Painting the nursey

Andrew and I decided to paint the nursery this weekend! I was really excited to get started. Of course, Andrew had to research everything about painting before we even got started (for those of you who know my husband, you know this is something he does A LOT!). Once he decided that he knew everything there was to know about painting we went to Lowe's and picked up our painting supplies. An hour and a half later we finally got home and were able to get started!
Here is a picture of the room before we started
Andrew, having researched how to paint rooms decided we needed to clean the room before hand which meant wiping down all of the walls with soap and water. Which I normally wouldn't mind but it is a whole other story when you are pregnant! We finally got done cleaning and taped off the room with painters' tape then went straight to the primer (due to the walls being so dark). By the time we finished that I was pooped. Luckily Becca showed up and was able to take up the slack (thanks Becca!). After the primer dried we went on to paint the room. It turned out really well and we only had to go over the top of the room the next day and where we had peeled some of the painters' tape off. Today we went back with a razor blade and peeled off the tape at the very top. I think it looks really good if I do say so myself! But I could be a little partial. Here are some more pictures of us painting the room and the finished product.



Oh and here is a new belly picture of me from this week. I do have to say thought I am just getting bigger and bigger!

20 week doctors appointment!

Seeing as how my appointment was a week ago I thought that I probably should post and let everyone know how it went. My friend Becca went to the doctor with me because Andrew was not able to come and I did not feel like getting that "awww your here for your sonogram by yourself" face. I expected this appointment to take about the same time as the rest of my appointments but it was honestly right up there with my four hour first appointment there. We wound up being there for a little over two hours and boy were we hungry! They brought us back for the sonogram and she asked me if I already know the sex of the baby and I told her yes. It was funny because it seems like as soon as she put the sonogram thingy on my tummy she said "oh yeah he is definitely a boy" which I thought was really funny! As the sonogram continued Everett seemed to be sleeping. Most people drink some caffine before going in but we didn't have any in the house so she had to spend a little time trying to wake him up. Becca and I were laughing and joking about how he was already exhibiting the personality of his father because he would either turn the other way when she was trying to get his measurements or cover his face with his hands. He was being just a little bit stubborn! :) When the ultrasound tech got finished with her measurements she said that Everett was 10 ounces but he was not measuring 20 weeks quite yet. Here are some pics from the ultrasound!
After we got done with the ultrasound they weighed me and took my bloos pressure and then sent me to wait for the mid wife with Becca. About 10 minutes later they called us back to the room and there we sat for probably about 40 minutes. She finally came in and began to explain to us what it is that she does in the delivery room and what it means to be a mid wife. After that we discussed how I was considering not having an epidural. Any time you discuss with someone about not having an epidural they look at you like you are completely crazy. But, the truth is I am terrified of having a needle stuck in my back for the duration of my labor and I am also freaked out that some people complain about their backs hurting years after having an epidural. But here is the thing. I know that I can sometimes be a whimp so I am not sure if I am going to go fully natural but I am going to give it a try. As of right now I am thinking that I will go as far as I can and then if the pain is too much I will take some from of narcotics rather than having an epidural. Anyway, that is all for now! I am going to register with my mom this weekend! I am really excited about it!

Picking out paint colors!

On Saturday Andrew and I went out to try and find a dresser for Everett's room and to look at paint colors. I have looked all over the place for a dresser on the Internet including craigslist.org and have had no luck! Either I was going to have to buy a dresser that was cheep and refinish it (or should I say Andrew refinish it) or buy a dresser that is $400 and still have to refinish it! I was starting to get a little frustrated. So we decided to try our luck at the stores in Macon. We went to Rooms to go found nothing there, then we went to Burlington Coat Factory (we had heard from someone that they had a lot of furniture) we found some nice pieces but again they were $400 and we were going to have to refinish it, finally we went to a place called the Macon Transfer Company. The Macon Transfer Company apparently started many years ago when trains would drop off their unneeded items there and so they began selling it. This place was super cool! They had anything from antiques to toys to regular furniture and at a great price! Andrew and I looked around and finally ran across the dresser! The colors are not exact but they are really close, the dresser looks really nice, and it was only $200!!! I may put new knobs on but I haven't decided yet. Here is a picture
After we were done we went to Lowes to look at paint colors. We found a bunch of different yellows that may work so I took home some samples to compare to the wall decorations we have to pick out the perfect one. I asked some opinions from others about which one they liked more and we eventually wound up choosing "pecan cream"
Everett has been kicking a lot this week. I try to bother him to make him do it when I want but he seems to be a little stubborn and will only do it every once in awhile. Andrew hasn't felt him move yet but I am hoping it will not be much longer. I know he can't wait! The other night he was kicking so hard I thought he was going to hit a nerve or something! Our twenty week appointment is on Friday! I cannot wait cause that means I get to see my little boy again and see how much he has grown! I will let you know how it goes. I realized I haven't posted a belly pick in awhile so here is a new one for you! I am definitely starting to get a bit of a bump!

