one we had initially picked out. I had picked one at at Walmart that I thought was cute, practical, and low in price (notice I didn't use the word cheap). Anyone who knows me knows that I'm a frugal (not cheap) but practical person. My theory is, "more doesn't always mean better."  Jesse however, is just the opposite. He wants the best of the best so when we went to Walmart yesterday and saw the crib I had picked out, it shouldn't have been a surprise that Jesse wasn't too thrilled about it. So, we went crib shopping around town and found this one at Burlington which we both really loved. Of course it was more than the one I had picked out at Walmart but it wasn't outrageous and it's a convertible crib so we will be able to use it for years to come...hopefully.  So today we bought it, brought it home and put it together. It only took us about an hour to put it together...without any swearing!

After we got the crib all put together, I started working on the bedding set. It still needs to be ironed out but we wanted to get the full picture. The bedding set turned out to be cuter than I expected and this collection has so many cute accessories so the next goal is to get matching decorations and definitely the music mobile. 

I think she's slowly going to take over our room. The plan was to have HER crib in OUR room, but I think by the end of it, we're going to have OUR bed in HER nursery. Oh well, we're happy to sacrifice. 

Now, when people ask what we've bought for Avery, we can finally say we have the crib all set up and ready to go. I was kinda feeling guilty telling people that I was in my 7th month and STILL haven't bought my daughter a thing...besides diapers.