The Nursery

Here are some pictures of the the baby's room. This little project tooke me almost 2 weeks to finish. Each stripe was measured out, taped off painted with a layer of glaze and 2 coats of paint! It was a process, but it paid off! With the exception of some touching up that still needs to be done, the room turned out better than I expected. Now if only I had a baby to put in it........

The never ending pregnancy..........

This morning was my light at the end of the tunnel. FINALLY the end! The end of being uncomfortable. The end of worrying if my baby was okay in his cramped living space. The end of wondering what he looks like, my big belly, swollen legs and so much more. I felt like this day would NEVER come. Like the days do, they come, and for me this was an important one! I go to the hospital so anxious and excited to meet this person growing inside me.After 9 long hours of labor, NOTHING! I didn't do ANYTHING! So, the doctor made the decision to stop the Pitocin and send me home! So here I am waiting once more, still pregnant and awaiting a day that feels like it will never come!!!

Pretty Little Tootsies

Kaysia's toes have completely moved forward. It is amazing the difference. Her pinkie toe is still over-lapping but I have noticed a difference in that toe as well. It is really weird for me to see her toe where it should be! It is almost like she has an extra toe. She still has stitches in the back of her toes and we are just waiting for the little buggers to disolve. Check out the before pics below.

No stopping Kaysia

Kaysia had surgery a few days ago on her toes. She was completely excited about the whole thing and did great! She LOVED her hospital pajamas and was sad she couldn't wear them home. When she woke up from her surgery she was calm and the nurse asked her if she wanted me or Jason and she said, "no". The nurse of course called us back anyway and I was surprised at how well she was doing. She just looked like she just woke up, because she did. She watched a couple shows and then wanted to go home and play with Maddy (her cousin). On the way home she was her normal silly self. She didn't get to eat breakfast so she was REALLY hungry. I told her we would get her ANYTHING she wanted for lunch, her request, A HOT DOG.......YUCK!
She also wanted to go play at a McDonald's play place that night. She has been unstoppable and I have to keep reminding her she has cuts in her toes and she needs to take it easy!

She has what the doctor said is 'Curly Toe'. It is where the fourth toe on each foot curls back behind the others. It is caused by a tight or small tendon in the bone. The doctor made a small incision in the back of her toe and simply cut the tendon. The toe looks great now, but now she has a second problem. It is what the doctor refers to as an overlapping fifth toe. This may or may not need surgery. Her little pinky toe actually looks worse now because the other toe is up where it belongs. This is really concerning to Jason, he is really afraid she is going to be self conscious of her feet later in life. Being a girl, especially one with a shoe fetish, I think that may be true, however, I would rather leave the surgery choice up to her for those toes when she gets a little older. That is if it isn't medically necessary.

Stretching out

Here I am on my third pregnancy, and it still amazes me how BIG your stomach can get. According to emails I receive weekly, my baby weighs about 4 lbs right now. I have 8 lb babies, so, that means my baby will DOUBLE in size from now until I deliver. I look at my stomach and think to myself, " I am gonna get HUGE!" I guess we will see exactally how HUGE I will get. I have been taking some pictures with this pregnancy and it has been fun to see how much I grow between each picture!!

"Nesting"

What is this strange surge of energy I am experiencing? Some people would refer to it as 'nesting'. I am moving furniture, taking on projects in my house I would otherwise just put off, and just feel plain antsy about the to do list of things that would be 'nice' to have done before the baby comes, but are completely unecessary. I am not complaining, because I know when the baby does come, I will have no energy at all! Maybe that is why I am anxious to just get EVERYTHING I can think of done around the house, so I don't have to worry about it when my bundle of joy arrives. If you haven't been to my house recently there have been quite a few changes. My favorite change is that almost every room in my upstairs is a different color. It is cheery and I love it! The project I am currently taking on is the baby's room. I would normally just leave it alone until he gets big enough to have a big boy bed and then I would paint his room accordingly to the furniture and decor. Instead, I have decided to get creative and paint it with 2 different colors and have a big stripe running horizontally down the middle. I hope it turns out as cute as I invision it to be. Kaysia's room is FINALLY finished (with the exception of a few accessories)!! It suits her well. I refer to it as the "Bold Princess" room. She loves it and always makes sure it is clean and her bed made.

I have only six weeks left and everyday I am sure everyday will be jam packed with things that I feel are important to get done. All I can say is I am soooo thankful that I have been blessed with so much energy with this pregnancy. I only wish that my body didn't hurt so bad!

This winter has been an EXCEPTIONALLY snowy, wet winter. Although I am very greatful for the moisture, I think I have seen enough for the rest of the year and I am very anxious for spring! The other day we were driving around during a pretty bad storm and Kaysia says to me, "Why is it snowing AGAIN! Mom, I am sick of snow, I want it to be summer. I want all the snow to go away and I NEVER want to wear my coat again!" I had to laugh that a 4 year old felt the same as EVERY adult I have spoken to about our crazy winter weather. The funniest part about her comment was that you could hear the frustration and hopelessness in her voice. I reminded her, like I remind myself everyday, that the sun will soon come out to stay and we will have good weather soon!