Baby Gurl Nursery Reveal!

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Get ready! I am done with Baby Gurl's nursery (at least until she has a name)!! This is a majorly picture-filled post for a room that is really small, ha.

View from the doorway{I got the curtains for our apartment, I love how perfect they are in her room.}
Collage wall...I LOVE LOVE LOVE how this turned out!I hope to add onto it in the future, but I think it's perfect!
As a reminder...this was the inspiration
Close-up
GAH! Couldn't you just die over her crib?!?!And her bedding...love it! (From PB Kids...the Brooklyn collection)And the poms were an Etsy buy too.
Can't wait to be rocking/nursing my little gurl in that glider!Her name will go on this wall...someday!
Attempt at a panoramic #1
Attempt at a panoramic #2
Can you believe all these clothes? Thanks, Blair, for the hand-me-downs!
I wanted to highlight a few of my favorites from her collage wall... A lot I bought at Hobby Lobby (and most 50% off too!), some came from Etsy and some was recycled from Trent's nursery.

Bought from this Etsy shop.Perfect colors and hearts galore!
I mean, seriously, how much do I rock for making this?
Trent had a 'Sweet Baby Boy' sign like this, so I had to get this!
Totally cheesy, but I love what it says.Bought from this Etsy shop.
My fave little section!
So there you have it! It is as done as it can be for now, and I literally walk in there multiple times a day just staring. It turned out so much better than I even hoped it would. Now we just need a baby!!! {grin}

Yes, I'm Still Pregnant. No, I Have Nothing Else to Talk About

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Well, I think it's happened. I hit my wall. I'm ready for my baby to get here!!! I am 40 weeks and 4 days pregnant. At this point with Trent, we had a 1 day old, and I thought that pregnancy would never end, ha! BUT...since I've turned into such a hippie...here we are. Still pregnant.

I am grumpy.

I feel like a whale {and the scale agrees...damn holidays}.

Nothing fits. Everything is uncomfortable.

I can't sleep. But I'm tired all.the.time.

Trent is getting to watch a ridiculous amount of movies right now {I feel terrible about this...but see the previous statement.}

I want to cry constantly.

It doesn't help that people who are due after me are having their babies.

Do I love being pregnant? Yes! I think you'd all agree I'm a little nuts about it. But I am beyond ready for our baby to be here! And I could be pregnant another TEN DAYS. Lord, help us all!

I am trying to stay positive. I'm reading positive natural birth stories. I'm focusing on how good it will be for Baby Gurl to come when she's ready. I'm reminding myself she doesn't have a calendar to remind her she's 'past due'.

So if you email me, call me or text me and I'm not super pleasant...I apologize. I'm just a little hormonal at this point. {grin}

Hopefully the next time I blog, it's a picture of a gorgeous baby!! One can dream, right?

2012 Rewind

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I debated a few ways to recap 2012, but I don't want to be too detailed, since I know everyone reads EVERY.ONE.OF.MY.POSTS. I thought it'd be fun to just go through some of my favorites...posts, books, movies, memories...whatever.

Favorite Movie
The Vow - totally cheesy, but I love me some Channing Tatum and the story was so sweet. It won't win any Oscars but who cares when you get 2 hours of Channing?

Favorite Purchase
Definitely my Canon Rebel. I am definitely not great at taking pictures with it, but I do love how much better the pictures look even as an amateur!

Favorite Date
Our date to Perry's with our friends (one of whom became a co-worker), Karin and Kelby. It was especially awesome given a referral bonus for Karin paid for the date!

Favorite Book
Before I Go to Sleep - it was a book club book, and it's been my favorite so far from book club too! It was so unique and really awesome.

Favorite Post
Definitely sharing our news that we were expecting. Might have been a bit TMI, but hey, when am I not?

I wish I was ending the year writing about our great birth experience...but I'm not. So I guess I can say at least there's something fun to look forward to in 2013!

It's Raining Free Tickets: Congratulations To Latest SOB Contest Winner!

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It's Raining Free Tickets: Congratulations To Latest SOB Contest Winner!

Remember how much I told you I loved Rain - A Tribute To The Beatles?

