The Name Project

The Name Project

We wanted to do something a little different for the name display above the crib. I found some inspiration on Pinterest, and we decided to try to tackle it last weekend. After some measuring and math, we determined that we wanted the sign to be 6 1x4s wide. We headed to Lowe's Friday night despite the possibility of severe weather. We had just arrived at Lowe's when the Tornado sirens sounded and we were ushered to the back room with all the other customers and employees. I was thankful for a safe place to ride it out, but the stress did bring on contractions...But I decided if we went home and relaxed they would probably stop, so we passed on another hospital visit. After the warning passed we quickly got our supplies and headed home. Not my idea of a relaxing Friday night!

 Chad drilled the 1x4s together and put the base coat of orange on.

 I used my silhouette to cut out the letters in vinyl. Then we had to peel away the extra vinyl and apply the transfer paper.

 We did our best to attach the vinyl to the wood, but we didn't get a great seal. After pulling the transfer paper we covered the letters in orange to try to prevent leakage and then covered the entire thing with grey.

 After peeling the letters of there was quite a bit of touch up since the vinyl didn't adhere very well...but all is well that ends well. We are happy with the final product!

Grady's room is almost complete...should be able to post pictures very soon!!

Week 29

Week 29

Week 29 went very smoothly. I continue to have some headaches and fatigue, but overall not much to complain about. Still wearing a mixture of regular clothes and maternity clothes. I believe Chad is in a "nesting" phase, although he says he is just trying to complete the task. He has been trying to knock everything off our to-do list in a weekend!! I on the other hand am swamped at work and don't have the energy/brain power to tackle to many baby related to-dos. It was like Christmas this week...in one day we received the diapers, bedding, some misc. nursery items and our first gift. Uncle Monty sent us our stroller/car seat set. As if my ever-growing belly isn't enough, Chad says things are starting to get REAL around here!

Uncle Ty and Chad assembling the stroller...he moves out in a couple weeks. I am gonna miss my bro-mate!!!

Week 28

Week 28- The 3rd Trimester!!!

It's hard to believe that another week has passed. The seem to be flying by at this point. The calendar is starting to fill up with showers, maternity photos, the end of the school year and many baby projects. Thankfully this week was was less eventful than the last. I have had more fatigue, braxton hicks contractions, headaches and heartburn.

Please excuse the strange expression on my face. Once again I feel like I am much bigger this week! On a happy note my innie belly button is still in!!!

This week I have really started thinking about how much I will miss being pregnant. Not that I have loved everything about the experience, but the amazing feeling of carrying him with me and feeling his movement is so intimate I will really miss it. On the other hand I am starting to get super excited about meeting him. This week also marks the due date of the baby we lost just before this pregnancy. Hard to believe that it has been 9 months. It is amazing how things work out.

We accomplished several big baby to-dos this weekend:

- The registry: wow!! That was sooo overwhelming. We left babysrus with our heads spinning. I would recommend taking a new mom with you when you go.

- Ordered our cloth diapers and bedding. We decided on FuzziBunz diapers. After some research and recommendation of friends we went ahead and ordered what we think we need to use cloth diapers. We also ordered crib bedding. I am really excited for the bedding to come in.

-Finalized childcare plans. We are really excited and are working on a contract. It is a relief to have this all figured out.

Wedding Shower

I had the pleasure of hosting a shower for my brother's fiancee this past week. It was a lot of fun, and I enjoyed working with my sisters and one of her friends to pull together a bridal brunch.

The Sisters

The bride opening gifts

Some of the guests playing- Him or Her. We asked both the bride and groom the same questions. We shared one of their answers and the guests had to guess whose answer it was by holding up the lips or the mustache. It was a lot of fun.

The yummy-food; doughnuts, puffins, muffins, fruit, 3 egg casseroles.

It was a fun morning...I am looking forward to celebrating the wedding in a month.

Week 27

Week 27

My belly seems to pop more and more each week...I guess this is to be expected, but at this rate I fear how big I will be by the end.

Week 28 proved to be the most stressful week of the pregnancy thus far. For reasons that are probably obvious by looking at picture #2. Chad and I took a "hospital tour" so to speak...I woke up Wednesday morning (3:00ish) with lower back pain. When I got up in the morning I felt a little crammpy and the back pain continued. Once I got to work I called the Dr. "just in case". I didn't want to be that crazy pregnant lady, but figured better safe than sorry. The Dr. must have felt the same so we spent the afternoon in triage at L&D. Long story short...I was having unexplained contractions/pain, but nothing was progression and I passed the fetal-something test that is suppose to predict preterm labor in the next 2 weeks. Exhausted and relieved we were released and assured that the contractions should stop. Which they did. For the rest of the week I played catch-up at work, prepped for a wedding shower and tried to recover from the stress. Since the hospital visit I have been very tired and started having quite a few braxton-hicks contractions. The nurse/dr. suspected that I might have been dehydrated, so the hospital cup is my new best friend.

Week 26

Week 26

Week 26 was jam-packed with celebrations. On Sunday we celebrated Easter and Chad's birthday. We were blessed to be able to celebrate both occasions with our families. Unfortunately, this meant the dogs stayed home. They decided to do some demolition on the house while we were gone:

Yep, that is the carpet pad...or what is left of it. I am afraid our friend Kai has some separation anxiety.

Here is the belly---and a dog tail. Kona likes to try to sneak in the pictures.

Wishing Chad a happy birthday. (BTW the "cake" was amazing, and I don't just say that because I am pregnant...it got rave reviews. Chad is gluten-free so I made a ice cream cake with gf brownies, melted PB, vanilla ice cream, whipped cream and chocolate fudge. Don't ask for the recipe...I just gave it to you. Layer re-freeze and serve. Delish.

Uncle AJ's amazing egg hiding skills at their finest.

The grill master and his apprentice.

Who's going to be a great Dad? That guy.

The prego-sisters

Chad and I after Easter Mass...yes, that is a recycled outfit.

The whole family

As far as the pregnancy goes another pretty low-key week. Still doing my normal routine...working-out, working and going to bed early. Things are going pretty smoothly. We did nail down childcare for when I return to work, which is a relief and an answer to prayers. Just minor symptoms: a little nausea here and little heartburn there. On a sad note I think my belly-button could become an outie any day now.

Week 25

I have once again fallen behind in my weekly posts...here is a recap of week 25.

We have been enjoying the beautiful weather. We spent Friday evening around a fire with the bro-mate. We made s'mores and discussed our plans if we won the mega-millions. But alas none of us one, so the first-ever bummer golf course will have to wait.

Kai has also enjoyed the weather.

The stripes have been painted in the nursery...and the furniture is being put together. There was a little drama surrounding it's arrival, torn packages, missing parts, ect. We are thankful for the kindness of a certain UPS guy!!! I will do a full nursery post when it is more complete.

And here is the week 25 belly.

I think in the remaining weeks I will just do highlights and thoughts instead of the standard questions. Week 25 was fine. No major aches/pains/cravings. I officially wore maternity pants this week. It felt a little like defeat, but I think baby G appreciated the room to move. So from here on out it will be a mix of maternity clothes and "regular" clothes that still fit. I really feel like since Spring Break I have really "popped".