Saturday, December 31, 2011

Home Projects - Baby Edition

Now that we have decided to stay in this house for the next four years and we have a baby on the way, we have more home projects to complete. We will do some of these and my co-worker will help with the others. {I work in construction} I always love following home projects on the blogs I read, so I thought I would share for anyone interested.

Nursery
  1. Remove current items in room
  2. Deep clean the room {it's currently a dog room}
  3. Remove existing ceiling fan & replace with new
  4. Remove dog door and patch opening
  5. Paint
  6. Curtains for window {& new ones for the closet}
  7. Hang shelves & artwork
  8. Furniture - crib, dresser, glider, lamps, rug, etc.
Backyard
  1. New A/C unit!
  2. Move dog potty area {gravel} to dirt patch on other side of the house - We obviously don't want those smells wafting through the window into the nursery.  
  3. Extend sprinklers and lay sod in the old dog potty area
  4. Remove dog fencing
  5. Transplant tree to provide shade to the outside wall of the nursery
Entire House
  1. Replace can light connectors. Our current ones are constantly going out.
  2. Rugs
  3. New flooring in living room, kitchen & hallways. Bedrooms & bathrooms already have travertine tile from our original remodel 5 years ago. We would love dark wood floors, but it will depend on the cost.
  4. "Spring Cleaning" - throw away/donate/garage sale items we no longer need and organize storage bins & storage areas in the garage
Kitchen
  1. Finish tile countertops
  2. Install trim at base of cabinets
  3. Stove hood
  4. Hang shelving
Bathrooms
  1. New door for master bathroom. Currently it opens into the room and causes problems when Apollo sleeps right outside the door. We need a pocket door or sliding barn type of door.
  2. Install bathroom fans   
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Some before photos, because everyone loves photos :)

Future nursery, from outside in the dog run

 that dirt patch under the hammock will be the new dog potty area

the dog room & future nursery. don't laugh, it needs a lot of work!



Tuesday, December 27, 2011

9 weeks

 Our little Sour Patch Kid, standing on it's head :)
I was joking that I am turning baby into one because I eat them constantly to relieve the nausea.

How far along: 9w1d
Total weight gain/loss: None
How big is Baby: Baby is the size of a grape. {25.3mm}

Maternity Clothes: I look pretty fat in most of my shirts. I wear the same two pairs of jeans every week. One pair I use a rubber band on the button and the other pair are bigger jeans that should last me several more weeks. My sweet Mom gave me a gift card to Motherhood Maternity for Christmas, so I am ready when I need to buy new clothes.
Sleep: I am sleeping well. I typically fall asleep on the couch every day between 7pm and 8pm.
Movement: Not yet. I can't wait!
Food cravings: I can only eat a select few things: Sour Patch Kids, smoothies, waffles, peanut butter & honey sandwiches, tortilla chips and bean & cheese burritos.
Food aversions: Meat and vegetables
Gender: We want to do an elective gender scan. Most places do them between 15 and 16 weeks {early to mid February}. We are so excited to find out!
Symptoms: Nausea. I am gagging & dry heaving all the time, especially in the evenings. Fatigue. Emotional.
Best moment this week: Telling everyone on Christmas! No more secrets :)
What I am looking forward to: My first OB appointment on Friday!

Monday, December 26, 2011

Our Big Reveal

We told the world yesterday! The response we received was amazing :)

This is what we posted:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFKUm0JlVVc

xoxo,
Megan

Saturday, December 24, 2011

Happy Holidays!

 

I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday!
I know this time of year can be difficult with IF. I am thinking of you all.
xoxo,
Megan

Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Surprise!

We surprised my Grandma {my Mom's Mom} this past weekend at her ranch. I had a custom onesie made that said "I love my Great Grandma" with a picture of a sheep, her favorite animal. I wrapped it up as an early Christmas gift. She was suspicious from the get go :) We attempted to catch some great photos and video, but that was a big fail. Oops. We did get a couple good photos:


 You can see her hugging me on the far right :)

 And Apollo too.

She told me that I gave her the best Christmas gift she has ever received. She was so happy. The next morning she told me that she had a dream that my Grandpa was holding a baby. It's evident how much this means to her, especially after losing him in 2010.

xoxo,
Megan

Tuesday, December 20, 2011

8 weeks

Baby was measuring ahead at 8w4d today, and looked so much more like a baby! I can't believe how much baby changes at each ultrasound. We are so in love :)


How far along: 8w1d
Total weight gain/loss: None
How big is Baby: Baby is the size of a raspberry. {19.9mm}
Sleep: I am sleeping really well. I don't even think I move all night. Still having crazy dreams.
Movement: Not yet. I can't wait!
Food cravings: No cravings, just aversions to almost everything, especially meat. I am living off of smoothies, E.ggo waffles and tortilla chips.
Gender: We have a while before we will know. We still need to figure out our favorite boy names.
Symptoms: Nausea. Fatigue. Emotional. Acne.
Best moment this week: Surprising my Grandmother this past weekend. She was beyond happy! I have a separate post for that.

Nick and I are more than ready to tell everyone the news. We are tired of hiding it from people. I realized this weekend that we openly shared our Infertility struggles with everyone, so why should we wait any longer to "tell the world." We are doing something fun to announce. Hopefully it will be ready on Friday so we can share this Christmas weekend. I am so excited to not have a secret any longer! :)

xoxo,
Megan

Friday, December 16, 2011

Overwhelming Emotions

The nausea is getting worse and worse. It's constant, from when I wake up until I fall asleep. Nick and I take it as a good sign, that baby B is healthy {and sucking the life out of me hahaha} I try not to complain about how I am feeling, but nausea sucks no matter what your journey was to get pregnant. It's really tough to make it through a day at work.

I was driving into work today, about to throw up, and realized how much this feeling is totally and completely worth it. I have never felt this kind of joy and excitement. I have been happy about things in my life many times before, but this feeling is different. It's overwhelming. I have been smiling like a fool all week :) I am so looking forward to every single step of this new journey we are on. I can still barely believe this is happening for us.

I am going to be a Mom. Wow.

xoxo,
Megan