Well as of yesterday we are officially 3 months til due date. With that, progress has really kicked into high gear!! Matt worked really hard on the nursery all weekend and again tonight. The wainscoting is almost finished along with the trim. He is calking and puttying tonight with the hopes of a coat of paint on Wednesday and that part of the nursery will be finished. It will then be time to turn to furniture and the closet. Luckily we have most of the furniture or at least the basics of furniture so that is a little bit of fixing up and some of Matt's handy work and we will be able to start moving things in.
Jackie came down a couple of weeks ago and helped me do the "pictures" for the room. We took fabric that I used for the quilt and then wrapped it around canvas to make our own DIY canvas prints. They turned out awesome and look really good against the red walls!!! I also got the curtains finished and bought the curtain rods. We have slowly started buying diapers and wipes (which Matt thinks I am crazy for) but I think if I can buy a variety of brands and sizes now it will just save us money later and the longer we can go post-baby with no diaper bills the better!!! 10 bucks doesn't seem so bad now, but with all the added expenses later it will be nice to save $10.
I have been feeling good. My doctors appointments continue to be exciting. I had appointments 3 weeks in a row in January...I had an appointment at 24 weeks where I had my 1 hour glucose test (which I failed by 3 points) and then got an unexpected surprise and got another ultrasound. At our main ultrasound at 20 weeks they were unable to get a good profile picture due to a stubborn baby who likes to suck its thumb or cuddle with its hand by its face, so they wanted me to have another one to get us a good picture. Well my insurance wasn't too keen on that idea and I had actually called to cancel the appointment thinking I have the rest of my life to look at the kids profile so a picture now isn't a huge deal. When I went in for my appointment the Dr. asked why I had cancelled and said that the insurance denied it because it wasn't medically necessary. She responded that she would like to make sure the bridge of the nose is developing properly and since I was going to be there for another hour doing my glucose test they would do it on the house. We got some great profile pictures and they even did a 3D of the face. I think we are going to have a pretty cute baby :o) I may be just a little partial!
The next week I got to go in for a 3 hour glucose test to check for gestational diabetes since I failed my 1 hour. Luckily I passed that baby in 2 hours so the let me go home.
Last week I had an appointment at 26.5 weeks. When they went to get the heartbeat, the heartbeat dipped a bit and then came right back up, but the doctor wanted to make sure the baby wasn't in any stress, so I got to do a non-stress test. They took me to a little room with a recliner and a TV, hooked me up to a contractions monitor and a heartrate montitor and sat me down. I got to watch some TV for 30 minutes while I listened to the baby's heartbeat. After the 30 minutes a lady came in and took the sheet that had been printing to the doctor. All is well and we had a healthy heartbeat of 122-145.
So, now I am looking forward to a very uneventful next appointment. I think I will take Matt with me and maybe we can be in and out in 15 minutes like the should be!
The baby has really started moving and Matt can finally feel it. It is pretty cool that he can actually feel what I have been able to for a while now.
As far as any type of craving, I still don't have anything weird, but still loving ice cream. I could eat 3 french silk pie blizzards a day!!! (I am trying to limit myself to 1/week then a bowl a day at home) I am also wanting Chicken in a Biskit crackers for breakfast almost everyday. I have a box that just stays in my car at all times.
Well I do have some picture updates I will post below, but I hope you are all doing well and enjoying the georgous weather!!
~Melissa
The dresser we found on the side of the road (the before)
the boards are up for the begining of the wainscoting
Adding the panels. Notice the changing table in the middle of the room that just needs a coat of paint. This is a piece Matt had made as a buffet when we lived in our duplex, but will make a PERFECT changing table.
Time for some top trim!
It is SOO AWESOME!! Matt did a fantastic job!!!
Caterpillar canvas #1
Caterpillar canvas #2 (there is a butterfly coming, but I need my husband to make a frame first)
27 weeks, there's no hiding it now!!
Matt (and Sophie) taking a nap after a hard days work!!
