The Nursery

So, I had planned to get this up BEFORE Lucas made his appearance, but well, we know how that went. It just so happened we got the monkeys strung the Tuesday night before Lucas came, so Brad and my brother were able to get them hung the day we got back, while I was napping.

So here are the pictures:

1 Week Later...

We had our 35 week doctor's appointment last Friday and learned that Colin still has not turned, my blood pressure was also back up and therefor our doctor has decided to schedule a c-section a couple of weeks early. We aren't worried about him coming a little early, he's already pretty big. He actually was on course to be a 9 pound baby if we let him go full term, as it stands he'll probably be around 8 pounds on his birthday, December 5, 2007. It's a Wednesday and the surgery is scheduled for 12:30 p.m. And for the record, no one guessed the 5th, but Gramma Kathy was closest with the 7th.

My doctor also wants me to go in for weekly ultrasounds and to see me in his office weekly until the big day (which is only 2 weeks away!). I go in tomorrow for this week's ultrasound. Then my doctors appointments will be on Wednesdays.

We also moved in to our new home last Friday. The kitchen isn't done, and probably won't be until late December/early January, and there is still a couple of other rooms that need work, but we needed to get in. As it stands, I have 2 weeks to unpack and get as settled as possible before Colin gets here.

We took the weekend to unpack as much as possible and we managed to get the crib put together and the nursery almost done! I've been working on getting all of Colin's clothes and blankets washed and ready for him. Speaking of washing we also got a new washer and dryer, which I'm in love with, I've been wanting front loading machines for awhile and Brad finally caved in! We got the LG Front Loading SteamFresh washer and dryer.

As for me, I've finally started to swell a little in my hands and feet, I think it's from all the activity. I had to remove my wedding rings this morning, and almost couldn't get them off! I'm still off the nausea medication and doing well. The doc recommended a new medicine for the horrible heartburn, Prilosec, and I've been taking that for 3 days now and seem to be doing much better. Yay! My weight gain is just around 17 pounds now.

Baby Products

In the past few days we've ordered a few new products we'd been meaning to order and just hadn't gotten to it. We got the baby book, it's by a company called Big Day Books, it's really neat, check out the Web site by clicking on the link above.

We also ordered the baby monitor. I did A LOT of research (which doesn't surprise any of you who know me really well) and this one seemed to be the best reviewed and what would really work for us, especially in the new (BIG) house. You can view more details about the Philips SCD 590 Baby Monitor here.

We still have to go and buy everything we didn't get, but need, from our registries, we've just been waiting until we get in the new house, so we don't have to move all of the products.

Baker Update

Sorry for not posting yesterday, I was at the new house all day and really didn't have time. Things are moving faster now, we are moving in "officially" in 1 week. Yesterday the blinds were installed, the painting was finished, 2 new doors were installed, and the electrical got a lot of work done. Oh, and I got all the animal trains re-hung in Colin's nursery.

Last night Gramma and Grandpa Baker came over and helped us move 3 car loads of boxes into the new house. The plan is to move boxes and smaller furniture items every night this week and finish hanging all the light fixtures and smoke detectors. Then we're having the house cleaned next Wednesday and the movers will move all the bigger furniture items on Thursday, so we will spend our first night in the new house next Thursday. Don't worry, I'm not lifting anything over 5 pounds, my job is to feed the crew and guide the boxes to the right rooms. I'm also pretty busy during the days just keeping up with the last minute construction details going on at the house.

As for Colin, we've been doing our Breech exercises in hopes he'll turn. He's been really active and just generally getting bigger. I've been dealing with more and more heartburn, an aching back and my tiredness has come back in full force. I slept 12 hours last night! If I don't get a full nights sleep I've been taking a 2 hour nap in the afternoons. I've also stopped taking the medicine for the morning sickness (finally!) and have been okay so far.

Good News All Around

I had another doctor's visit today. My BP was down, though still slightly high. All the tests he did last week came back normal, which pleased him. He said everything appears to be okay right now and we are going back to bi-weekly appointments. My fundal height is right on track and Colin's heartbeat was consistent at 152. I asked the doctor if he could tell by feeling how Colin was positioned, he said he'd try, but couldn't guarantee he'd be right without a sonogram. So he felt around my tummy and said he thinks he felt Colin's head just below my left breast, so he hasn't turned yet, but he should start that within the next month or so. The only instructions he left me with were to take it easy, which for a woman planning a move isn't easily done! Oh, and I actually lost 3 pounds since last week, so I've only gained 11 pounds so far! 4 of them is little Colin! So, I'm doing really well on that front.

We also got good news on our new house today. We were afraid there was a leak in the pool, which could potentially cost thousands to fix. We had it inspected today and it's only going to cost a few hundred to fix. Our contractors are also doing an awesome job and have almost completely finished painting, they will be done with all the painting by Friday and our carpet is scheduled to be installed Monday! After this, we can start to move things in. The only work left will be the kitchen. Speaking of which, they were able to salvage the granite counter tops in the kitchen, so we decided to go ahead and have new blinds hung throughout the house and get rid of the plantation shutters (if anyone is interested in purchasing some plantation shutters, let me know! hehe)

Our contractor, David, is an angel and painted Colin's new room for me, just as I had painted it here at Panavision. It looks great, and I'll have new pictures up as soon as possible.

