40 Weeks!
Well, we made it to 40 weeks! Spoiler: we made it to 40 weeks + 3 days, but in those 3 days (or really, 2 days and a few hours) I didn't get the chance to post this update :)
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Sunday, July 21, 2019
Thursday, July 11, 2019
{Baby3} Bumpdate: 38 & 39 Weeks
38 & 39 Weeks!
I guess it makes sense that towards the verrrry end of pregnancy that the appointments start stacking up! I've had three over the past two weeks, plus a surprise visit to triage at Baylor Hospital (more on that later!).
Tuesday, June 25, 2019
{Baby3} Bumpdate: 36 & 37 Weeks
36 & 37 Weeks!
Well we're one week past the one-month mark and it's like time is stuck in fast forward - it's going by so fast!!!
Wednesday, June 12, 2019
{Baby3} Bumpdate: 34 & 35 Weeks
34 & 35 Weeks!
Baby Evelyn is due ONE MONTH from today!
I'm finally starting to see the whole "oh man are you just hiding a basketball under your shirt?" thing that people have been asking me lately. It's honestly hard to tell from my viewpoint (other than yes, my belly is large and I bump into things all.the.time), but these comparison pictures made me realize just how differently I carried Turner vs. Evelyn!
No appointment since last post but I do start having them weekly from now until the end!
Monday, June 3, 2019
{Baby3} Bumpdate: 31, 32, and 33 weeks
31-32-33 Weeks!
Goodness when you wait almost a month to post there's a lot to catch up on! Here goes:
Let's see, since my last post I've gotten adjustments at the chiropractor a bunch of times, had 2 doc appointments, and 1 meeting with my doula.
Baby first: she's doing great! My mom was in town for one of my appointments and because of that, my sweet doctor did a surprise sonogram so that my mom could see babyE moving and it was awesome! At my second appointment I was scheduled ahead of time for a sono so it was really fun getting to see her twice in two weeks! The latter appointment (technically 34 weeks) is usually the last time I'll get a sonogram for this pregnancy & where the doc takes one last pass at all measurements (she's looking great) and makes sure the baby is in the right spot & head-down (she is!).
And speaking of baby...we decided on a name! Introducing...Evelyn Williams! Middle name is still TBD. We've loved the name Evelyn since we were trying to debating what to name Arden almost 4 years ago, and this time around we just kept coming back to it so we finally decided to go for it and commit to it! Taylor still says nothing is official but I ordered a big sign for her room and a sweet friend surprised us with a monogrammed blanket so I'm calling it very official! The meaning of Evelyn is just perfect too - it's "wished for child" which seems especially fitting since she's our rainbow baby. How cute is this banner? Found it on Etsy and it's coming to the hospital with us to put up on her bassinet while we're there and then will get hung in her room at home.
Saturday, June 1, 2019
{Baby3} Maternity Pictures
About a month ago we did a short session with our favorite photographer and we just got our pictures back! As usual, they turned out great! I decided this set of pictures was going to serve as our "maternity session" too so we made sure to get a few specifically highlighting baby E :)
Friday, May 10, 2019
{Baby3} Bumpdate: 30 weeks & nursery prep
30 Weeks!
We had our 30-week appointment! Baby girl is doing well! She seems to be right on track. We're now switching to appointments every two weeks until mid-June and then we'll switch to weekly appointments - crazy!
Weight gain at 30 weeks: 13.7 lbs total
That would be up 0.6 week over week...which is just about what I was expecting at this point. With 10 weeks left I'm hoping to stay in the 1/2lb a week range!
Last weekend Turner ended up getting a stomach bug and just when I thought we were in the clear, mid-week I came down with it too. It was an awwwwful first 24 hours, but I was feeling much better by the second day thankfully and was finally able to start eating again.
Last weekend Turner ended up getting a stomach bug and just when I thought we were in the clear, mid-week I came down with it too. It was an awwwwful first 24 hours, but I was feeling much better by the second day thankfully and was finally able to start eating again.
As I mentioned at last update, I feel like I'm in full-on nesting mode lately!
