Lilac Saloon

Nursery Details

As promised, I've taken a few photos of the nursery to share with you! I am just sharing some detail shots for now - and some parts of the room might still change as I get more "nesty" as we get closer to her arrival. I'm not worried about it being "perfect" before she gets here. I just want it to be a cozy space to retreat to with her and a functional space to care for her in those early days, weeks and months of her life.

Baby: Week 32

Ohhhh boy. Getting tired now!! I'm feeling short-of-breath a lot and have been living with almost daily heartburn. The third trimester, for me, is definitely the hardest! The first was sleepy, the second was easy, the third one is the challenge. Luckily it is also the point where you see the light at the end of the tunnel! Less than two months to go, now!

I'm getting really excited to meet her and get to know her. Sometimes it just amazes me that she's going to already have her own unique personality that she will have no matter the choices we make in raising her. I can't wait to see how awesome she is.

I also have these fears that she's going to come out and actually not be a girl. I would have been happy with a boy or girl, but now that we've named her and prepared for her to be a girl (nursery is a little bit girly, clothes can't be returned because they're washed now, etc.) I feel like it will be really upsetting if she is actually a boy! I'll have to bring him home in the adorable girl outfits I've packed. Sorry dude, you're gonna be pretty girly for a bit until we can replace your entire wardrobe. Agh! No. Please!

I have been so thankful not to have been stricken with crazy emotional pregnancy hormones that so many speak of. I don't cry out of nowhere or flip out over nothing. But I almost did yesterday!!! Ha!! I reminded myself that it was just pregnancy hormones and nothing was actually that upsetting, and that helped. First I was ticked off because of all this annoying crap we have had to handle with our insurance and the hospital for the past 7 months. They keep messing things up with the way they process all the claims after each appointment I have, and we get these giant bills in the mail. After going through the giant pile of bills yesterday and calling the insurance and the hospital a few times I was really mad and just on edge. Then dinner didn't turn out very good - which was annoying because I put a lot of work into it. After dinner I sat down on the couch and was trying to show Evan a youtube video on the iPad and I could not find it for the life of me, even though I was typing in the exact name of the video. When I finally find it, it won't play because the uploader doesn't allow video playback on mobile devices (???). I'll be honest with you and say that THAT was my tipping point where I almost cried!!!! Hahaha. So awesome I know! So glad I didn't actually cry. Ohhhh pregnancy.

Only about 8 more weeks to go, if she comes out right on time! Could be a little less or a little more, but being on time would just be swell. I've taken a few detail shots of the nursery and am going to share them with you on Friday!

Baby: Week 30

Week 30 feels pretty far along!! It feels like we are getting so close to meeting our baby - but not close enough to get nervous. I think it will feel really different when there are only two weeks to go, or when her due date arrives and she isn't here yet! Agh! Right now we are getting her room put together and are acquiring all of the necessary baby things we'll need for her. It has been like Christmas every day with packages arriving from family and friends and a few things we ordered too! I wasn't that excited about sharing photos of the nursery with you at one point because I just didn't think it would ever come together. I feel better now and will totally share photos once it's done!

I took the "dreaded" Gestational Diabetes one hour glucose test on Monday and I passed it. Yay! I was pretty nervous to do it because I had read about so many people saying it was so horrible, they almost puked, etc. I know I'm kind of sensitive to disgusting things so expected to be one of those people. It was not THAT bad. I mean, the drink was sweeter than anything anyone should ever consume, but the amount was do-able. During my one hour wait time, I used some of the time to get a tour of the brand new labor/delivery rooms that they're building. Super nice!! They are so new that I might even be the first one to use the room that I'll be put into. I don't really have much to compare the room to since I have only seen labor/delivery/recovery rooms a couple times. It has a pull-out couch, a recliner, tv, little fridge, big bathroom, and wood floors. Classy! ;) 

I'm starting to feel the third trimester tired kicking in for sure now. It's not like the first where there was no motivation to even put on socks. It feels, instead, like I WANT to put on the socks but it's just so hard that after I put them on, I need to rest. Haha. Physically exhausting. Doing laundry is a full body workout!! Up the stairs, down the stairs, lug the baskets, load the clothes, unload the clothes, sort the clothes, fold the clothes. I never realized laundry could be tiring until now! 

I'm also pretty excited about a giveaway that I won today! I entered the giveaway for a Pretty Pushers gown on The Art of Making a Baby and I totally won. Nice!! So now, I don't have to wear the fugly hospital gown during Luna's epic arrival. I'll be looking fierce. As in, as fierce as you can look while in that situation.

Baby: Week 28

I'm officially into the Third Trimester now! Woahhhh. That's crazy! About 12 weeks to go until we meet our little squirmy offspring. I don't feel too much change from my last update, except that I think I might be getting a little more tired. It is definitely different to have this newly shaped body. It is harder to get up from a sitting position, harder to put on pants, way harder to put on socks/shoes, and it's impossible to zip up my winter coat. It needs to start warming up quickly because I really can't zip my coat at all anymore and it's pointless to go buy a bigger one just for the last tiny bit of winter.

This little baby moves around so much that I can just sit there and WATCH her move. It's kind of awesome, actually. I always thought it was super creepy before being pregnant, but experiencing it for yourself is different than watching another person's tummy move around "on it's own".

I'm starting to feel the urge to get really ready for her arrival. We don't have her room all set up and don't have everything we need yet. I am ready to get ready now!! I really need to finish up my custom orders so that I can focus on nestinggggg.