September Snugglers 2016

[aidensxmomma]

My inlaws are taking DS next week! They've never done that so I'm excited but also scared, like, what will I do with myself for a week? As much as a week off from him sounds freeing and relaxing I think I'll miss him terribly. He's been nothing but all kisses and hugs lately. Covering my belly up with his favorite blanket cause "Juliette is cold!" Or giving me his favorite toys saying baby sister can have them. He's been sharing his snacks with me and gives me two of everything, 1 for me, 1 for Juliette. My heart is a puddle.

Aww That's so sweet that he's already trying to take care of his baby sister.

I was really worried about my son and having another sibling. Him and his sister are so close and it's been just the two of them for so long. DD loves babies, so I wasn't very worried about her, but DS has never been all that interested. He's surprised me though. Every night he gives me and my belly a hug and was so happy the other day when he got to feel him move. It's so cute! I can't wait to see how it goes once LO is actually born.

 

[Uni tsi]

Campn and Aiden, it is so sweet how your LOs are reacting to their new sibling. Really, adorable thank you for sharing it

 

[ssarahh]

Megan - congrats on your baby girl. How exciting!!

Aman - yay for last day of school. Time to put your feet up. I'm smiling for you!

Hope - I am still team yellow with you x

 

[xanzaba]

Hi ladies, hope that you are having a good weekend.

Camp & Aiden. You're little boys are so sweet! Now I'm getting excited for having a little boy!

I haven't started counting kicks, but ever since I picked up this cold and have been lying around a lot more, it's clear that he's moving around a lot. I can imagine when I'm back to my normal activity level it's going to worry me that I don't notice the kicks all of the time. Maybe I'll start counting tonight.

Last night I threw myself a little pity party. I think between feeling sick, getting bigger and more cumbersome, and not being able to exercise or concentrate on work, I have been in a rut. DH has been after me to take some time off in the weeks leading up to the baby, but I think that seeing me this week, he might understand that's not a good idea. With my job, I could work from home the last 2-3 weeks.

 

[campn]

Xan- Big hug! I think the further along we get the harder it all feels on us. Sometimes I feel so suffocated between all my responsibilities and everything. You should go spend a day at the pool if you can.

Update on the nursery! We are done painting! I'm really pleased how it turned out! Now just need to figure out what's next. I don't think adding wall decals is a good idea on striped walls? I'll probably do shelves or frames or something like that.

 

[mari35racz36]

Campn - I love the pink stripes! So pretty I your right about the just putting up shelves or frames. But if the decals were solid colours that you can just hang, I think that would work too So much fun decorating the nursery!!

My hubby had to construct our nursery. We are not done yet, but I thought I would post pics so far...

 

[mari35racz36]

Here is another pic... I am putting wallpaper just on one wall. Hopefully I can get to that this week.

 

[amantila]

Squeeeeee I love the nursery pics and inspiration. Keep 'em coming! :] Campn...those stripes are lovely! Looks like a perfect little girl's room! And Mari, I love the calm greys you chose...so pretty! I'm doing light greys and yellows in our nursery :] We just picked out the paint color for the nursery yesterday and my husband will paint it this weekend! It will still be awhile before we can put in furniture and begin decorating however because we just bought new carpet for the upstairs and have to wait for it to be installed which won't be for another couple of weeks!

 

[xanzaba]

Love the nurseries So exciting that we are getting to this stage. I love the pink stripes, and the grey (blue grey?) is lovely and calming.

Our furniture should arrive pretty soon. Since we just moved into the house, we painted all the walls recently, and will leave the color in the room. It is a creamy off-white with white baseboards and wood floors. The furniture is white as well, and we bought a wall hanging with off-white and grey sheep and a grey rug. My family went in on an orange rocker which will bring some color into the room. I can't wait to see it all come together!

Pity party is over- I'm feeling better and going in to work today! I'm rarely this excited to go into the office, even though I really do enjoy my job.

 

[MeganS0326]

Love all the nursery talk! Both the pink and grey are beautiful, ladies! I'm going to be purchasing some crib bedding sometime this week and will try to plan the nursery colors around that. I had an idea to do a coral/pink/gold combo but it is proving difficult to find bedding in that color scheme that I like. I too love the nursery planning stage!!

 

[xanzaba]

Speaking of cribs, do you buy just one set of sheets?

 

[campn]

I love nursery pictures keep them coming! I'm not really the best person to decorate or think of color combos so that's why I'm constantly on Pinterest!

Also oh Etsy sells the cutest nursery decorations! I want to hang something cartoonish and fun over the changing table cause I know DS would stare at his during diaper changes and coo at them.

It's starting to feel so real now. I know we all have about 3 months to go!? Gosh I still remembering posting my pregnancy tests progression and asking "is this getting darker!!??" Haha.

