8 Months!!!

 

8 months and it shows! This month has been VERY busy...pretty much like the rest. Have I really been pregnant 8 months? Where does time go? I am still feeling good, but definitely struggle to do things that used to be easy, like tie my shoes and pick things up off the floor. Getting dressed is sometimes a chore too!

 

Aleah is very active these days..kicking and turning inside of me. She has a strong heartbeat and is developing at a perfect rate. She has unfortunately taken after both of her parents and has become set in her ways and VERY stubborn. She is still breech! This past Monday my doctor decided to schedule a c-section, so Aleah will be arriving on October 12th at 10:30 am. Although I do not want to have a c-section, I just want her to get here in the safest way possible.

 

One good thing about her being breech is that I get to see her every week now till she is born. This is her latest picture! She is laying on her side. I can't wait to see her in person!!!

 

 

We were so blessed to have two showers this month! We got so many gifts for our baby girl! Here are a few pictures from each of them.

 

 

Jason and his Nephews even got in on the fun :)

 

 

 

Thank you to all of our family and friends for all you have done!

 

I will make one more post the day before she is born...can't believe that is only 16 days away!!!

I am so excited...nervous...scared...anxious...happy...pretty much every emotion you can possibly think of! Funny how that is how I felt when I saw a positive test, and now again at the end :)

 

 

 

 

Nursery Complete!!!

With only 7 weeks to go and a crazy busy schedule ahead of us...we finally finished the nursery! When we found out we were having a girl, I knew that I wanted a nursery that would grow with her and one that also didn't kill Jason when he walked into it...he is not a fan of pink :) Everything in the stores that I saw was VERY girly and mostly made of pastel pink. So I decided to find a fabric I loved and use it as a starting point to design the whole room around. I found this adorable vintage fabric at fabric.com and then I went to work with my sewing machine and searching pinterest for ideas. I love the little birds in the fabric, so you will see that become a theme...

 

First we had to get the "bones" of the room, so we purchased a crib, and I went off to a garage sale to find a changing table. I found this one for $20!!! I was thrilled!!

 

 

Of Course I couldn't leave it white...I had to paint it to match the crib. Thankfully the hubs has a connection with this amazing company called Sherwin Williams, and I got to painting with some of the BEST paint I have ever used.

 

The primer is AMAZING!!! NO SANDING!!!

 

Turned out great and pretty amazing for $20! I love that it is more of a dresser too! Makes it so much more functional!

 

 

With my cute fabric, I sewed a changing pad cover (as you see, I don't have the changing pad yet). I decided I wanted some artwork above the table. I rummaged through some things I had a had at home and decided to paint one of my favorite verses on this canvas. To add some texture I wrapped the canvas in burlap, stencilled and painted the letters and then made some fabric flowers with scraps I already had. Total cost $5.00 for canvas! Looks much brighter in person :)

 

 

I had this REALLY dirty and nasty antique ladder in the attic that the hubby has been wanting to throw away, so I decided to put it to use, before it "disappeared" one day. Using my AWESOME leftover Sherwin Williams paint, I gave it a fresh new look, and propped it up in the corner with blankets from my childhood that were made for me when I was a baby. Plus it was FREE!!!

 

 

Every Nursery needs a rocker...I inherited mine from my Grandma who passed away this summer. I love that I have a piece of her in our nursery. She would be so happy to know that I will be using it, and I am so sad that she will never meet my daughter. She was so excited that I was having a baby...sometimes I go in the room and just smell the fabric...it still smells like her house and wish I could bottle that scent up forever. On the shelf above (which I already had and of course painted) I re framed an ABC cross stitch that I had done when I was a girl, a piggy bank that Jason's Mom gave us from when she was a baby, and a bunny that my Mom had purchased.

 

 

I also sewed a pillow with her first initial on it with some scrap fabric I had...

 

 

I had an empty space on the wall by the closet (can't have that!!!) So I decided to once again rummage through some things I had to create some artwork. I got my inspiration from a blogger on Pinterest here. So with two 12 X 12 canvas's I had and some scrapbook paper, I created some simple but cute pictures. They are hung to the right of the curtains.

 

 

 

I sewed some curtains to add a pop of color. I would refer to a pattern, but I didn't use one...just eyeballed it.

 

Anyone who does NOT know her name yet...here is the BIG reveal!!!

ALEAH MARIE

 

 

For her name, I wrapped 8X10 frames with fabric, and painted wood letters from Hobby Lobby and hot glued them on. I added some fabric flowers too! I also sewed a crib sheet out of the fabric I found. The pattern I found is on pinterest HERE, and I will never purchase one again...it is sew easy!!!

 

My Mom and I made the mobile above her crib out of felt and a twig wreath. It turned out so cute!

 

 

I have seen many uses for old pallets that I loved on pinterest. One in particular for a kids rooms. This ONE is the link that I gave my father and he got to work building and painting them. He did a great job and they turned out great (and FREE)! I love how they are attached to the wall and leave the floor space open for toys of course!!! I then purchased cardboard letters from Hobby Lobby and painted them to remind our little scholar that she must READ :)

 

 

 

I went to town organizing her closet. Since our closets don't have lights, I purchased an LED battery powered light that attaches with command strips. I found it at Walmart. I also found the baskets and labels at Walmart. I thought I should label everything good so that the hubby could find everything he needed. As you see, we have a lot of clothes already! Thanks to some amazing friends and family!

 

 

Overall, I think that the room turned out really cute and I love that most of it was handmade by me and family. I know this room will grow with her and since everything was made on a budget the hubby even loves it and it isn't all pastel pink!! There are a few things I still need to add, but they are small....I think we are ready!!! ...well at least her room is :)