34 Week Update and Jack's Room!

I can't believe I'm already 34 weeks…only 6 more weeks if he comes on time!! We are so excited and can't wait to meet Jackson! I already have my hospital bags packed and ready to go! :)

So I've been pretty busy the last few weeks unpacking and trying to get this house in order…I'm almost done, yay! All the big stuff is done (painting walls, chairs…etc, making a headboard, refinishing Adam's desk, giving Jack's dresser a makeover…), now it's just hanging pictures and little things like that! I'll try to post pics of the house on my next blog post. 

I'm feeling pretty good these days other than the frequent trips to the bathroom (and I mean frequent) and some backaches (probably from doing too much bending over during my many projects). Jack has been moving a lot and is still getting hiccups all day long. He is especially active right before I go to sleep…sometimes I feel a knee or an elbow slide slowly all the way across my belly. And sometimes he stretches and I can see a foot poking out on one side of my belly (or at least that's what I think it is). 

I finally finished Jack's room! What a relief…I was weirdly stressed about getting it done NOW…I guess it's called nesting! :)

So here's a picture of a plane shelf that I found on bookoo (sort of like Craigslist) and I painted it a light blue/green color to match the accent wall in his room. I put little trinkets on the shelves that Adam and I had gotten on some of our travels since the theme of his room is Travel. 

Here's his bookshelf…still sort of a work in progress as I need to add more books and add pictures eventually to the frames. The boots were my mom's when she was little and the canvas was the one I had painted for the gender reveal. 

Here's a before and after of the dresser. I got this off of Craigslist and as you can see it was very ugly! But I could see the potential and turned it into a suitcase dresser. It also doubles as the changing table!

These are the canvases I painted and put above his crib. 

I've been stocking up on diapers…both sides of the closet are packed full of diapers up top! 

Here's some little shirts I made…I just love how they turned out! Can't wait to put them on Jack! <3

I might use this one as his going home outfit!

 I forgot to mention a couple posts ago…when we went to Florida in July, Adam's parents took us to Turkey Creek and showed us a plaque they had made for Amelia. Adam and I used to hang out at Turkey Creek a lot when we were dating…we used to go there on Adam's lunch break and eat lunch together and walk around and enjoy each other's company. It's a long boardwalk over water and there are places you can stop off and jump in or go tubing down the river.

Amelia's plaque is very special to us, especially since we had so many memories at this place.

It's such a quiet, peaceful place! So beautiful! We used to sit on these benches and talk for hours!

Thank you Mr. and Mrs. Dail for doing this, it means a lot to us!! :)

32 weeks!! Quick Update!

So I don't have pictures for you this time but I will have some for the next post! We've been super busy the last few weeks so here's a quick update…

The New House

We are officially home-owners now, whoohoo!! We've been busy painting and unpacking. The only room that is fully unpacked right now is the kitchen…it's been a slow process this time around!! Jackson's room is maybe 75% done…can't wait to show you pics! I love it! We finally got our new living room furniture in this past weekend so that room is coming together now. We still have a long ways to go but we are getting there! We love our house though and love it more each day!

How I'm Feeling

I feel…very big, lol! I'm definitely waddling around now! I've gained over 30 pounds so far…yikes! Remember months back how I said I was getting weird stretch marks/rashes? Well I stopped rubbing coconut oil on my belly and it all went away within a few days so I've been stretch mark and rash free for months now! I guess I was allergic to the coconut oil or something. 

I've been really hungry and thirsty lately…and get tired very easily. Sometimes I feel like I need a nap at 9:00am! My ankles swell if I'm on my feet a lot and just walking from the car to my house makes me out of breath. My hips always feel out of joint (my doctor said probably because they are!) and I'm not always cold anymore…I feel normal and I don't have to bring sweaters everywhere, lol! I haven't had any Braxton Hicks contractions yet so I guess that's a good thing?? 

All in all I'm just really excited and can't wait to meet Jackson! I get really emotional when I think about his birth day! I cried when I saw the cake for him at my baby shower…felt like such a baby too! It's strange…the love that you can have for a child you've never seen! <3

Jackson

Jackson is doing great and growing fast! He gets hiccups at least 3 times a day! He's a very active little boy but also very thoughtful…he doesn't keep me up at night and never kicks me in the ribs! :)

I've graduated to doctor appointments every 2 weeks now! I just had an appointment today and all is well. I had the last ultrasound before he comes and we got to see him moving around and opening his mouth. He likes to have his hands by his face because that's how he was today and also 6 weeks ago during the 4-d ultrasound. They said he was definitely a boy and that he was going to be big. He is already over 5 pounds and I have 8 more weeks to go…he will be over 9 pounds if I go full term! He is measuring a few weeks ahead of the average so he's going to be big and tall! He is positioned head down now and they think he will stay that way since he is big and his head will weigh him down. I was almost certain he was head down because I could feel it…lots of pressure when I'm on my feet a lot and I have to sit and walk a certain way otherwise it hurts…almost like I'm squishing his head. 

We also registered at the hospital today and took a tour…I definitely think we have the right doctor and hospital! They are very much on the same page as us and I'm very excited and relieved! I can't wait for Jackson to get here so I can love on him and kiss those chubby cheeks and pudgy little nose!!

That about sums up the last few weeks! I'd also like to say that I'm so glad that my mom and Eddie have decided to move to Texas to be closer to us! They have been a huge help already and it's so nice to have my mom close by! 

Stay tuned…the next post should have pics of Jackson's room! :)