Taylor and I finally decided that we're going to make our current study/guest-room into a nursery for baby girl. It's on the 1st floor of our house and so while not super close to our bedroom, it's still downstairs (as opposed to upstairs where the kiddo's bedrooms are). We know how sleep deprived we'll be in the early days of bringing home a newborn, so we want to keep the baby close to us (and the thought of trying to go up and down the stairs multiple times over night seems exhausting!). We usually keep our babies IN our bedroom for at least the first few weeks, but after that, both times, we've wanted a bit more distance to try to help us sleep better and not startle at every single baby sound.
Turning the guest-room into a nursery will also let Arden and Turner have their own rooms for a little bit longer. They're close to being on the same schedule, but not quite there yet. Arden has been taking shorter naps on the weekend lately, usually an hour or so, from about 1-2/230pm, while Turner still does a pretty solid 2.5-3 hours (usually 1130a-230p). They go to bed around the same time, but typically Turner is down by 630pm and Arden is usually about 7pm. Our guest-room will temporarily move into our media room, which isn't the most ideal situation, but it's a big (and yet still cozy!) room so it'll work out just fine.
So, once we decided which room baby E would be getting, we could start talking about moving furniture around. Turner is still in a crib (he just turned two) and has made zero attempts to climb out, so we're happy for him to stay in it for a while longer! Arden is in a crib with the sides off, but I think she's ready for a bigger bed. So, we're going to move Arden's bed/crib into the nursery and get her a bigger bed. Originally when we thought the kiddos would be moving in together, we had planned to put bunkbeds in her room, but now I'm not positive what we'll do. But in any case, we need a bed for Arden.
Next, we plan to move Turner's dresser/changing table into the nursery, so we'll need a new dresser for his room. We're also planning to move the glider from his room into the nursery, so we need some kind of seating for his room (so we have room for bedtime snuggles & book-reading!).
Lastly we need to move our daybed from the guest-room into the media room. That's about all the furniture shuffling!
Now for the nursery, we're planning on painting the room a light gray ("Bunny Gray" to be exact, how cute is that!?). We got paint this week and plan to paint this weekend! It's the third color down from the top:
The rest of the colors in the room will be white with pops of pink and gray. The crib/dresser/glider are all white (and we have bedding from Arden that's either white or pink), so I'm mainly focusing on decor that will tie everything together.
I've ordered a big sign with baby E's name from this shop - I CANNOT wait for it to get here!! I originally intended for it to double as the sign for our door at the hospital, but now I'm second guessing how big it's going to be so I may need to look into a second sign for that!
We also ordered this gorgeous, gorgeous sign with one of my favorite verses from Rustic Rose Designs and they went absolutely above and beyond with the perfect colors, hand-painted roses, and the beautiful lettering! How perfect is it going to be!?
WHAT THE FAM HAS BEEN UP TO
Turner-bear got spoiled with birthday gifts from family!
Even sister approved of his new presents:
The kiddos both had super successful dentist appointments...no cavities!
And then we end up doing things like this right after dentist appointments go well LOL....
Super random but we happened to discover that it was "Arden Day" at Culver's near us (which is kind of like a Friendlies for all you east-coasters). They apparently put up a new name every day and someone just happened to let us know that it was Arden day...so of course we had to stop for ice cream after school!
Our town's farmers market officially opened and we had a blast checking out all the fresh produce and other delicious things!
Our uncle Rick came over last weekend and helped us start overhauling our yard! He and Taylor ripped out a bunch of overgrown bushes and then trimmed a big tree near the front of our house.
The kids and I mostly just played outside and watched the guys work, but we did help a bit & moved branches down to the street.
I guess we were in a planting mood (the weather has been gorgeous!), so the next day we went to home depot and bought a bunch of herbs and a few plants, and Taylor planted everything with the kids. We loved having fresh herbs at our old house so we're hoping we can get a good herb garden going here too.
For herbs we got rosemary, basil, thyme, and mint:
Baby E is the size of a pineapple, what the what!?
