The Nursery

Here are some photos of the nursery! We got a ton of inspiration from that blog and just recreated it from different finds around the web. Some of the highlights are of course the poster with her name, the Jenny Lind crib, the embroidered alphabet poster, the starfish & seahorse mobile, the gold frame collage (just waiting for pictures of the beautiful Miss Adelaide June) and our repurposed furniture. We took the 2 dressers from our room and re-did them. The tall, grey one doesn't even look like the same piece of furniture! Chris has had that since he was young and it was very, very outdated. We gave it a fresh coat of paint and spraypainted the handles and VOILA a boutique worthy piece if I do say so myself. The white dresser just got some knew pink flower knobs and we'll use that as the changing table. The animal poster was hand embroidered by Chris's grandma and hung in his & his brother's nurseries. I just spraypainted the frame pink for her room. The photo collage are frames from Urban Outfitters. God bless Chris for laying those out and hanging those. I hated every second of just WATCHING him do it. We still have to add the growth chart that hung in my nursery as well. I love adding all the little touches from our nurseries. I think it adds warmth to the room. It has just been such a fun project. This little girl provides some of the best motivation around!

26 & 27 Weeks

Holy hell, how much bigger is my belly going to get?!? The past couple weeks I am really starting to feel like a big ole pregnant lady! Thankfully, my energy level is still pretty good so when I am up and moving I feel a-ok. Trying to get me out of a seated or lying down position or bending over - not so much. I can't just bend over to grab something off the floor (especially if I am sitting down) . I have to squat down to grab it haha. I feel healthy though. I am still doing my yoga, probably every other week, and going for walks and to the gym when I can. Or taking a dip in the pool to stretch out. My eating is still relatively the same which amazes both Chris and me. I think I mentioned this before, I definitely let myself indulge more here & there but I still have not had any crazy food cravings or bouts of crazy hunger. Still, when I am hungry, I do need to eat ASAP. Otherwise, I turn into a MPL (mean pregnant lady) very quickly!

Next week I have my glucose test where you drink this sugary orange liquid and they test your blood to see how well it is handling the glucose levels. My next appointment is the 29th and then I start going twice a week. That really hits home that we are in the final months!

We have finished her nursery (I'll put up a separate post with pictures) for the most part. We still have to get the rocking chair (we know which one we like though) and I'm sure add some final touches but overall it is pretty much done. We are so proud of ourselves, I won't lie! We worked hard on her room. We are joking that I was the brains behind the operating and Chris was the brawn. He let me take creative control of the room which I am grateful for. It has been such a fun and rewarding project for me. I am proud of myself for sticking with a vision (that doesn't happen often, I usually get ADD with projects). Chris has been absolutely wonderful about putting stuff together and doing most of the hard labor. He also had his creative suggestions as well and he has a very good eye for placement of things so between the 2 of us I think we really knocked it out of the park. It feels SO good to have this off her to-do list!

Our shower is next weekend and we are soooo excited. I cannot wait to see everyone and just have a nice relaxing time with friends and family. We opted to do a Jack & Jill shower (although we're not exactly calling it that) so that we would have an opportunity to see as much family as possible. Since most of my family is up north, this is a great chance for me to spend some time with everyone and for them to get to see my big belly! We already have been receiving some gifts and each one makes us so happy. We love to envision her with her new gear haha. I am excited to get everything put away in its proper place and washed and stored and get this nursery 110% complete.

Otherwise, I am feeling good overall. Big but good. I am hoping the last 3 months I can say the same!

Dear Adelaide,
Wow, did we have fun putting your room together! Your daddy and I really went all out. We think you have the best room in the house now, my love, and we wouldn't want it any other way! It feels so peaceful and calm in here and I hope you will feel the same. There will be so many hours of rocking and feeding and diaper changes and story time and (God willing) sleepy time in here. We wanted to provide you with the most tranquil environment possible. Anything we can do to make you as happy as you have already made us. We have started getting some more clothes for you, just basic onesies and jammies, and I find myself practically hugging the clothing just thinking about you in them. I think about smothering you with kisses and squeezing your little cheeks and how cute your little hands and feet will be. I can't believe we still have almost another 3 months until we meet you! Although I feel like we have much to do yet (your to-do list seems to get bigger instead of smaller) I feel as though we are so ready to just hold you and love you. But, please take your time! I want you to be good and ready to come into this world. Judging by your strong kicks I think you are growing fast and furious. I just cannot wait to snuggle with my little squirmy bug! You stay nice and cozy in there and we will keep plugging away at that to-do list...

All My Love,
Mama