23 weeks - Nursery sneak peek

Best moment of the week:  Seeing the nursery start coming together.

Baby bump status:  It’s slowly getting harder to hide my protruding stomach, but most times I don’t look pregnant.

Baby weighs as much as:  A mango

Total weight gain:  11.4 pounds (change from last week: +1.4)

Days until due date:  118

New or unusual this week:  My parents came to help us put the nursery together.  Himal and I refinished the hardwood floors a couple of weeks ago, and the nursery needed new paint.  It used to be a girl’s room and was light pink with an old-looking off-white trim.  Thanks to my aunt and uncle Lisa and Mark, I was able to find the perfect shade that I wanted for Little Man’s walls.  Here is the nursery in progress:

I love Baby D’s crib bedding, but it is impossible to find matching accessories beyond what is sold with the set.  My mom and I went on a search and managed to find a “sports safari” theme that kind of works with his bedding that I’m excited about.  It’s definitely not a perfect match, but I’m hoping that once the nursery is complete, everything will come together well.  Here’s are the accessories that will be placed throughout the room:

The safari animals are just too cute

I intended to put my sister’s childhood bedroom furniture in the nursery in order to:

   1. Have a bed that I crash in on nights when I am too tired to go back and forth from the master bedroom
   2. Save money on furniture since we already have an entire matching set.

Well, once we put the full bed in the room, it seemed cramped and caused me to have a mini meltdown because it wasn’t looking as good as I hoped.  So, we scrapped that plan, and now Little Man will have all new furniture in there and I just won’t have a bed in his nursery.  It will be nice to have the open space where he and I can play on the floor.  Getting the nursery together took longer than we thought and we didn’t complete the setup this weekend, but here’s a sneak peek of one area.  I can't wait to see it all come together!

Cute but classy is the vibe I am aiming for.

Also, here’s a picture of the closet.  It looks like he has a ton of clothes, but he really only has a handful of outfits in each size.  All of them are soooo cute!

Symptoms:  I still get tired easily and I’m hungry often.  I woke up to my second calf cramp this weekend.  Those things hurt, and my calf is sore for a few days after.

What I miss:  Cold turkey sandwiches.

Baby’s movement:  Little Man kicked a little bit for his grandmama to feel but wasn’t enthused enough to kick hard enough for her to see him from the outside.  I’m staying with my parents this week, so hopefully, he’ll have a wild party in my tummy sometime when grandmama can see.

Looking forward to:  Spending time with my family this week, meeting my nephew dog Ike, and seeing my sweet baby on ultrasound on Monday!

Gifts this week:  Himal’s coworker got Little Man these cute outfits.  Thanks, Rahnuma!

Grandmama came bearing gifts.  Here are his precious clothes from her:

Purchases this week:   We bought the artwork, storage bins, paint, ceiling fan, and a new door for the nursery.