Baby Watch: Week 37

Now I really feel ready for the baby.  The house is about as ready as it needs to be and he’s considered full-term now, so he’s welcome to join us anytime!  Unfortunately, my cervical check on Friday showed no progress again – actually she said 

Baby Watch: Week 36

I can finally say that I feel ready enough for the baby to come.  All of the clothing through 6 months is washed in the closet or bins ready to be put away.  The nursery is pretty well organized – just have to decide what 

Baby Watch: Week 35

The nursery has furniture in it finally!  We got the carpets cleaned over the weekend, so Lo was able to move the furniture into the nursery on Monday with Chuck’s help.  We were busy almost every night of the last week.  We took a baby 

Baby Watch: Week 34

Th nursery furniture is finished!!!!  This is incredibly exciting news!  And I’ve painted the trees on the nursery walls!  I could stand to finish out some of the branches and add some leaves, but it’s good enough so far.  The crib arrived, but we aren’t 

Baby Watch: Week 33

Another week without complaints!  AND the glider rocker is ALMOST refinish.  If I haven’t said it enough, never refinish a glider rocker and stool.  I just need to check for paint touch-ups tomorrow and then Lo can add the poly coat to it.  The dresser/changing 

Baby Watch: Week 32

Another great, but tiring week!  My baby shower was on Sunday – the one where we revealed the gender.  It’s a boy!  It was such an amazing shower with so many close friends and family.  We are truly grateful to have so many awesome people 

Baby Watch: Week 31

Another good week!  My belly looks like it’s popped so much more this week, but I don’t think it actually did so much.  I finally switched to a maternity shirt for the pictures since my other one was so tight and getting short, and that 

Baby Watch: Week 30

After working hard at the house in the evenings after work, we had a great weekend with lots of family time and a baby shower.  I’m 3/4 of the way through this pregnancy and we are getting closer to meeting our baby! Week 30: August 

Baby Watch: Week 29

Again, something major changed with my belly during one afternoon.  On Tuesday, it was suddenly much bigger than my boobs!  It feels like the baby is so much higher now – like all above my belly button. Week 29: July 30 – Butternut Squash – 

Baby Watch: Week 28

We had a busy week with flooring de- and re- installation, though Lo did most of the work – I just painted the baseboards.  We also took a maternity unit tour, had a doctors appointment, and went to the fair with friends.  It was a