As the end of pregnancy is rapidly approaching we couldn't be more excited and dare I say....unprepared? Seeing as we're officially in the 3rd trimester and baby girl's room looks more like a junk closet than a nursery, that sent me into to design heaven this week. I don't know what mommas-to-be must've done 10 or 20 years ago without the help of pinterest and etsy. The running theme right now is turquoise, coral/pink, silver, and mermaids. The idea came about thanks to my mastermind quilter and crafting mother who had both boy and girl specific fabric bought within a week of us announcing pregnancy. Here's the inspiration thus far.
Tissue tassel garland (ours would be in slightly different shades)
These are rough ideas for now. Her nursery will be what is considered the "den" in the apartment. Seeing as it's lacking a window and closet, we have to get creative with storage and keeping it bright since she makes her debut as gloomy fall and winter creep in. Under the sea pillows and the tassel garland are a must. Despite the lack of mermaids in the last photo, I love how they combined the colors and the pillow-filled chair. Our furniture situation resolved itself (a whole blog post in itself- I'll spare you the torture that ensued) and our couch, ottoman, and nursery recliner are finally here which means a home for fun pillows :) Among getting the apartment finished this week and gathering nursery ideas we had 2 special events to craft and bake for. The first was Father's Day which we found a BALLIN recipe for, the second was a family member's baby shower that called for some crafting.
The sweet & spicy recipe can be found Here
The "Diaper babies" tutorial can be found Here. I slightly modified the ones I made, I found that the washcloths didn't stay wrapped around the diapers tight enough so I added a safety pin to the back. Also, I couldn't find any cute baby socks in the colors shown so I opted for this pack of Gerber mittens.
In other news, we are officially 28 weeks as of today but had our 27 week appointment earlier in the week. It's so exciting to finally be down to the 2 week apart appointments. That means more measurements, hearing the heartbeat, and getting the rundown on my own health twice as often as before and I LOVE it! The night before the appointment I found myself wishing that we could see her and all of her spastic movements again. My OB and insurance only cover one ultrasound between 18 and 20 weeks, the anatomy and gender scan unless there's issues. Well, be careful what you wish for. I went in feeling confident, weight was up another pound (OB appointments are the only time this is actually a good thing...), blood pressure was a cool 100/68, and the heartbeat sounded perfect. Not to mention little missy has been so active and responsive to touch that she kicked the Dr. during the measurements. Sorry, Doc. While she was pleased with the movement and heartbeat, she was not so pleased with baby's unchanged measurements since the last appointment. So she's sending us for another ultrasound to check on her growth, amniotic fluid levels, and position. As of a month or so ago, cramping and braxton hicks start to kick in after any motion, I'm praying her low positioning and lack of growth don't mean bedrest. Who can sit all day with an unfinished nursery? Not this control freak. The night of the appointment I had a major pregnant meltdown when I didn't feel her moving which resulted in the hubs having to stay up with me poking my belly for motion and playing music for her until about 230am. Sorry darling. On top of that, I went to take my glucose test last week and ended up having to bypass it due to the fact that my allergens are in satan's nectar. Instead they'll do a fasted blood draw, send me home to eat, and redraw 2 hours later. Leave it to the littlest Culotta to turn things upside down a bit. Somehow, I know this isn't the last time she'll be this way....
The weekly update and baby bump are what's to come this week. Happy 4th of July!
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