Taylor and I finally decided that we're going to make our current study/guest-room into a nursery for baby girl. It's on the 1st floor of our house and so while not super close to our bedroom, it's still downstairs (as opposed to upstairs where the kiddo's bedrooms are). We know how sleep deprived we'll be in the early days of bringing home a newborn, so we want to keep the baby close to us (and the thought of trying to go up and down the stairs multiple times over night seems exhausting!). We usually keep our babies IN our bedroom for at least the first few weeks, but after that, both times, we've wanted a bit more distance to try to help us sleep better and not startle at every single baby sound.
Turning the guest-room into a nursery will also let Arden and Turner have their own rooms for a little bit longer. They're close to being on the same schedule, but not quite there yet. Arden has been taking shorter naps on the weekend lately, usually an hour or so, from about 1-2/230pm, while Turner still does a pretty solid 2.5-3 hours (usually 1130a-230p). They go to bed around the same time, but typically Turner is down by 630pm and Arden is usually about 7pm. Our guest-room will temporarily move into our media room, which isn't the most ideal situation, but it's a big (and yet still cozy!) room so it'll work out just fine.
So, once we decided which room baby E would be getting, we could start talking about moving furniture around. Turner is still in a crib (he just turned two) and has made zero attempts to climb out, so we're happy for him to stay in it for a while longer! Arden is in a crib with the sides off, but I think she's ready for a bigger bed. So, we're going to move Arden's bed/crib into the nursery and get her a bigger bed. Originally when we thought the kiddos would be moving in together, we had planned to put bunkbeds in her room, but now I'm not positive what we'll do. But in any case, we need a bed for Arden.
Next, we plan to move Turner's dresser/changing table into the nursery, so we'll need a new dresser for his room. We're also planning to move the glider from his room into the nursery, so we need some kind of seating for his room (so we have room for bedtime snuggles & book-reading!).
Lastly we need to move our daybed from the guest-room into the media room. That's about all the furniture shuffling!
Now for the nursery, we're planning on painting the room a light gray ("Bunny Gray" to be exact, how cute is that!?). We got paint this week and plan to paint this weekend! It's the third color down from the top:
The rest of the colors in the room will be white with pops of pink and gray. The crib/dresser/glider are all white (and we have bedding from Arden that's either white or pink), so I'm mainly focusing on decor that will tie everything together.
I've ordered a big sign with baby E's name from this shop - I CANNOT wait for it to get here!! I originally intended for it to double as the sign for our door at the hospital, but now I'm second guessing how big it's going to be so I may need to look into a second sign for that!
We also ordered this gorgeous, gorgeous sign with one of my favorite verses from Rustic Rose Designs and they went absolutely above and beyond with the perfect colors, hand-painted roses, and the beautiful lettering! How perfect is it going to be!?
I splurged and ordered a Himalayan salt lamp for the nursery. I've been wanting to try one for a while, but I'm most excited about it because it casts a very dim red light and I think that'll be perfect for late-night feedings.
I think curtains and a rug will end up being low priority on the list unfortunately, but the room does need both of those things too.
Other items on my "prepping for baby list" include:
- Looking into newborn photographers (the one that we absolutely love and have used for the other two babies is about to have her own baby & lives just a little far away so I'm trying to see what our options are close-by)
- Starting to think about my hospital bag...as well if there is any post-partum clothing I need to order
- Once the room is painted & the furniture is moved I'm planning to pull out, sort, and wash baby clothing. Also planning to assess the baby "stuff" we have and what we still need to go out and buy (ie pacifiers/bottles/swaddles/bathing stuff/diapers/wipes)
WHAT THE FAM HAS BEEN UP TO
Turner-bear got spoiled with birthday gifts from family!
Even sister approved of his new presents:
The kiddos both had super successful dentist appointments...no cavities!
And then we end up doing things like this right after dentist appointments go well LOL....
Super random but we happened to discover that it was "Arden Day" at Culver's near us (which is kind of like a Friendlies for all you east-coasters). They apparently put up a new name every day and someone just happened to let us know that it was Arden day...so of course we had to stop for ice cream after school!
Our town's farmers market officially opened and we had a blast checking out all the fresh produce and other delicious things!
