I Love Consignment Sales!!!

There is another consignment sale going on in Chattanooga, so that means I have been scoping out deals for the past 2 days.  I volunteered to help work for 6 hours so I could go to the presale yesterday.  I got a really good deal on a stroller and some other things.  Needless to say, the trunk and back seat of the car were full!!!  Clint was there to help me, along with many other ladies, carry our goods out to our cars.  He was the only man there, so they put him to work carrying out big things while I was finishing my shopping.  Today I went back and did a little more shopping before my shift started.  Half way through my shift, my feet started killing me.  I am home now, laying on the couch with my feet up!  I don't know if I'll feel like getting up for a while....and I forgot to the get the remote before I layed down...bummer.  Clint should be up in about 20 minutes or so, so I will just wait on him to come up...LOL. 

Summer is doing a lot of moving right now.  I guess she is getting pretty cramped in there.  We go to the doctor tomorrow (I'll be 34 weeks).  Clint is going to ask the doctor to go ahead and take Summer out....LOL.  I don't think it will work, but I guess he can try.  We really want to know how big she is right now, but I don't think we are going to have another ultrasound unless we ask for one.  I hope Clint asks tomorrow when we see the doctor.  I am curious as to what she actually weighs, and I think they can tell when they do one of those, right?  The Internet says she should weight about 4.75 pounds and be about 18 inches long right now, but that is just the average size.  My cell phone just wrang, but it is in the other room........I don't feel like getting up for that either!  At least my feet and legs are not swollen.  I have been lucky so far this entire pregnancy with very few, if any, negative side effects.  I think I have started getting a little indegestion every now and then, but it is not that bad. 

Last night I started filling out the baby book and 1st year calendar.  I figured I might as well go ahead and get the stuff done that can be done now while I have the time.  I really wanted to get all my pictures, from the last year and a half, in albums before Summer gets here.  But, I have not made the time yet.  Clint started back to work this week, so I should have more time to do them.  It is hard to do things like that when he is off because we always seem to be on the go running from one side of town to the other.  We have a very good life together.  It is nice that he works for himself and has almost 3 months of the year off.  Of course, the other nine months he works a lot, but I'm told not as much as he used to before he met me.  Plus, if he really wants to take off he can.  I know our lives are really going to change once Summer gets here.  I know we won't be traveling as much!!!  But, I'm sure it will still be great...just different.  I guess I have rambled on enough for now.  43 more days........

Rolling Around in Bed

Gone are the days where I sit up and get out of bed.  Now, I have to roll out of the bed which I do probably 8 times a night.  I just love those late night trips to the bathroom!!!  All night long, I roll from one side to the other trying to get comfortable.  I will usually sleep on one side for I'd guess about 20 or 30 minutes (maybe less) and then roll to the other side for about the same time.  Before I can roll back to the original side, I have to go to the bathroom.  So, I roll from one side to the other, go to the bathroom, and then start all over again.  It does not make for a good nights sleep, for me or Clint.  I feel sorry for him sometimes because I know he can't be sleeping much better than I am.  I try not to disturb him when I roll, but sometimes he is laying on my pillow that rolls with me.  He has been a good sport about it though.  I am glad about that because I can't really help it.  I guess we could sleep in two different rooms like my friend and her husband did near the end of her pregnancy, but I don't think we would either one like that any better.  Towards the early morning, I might try to sleep on my back with pillows propping me up so I am not lying flat on my back.  But, that hasn't really produced any great sleep either.  I guess all these sleeping issues are just God's way of getting us ready for when Summer gets here.  I'm sure once she arrives, we will be up a lot at night.  But, at least maybe I won't have to pee every hour!!!  45 more days..............

Counting the days....

