Just a little EXCITED!!!

I have been on a little online shopping spree, since I cannot go to any stores to find good deals, and I have found some adorable outfits for our little Estella and I cannot wait to start playing dress up! At our last appointment last Monday, I have gained only 15lbs since getting pregnant, and Stella weighed in at 5lbs 1oz and still growing!! She is doing great and labor has not progressed in 2 weeks!! So I am still hoping to get another 2+ weeks out of her before she can come. I am hoping for a 8lb little girl, so she needs to stay cookin for a little bit longer. But with all of my packages that are showing up at my door step every day or so is getting me so excited for her to come. I know I will regret saying that once she gets here and I wont be getting much sleep, but bed rest is getting old. Dont get me wrong, I dont mind laying around all day and being lazy, but I only get to be outside when I walk to my car to go to my appointments (because I am not suppose to be going down or up any stairs). It is the perfect time of year to be outside enjoying the fall weather and seeing all of the amazing colors, but I just get to watch my one tree in my back yard change from green, to brown. How unexciting!
I have all our bags packed and have got all of the hospital paper work filled out and turned in, so we are on the home stretch!! I am surprised that I have made it this far, but am determined to make it another 2 or more weeks!! My midwife said after 36 weeks I do not have to be on bed rest any more, so that means 8 days and counting!!! I dont want to have her that early, but it will be nice to be able to run to the grocery store if needed or make dinner or even just park my chair outside and watch my rabbit and dog play while I enjoy the weather, or maybe prep my garden for the winter, or clean my house, vacuum my nasty carpets, finish cleaning out my basement, or ... man there is so much to do and not enough time!
Just one last thing before I show you my huge belly, after Stella gets here I would like to make my blog private, so if you would like to view it, send me your email addresses and I will put you on the list.
So here it is (dont mind the ugliness!) .... 35 weeks ...

Nursery

My mom flew out here two weeks ago and busted her butt on my house as well as helping my sister with hers for the entire time she was out here. I felt bad that she was so busy running back and forth but I am so greatful that she as able to come spend some time with me and help me get my house all situated before Stella gets here. It turned out amazing and it is so nice to have a functional house now, instead of sheets and blankets thumb tacked in the windows and having to go downstairs to get food just to bring it up and make dinner, and having pictures on the walls instead of plain jane walls. It turned out fantastic, but my favorite is the nursery. I cannot wait till Estella gets here so she can start using it. It was a little masculine at first, but once we added the bedding and other little pink items, it turned out to be so girly and adorable! Here are a few pictures of the nursery...


My mom, the Martha she is, back in May when she was out here, painted and reupholstered my glider rocker that has been in storage the past 2 years. It turned out fantastic and matches the rest of the furniture perfectly! She also used the skirt that came with the bedding and made the valance for the window out of it. It turned out so cute!



Here is the crib and bedding. After dealing with all of the drama of the recalled cribs, we just ended up buying a new one and I think it turned out to match the rest of the furniture perfectly!



Here is the quilt that goes with the bedding. Its so cute and girly!!



Here is the bumper pads and crib close up. You cannot really see the detail, but there are little birds, leaves and flowers all on the outside of the bumper pads that match the quilt. We decided to use this crib skirt instead of the striped ones. I think it turned out so adorable with the little tutu skirt.



We decided to take off the closet doors and open it up to put the dresser. It turned out perfect and is so nice to have the extra storage! My Martha mother also made this valance out of the other half of the crib skirt.



Here is the other side of the room with the armoire and swing. Isn't the valance and curtains so fantastic??

Here is the best part of the room....



The chandelier!!! It turned out so perfect and adds just the perfect touch to the room.



For $35 I think I got a killer deal for such an adorable accent.



Close up of the chandelier.

The room turned out so adorable. Thank you so much mom for all of your help while you were out here!! I cannot wait till she gets here and we can get some use out of this adorable room!! I hope Stella loves it!?

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I also wanted to show off more of my mom's amazing talents. While she was here for 2 weeks she made these shades to cover my windows in the kitchen. I had some plantain shudders that covered about 3/4ths of the window, but these look so much better!!



Here are the roman shades. The fabric turned out to match the rest of the kitchen perfectly!! Especially with my cute new table!



Here is a close up of it down.



Here they are both up. They turned out so fantastic!!



Here is a close up of them up.

I just have to say my mom is amazing!! I hate living so far apart, but it is so nice when I get to see her. Next time I see her, she will be flying out to meet baby Estella!!

I hope the next 6+ weeks flies by fast! I cannot wait to meet her!

Baby makin is hard work!

Well it has been awhile since I have posted anything, so I just thought I would post a little update. I am now 31 weeks along and working on my 2nd week of bed rest. I went into my check up (which has been once a week since I was 16 weeks), 2 weeks ago and found out that I was already dilated to a 2+ at only 29 weeks. That terrified me. I am far from being ready for her to be here. Her crib is not even assembled yet! So I was put on bed rest for the remainder of my pregnancy. At my 30 week appointment, my cervix had almost doubled in length from the previous week. So bed rest must be doing some kind of good.
I am not going to lie, I was dreading bed rest. I thought that I would go crazy just laying around all day long. But it has not been too bad so far. I know it has only been 2 weeks, and I have quite a few more to go, but it is nice to lay around and be lazy all day, since I know I wont get much sleep or rest once she is here. So I am soaking it up while I can!
Both my perinatologist and midwife both said that they dont think that I would make it past 35-36 weeks. So I am just hoping that she stays in there as long as possible so that she does not have to be put in NICU. I am trying to prepare myself for that, but I know it is pretty much inevitable with already being dilated. I know it is going to be probably the hardest thing I have ever had to go through to not be able to bring my baby home with me. I am hoping for the best, but want to try to be prepared for what ever is to come. With only a few weeks away from being 35 weeks, I am going to do all that I possibly can to keep her in there for as long as possible. So until then, I am loving every moment of bed rest!