38 Weeks: Baby Month!

Weeks: 38 weeks

Weight gain: 23 pounds

Weird Pregnancy Things: Heartburn. Sleeping. Sleeping with heartburn... that's pretty much the problem. At least I can see the end in sight.

What we've been up to: Cleaning! Vacuuming blinds; cleaning out the pantry and deep freeze; taking everything out of the closet, cleaning said closet, and putting everything back... you know, the important things to do before a baby comes.... I feel like it is completely out of my control how illogical I am about the cleaning that needs to be done before baby arrives.

Love this comparison - 28 weeks vs. 38 weeks.
I don't think there is anything "dropped" looking about this baby.
I think we'll be here for a while...

John made these adorable curtain holdbacks!

 

 

just add baby!

 

goodbye second trimester: 26 weeks

Finishing up the second trimester!

Weeks along: 26 weeks

Weight gain: 10 pounds

Fruit baby: Junebug is the size of a head of lettuce. Approximately two pounds and 14 inches long!

Random: This dear little babe is sitting on a nerve, and now everytime I stand for longer than 10 minutes, the outside of my left thigh goes numb. It is very WEIRD! I will smack and scratch at my leg, and feel nothing - it creeps me out every time! The only way I can get it to stop is to sit down. Obviously, you can't do that in the middle of a grocery store visit or at a networking event for work... so, sometimes I just deal with the creepy, numb leg.

Are we ready for baby?We have great lead on a daycare (!), and we are planning to finalize our registry tonight because invites are going out for my first baby shower! Thanks for all your great comments and suggestions last week about what you think is most important for baby! The messages were really helpful and encouraging.

The room has come a long way in the last month! John has been really focused on projects that make the room feel personal and comfortable. He painted my old dresser, got new fixtures, made a cushion for my rocking chair, made an ottoman that doubles as storage, and updated an old lamp! There is also that awesome sock squirrel he made...

(The yellows are the same, I just used different filters for each photo -
the photo on the bottom is more true to life.)

house project...

So thankful that John can do projects around the house that would totally intimidate me!

I have been using a dresser from my parent's house for a couple years now, and I needed to return it! This dresser was pretty banged up when we picked it up at a garage sale last weekend, so we weren't sure if we were going to paint or stain. After sanding it down, we realized it was too pretty to paint at this time. So, after some TLC from John, I love it so much! It really makes our room look so much nicer.