This morning when we woke up, Clint says, "You're one day closer to having the baby."  I guess that is true, but we are anxious for her to be here.  He keeps telling me to just pop her out.  He's like lets just go to the hospital and have her.  I tell him they would just send us home.  But, then when I want her to come out, he changes his tune a little and says she's not ready yet.  It's funny.  I feel like I am growing every day...I probably am.  I got a little stretch mark on my belly button, and everyone is trying to tell me it is not a stretch mark.  But, it looks like it to me because the skin is a different texture than the skin around it.  I have been putting Mederma on it a couple of times a day.  Thank goodness I have not gotten any more any where else on my body.  I just put some Vitamen E oil on my belly a few minutes ago, and it is all shiny and slimy (I do this every night before I go to bed).  Then when I get up, I put Paulmer's lotion for stretch marks on...and also after I shower.  I guess this is working for me so far.  I hope it continues. 

Summer is moving a lot every day which is normal.  She has been for a month or so, but now you can see her movements better.  Sometimes I look down at my belly and it is almost as if I can see her heartbeat because my stomach is moving up and down like what you would expect a little heartbeat to look like.  I'm not sure if that is what it is though. 

The other day, Clint read her "The Cat in the Hat" by Dr. Suess out of her new book.  It was sweet.  I have been telling him he needs to read to her or sing her a song for about a week.  Anyway, we were laying in the bed the other day and he went and got the book without me saying anything.  Then he opened it up and started reading it to her.  Then a day or so later, I got up early and read her a few nursery rhymes.  I read in a magazine that it hasn't been proven that playing music for the baby has any effect on them being smarter, but the music might help to calm them after they are born.  The article also said if you read the same stories to the baby, she will have a preference for them as a child.  I thought that was neat, so that is why I wanted Clint and myself to start reading to her. 

I finally have all of her clothes washed that we have so far.  I still haven't done the blankets or crib sheets yet.  But, I am slowly getting everything ready for her arrival.  I returned some duplicate things that I got at my shower and got other things that I will need.  I want to get the diaper bags ready, but I'm not really sure what exactly to put in them.  I will probably pack my bag for the hospitial soon that way if I do happen to go into labor early, it will be ready.  It is funny because they say to bring a couple of gowns to the hospital, but I don't think I have any.  I also don't have a nursing bra yet...I really need to get one of those.  They also say to pack maternity panties, but I just wear the same panties I always have, so they will have to do.  Anyways, I guess I'll go for now.  46 days and counting.........

Pics of Baby's Room and My Crochet Work

Okay, so here are some pics of the baby's room and the things I crocheted for the baby.

Also, I wanted to let everyone know that we changed the baby's name again. As of today, it is Julianna Summer. Clint said that is what it is going to be. We'll see if he changes his mind again....

My First Shower

My aunt's Sandra and Melody threw me a baby shower on Saturday. It was a lot of fun, and I got so many things...more than I expected. We had a yummy carrot cake with cream cheese icing and lots of other food. I will go ahead and list the people who came so I don't forget.

Sandra, Melody, Granny, Alex, Tyler, Selena, Willow, Teresa, Gertha, Jimmie Sue, Tisa, Cathy, Renee (3 of my aunt's friends), Lolita, Dede, and Betty

Here are some of the things I got. A rocker/glider which Clint put together yesterday minus one lock washer (which he was really upset about). A Dr. Suess book which has 13 of his books in it. It is really cool. A baby monitor, lots of blankets, towels, washcloth, 2 diaper bags, a doll rattle (so cute...just like Willow's but with blond hair), two stuffed animals, clothes, mobile, diapers, wipes, Johnny jump up, baby carrier, thermometer, nursing pads, nipple cream...and much more.

Right now it is all in my living room floor. I am trying to get organized so I'll be ready when the baby gets here. I have a feeling it will take me all week to get it put up. I am not in a big hurry though. I want to take my time so I can get it all put where I want it without being stressed out.

At the shower, we played a game where everyone tears off the amount of toilet paper they think it will take to reach around my belly. Two people tied with exactly the right amount. One of my cousins, Alex I think, and my aunt's friend Cathy. One other interesting thing that happened is a candle on the table caught the flowers on fire!!! Good thing my Aunt Melody caught it before we started opening the presents! Anyways, I have already got my Thank You cards really to put in the mail box tomorrow....YEAH!!!