Love you all ladies!

 

[campn]

Speaking of cribs, do you buy just one set of sheets?

Xan- My set came with 2 sheets and that's all I needed honestly. If yours comes with just one definitely buy another one so when there's an accident/throw up you just throw another one on.

 

[mari35racz36]

thanks for the compliments ladies I bought the bedding already from Babies R US when it was on sale. I think my set only came with one sheet. Ill need buy may 1 or 2 more and I should be good. I also still have to buy the crib mattress. Once I get it, Ill post a pic of my bedding all set up

Xan - I wanted to the paint to be completely light grey without a hint of blue, but this one definitely has a blue tint. Its grown on me and I am happy with it. I have grey/white stripe blackout curtains to hang as well.

campn - it does feel like yesterday when I kept testing to see if the line was getting darker. Time seemed to pass slowly then, but now that I look back it has gone by so fast!! I really love the pink nursery I am constantly on Pinterest!!! lol Ive look up so many grey/white nursery desgins.

 

[hopie2015]

Your little boys are soo adorable talking about their soon to be siblings!
Campn- that is too precious what your ds says and does for you and Juliette! I really love her name by the way. So nice of your in-laws to give you and your husband a week to yourself..wow.. I am sure you will miss him. Are you guys able to get away for a couple nights maybe?
Love the nursery. How do you get the pink stripes so perfectly straight? I am so challenged when it comes to decorating.
I've been on pinterest a lot too!

Mari- love the crib and the gray color! Is the sciatica feeling better?

Xanz- would love to see pic of that crib you ordered once it arrives.
Glad your cold is better and you're happy at work. Sometimes I think a job (well one I like!) would really help out during this time...it gets lonely and easy to get into a rut.

Sarah- that's right-- you are still team yellow too.. yay!!!

So awesome we are all at or near the third tri. Yes, I remember those test posting days clearly. I actually cringe thinking back to my first few months (the sickness) and gosh, I was so negative that things weren't going to progress.
Baby has been doing flips! Probably because I've been eating too much pasta and my mom made strawberry shortcake--- I have the GD blood test tomorrow. Yikes! I agree- feel baby mostly at night and after eating! Hopefully no ultrasound tomorrow..just a check of heart rate and chat with doctor. As usual, I can't wait til my appt. is over.

 

[MummaMoo]

Loving the nursery ideas, and what we've seen so far! Sadly I don't have anything to show as Sophie is still in the "nursery" and baby will be in with me for as long as possible, then hopefully we'll have the extension up so baby will have a room of their own.

Here, I'm struggling. The weather has warmed up and it's sooooooo hot at work. With that and the fact that lifting, bending, stretching etc causes lots of discomfort, I already cannot wait until I finish..... and i'm regretting saying I'm going to finish august 5th.

Are people finding that it hurts sometimes when baby wriggles and kicks out?

 

[MummaMoo]

Hopie and Sarah - still standing firm in the team yellow crew too!!

 

[xanzaba]

I know- yesterday I was reminiscing over the posts from just around Christmas

Hopie- good luck on the GD test tomorrow.

Mumma- I hope that you can get comfortable at work. I cut my hair short for the first time since I met DH and still feel like I need clips to keep it off my face or I burn up. Also, I was just saying that it feels like thunder sometimes when he kicks. Of course there are the little cute wriggles and flops, but then there are the bladder chops, the stomach mutating rolls, etc.

Mari- I used to live in New England, and I love the wood houses near the coast that are often painted that color (grey with just a touch of blue). To me, that color always reminds me of late spring, early summer and the smell of the ocean.

 

[mari35racz36]

Hopie - thanks I really enjoy decorating and bringing a room together. My sciatica is still not good. I see the chiropractor later this week. I heard it really helps. I needs any relief I can't get!! How are you feeling?

Aman - I think I'm obsessed with grey's at he moment! Lol I love he grey/yellow combo. I've seen alot of rooms decorated with thise colours on Pinterest

Xan - I do love grey/blue as well. We just painted our home office a really nice grey/blue and the furniture is all white. I love light, bright and airy.

Mumma- sorry you are having a hard time at work. Summer is such a tough time to be pregnant. This is my second pregnancy going into the summer. It's been really hot here too.

 

[campn]

Thank you so much ladies. I can't take credit as I only picked the colors and DH and FIL did all the work.

Hopie- I wish but money is tight now but we will be eating out and going to see a few movies!
Also my FIL is a rocket engineer actually, he works on space rockets and shuttles so he's quite the perfectionist and he also had a laser level so that made taping and trimming easier. Also I was pretty strict I'd go in there and anytime I see something crooked I'd tell them haha!

I've a hospital tour scheduled today, thought I'd do it now with DS not here. Excited, I hope I see the baby nursery!