Our uncle Rick came over last weekend and helped us start overhauling our yard! He and Taylor ripped out a bunch of overgrown bushes and then trimmed a big tree near the front of our house.
The kids and I mostly just played outside and watched the guys work, but we did help a bit & moved branches down to the street.
I guess we were in a planting mood (the weather has been gorgeous!), so the next day we went to home depot and bought a bunch of herbs and a few plants, and Taylor planted everything with the kids. We loved having fresh herbs at our old house so we're hoping we can get a good herb garden going here too.
For herbs we got rosemary, basil, thyme, and mint:
For plants we got two types of tomatoes, and then red bell pepper and (at my request) jalapeno peppers! Honestly we've never had super great success growing veggies so I'm curious to see if we can actually do it this time.
Turner, living his best life at CFA:
Baby E is the size of a pineapple, what the what!?
30 Weeks with Arden
30 Weeks with Turner
Monday, May 6, 2019
{Baby3} Bumpdate: 28 & 29 weeks
28/29 Weeks!
Hello 3rd trimester!
We're in-between doc appointments right now so the only thing I can note on baby3's growth is that my belly keeps getting bigger, ha!!
All of a sudden, as soon as 3rd trimester hit, I've gotten the urge to start nesting. Taylor and I spent some time talking through the nursery and now I think we have a clear idea of what our plan is. I've also been starting to order a few things here and there for her room. I'll do a better update next week!
Another fun "prepping for baby" thing is that we took some maternity photos! We originally signed up for a mini session with our favorite photographer and I realized the timing would be perfect to get some good belly shots so we turned it into a little maternity session. Arden and I went to Dry Bar before the pictures to get our hair done! I can't wait to get all the pictures back!
MOMMA UPDATE/HOW I'VE BEEN FEELING
Unfortunately, I feel like crossing into the 3rd trimester has just made me feel like I'm falling apart! Over the past few weeks I've been getting lots of leg/foot cramps in the middle of the night. My OB & doula recommended I try magnesium supplements, as well as trying to make sure I'm drinking lots of water and eating enough potassium (yay bananas!). I also had some random foot pain (that's thankfully gone away now), and am still having a bit of pelvic pain when I go from sitting for a while to standing. An adjustment at my chiro definitely helped though so I think I'm going to switch to weekly visits from now until the end of this pregnancy. I also started on iron supplements after my last OB appointment determined that I'm slightly anemic.
Weight gain at 28 weeks: 13.3 lbs total
Weight gain at 29 weeks: 13.1 lbs total
For the past few weeks I've been hovering around the same weight. I think in 3rd trimester the baby grows about 1/2 lb a week so that's maybe another 6 lbs I have to look forward to? Who knows!
Oh boy have things been speeding up lately!
I was nominated for an award at work and Taylor got to come with me to the Gala:
...and I won!!!
Full post here!
We celebrated Turner's 2nd birthday!
Due to a lovely case of hand/foot/mouth, we had to postpone his birthday party, but we still took our little guy out for ice cream:
We've done lots of playing in the backyard (with cool new birthday toys to boot!):
I took down our Easter book-nook and set up our spring theme!
I follow this blogger who posts themed/holiday book lists - they are awesome!
I'm now a big fan of trying books out from the library before buying new, so that's what I did for most of our spring books. As we read them I just make a note of which ones we actually really liked and then I add them to our Amazon wishlist.
Isn't this little butterfly banner cute? It's from an Etsy shop called Pearl & Jane. I love their banners!
We checked out a cool market with Gigi in Rockwall one weekend:
The kiddos were thrilled to get some popcorn:
Dad is hilarious:
Arden found a coconut at the grocery store & we had to get it and try it.
Sadly it wasn't actually very good, but it was a cool experience!
And lastly, this little guy had his 2-year well-check.
He's all of a sudden 70th% for weight and like 90th% for height!
We are in the final countdown!!!
I've had at least 3 people come up to me and say something like "whoa you're ready pop" lately and every time it just cracks me up because sure, my belly is big, but I really do have basically 3 months to go!
