How Far Along: 38 weeks, 5 days Size of baby: Baby #2 is the size of a leek Total Weight Gain/Loss: I'm not looking at the scale at this point, but I'm still calling a 40 pound weight gain, maybe a few more or less. I might look on Wednesday, at my final appointment, but until then I'll just live in bliss and eat breakfast casserole all day long. Maternity Clothes: I have a few more things than I really ever intended (or wanted) to purchase. It makes me crazy that I've worn them each once or twice and then won't wear them anymore. Pictured above, lace top and navy cardigan from Destination Maternity, same AG skinny jeans that I've been wearing for … [Read more...]
Changing Table Organization
I haven't quite finished the nursery. Allen painted the monogram for above the changing table last night, I ordered a rug yesterday (nothing like waiting until the last minute), and I'll still need to order a canvas for a big blank spot above the chest once we have newborn photos taken. There has been huge progress, we just aren't to the completed stage just yet. One thing that is complete and ready to go is the changing table. I asked Allen to make a few organizers for the drawers, quickly sketched what I wanted them to look like, and he came back with this. You can make your own drawer organizer for any drawer using this tutorial. In the first drawer, I stashed … [Read more...]
37 weeks
How Far Along: 37 weeks, I feel like these post are a little deceiving, I'll actually be 38 weeks tomorrow, and because I'm having a repeat csection, I'm trying to get to 39 and 1 day, instead of 40. So d-day is closer than it appears by the number of weeks in the title of this post! Size of baby: Baby #2 is the size of a swiss chard. Total Weight Gain/Loss: Somewhere between 35-40 pounds. I'm going to go ahead and call a 40 pound weight gain. Which is insane, I realize. I've lost it (plus 10 more) once and with a ton of hard work found myself in much better shape than I was pre-pregnancy (and I was one of those rare people who found with a lot of hard work, I could not … [Read more...]