The pics are of 1. Me and Granny 2. Sandra, Me, Melody and Granny 3. Tyler, Me and Alex (my cousins) 4. The food table 5. The cake

Setting Up The Nursery

This past Tuesday, Clint and Amanda brought the baby's furniture in from the garage.  So, I washed the bedding set and put it on the bed.  It looks really good.  Amanda thinks the Baby Looney Tunes set is more boyish than girlish, but she liked it too.  One thing she said that made me smile was, "Maybe the next one will be a boy."  I guess she is thinking ahead!!!  I also started washing baby clothes.  I put them in the dresser today.  It was harder than I thought because I wasn't sure which drawer to put things in.  I guess it doesn't really matter and soon enough I will figure out what I am using the most.  I bought a diaper stacker and lamp that matches the bedding off of ebay earlier this week, and it came in the mail yesterday.  I was so excited to see the package when the mail lady dropped it off.  I had Clint open it right away so I could go put the things in the baby's room.  It is still weird that the baby has a "room".  I will have to take some pictures and put them on here so everyone can see....if I remember.  It seems my memory is going...I keep forgetting things.  I have lost my checkbook since last Friday...not sure where I put it.  Hopefully, it will turn up soon.....

I went to the doctor on Tuesday.  It was the first appointment I have gone to alone.  Clint had to take Amanda to the doctor at the same time, so it was okay.  It was also the fastest appointment I have had.  I think I was their last patient before lunch.  :)  So, that was really good.  I weighed 146, so that brings my weight gain to 15 pounds so far.  Now, I have to go to the doctor every 2 weeks until the last month.  Time is really flying by.  I can remember when I first found out I was pregnant, time was going by so slow.  Now, it the days are going by fast.  Only 7 weeks left until I am full term!!!

No 3D For Us

This past week we went to get a 3D ultrasound so we could get a look at Summer before she comes.  Summer wasn't cooperating, and I guess I waited too long to get the ultrasound done.  They say it is best when you are 28-32 weeks.  I was 31 weeks, and they said her head was too far down in my pelvic area so they wouldn't be able to get any good pictures.  The lady said she would have me reschedule if I were not this far along, but it is not likely that Summer will turn.  She is in position for delivery which kind of scares me.  I thought I was ready until I saw that it looks like she is ready.  Now I am getting worried that I am not ready.  I don't know.  I guess it is a mixture of emotions.  One minute I feel like I'm ready, but the next I'm not.  It is really all up to her now anyway.  Whenever she is ready it will happen and not a moment before.  Clint is ready...at least he says he is.  It is funny because we were in the car one day this week and he was rubbing my belly.  He told me that we don't need a doctor.  He said he can deliver her himself.  That was really funny to me. I was like, "What if I rip?"  He said that our friend Amy would be there to sew me up.  Anyway, I got a kick out of that.  You never know though.  He might have jinxed himself and might actually end up delivering the baby if she decides to make a quick exit....now that is scary!!!! 

I really want to get the baby's room set up.  We have decided to set it up in the loft outside of Amanda's room.  I think it will work there.  The baby doesn't really need walls, right?  Hopefully, our house will sell soon, and we can move to a place where she will have a real room.  I'm sure she will be in our room for the first month or two anyway.  I started washing some baby things this week so I will be ready for her when she gets here...at least I hope.  Clint and I went to two consignment sales last week and got a lot of things for the baby.  I think I went crazy on clothes because they were so cheap.  Especially 3-6months...I don't know what I was thinking.  Baby clothes are just so cute, and when you are getting them for $.50-$2.00, they are really hard to pass up.  We got a different furniture set and took the one we had bought up to the sale and sold it.  We also got a jogging stroller/travel system.  I bought a few toys and other things....I didn't go too crazy.  Everyone keeps telling me that if I keep buying stuff there will be nothing left for anyone to get me for my showers.  But, there is plenty of stuff on the registry that I do not have and will need.  My first shower is on Saturday.  I am trying to talk Clint into going with me.......