28 & 29 Weeks with Arden
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Sunday, July 21, 2019
{Baby3} Bumpdate: 40 Weeks!
40 Weeks!
Well, we made it to 40 weeks! Spoiler: we made it to 40 weeks + 3 days, but in those 3 days (or really, 2 days and a few hours) I didn't get the chance to post this update :)
Thursday, July 11, 2019
{Baby3} Bumpdate: 38 & 39 Weeks
38 & 39 Weeks!
I guess it makes sense that towards the verrrry end of pregnancy that the appointments start stacking up! I've had three over the past two weeks, plus a surprise visit to triage at Baylor Hospital (more on that later!).
Tuesday, June 25, 2019
{Baby3} Bumpdate: 36 & 37 Weeks
36 & 37 Weeks!
Well we're one week past the one-month mark and it's like time is stuck in fast forward - it's going by so fast!!!
Wednesday, June 12, 2019
{Baby3} Bumpdate: 34 & 35 Weeks
34 & 35 Weeks!
Baby Evelyn is due ONE MONTH from today!
I'm finally starting to see the whole "oh man are you just hiding a basketball under your shirt?" thing that people have been asking me lately. It's honestly hard to tell from my viewpoint (other than yes, my belly is large and I bump into things all.the.time), but these comparison pictures made me realize just how differently I carried Turner vs. Evelyn!
No appointment since last post but I do start having them weekly from now until the end!
Monday, June 3, 2019
{Baby3} Bumpdate: 31, 32, and 33 weeks
31-32-33 Weeks!
Goodness when you wait almost a month to post there's a lot to catch up on! Here goes:
Let's see, since my last post I've gotten adjustments at the chiropractor a bunch of times, had 2 doc appointments, and 1 meeting with my doula.
Baby first: she's doing great! My mom was in town for one of my appointments and because of that, my sweet doctor did a surprise sonogram so that my mom could see babyE moving and it was awesome! At my second appointment I was scheduled ahead of time for a sono so it was really fun getting to see her twice in two weeks! The latter appointment (technically 34 weeks) is usually the last time I'll get a sonogram for this pregnancy & where the doc takes one last pass at all measurements (she's looking great) and makes sure the baby is in the right spot & head-down (she is!).
And speaking of baby...we decided on a name! Introducing...Evelyn Williams! Middle name is still TBD. We've loved the name Evelyn since we were trying to debating what to name Arden almost 4 years ago, and this time around we just kept coming back to it so we finally decided to go for it and commit to it! Taylor still says nothing is official but I ordered a big sign for her room and a sweet friend surprised us with a monogrammed blanket so I'm calling it very official! The meaning of Evelyn is just perfect too - it's "wished for child" which seems especially fitting since she's our rainbow baby. How cute is this banner? Found it on Etsy and it's coming to the hospital with us to put up on her bassinet while we're there and then will get hung in her room at home.
Saturday, June 1, 2019
{Baby3} Maternity Pictures
About a month ago we did a short session with our favorite photographer and we just got our pictures back! As usual, they turned out great! I decided this set of pictures was going to serve as our "maternity session" too so we made sure to get a few specifically highlighting baby E :)
Friday, May 10, 2019
{Baby3} Bumpdate: 30 weeks & nursery prep
30 Weeks!
We had our 30-week appointment! Baby girl is doing well! She seems to be right on track. We're now switching to appointments every two weeks until mid-June and then we'll switch to weekly appointments - crazy!
Weight gain at 30 weeks: 13.7 lbs total
That would be up 0.6 week over week...which is just about what I was expecting at this point. With 10 weeks left I'm hoping to stay in the 1/2lb a week range!
Last weekend Turner ended up getting a stomach bug and just when I thought we were in the clear, mid-week I came down with it too. It was an awwwwful first 24 hours, but I was feeling much better by the second day thankfully and was finally able to start eating again.
Last weekend Turner ended up getting a stomach bug and just when I thought we were in the clear, mid-week I came down with it too. It was an awwwwful first 24 hours, but I was feeling much better by the second day thankfully and was finally able to start eating again.
As I mentioned at last update, I feel like I'm in full-on nesting mode lately!