Nursery: Day Five

The "Train" Train...it has a caboose and coal train on it, hence the name.

The "Rainbow" Train

One of the walls in the nursery. Here the 2 new things you see are 1) The step trash can, should come in handy when daddy is changing Colin. 2) the diaper bag sitting on the dresser. It's by OiOi, chocolate brown with blue piping and interior. It had a lot of handy features that I just loved.

Another view of the same wall.

Today is the last day of the nursery pictures. As I said, we have ordered the crib, it is scheduled to be here in November (I'm hoping it comes sooner!). Once it comes in, there maybe some rearranging of the room, we think it may be a little too big to go on the wall we originally planned for it to go on. I also have one last item to hang on the wall, it actually just came in the mail today and is a surprise for everyone.


Gramma's Train

We also wanted to thank you all once again for the love you shared with us in the painting of all the train pieces, we love them each, and know Colin will enjoy them even more!

Nursery: Day Four

The "Rainbow" Train

The "Original" Train (done by Mommy and Daddy)

This picture shows the bookcase, the lamp from Gramma, the oversized safety pin wall hanger, and the piggy bank from San Francisco.

Yesterday we had an appointment with the doctor to follow up on my blood pressure. I've been taking the medicine for 2 weeks now and taking my BP at home, it has always registered normal. It is only when I go into the doctors that it reads high, and he is finally recognizing this. So for now, all seems to be okay. We got to listen to Colin's heartbeat, it was 166 this time, so he stays pretty consistent, staying in the 150s to 160s range. This also blows the old wives tale out of the water. Apparently the boy's heart rates read below 140 and girls are supposed to be above 140. So, don't listen to this theory expecting mommies! The doctor also checked the fundal height ( to read more about the fundal height you can go to: http://www.birth.com.au/class.asp?class=6625&page=2#fundal) and it was 23 centimeters, which is right on.

And last, we have finished our registries at both Target and Babies R Us. So we now have all 3 registries completed, for those who have been requesting them.

Nursery: Day Three

The closet. We hung the curtain for easier access. The two things to the left are picture holders that I re-ribboned to match the room. They are originally from our wedding, you may remember them as holding your airline ticket that told you where to sit.

The chair, big and comfy. It is a glider and swivel chair. From Haverty's. I actually saw it a long time before we were even pregnant, and as soon as I saw it and sat in it I knew I wanted it for the baby's nursery. It was one of the first nursery purchases.

The changing area. On the dresser, directly below the cubby shelf, I will place the changing mat, the cubby shelf will hold the diapers, wipes, powder, etc. I also plan to hang some toys from the bottom of it to keep Colin occupied while Daddy changes him.

The "Miscellaneous" Train

The "Girl" Train

Nursery: Day Two

Exciting stuff, I know, the new ceiling fan. It works by remote control, so if I'm in the chair feeding Colin, I can operate without disturbance. It also has a dimmer, which is nice. You can also see how the trains are placed on the wall in the background.

The top of the armore will serve as the showcase for all of Colin's stuffed animals.

The "Dot" Train

The "Kids" Train

The clock we bought on vacation in San Francisco. The flowers may be a little girly, but the colors are perfect for the room.

Also, I forgot to mention yesterday that after many questions we have finally gotten a good start on our registering. If you look in the menu to the left you will see a Web site I have registered on for a few items, at Mom4life.com. Click on the link, it will take you to the site and the registry. On Sunday we also registered at Babies R Us too. By the end of the week we will have registered at Target as well, and hopefully have them all complete.

Nursery: Day One

This week I'm going to post a few pics of the nursery every day, including all the trains family and friends painted for Colin's room. We did finally get the crib ordered, but it was not in stock anywhere, so we were informed it will not be delivered until November. What on Earth takes so long for a crib? We have everything else completed at this point though.

As for me, I'm still pretty sick, and have started having some lower back pain as I start to pop more. The heartburn also seems to be getting worse, though I've learned a few tricks to deal with it better.

Colin is starting to have more noticeable movements as he gets bigger, I've felt a couple pretty good kicks, especially when Mommy and Daddy are poking around on him, he doesn't like to be disturbed apparently.

Our next doctor's appointment is on Wednesday, to check up on the blood pressure issue, so I'll give an update then.


The rug

Custom made curtain

The crib bedding (Pottery Barn)

The "Animal" Train

The "Boys" Train

Nursery

I'm going to post some pics soon, but I thought I'd give an update. We found some bedding we liked (after searching far and wide) at Pottery Barn Kids, ordered it and it came in yesterday. So, officially, the only thing we have left for the nursery is the crib itself, which we'll be ordering in the next week (but takes 4-8 weeks to get in). So stay posted, I'll get some really good photos up soon, including of all the trains you all painted for Colin!