Nursery Preview

The count down has begun. I am finally starting to feel like it is time to get ready for this baby. We have begun work on the nursery. I couldn't find nursery bedding I loved anywhere so I decided to sew it. Momentary lapse of judgement perhaps. Here are the fabrics I am using. The bumper pads are done and the dust ruffle is under way.

Dust ruffle material

Bumper pad material

I want to sew a little flag bunting similar to the one above and below.

The crib is in the process of being refinished. After four babies gnawing away at it, it is looking a little shabby. It is going to be the color of the birds on the wall. Brave? Maybe.

We painted this cute branch with birds on the wall. I saw several similar ones on the Internet in vinyl. but I am cheap and didn't want to pay for it. I found a graphic I like online and printed it onto a transparency. We borrowed an over head projector and projected it onto the wall. We traced in in pencil and then painted it. I outlined the branches with a black paint pen to give it a more finished look. I am pretty happy with the results.

Getting ready to trace a bird that is flaying away. Carter looks fascinated doesn't he? He's a cute kid and so very helpful.

I have had a few requests for a picture of a pregnant me. This is as close as your going to get people.
This is Carter putting on the final touches.

The final product. I still need to outline the birds but definitely not in black. Not sure what color though.

We painted another little bird above the window. We hung some sheer off white curtains that puddle on the floor.

I am in the process of finishing this little number we found at the DI for $20.00. This is the Kilz primer I used. If you use this primer you do not have to strip or sand your piece of furniture. It is going to be a cream color. It's going to look cute I promise. Well that is about as far as we have come so stay tuned for more updates.

Pregnancy Update: I have been on a Progesterone shot since I was about 14 weeks along. This is a once a week injection to help me stay pregnant longer as I tend to deliver early. I had a severe allergic reaction to them at about 25 weeks and had to stop taking them. I am now on a blood pressure medication that is suppose to relax the blood vessels and make the contractions slow up a bit, but not stop them. It is a little bit riskier because it can cause a person with a normal blood pressure to have abnormally low blood pressure, so we are keeping an eye on that. I am having tons and tons of contractions every day, but what is new? With all my pregnancies I have had contractions from 20 weeks on. With Bowen they had to stop labor at 32 weeks and Coop was born at 35 weeks. We really don't want that again. We want to be able to take this little girl home with us from the hospital and enjoy her. I am 31 weeks now and praying to get to at least 36 weeks. Its getting closer, maybe I should look into getting a car seat!