Taylor and I finally decided that we're going to make our current study/guest-room into a nursery for baby girl. It's on the 1st floor of our house and so while not super close to our bedroom, it's still downstairs (as opposed to upstairs where the kiddo's bedrooms are). We know how sleep deprived we'll be in the early days of bringing home a newborn, so we want to keep the baby close to us (and the thought of trying to go up and down the stairs multiple times over night seems exhausting!). We usually keep our babies IN our bedroom for at least the first few weeks, but after that, both times, we've wanted a bit more distance to try to help us sleep better and not startle at every single baby sound.
Turning the guest-room into a nursery will also let Arden and Turner have their own rooms for a little bit longer. They're close to being on the same schedule, but not quite there yet. Arden has been taking shorter naps on the weekend lately, usually an hour or so, from about 1-2/230pm, while Turner still does a pretty solid 2.5-3 hours (usually 1130a-230p). They go to bed around the same time, but typically Turner is down by 630pm and Arden is usually about 7pm. Our guest-room will temporarily move into our media room, which isn't the most ideal situation, but it's a big (and yet still cozy!) room so it'll work out just fine.
So, once we decided which room baby E would be getting, we could start talking about moving furniture around. Turner is still in a crib (he just turned two) and has made zero attempts to climb out, so we're happy for him to stay in it for a while longer! Arden is in a crib with the sides off, but I think she's ready for a bigger bed. So, we're going to move Arden's bed/crib into the nursery and get her a bigger bed. Originally when we thought the kiddos would be moving in together, we had planned to put bunkbeds in her room, but now I'm not positive what we'll do. But in any case, we need a bed for Arden.
Next, we plan to move Turner's dresser/changing table into the nursery, so we'll need a new dresser for his room. We're also planning to move the glider from his room into the nursery, so we need some kind of seating for his room (so we have room for bedtime snuggles & book-reading!).
Lastly we need to move our daybed from the guest-room into the media room. That's about all the furniture shuffling!
Now for the nursery, we're planning on painting the room a light gray ("Bunny Gray" to be exact, how cute is that!?). We got paint this week and plan to paint this weekend! It's the third color down from the top:
The rest of the colors in the room will be white with pops of pink and gray. The crib/dresser/glider are all white (and we have bedding from Arden that's either white or pink), so I'm mainly focusing on decor that will tie everything together.
I've ordered a big sign with baby E's name from this shop - I CANNOT wait for it to get here!! I originally intended for it to double as the sign for our door at the hospital, but now I'm second guessing how big it's going to be so I may need to look into a second sign for that!
We also ordered this gorgeous, gorgeous sign with one of my favorite verses from Rustic Rose Designs and they went absolutely above and beyond with the perfect colors, hand-painted roses, and the beautiful lettering! How perfect is it going to be!?
WHAT THE FAM HAS BEEN UP TO
Turner-bear got spoiled with birthday gifts from family!
Even sister approved of his new presents:
The kiddos both had super successful dentist appointments...no cavities!
And then we end up doing things like this right after dentist appointments go well LOL....
Super random but we happened to discover that it was "Arden Day" at Culver's near us (which is kind of like a Friendlies for all you east-coasters). They apparently put up a new name every day and someone just happened to let us know that it was Arden day...so of course we had to stop for ice cream after school!
Our town's farmers market officially opened and we had a blast checking out all the fresh produce and other delicious things!
Our uncle Rick came over last weekend and helped us start overhauling our yard! He and Taylor ripped out a bunch of overgrown bushes and then trimmed a big tree near the front of our house.
The kids and I mostly just played outside and watched the guys work, but we did help a bit & moved branches down to the street.
I guess we were in a planting mood (the weather has been gorgeous!), so the next day we went to home depot and bought a bunch of herbs and a few plants, and Taylor planted everything with the kids. We loved having fresh herbs at our old house so we're hoping we can get a good herb garden going here too.
For herbs we got rosemary, basil, thyme, and mint:
Baby E is the size of a pineapple, what the what!?
