holy smokes!!!

I just realized that my pregnancy ticker says I have less than 100 days left in this pregnancy! Holy Smokes! It's sure zipping on by!

not too shabby...

Travis installed Essie's shabby chandelier today. It is soooooo cute! We love it! We need to put a smaller watt light bulb in it but I couldn't wait to go ahead and snap a few pics of it! Here is also a pic of a bow holder that I made for her.

letters

We have her letters finished and hung on the wall! They look a little lost on that big empty wall but I'm hoping that once we put in the tall ladder shelf and bedding it'll make them pop out more. We are also looking for some sconces to hang next to her name. So anyone out there keep your eyes open for some shabby chic sconces or candleholders (just for decoration). Yes, we covered her letters in the main fabric we are using in the room. I love how it turned out. We weren't sure how they would work or how well we would be able to cut them out. They weren't the easiest to make that's for sure! But I think the end result was well worth it! :) By the way I still haven't wrapped my head around the fact that we are going to have a child named Essie. It's soooo wierd! Putting her name up felt so foreign to me...I think it's because we don't have much to associate it with yet! It kinda blows our minds!

Good News!

I got my preterm labor results back and they were negative. Which means I won't (well shouldn't) be in preterm labor during the next few weeks! It's a big relief to us of course. I'll get to go back to work tomorrow...and tomorrow is the last day before Spring Break so I'll be off work again for a week! Tomorrow is also parent-teacher conferences so it'll be a loooong day (until 8:00) but it'll be nice to come home tomorrow night knowing I'm on break for a week! Haley is coming to stay with us again as usual. Click here to check out her vacation with us last spring break. Major changes since then!

Also, we got these great $3 and $5 coupons of Huggies so Travis ran to Walgreens to take advantage of them. They were on sale there as well. And he got $10 rebate for spending $25!!! We need to exchange some of the bigger sizes for smaller ones (they were out). It's really wierd buying diapers...I'm sure we'll be very used to it soon! :)

25 Weeks

We've made it to the 25 week mark! She weighs as much as this rutabaga. The books say she's supposed to weigh a pound and a half this week (she weighed that at our appointment 2 weeks ago). She's 13.5 inches from head to toe...that's long! The other night I felt her move on both sides of my tummy at the same time...I figure she was stretching her arms and legs! :) I went back to the doctortoday since I've been still having problems. He checked me to make sure I wasn't having preterm labor symptoms...he said everything looked good. He took a swab that will tell if I'm at risk for going into preterm labor just in case. I'll get my results back tomorrow. I'm anxious to hear about that! He did say that I was really dehydrated and for me to take it easy the next few days and to drink lots and lots of water.

Maternity Swimsuit...yay

I've been searching for a maternity swimsuit for awhile and I finally found this one that I loved (as much as one could love a swimsuit that is). I loved the ruffles even though Travis says it looks like a Christmas tree! What does he know??? :)

http://www.target.com/Liz-Lange-Target-Ruffle-Tankini/dp/B001K31N3E/ref=sc_qi_detaillink?ie=UTF8&pf_rd_r=0R9XRH9GXXQQNMN3VY6V&pf_rd_p=436115101&pf_rd_i=B001K31N3E&pf_rd_s=right-1&pf_rd_m=A1VC38T7YXB528&pf_rd_t=5101

I must confess...

I really need to go grocery shopping! I've not really restocked the fridge/freezer since the big winter blast of '09. Our freezer has a bag of biscuits and some juice concentrate...that's it. The fridge is not much better. Pretty much just condiments! I tried to go yesterday but only got a few things...I still feel pretty crappy from the kidney stones so I didn't make it long. So hopefully this week I will get it done...we'll see!

Thanks to all the great mommy advice! Really comes in helpful...purchasing items for someone you've not met yet is quite stressful!

Almost complete...

Travis surprised me this morning by having the nursery almost completely put back together. Here is what it looks like currently. These pictures don't do it justice!!! We still have to paint the ladder shelf and put it back. So far we love how it's turned out. He made the cornice board and hung it up. We hung the curtains (ignore the wrinkles, they need to be pressed). I've begun organizing her clothes. I've sorted them into sizes and put away some of the stuff in her dresser. We still have to accesorize and find some stuff to hang on the walls. Lori is working on the bedding (I can't wait to see it!) And we are working on her letters for her name that will go above the crib. I can't wait to put it all together!

More advice please

Okay...I'm needing some more mommy advice. We are having a rediculously difficult time deciding on a stroller/car seat. There are just too many options out there. We know we want the carseat that has the snap-in base that stays in the car. Is it better to buy the stroller/carseat/base travel system combo? Or would you buy the carseat/base and get a smaller lightweight stroller? How much will we really use the full size stroller? We've been considering getting a more lightweight (not umbrella) stoller that the carseat snaps to as well. What do you moms out there recommend?

nursery update

Here are a few new pics of the nursery. We didn't get as much done this week as hoped (mainly because of my recent illness). Travis is currently working on the chair rail...he painted the bottom last night. The cream didn't cover the the brown paint as hoped so it's going to take a third coat. I'm hoping to get the painting complete tomorrow so we can put the furniture back. I'm ready to start organizing her clothes. A question for you moms out there...what is the best way to organize their closets/dresser? What stuff do you hang/what do you put in the dresser?