Pregnancy Update: 36 and 38 Weeks

I am officially very pregnant. It's exciting! And....starting to get just slightly uncomfortable. :) In fact, I wasn't uncomfortable at all until I took the 38 week pictures. Since then, the comfort level has decreased significantly. 

The most common questions/comments I get nowadays are "wow, you're still little!" (yep, please baby stay in the 6lb range for birth!), "Are you SO READY for him to come out?" (Actually, I really enjoy him in there. Maybe I'm the only one, but being pregnant is still pretty great and as long as I can walk around, it's totally fine to have the baby in there!) and "Have you chosen a name?" (Which, up until about a month ago, we had! And now....well that name is most likely out [It was Emmett] and so we're on the hunt again! I mean, I still have about 1.5 weeks as I type this...we'll find a name somehow, right? :)

36 Weeks

38 Weeks

The weeks are starting to blur significantly. I used to know where I was based on my next doctor's appointment, but now those are every week! But here are some more notes:

-I am apparently having contractions regularly. Although I still have a hard time knowing when they happen! But apparently, the times when I feel like I have 'rock-hard abs' are not baby kicks, they're contractions!

-I have started getting what I think must be a pinched nerve. It happens in my bum (sorry for the tmi...) and I get a sharp twinge of pain, and my leg goes out. I can't hold my weight on that leg for a few seconds, and I can't pick up the leg or move it. It's annoying to have pain and not be able to move at the same time! 

-We have the baby's room all put together! I am not buying anything else (famous last words?), except of course for diapers which I imagine will be a never-ending purchase. :) I also still have to wash some towels and the baby's coming home outfit (navy blue elephant print!), but otherwise we are READY! Hospital bags are even packed. :)

-I have no word yet from my doctor on when the baby might come. But I will see him again on Tuesday! He did say "it could come tomorrow, or a month from now!" at the last appointment so I guess I am at that point where anything could happen. But although I am not SO READY for him to come like everyone loves to say, I am also super excited, and when he does get here, it will be a wonderful day!

The Goings-On of Late

If I were smart, I would probably save each of these events for a separate blog post- because who knows when another exciting thing will happen around here! But then again, I have been feeling in a better crafty/cooking/baking mood lately, so maybe I'll get around to taking more picture. Plus, with the baby coming in a month or less even, I can always default to posting baby pictures from now into eternity......

Here are some fun things lately. Yes, the pictures are terrible, but too bad. No apologizing - why? Because I'm sick of not taking pictures. I never take pictures anymore, and I think it must be that I hate taking bad pictures, so I just never take any. But heck, how am I going to get better if I don't start at all?

1. Washer and dryer! They arrived less than 2 hours ago, and I love them already. Sure they're not the most fancy option, but I am excited to wash our clothes less than 10 feet away! The delivery guys were super nice and hilarious, so it made for a great afternoon. Now I have to go read the instruction book... the cover says "Warning: Must follow instructions IMMEDIATELY or death could result." Um... what kind of washer did we buy? :)

2. I got new glasses! I had the black ones (top picture) for 10 years, and although my prescription hasn't changed at all, it feels good to have some nice new, non-scratched ones. It took me a while to get used to not having dark black frames, but now I like them way better. I was about 85% sure I had purchased white-ish ones, so it was surprise even to me when they arrived and are gold/bronze/brown/white/blue! A little bit crazy, but I actually really love them.

3. I made a nursing cover! I probably actually should do a full post on this, but oh well. I knew I could probably do it pretty cheap, and I LOVE picking out fabric, so I knew there were a few baby things I wanted to do myself (next post: carseat cover!). I love this blue bird fabric. I also got to sew with boning for the first time! I was amazed and so happy that it turned out well, and it really does feel like I will use it often. I used this tutorial from Sew Much Ado, and I thought it was super easy.

4. Baby has a room! Ever since we moved to this new apartment, it has felt so right to have this second bedroom for the baby. And since my fun shower thrown by my amazing sisters, the baby now has things! The closet has his many clothes, all of them newborn and 0-3 month, so I hope he's a small baby. The pack 'n play will be his bed. On the top there, you can see the infant napper, which he will sleep in for the first little bit. Then, that part converts to a nice changing space by flipping it over, and he will move into sleeping in the lower section. Not everyone would want their baby to sleep in just a pack 'n play of course, but I think it is the perfect option for us, plus I set it up in only a half hour or so (and wore myself out so much that it was the only thing I could accomplish all day. :D)

Well, that's it for us! We just have a few weeks to wait, and then a little baby should be arriving in the Lund household!

Daddy Baby Onesie

There weren't many things that Shenli got SUPER excited about for this baby. But who can blame him? It's going to be hard work, sleepless nights, exhaustion, crying and diapers, plus expenses expenses expenses! But one time very early on this year, he saw a onesie online and thought it was hilarious. So when Father's Day came around, I knew exactly what he'd want!

I originally planned to just buy it somewhere, because craftiness wasn't exactly happening around these parts for many months.... but then I could only find a few not-so-cute ones on Etsy, and they were way more than I planned to spend. So, DIY it was! I haven't used iron-on paper maybe ever, but it was so much easier than I feared. I just printed the words I wanted (I did black so they would stand out as much as possible), cut them out (which took several days of careful scissor action, but luckily I had plenty of time), and then ironed them on! Super easy, and I still have 2.5 sheets of that (expensive) iron-on paper to use for future crafts.

My biggest worry was what size onesie to get. Obviously it makes the most sense to get a newborn onesie, because after that stage, Shenli wouldn't need a onesie with 'instructions' on it, and it might seem weird to have the baby wearing it. But on the other hand, how long do babies even wear newborn onesies!? Maybe not at all, so I was worried. I got this 0-3 month size one at Walmart, and it was only $1 so I guess even if he does wear it just a week or two, it wasn't even too bad!

Turquoise Necklace

Sadly, I've never been a huge fan of turquoise jewelry - like the actual turquoise stone. I'm not quite sure what it is about it, but I do think it's absolutely gorgeous on other people! Just not me. However, I love the color turquoise and I really love this necklace.

I held off on making jewelry for so long because I didn't want to buy all of the supplies. Now that I finally took the plunge and bought supplies, I feel like I need to use up all the beads, chain, even the tiny crimps before buying any more! So even though I didn't really have a plan for this necklace, or what it matches with in my closet, I just had to use up these pretty turquoise beads! My necklace is based off the Florida inspired crystal necklace from My Girlish Whims.

I am having more fun making jewelry now than in my first necklace. Cutting wire or chain isn't as hard as it was the first time, and neither is making the little loops on the end of the straight pins to hold and attach the beads. I have a long way to go, but I am sure enjoying this new hobby!