Taylor and I finally decided that we're going to make our current study/guest-room into a nursery for baby girl. It's on the 1st floor of our house and so while not super close to our bedroom, it's still downstairs (as opposed to upstairs where the kiddo's bedrooms are). We know how sleep deprived we'll be in the early days of bringing home a newborn, so we want to keep the baby close to us (and the thought of trying to go up and down the stairs multiple times over night seems exhausting!). We usually keep our babies IN our bedroom for at least the first few weeks, but after that, both times, we've wanted a bit more distance to try to help us sleep better and not startle at every single baby sound.
Turning the guest-room into a nursery will also let Arden and Turner have their own rooms for a little bit longer. They're close to being on the same schedule, but not quite there yet. Arden has been taking shorter naps on the weekend lately, usually an hour or so, from about 1-2/230pm, while Turner still does a pretty solid 2.5-3 hours (usually 1130a-230p). They go to bed around the same time, but typically Turner is down by 630pm and Arden is usually about 7pm. Our guest-room will temporarily move into our media room, which isn't the most ideal situation, but it's a big (and yet still cozy!) room so it'll work out just fine.
So, once we decided which room baby E would be getting, we could start talking about moving furniture around. Turner is still in a crib (he just turned two) and has made zero attempts to climb out, so we're happy for him to stay in it for a while longer! Arden is in a crib with the sides off, but I think she's ready for a bigger bed. So, we're going to move Arden's bed/crib into the nursery and get her a bigger bed. Originally when we thought the kiddos would be moving in together, we had planned to put bunkbeds in her room, but now I'm not positive what we'll do. But in any case, we need a bed for Arden.
Next, we plan to move Turner's dresser/changing table into the nursery, so we'll need a new dresser for his room. We're also planning to move the glider from his room into the nursery, so we need some kind of seating for his room (so we have room for bedtime snuggles & book-reading!).
Lastly we need to move our daybed from the guest-room into the media room. That's about all the furniture shuffling!
Now for the nursery, we're planning on painting the room a light gray ("Bunny Gray" to be exact, how cute is that!?). We got paint this week and plan to paint this weekend! It's the third color down from the top:
The rest of the colors in the room will be white with pops of pink and gray. The crib/dresser/glider are all white (and we have bedding from Arden that's either white or pink), so I'm mainly focusing on decor that will tie everything together.
I've ordered a big sign with baby E's name from this shop - I CANNOT wait for it to get here!! I originally intended for it to double as the sign for our door at the hospital, but now I'm second guessing how big it's going to be so I may need to look into a second sign for that!
We also ordered this gorgeous, gorgeous sign with one of my favorite verses from Rustic Rose Designs and they went absolutely above and beyond with the perfect colors, hand-painted roses, and the beautiful lettering! How perfect is it going to be!?
I splurged and ordered a Himalayan salt lamp for the nursery. I've been wanting to try one for a while, but I'm most excited about it because it casts a very dim red light and I think that'll be perfect for late-night feedings.
I think curtains and a rug will end up being low priority on the list unfortunately, but the room does need both of those things too.
Other items on my "prepping for baby list" include:
- Looking into newborn photographers (the one that we absolutely love and have used for the other two babies is about to have her own baby & lives just a little far away so I'm trying to see what our options are close-by)
- Starting to think about my hospital bag...as well if there is any post-partum clothing I need to order
- Once the room is painted & the furniture is moved I'm planning to pull out, sort, and wash baby clothing. Also planning to assess the baby "stuff" we have and what we still need to go out and buy (ie pacifiers/bottles/swaddles/bathing stuff/diapers/wipes)
WHAT THE FAM HAS BEEN UP TO
Turner-bear got spoiled with birthday gifts from family!
Even sister approved of his new presents:
The kiddos both had super successful dentist appointments...no cavities!
And then we end up doing things like this right after dentist appointments go well LOL....
Super random but we happened to discover that it was "Arden Day" at Culver's near us (which is kind of like a Friendlies for all you east-coasters). They apparently put up a new name every day and someone just happened to let us know that it was Arden day...so of course we had to stop for ice cream after school!
Our town's farmers market officially opened and we had a blast checking out all the fresh produce and other delicious things!
