Oh so many things to do

2 weeks left,  supposedly. I have been preparing in my mind for a 40-41 week pregnancy.  Last week they checked me and I was a big fat ZERO everything. Today however I was 3 cm....progress.  yessssss!
I have been busy checking stuff off my mental list.

• Nursery. Done checkity check.
• Rearrange our bedroom for the pack n play. Check, finally. I decluttered our dresser and it feels great.
• Washed and put the babes clothes in the drawers. So the whole "life changing organizer cleaner" way of putting clothes away is totally the way to go with babe's clothes. Haven't tried it with my own but it's awesome looking and effective with the baby's clothes.
• Stock up on food for boo's school lunches and for our meals...always in process but a good start.
• A few meals frozen away. Check.
• Finally got a relatively good deal on size 1 diapers. Totally  stocked up on diapers for a few months.
• Headbands made for the babe...definitely not necessary but something I wanted to do. Check.
  
• Pallet projects...still in progress but getting closer. Once that is done, get our patio table cleaned off.
• Packed a sleep over bag for the girls at grandma's and grandpa's. Check.

• There are still a few things I want cleaned that I just need to do.
•  last night in the middle of the night I was having some painful Braxton hix (contractions, do you think?) I realized I didn't have a hospital bag packed. I haven't pre register for the hospital and I haven't bought the girls any big sister gifts ( totally not essential but fun). 
• My rose bushes are also calling for my attention to remove the black spot leaves but it may not happen. 

And tomorrow is Boo's first day of school.  I've shopping for things she needs since she has been growing like a weed. And I really want to get into the swing of things with school before baby comes. Which is very possible but dare I say, it might be possible she comes early.  I know, I need to bite my tongue.

so busy, so much done and so much to do.

The nest

Okay, I think i'm ready to say I am done with the baby's room. It's simple, definitely not professional,  but I love it and am so happy to have a room that is all coordinated.

 The dresser:

 Remember this from the last post...HUGE improvement :

The crib:

 Don't look close, it is awful but I love the white with little details on this crib. However,  I will never paint a crib again...at least not in 90-100 degree weather.

The glider:

So proud of this. I covered the cushions!  I don't  sew, hot gluing is my method but I sewed it and I did it all by myself. *high five*
Like I said simple, but ahhh it feels so good to have a completed room in our home. And now I can sit and rock my babe to sleep.

Ruffling my feathers

I have been most definitely nesting. And with GG home this summer we actually got some projects done.  The big thing we have been working on was baby girl's bedroom. I thought i'd get that room painted before we moved in to the house a year and a half ago. I tested some pinks, didn't like it and decided it was better to move in sooner than later instead of paint. So I gave up and  for the last 15 months we have had pink splotches on the wall in that room. 

While i'm not quite ready for the reveal of the room here are the before pictures:

This is the wall with the tester paints covering the two pink colors. Don't know how I didn't go crazy looking at it for that long. 

The dresser. We have been toting this pretty ugly old thing around for the last 7 years. It's had it's use but it hasn't been pretty.

And the crib, loved it in the green but it doesn't match what I had in mind for when little miss was born or what I have in mind for this little one

Real quick on this picture.  This was me with Boo at like 39 weeks. I woke up that morning and I could see my ankles, I was do excited to wear my high heels since I could actually get my feet in them. This was a good picture because that is not how I looked in most of my pictures during that pregnancy.

Anyway.

I wish I had taken a picture of the glider we bought and re did but, i'm super excited to add that piece to our baby's room. Last time, I would sit on the floor and nurse little miss in the middle of the night. I decided that I had been crazy and we were going to remedy the situation . 

I'm loving the progress we have made and I already just sit in there sometimes and day dream holding this little babe....and to be honest, i also imagine the long nights nursing, pumping, diaper changes and crying....but then I go back to the cuddling and loving. Parenting is roller coaster of emotions. Anyway, stay tuned for the reveal. 

Rollin' and a bowlin'

We went bowling yesterday with the kids. Boo was so excited to go.

I loved the shoes on Little miss but I couldn't get a good picture of her. 

They've updated thing so that the bumpers go up and down for the kids and adults.  So the kids did just as well as one of us. This pregnant lady started off great but by the end I could hardly walk.  I wish I knew what it is that starts to hurt but it's not a muscle or a bone maybe a tendon in my legs .  But i've had problems with them off and on the last several weeks. 

Her odd way of throwing the ball:

 Watching the ball. ...wishin' and a hopin'....

 Darn!

We should definitely do it again. ...not pregnant. :)

That's life

So it has been almost a week with Little Miss in a toddler bed. It's going okay. Sometimes it's awesome, sometimes it's rough. But that has more to do with the general struggles we are having with her right now. Two is such a hard age. Fighting for independence and not wanting to follow the rules. She very defiantly does exactly what is going to push Boo's buttons and ours . Oh so fun. Wish we could figure that one out before baby comes but probably not. Here is how I found her sleeping tonight:

I took Boo to the doctor for her school check up today. She went off with the nurse for her eye screening. The nurse came back asking if Boo ever complained about her left eye. What the heck! She couldn't make hardly anything out with her left eye. I am baffled. There had been no indication in her writing, reading or playing that had made me think that. However,  that might contribute to her lack of ability to throw and catch balls well. I just figured she wasn't coordinated enough and sports were going to be her Forte.  So I am dumbfounded. I did have a friend mention something when she was two about some pictures on the blog.  I mentioned to my doctor and she didn't seem concerned.  So I never took her to an eye doctor. Feel kinda bad I didn't listen. So off to the eye doctor we go next week. I'm totally bummed, for several reasons, at the prospect and likelihood of glasses for her.  Se la vi. 

An end of an era....and 4th of July pictures

All it took was one very ohnry tired girl to change bed time as we know it.

Little miss, the ninja climber has finally learned how to climb out of her crib. She'll climb up anywhere and get into anything (I mean anything, such a dubious child) but she just couldn't get down.  You might be thinking, "perfect timing, just in time for the new baby coming". I was well prepared to let this new baby sleep in a pack n' play until Little miss finally figured out how to get out of the crib, even if it took a year. Bedtimes have worked like a charm and i didn't want to upset that. Until recently due to pregnancy related issues , I have slept through the night most nights for a year.  Ahh, what a wonderful blessing it had been. I am now terrified of this dubious 2 year old not being where I laid her down at night. What will this mean for nap times??? Oh dear.

....and here are some 4th of July pictures. We took it easy, decided to keep it fairly simple and it wad very enjoyable.
Started the day bright and early with our church breakfast and kids parade. *love it*

Then to a small town parade where they showered us with water and tons of candy.

Then we hung out with Padres for the evening with homemade ice cream and a game of croquet. If you are my family, Boo had seen "the video", and i'm pretty sure she said, "no one's going to pull your hair this time". We teased about the childhood video through out the game. Kinda fun but can't say Boo loved the game much but she got through it. she had fun watching a few of the neighbors fireworks and then we called it a night. It felt like a successful, fairly simple celebration.

The babe... 33 weeks

I think this is my first prego picture with this little one. I feel incredibly huge, however this picture makes ms look better than I think I am.  It's so ooo hard not to compare myself to all the tiny baby bumps on Facebook or at church,  even though we are all within weeks of each other. But this is how I carry them, I have BIG babies, and I love baked goods, chocolate and ice cream. So there you have it.

and this is what I have to look forward to. Little Miss 40 weeks:

Ughhh....so huge! And it seems forever away. I don't want summer to end but i'm ready not to be pregnant. 7-8 more weeks to go.......