Braeden's Nursery Tour

Welcome to Braeden's Nursery tour! My cousin just posted a blog about her daughters room and I loved the idea so much that i had to copy her hehe.. Thanks Nichole! Since all of my friends and family are so far away I thought it would be cute to snap some pictures of what we have done so far. 

Since we were unable to paint the walls, Dan and I decided to add some color by doing a few craft projects. Dan actually helped me paint these letters for above his crib. It turned out well, minus the freehand pokadots on the "A".. but I love it regardless because "Daddy" put all his love into it. 

We decided to go with black furniture (I will explain more later). This crib we got a really good deal on. It was very easy to put together. We had a hard time deciding on a theme for the nursery but finally compromised on a baby dinosaur theme. We did not buy a standard crib set but rather just bought a few small blankets with dinosaurs on them. (the white bar will hold the mobile which is currently being worked on).

The dresser was quite the project. We decided on it because it was economical but it was quite the bit of work to put together. I am very glad we did not wait until the end of the pregnancy to put it together. It came with a million parts and even more scews, bolts, etc. At the end of the day (5 hours later), we had it finished... I must say we made quite the team on putting it together! It currently holds diapers, wipes, and a bunch of clothing that doesnt need to be hung up.

These little guys are one of the other simple projects Dan and I made. When I say easy, I mean really easy and cheap. We printed the chevon onto colored paper and then printed the dinos onto blue paper and cut them out. We just put them in simple frames I had laying around. 

This black trunk is the my reason for doing all of the furniture black. This trunk is the most sentimental piece in the nursery. It was my Grandmothers (Kane) and one of my favorite things at her house. I love it! The stuffed animals are all mine, but i figured they fit better in Braeden's room now hehe.  (oh and there is our "Mamaroo" on the left. We are very excited about that little high tech swing/bouncer. 

Here is the corner of the room with the glider. This glider was the most expensive piece of furniture in the nursery but I wanted to find something that was comfortable and cute. The yellow blanket was made by my Aunt Chrisann and I love it so much! I love the thought and love put into gifts like that. The dinosaurs on the wall are decals that we found at target that added some color to the bland wall.  

I decided to take the doors off the closet because they were bothersome to slide open. We were blessed with lots of items from our baby showers. 

and here we have my giraffe that Dan bought me this past valentines day, the sock monkey for my God mother, Diane, and the Lion Pillow from Lola Dometita. I would have loved to do a giraffe theme but we had to compromise somewhere hehe. Now all we need is our little bubsie boy to go in here! We are so excited to meet Braeden in a couple weeks!!!

​The Woes of the 3rd trimester.

The third trimester started out well. I still had the energy overflowing from the second trimester... but things gradually changed.

I am now 35 weeks pregnant and getting increasingly more uncomfortable by the minute. Braeden is a very active boy, which makes me so happy. I was concerned about not feeling him when the Dr. told me i had an anterior placenta, but this boy is quite the little ninja. I think the best part about pregnancy is feeling him squirm around and kick me.

The contractions i have on a regular basis are not enjoyable. Ive been having braxton hix contractions for quite a while now. Boy does my belly turn into a rock. It started out not hurting or even bothering me, but now i feel like every time i have a BH contraction, i have a harder time breathing and feel like i need to go pee immediately. I know they are part of preparation for birth, but they are quite uncomfortable for me.

I have also found myself getting increasingly exhausted after walking for a while. While in NYC, I decided we should walk from Serendipity to time square, which i thought wasn't a big deal, but the 1.5 mile hike was very exhausting. Needless to say, we took a cab back to the hotel at the end of the night. I still try and walk as much as possible, but the aching in my feet and back just make it a slower pace. It is not just exhaustion from walking either. I have found myself so tired, similar to that of the first trimester. The other night I actually went to sleep at 8:30 pm.

My hands have been swelling a bit when i sleep. Its weird because one morning i woke up and my knuckles hurt. From then on i noticed my fingers would swell at night. I actually started taking off my wedding rings because I am so paranoid that they will get stuck on my hand. The swelling seems to subside during the day, but i think the humidity and heat here recently have also been adding to some swelling.

My feet are still looking ok. No cankles yet! Im sure that could change in the next couple of weeks as i know most people start retaining alot of water.

I have also found myself becoming short of breath, even when just sitting in a chair. It is quite a weird sensation. I think my organs and especially my lungs are really being pushed up high. I feel like Braeden is sitting very high... hopefully he will drop soon. I hear that it is alot easier to breath once the baby drops.

And one last thing to mention. HOLY HEARTBURN. Before I was pregnant, i never once had heartburn. Throughout my pregnancy, the heartburn really kicked in... But it was nothing compared to the heartburn of the 3rd trimester. It is the most unpleasant thing ever. Even after popping tums, sometimes it still doesn't help.

All in all, the 3rd trimester has been quite the ride. Don't get me wrong, nothing is worse than the 1st trimester, but I do miss the energy i had during the 2nd. I am so excited to meet this little boy. I cannot believe he will be with us in 5 weeks! The end is in sight, and oh so worth it all.