Our uncle Rick came over last weekend and helped us start overhauling our yard! He and Taylor ripped out a bunch of overgrown bushes and then trimmed a big tree near the front of our house.
The kids and I mostly just played outside and watched the guys work, but we did help a bit & moved branches down to the street.
I guess we were in a planting mood (the weather has been gorgeous!), so the next day we went to home depot and bought a bunch of herbs and a few plants, and Taylor planted everything with the kids. We loved having fresh herbs at our old house so we're hoping we can get a good herb garden going here too.
For herbs we got rosemary, basil, thyme, and mint:
For plants we got two types of tomatoes, and then red bell pepper and (at my request) jalapeno peppers! Honestly we've never had super great success growing veggies so I'm curious to see if we can actually do it this time.
Turner, living his best life at CFA:
Baby E is the size of a pineapple, what the what!?
30 Weeks with Arden
30 Weeks with Turner
Monday, May 6, 2019
{Baby3} Bumpdate: 28 & 29 weeks
28/29 Weeks!
Hello 3rd trimester!
We're in-between doc appointments right now so the only thing I can note on baby3's growth is that my belly keeps getting bigger, ha!!
All of a sudden, as soon as 3rd trimester hit, I've gotten the urge to start nesting. Taylor and I spent some time talking through the nursery and now I think we have a clear idea of what our plan is. I've also been starting to order a few things here and there for her room. I'll do a better update next week!
Another fun "prepping for baby" thing is that we took some maternity photos! We originally signed up for a mini session with our favorite photographer and I realized the timing would be perfect to get some good belly shots so we turned it into a little maternity session. Arden and I went to Dry Bar before the pictures to get our hair done! I can't wait to get all the pictures back!
MOMMA UPDATE/HOW I'VE BEEN FEELING
Unfortunately, I feel like crossing into the 3rd trimester has just made me feel like I'm falling apart! Over the past few weeks I've been getting lots of leg/foot cramps in the middle of the night. My OB & doula recommended I try magnesium supplements, as well as trying to make sure I'm drinking lots of water and eating enough potassium (yay bananas!). I also had some random foot pain (that's thankfully gone away now), and am still having a bit of pelvic pain when I go from sitting for a while to standing. An adjustment at my chiro definitely helped though so I think I'm going to switch to weekly visits from now until the end of this pregnancy. I also started on iron supplements after my last OB appointment determined that I'm slightly anemic.
Weight gain at 28 weeks: 13.3 lbs total
Weight gain at 29 weeks: 13.1 lbs total
For the past few weeks I've been hovering around the same weight. I think in 3rd trimester the baby grows about 1/2 lb a week so that's maybe another 6 lbs I have to look forward to? Who knows!
Oh boy have things been speeding up lately!
I was nominated for an award at work and Taylor got to come with me to the Gala:
...and I won!!!
Full post here!
We celebrated Turner's 2nd birthday!
Due to a lovely case of hand/foot/mouth, we had to postpone his birthday party, but we still took our little guy out for ice cream:
We've done lots of playing in the backyard (with cool new birthday toys to boot!):
I took down our Easter book-nook and set up our spring theme!
I follow this blogger who posts themed/holiday book lists - they are awesome!
I'm now a big fan of trying books out from the library before buying new, so that's what I did for most of our spring books. As we read them I just make a note of which ones we actually really liked and then I add them to our Amazon wishlist.
Isn't this little butterfly banner cute? It's from an Etsy shop called Pearl & Jane. I love their banners!
We checked out a cool market with Gigi in Rockwall one weekend:
The kiddos were thrilled to get some popcorn:
Dad is hilarious:
Arden found a coconut at the grocery store & we had to get it and try it.
Sadly it wasn't actually very good, but it was a cool experience!
And lastly, this little guy had his 2-year well-check.
He's all of a sudden 70th% for weight and like 90th% for height!
We are in the final countdown!!!
I've had at least 3 people come up to me and say something like "whoa you're ready pop" lately and every time it just cracks me up because sure, my belly is big, but I really do have basically 3 months to go!
28 & 29 Weeks with Arden