Today, I'm thrilled to send a lucky Steve On Broadway reader to see the show. Congratulations to Eleah Burman from New York, New York, who has just won two free tickets to see Rain - A Tribute To The Beatles at Broadway's Neil Simon Theatre!

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Congratulations again, Eleah!

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Hard To Imagine It's Been Thirty Years

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Hard To Imagine It's Been Thirty Years

It really is incredibly hard to believe it was 30 years ago today that John Lennon was murdered.

Millions of us were shocked to learn the tragic news in this highly surreal fashion. The evening of December 8, 1980, hit virtually everyone around the world so extraordinarily hard. Suddenly that evening, it didn't matter if you were a fan of The Beatles or Lennon. The idea that such a creative genius who espoused peace could be gunned down so violently broke our collective hearts.

Lennon's untimely death marked the end of an era, even as he had just attempted to begin a new one for himself.

The musical icon had just emerged from a self-imposed "exile" to help raise his young son Sean. On November 17, 1980, just three short weeks prior to his murder, he and his wife Yoko Ono released the incredibly hopeful "Double Fantasy," his first studio recording in five long years. 

While the recording would quickly climb to number one on the Billboard charts and go on to earn him a posthumous Grammy for 1981 Album of the Year, for those of us who purchased the recording, we were haunted by the back cover image showing Lennon and Ono outside the Dakota Apartments, just steps from where this man of profound peace met his violent end.

Rest in peace, John Lennon. Thirty years later, we're still trying to imagine the type of world you envisioned.

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Baby Gurl Bumpdate: 39 Weeks

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I either say this or think it every week, but I can't believe we're here! 39 weeks! Today is my last day of work - unless she's super late (Dear Lord, please don't let her be super late), Baby Gurl's nursery is done, we're pretty much as prepared as we're going to be.

I had my checkup today with the midwife, Liane. Brent came along which was great because he hasn't met either the doctor or midwife, and I really didn't want to be introducing them in the hospital, ha. Everything was good today. I did decide to have a cervical exam, and it was as lame as to be expected given I never dilated with Trent. I am only 1/2 cm dilated. Boo. Now I know that doesn't mean anything because labor could come on tonight, but I was hoping for something {anything}.


Weight Gain: 35 pounds - this was my goal weight gain but given next week is Christmas, I might need to revise to 40 pounds. {grin}

Maternity Clothes: 99% outgrown! I have been mostly working from home this week, so I am spending my time in yoga pants and the 3 maternity shirts that still sort of fit. Good times.

Movement: Almost all her movements are painful at this point. I don't feel like she's dropped at all, but it really hurts down low...

Sleep: What sleep? I am fighting off a sinus infection, so sleep is fitful at best. I snore so loudly that Brent is sleeping with Trent more than with me.


What I Miss: Breathing easily through my nose. Ha.

Cravings: Anything and everything fatty. At least 'pregnancy craving' is my excuse.

Symptoms: Oh so much pressure in my nether regions...but obviously not enough to accomplish anything!

Best Moment of the Week: Duh, obviously finishing her nursery! Or maybe our comfort measures class. It was a great week!


Worst Moment of the Week: Seeing how bad my stretch marks are. I could have lived without seeing that for another few weeks ever. Or the sinus issues. I am so sleep deprived and stopped up. I really think I need her to hold off a few days so I can get some rest.

Other Random Stuff: I'm going to see 'Pitch Perfect' tomorrow with Allison. Then family holiday festivities start on Saturday! We'll see how much we {I} make given I feel so crummy right now. Let's hope the Mucinex, nasal rinse, Benadryl, lots of hot showers combo does!!!

Here's to having a baby in the next 10 days!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Movie Review: Pitch Perfect

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Allison and I went to see Pitch Perfect at our local $1 cinema this weekend. This is likely my last movie for awhile, so we decided to go for something light and fun.

Plot: Beca, a freshman at Barden University, is cajoled into joining The Bellas, her school's all-girls singing group. Injecting some much needed energy into their repertoire, The Bellas take on their male rivals in a campus competition.

Review: Allison and I both agreed we were glad this movie was only $1. It was pretty terrible. We loved Rebel Wilson's character 'Fat Amy' and enjoyed the singing/competition scenes, but overall, the movie was pretty lame. Such a disappointment for my last movie! Oh well, I'm sure we'll find some good ones in 2013!!