Sleep Like a Baby

Our baby bedding came in today! SO super excited, it is delicious... I just want to crawl inside the crib and sleep the night away. I wanted to do crisp, clean white and it turned out beautiful, especially against the black crib. It is custom made from Polka Tots. Take a look at it, can't believe we only have 15 weeks or less until we meet our sweet baby Clements!

Thank you Beebee, Big Daddy, Mamaw and Papaw!

Bumpdate Quickie: 23 weeks

23 weeks: baby weighs in at 1.5 lbs and is as long as an ear of corn!

So I am too tired to fill out the survey for this week, so here is a quick snap shot of the belly bump.

School starts back tomorrow and my tummy is full of nerves and anxiety. Bedtime is near, but here is a picture taken yesterday, in baby C's room.

We had a doctor's appointment this past Friday and all is moving along well. She was happy with all of my stats and numbers and will go back in 4 weeks for the dreaded glucose test!

EXCITING NEWS: Robyn and Alex now have a beautiful baby girl, Korbyn. She came into the world on Saturday, August 6th. I got to see Robyn today and she looks exceptional and is doing great. I can not wait to hold Korbyn in my arms, she looks like a good snuggle buddy! CONGRATS to the Greenes, so happy for y'all!

What a Hoot

The owl prints I'm using in Baby C's room are framed and ready to hang! I found these unique owl prints on Etsy and wanted to use them for the baby's room. I had them framed in black with white matte - to match all of the furniture. I think they look amazing and can't wait to see them on the wall!

They are actually old English dictionary pages -

my Mom said they are something a teacher would pick out, ha!

Little Helper

Greg's right hand man...

Greg'chiladas

I was laying in bed after a long day of working in my classroom. Laughing to myself as I watched the Kardashian gals being crazy on TV, I hear Greg putting up dishes and sizzlin' up some onion. He was making some wonderful beef and bean enchiladas - Greg style. He topped them with home grown cherry tomatoes and cayenne peppers. Delicious! I had to share with you all what they looked like - too pretty to eat.... but I got over that real fast!

Fresh off the Vine

Greg and I are proud to announce that we have grown a beautiful, ripe cantaloupe!

Fresh from our garden, this cantaloupe smells so sweet and delicious.

Can't wait to cut into it, especially on this hot summer day!

Side note: I received an email from one of my pregnancy websites today welcoming me to the 21st week. It compared the baby to the size of a cantaloupe... a bit funny since we grew one in our garden & I just posted this. Coincidence?

Progress

NEWS FLASH! I have finished painting the baby's room! I'm tooting my own horn because I painted all by myself (with permission from doc). Seeing that I didn't work this summer, I had plenty of time.

The paint was chosen with help from sister designer, Emily. It is Behr, Sculpture's Clay. I love it. It is a warm gray that has brightened up the room. We also got 3 pieces of refurbished furniture that had spent year's in Greg's home growing up. I wanted the furniture to be black with a distressed look. It looks wonderful in the room! I know, people think I'm crazy putting black furniture in a baby's room - but Greg and I just love it! The crib is going to be an antique black crib, so it will all go together in the end!

Note the small donkey stuffed animal. Baby's first stuffed animal from Mimi - - it came from a store in Cuchara, CO.

Bumpdate: 20 weeks

(Actually had makeup on today and hair done, so I decided to show my face)

How Far Along: 20 weeks

Size of the baby: The size of a banana (about 7 in from crown to rump, 11 oz)

Total Weight Gain: The doctor was happy with my weight gain thus far, we'll just leave it at that.

Maternity Clothes: Yes, wearing mostly maternity these days. Regular shirts are just a bit short in the front. Some pants I can still wear from pre-pregnancy, but I must use the bella band.

Gender: Still not finding out :)

Movement: A bunch of movement. Last week the doctor discovered that my placenta is behind the baby so I am able to feel kicks through my stomach because their isn't that barrier between baby and my skin. Mainly feel the movement in the mornings at in the evenings.

Sleep: Tossing and turning, up to use the restroom, and then lying awake from 3:30am on thinking about all of the things I need to do for baby and school. Guess this is God's way of preparing me for little sleep later down the road.

What I miss: I miss being able to do anything. I was in my classroom yesterday and the only way I could get something up on the wall was to stand on a chair, which my doctor said was a big no-no. I did try, but then got scared of falling, so I'll have to have someone help me. I don't like asking for help.

Symptoms: Some days it feels like my whole abdomen is stretching out of my body. Doctor said these "stretching" pains are normal so I just rub the buddha until it stops. Is booty jiggle a symptom? Because I have that going on.

Cravings: Still no major cravings. It is hard for me to decide what to eat most days. I have found that I enjoy spicy food and it doesn't taste as spicy as it used to...

Weekly Wisdom: Let others help.

Best Moment of the Week: This happened about 2 weeks ago, but Greg actually felt the baby kick - amazing to see his face!

Looking forward to: getting some furniture delivered that we had refurbished for the nursery!

19 weeks and Counting

I've moved into my 20th week of pregnancy. I'm almost halfway through - hard to believe! I never thought I'd make it this far, counting my lucky stars each and every day for this sweet pea and praying for continued health for me and baby C.

We had a checkup this past week and got to see our sweet baby love. The ultrasound consisted of a lot of measurements! The doctor measured the brain, thigh bone, spine.... she checked out the heart, toes, feet, kidneys -- absolutely amazing what they can see. But she did NOT look to see what the sex was per our request. I just knew while scoping everything out she saw something and just didn't say - but she surprisingly said she didn't look in that "area" because they want to be surprised as well, if they can.

Here, he or she is, at 19 weeks:

The mouth seriously opened right when she took this shot, looks like he or she is smiling!