The Little One

I am 40wks!! Yay! I just wanted to make it to 40wks so I am one happy lady. Whenever this little lady wants to come I am ready for her, or I suppose I should say "ready".
Last week at my 39wk appt I was still only 1cm but much softer so that is some progress.
Tomorrow is my due date, but my appointment will be on Friday. I will have a NST (Non-Stress Test) which is just to check that the baby is still healthy and is okay to stay in a little longer. It will be interesting to see what happens. She is still active so I have a feeling she is coming when she wants to.

I am 39 wks today. I started having contractions on Friday morning and they got to be 15 mins apart until Saturday night. They became more sporadic and more intense after that point. I think we still have a while till she gets here. As long as I make it past 10pm tonight I am okay (Tony's mom will be back by then).

We just went for my 38wk appointment. Not too much has changed, but I am 1cm dilated. No baby for Tony's birthday. I think I will be getting that honor.

I am now 37wks and 3days. I am thankful that I am not super uncomfortable, but the weather has not been super hot. I love Mother Nature right now.
I have swollen feet, but as long as I can put my feet up here and there they don't get too bad.


I am now trying to finish up all of the wall art for the nursery.

Here are the 4 little pictures I made from the templates that artist Lorena Siminovich (Petit Collage) provided on Martha Stewart.com.



The best part is that no 2 will be exactly the same. They were super easy!!!
I used some scrapbooking paper ( leftover from creating the mobile), matte mod podge, and little framed wood ($1.99 at Micheal's).


Here are the super cute (& super affordable) wall letters from Land of Nod. They are $2.95/letter and they all have different "wallpaper" patterns. We still have to hang them, but I am planning on using a pale yellow ribbon.
I will post pictures as soon as we get everything on the walls.

Here is my 34wk belly pic.
I am feeling large and in charge, but I am still okay. I want to keep her in my belly as long as I can. My Bracton-Hicks contractions are getting more intense, which is a good thing.
Here are the most recent pictures of the nursery. We still have to hang the wall art, but that is all that is left.


Here is the alphabet wall art I made. I love it. Right now it is sitting on the changing table, but we will be hanging it above the table.


The crib and changing table.


My new favorite hang out. I love the spot we chose for the rocking chair. There is a wonderful breeze that comes through that window.


Here is the bookcase. I am still trying to figure out the best way to organize everything, but it looks better than it did before..


This was my old dresser growing up. Tony and I sanded it and painted it. I love the way it looks.


Another view of the crib and changing table.


Another view.