Nursery!!

We've been working diligently for the last few months on turning the nursery from a guest room into a cozy little nursery.  We're very happy with how it turned out!!  We wanted something with a bit of a vintage feel - not overly kiddy and typical for a nursery.  We definitely learned why people normally go with the standard stuff for nurseries b/c boy did it make it more difficult to find everything we wanted.  At the end of the day though, it was totally worth it!  Here's our vintage travel themed nursery!

BEFORE:
We didn't think fast enough to get pics before we moved out all the guest room furniture, but you get the idea. :)

AFTER: 

This was a gift from our couple's baby shower.  Everyone made clouds with their fingerprints and wrote notes to the baby.  We absolutely loved it and I love that I can look at it everyday now! ;)

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37 weeks - FULL TERM!

What a huge relief it is to be full term!!!!!  I don't think I realized how much anxiety I had over him coming too early.  It's hard to avoid when you have at least 5 strangers telling you on a daily basis that the baby is going to come early!  Now I know that he can come anytime and be healthy - what a great feeling! :)  We spent this past weekend enjoying each other.  We've had this weekend blocked off on the calendar for quite a while now.  We wanted to have no plans - just be spontaneous and spend time together.  So we did just that.  Saturday we ran some errands, went on a very long walk and ended up at a friend's house who was having a porch party, then had a spontaneous dinner at one of our favorite Atlanta restaurants, JCT Kitchen.  We had a little table up on the roof - it was perfect!  Sunday we did a lot of work in the yard.  I even helped and planted some flowers!  Bryan did the rest....so pretty much everything!  I so appreciated everything he did in the yard - it looks really great now.

We also finished a few things in the nursery, and I hope to share pictures soon.  It's very close to being completely ready, and we are so happy with every detail in it!  

So now we wait.  We happily wait for his arrival.  We'll be patient until he's ready, but we'll be so thrilled whenever he decides to make his debut. :)

Let's see how far we've come, shall we? 

 

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35 & 36 weeks

Let the sleepless nights begin!  Sunday morning (at 35 weeks) I woke up at 3am and couldn't go back to sleep.  I had too much running through my mind.  So I laid in bed for an hour hoping it would pass, and then at 4 decided to just get up and get some things done.  So I cleaned the kitchen and then started marking some other things off the baby to-do list. Bryan woke up around 6 and came looking for me - pretty sure he thought I'd lost my mind.  He's probably right. :)

36 weeks was good! We headed to Athens with the Whitworths and some other friends to see the big Jason Aldean and Luke Bryan concert at Sanford Stadium.  We bought the tickets months ago, and to be honest, at the time I wasn't sure if we'd make it or not.  I certainly envisioned that I would be feeling pretty crummy at 36 weeks, but we figured we'd give it a shot and could sell the tickets if we needed to.  I felt especially fortunate that I was feeling great enough to not only go to the concert, but we also tailgated beforehand.  Granted, I had to sit down a lot more during the concert than I would have preferred, but it was really fun to be there and we had a great time!!!

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33 & 34 weeks

I seriously feel like the baby gets bigger over night now.  Though I certainly wouldn't say my discomfort has reached any kind of terrible proportions just yet, it is getting more difficult by the day.  I discussed some of my aches and pains with the Dr. at my 34 week appointment, and she suggested wearing a maternity support belt.  Doesn't that sound glamorous?  Thankfully, one of my friends had one from a previous pregnancy and is letting me borrow hers.  I wear it when we go on long walks and it really makes quite the difference.  My back still tends to hurt, but my lower abdominal pains are significantly better.

Everything is still right on track with the pregnancy.  The baby is measuring perfectly and his heartbeat is always steady around 150.  Here are some pics from 33 and 34 weeks!

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