We are happy to report that for the most part, Peanut's room is finished. We finally found some window treatments that were subtle, yet matched the style of the room. Where you say....umm Target of course! Another exciting project we completed was the tablecloth. It originally was a shower curtain, but it had the right color combination to bring the other elements of the room together. After a major fiasco with the sewing machine, and thanks to Becky's help, we were able to complete the project. We were actually proud of ourselves for changing the square shower curtain to a round, hemmed tablecloth. We used several things found around the house that haven't seen light in many months...fabric measuring tape, dowel, sewing machine, ironing board, and iron. We were so excited after finishing the hem, we decided to wash the tablecloth and remove the marker line we used to cut the fabric. Definitely not one of our brightest moments, we chose the marker because it said "washable" so it should wash out right....umm no it doesn't wash out. Good thing it was a similar shade of the fabric, and on the underside of the hem. Hey we were using parts of our brains not normally used! Anyway we are proud of our work because normally we would just buy something close enough.
The picture below is with the additional lighting on the wall near the window. The above picture is a more accurate depiction of the colors. The lamps are nice for a subtle light in the evening. You can also see our baby monitor on the side table, the project that Tim took ownership of - taking several hours of research before making the purchase. His primary focus was finding a monitor that wouldn't have feedback, and communicated on its own frequency. After several months, he decided on a monitor that would meet our needs - or wants.
We also recently received our mobile, it is kind of hard to see. It has blue and green on the mobile, along with a little turtle, snail, bee, and frog. Behind that on the crib is the little lamb that plays soothing sounds for the baby. We also added some adhesives to the wall that matched the mobile. It is much cuter in person, but you get the idea from the picture. You are also more than welcome to come see the nursery up close once Peanut decides to make his/her debut.
We are shocked how quickly this pregnancy has gone, we are down to a single digit week countdown. We went in for an ultrasound at the beginning of the year to see Peanut's growth because I was measuring larger than weeks. We wish we could post pictures, but our child had his/her hand over the face in every picture with the exception of the one where the foot covered the face. Peanut was estimated at 4 lbs, when it should have been 3-3.5 lbs. So they wanted me to check my blood sugars for a week to see if that would illustrate why Peanut was a little larger than average. After passing 3 glucose tolerance tests and a week of testing, I hope the doctor will stop trying to diagnose me with Gestational Diabetes and decide that Peanut's size might just have something to do with genetics. Mommy was almost 9 lbs and daddy was close to 11 lbs, sometimes I'd hoped it was GD so I could control Peanut's weight gain but I'm also glad that I don't have something else to worry about during the remainder of the pregnancy. We go in for a follow up ultrasound next week, so we are hoping Peanut decides to give us a nice little picture while still being modest enough to keep the gender a secret. Less than 9 weeks to go, we are so excited for Peanut's arrival!
These are updated photos of Peanut from our 30 week ultrasound 3 weeks ago. I haven't rushed to put them up because Peanut has decided to teach Mommy & Daddy patience by now allowing us to get a decent picture of the face. Above is a facial profile with one of the hands over the face, which did not move during the entire ultrasound. With one exception, the time when the foot was above the face. The technician tried agitated Peanut to make the hand move, but someone was pretty comfy in there because he/she didn't move at all. The picture below is the same photo only 3D from the front of the face. There so everyone can see is a perfectly placed hand. I guess Peanut is showing us that the body parts are perfectly formed and there is nothing to worry about.
The next picture is a nice photo of the foot. I guess Peanut was showing me why when I get kicked I notice it so much, because that foot looks huge! Fortunately the doctors have to told us there isn't anything wrong with Peanut. They did say at this ultrasound Peanut was estimated at 4lbs and usually is closer to 3lbs at 30 weeks. I guess Thursday we will find out how much Peanut has grown in 3 weeks. The Braxton-Hicks have started so maybe Peanut will arrive a little early so we won't end up with a 10lb baby, that won't fit in newborn clothing or diapers. Oh well, I guess we just pray for a happy, healthy baby!
This last picture freaks me out, but it just goes to show how Peanut managed to flash that hand in each close-up. The eye looks weird thanks to the thumb partially covering it. Tim laughs when he sees these pictures because he says Peanut is putting the hand there to be like, "Mom, enough with the pictures already. Let me relax in here because I know you'll go crazy once I get out of here." Hopefully on Thursday we have a better picture to show, but I definitely will not be surprised if they are more of the same.
