Baby Roy Turns One Month Old

Well, we're parents! It's kind of surreal to say that. Sometimes it feels like Roy still hasn't even come yet, and other days it feels like he has always been here with us. Having a baby changes so much! I don't even have much to say, so this will probably just be a photo-dump for now. Maybe someday I'll write about his birth story, or recovering, or things we've learned with a newborn, or anything else...but I'm not sure I am ready or have really learned enough to write about that yet.

And maaaaybe someday far into the future, I'll resume writing about new recipes we try, desserts I make, and crafts, but in the 4 weeks thus far, I have made exactly 1 dinner, 1 breakfast, and 1 dessert, so I am not sure how soon I will get back into the cooking/crafting world. :)

Here are some stats about Roy as a 1-month old.
-He weighs over 7lbs. I'm not sure how much, but at this 2-week appointment (which actually occurred when he was 2.5 weeks old), he weighed 6lbs 14oz. Third percentile for weight! :) But he is growing and healthy, so third percentile sounds fine to me.
-He is still in newborn diapers and newborn clothes. But just this morning I had to put away the first outfit that no longer fits him. It was just a newborn sleeper, but I think it was smaller than the other ones we have. He has started wearing some of the smaller 0-3 month clothes as well!
-He wakes up to eat about every 3 hours at night. Sometimes 4 hours. So he usually gets up twice before being up for the day around 7-8am.
-We are finally starting to really push to get him on a schedule. Now that he's a month old, I'm excited to start a routine of eating and naps.
-He has the most adorable hair that anyone has ever seen. :)
-He has an awesome case of baby acne. Apparently there is nothing much we can do, and it doesn't bother him of course, but it sure makes taking baby pictures hard. I think he's cute, but the pictures sure don't do him justice.
-At first he couldn't stand taking a pacifier. He doesn't like the hospital ones, which are supposed to be the ones most babies like! But we found out he does like one specific kind of pacifier, and now that he has discovered that pacifiers are fun, he won't go to sleep without one.
-For his one month birthday present, we cut Roy's fingernails (we are such cool parents...), so now he doesn't have to wear hand mittens all the time!

Baby Car Seat Cover

I only showed one picture of the nursing cover I made, but I wanted to show a few more of this car seat cover. I had always just planned to buy one of the ones online with the minky that you can get for free and then just pay shipping. But there were only a few color options that I thought were boy-ish enough, and $13 for shipping was still a lot to me! So I already had this fabric below - the light mint circle one on the inside of the cover - so I just bought the outside fabric and the yellow for the straps, and made one myself! It was SO easy, I will probably do it for a girl in the future, and maybe even for gifts and things.

I used this tutorial from The Ribbon Retreat. I loved how simple it was. I didn't even have to measure fabric, I just had to put the top and bottom pieces on top of each and even them out. It can be as big as the fabric will allow it! And using a plate to make the rounded corners was genius. Even though mine doesn't have fancy ric-rac or bows (someday I will do that when I have a girl!), I think it is just perfect. 

I know the fabric colors probably look a little bizarre. The mint I already had, so I wanted a boy-ish pattern to go on the top. There was one other fabric I saw at the store that probably matched the mint better, but I really liked this turquoise leafy pattern. Car seat covers tend to be more crazy and less matchy-matchy anyway, right? :) The yellow is found in the top turquoise fabric, so it kind of matches there, and I really just think it is fun despite not being the best match ever.

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!