Making a little more progress

On Sunday Me, Andrew, and Becca went to Babies-r-us to check out bedding sets for Everett's room. We have had some trouble finding something that we both liked so I thought maybe it would be easier to decide if we were actually there looking at it in person. Becca and I got there and Andrew wasn't there yet so it gave me an opportunity to look around at some of the strollers and such and get an idea of what I like before he got there. I found a stroller that I really liked and of course it had a matching swing and bouncy seat to go with it! But I looked it up on the Internet yesterday and the stroller hasn't been getting good ratings. They have been saying the car seat that goes with it is too heavy. So I may have to look into another one. I love the Internet! It keeps you from buying stuff that isn't any good.

Anyway, Andrew finally got there and we went and looked at some of the chairs cause I had been having some trouble finding one that I liked. I sat in a bunch until I finally found one I liked. Andrew is a little concerned about the price. But I explained to him that this chair should be around for awhile and if all goes well should be used with all of our children. So it is more like an investment :) (he is still thinking about it). After we looked at chairs we started looking at bedding. Andrew, of course wanted the sports sets and I may have thought about it but all of them are such dark masculine colors. Anyway I was immediately drawn to the one we decided on which I thought was weird cause I had ruled it out when I was looking at it on the Internet. Andrew was a little concerned about how it would look with our crib but I eventually talked him into it. So here it is!
We decided not to get the set on Sunday and order it online later on. But I did get the wall hangings that go with it so that I could figure out paint colors. I took a picture of them in Everett's room, they are really cute!
My favorite one is the whale!
That is all for now! I have to go and pack. I am going to Florida with my parents for the week! YAY! Fun in the sun! Poor Andrew has to stay at home!

16 Week Doctor's Visit

I went to the doctor today for my 16 week visit. I finally remembered to bring a book with me and I was really happy that I did because when I walked in the waiting there was a TON of people there. There were ever a few couples in there and everyone knows when you see couples in this kind of doctors office they are usually pregnant. I remember thinking awww...it seems like just yesterday Andrew and I were in here waiting to see our baby for the first time. I really did not wait as long as I thought I was going to have to. Just a few minutes. They took me back and checked my weight (another 4 lbs), checked my blood pressure. I asked them if they could check my iron level because I had been feeling really tired lately so they pricked my finger. They also had to draw some blood for the second part of the genetic birth defects testing (which I did not realize). I hate getting my blood drawn, but luckily the veins cooperated!! I then went back to see the doctor. The doctors office I go to is a team of doctors that you rotate through throughout your pregnancy. So this time I saw a new doctor. He was really nice! I laid down on the table so that he could find Everett's heartbeat. Now if you remember, at my last appointment my doctor had some trouble finding the heartbeat and I more or less freaked out so I was a little nervous about that being the case this time. Well there was no trouble this time! As soon as he put the thing on my belly there was the heartbeat! He said it was beating really fast and was beating at about 160bpm! He asked if we were going to find out the sex of the baby at our next appointment and I told him that we actually already knew. He said,"What is it? A girl?" I guess because the heartbeat was so fast. I said nope it's a boy! I guess our boy just has a fast heartbeat! So he scheduled me for my next appointment in 3 weeks and told me that I can bring a DVD-R in so they can record the session. I think I may do that even though we just got one because Andrew will not be able to be there (he can't get off work). But I am glad that everything seems to be going so well and that our little boy is healthy! Well, that is it for now! I will post some more soon!

It's a boy!!!!

On Friday morning we went to First Glimpse to find out what our little peanut was. Before we got there I drank a whole can of coke which I was hoping would make the baby a little more active because I had not drank ANY caffeine since before I got pregnant. Which I happen to be pretty proud of considering how much of a caffeine freak I was before :). When we got in there we had to fill out some paperwork. Then the lady took us back to the room. It definitely did not look like the ultrasound rooms at the doctor's office. I laid down on the huge bed/table thing and then she put the wand on my belly and there he was! She was moving the wand around trying to get the baby into the right position. She had a bit of a hard time because he was moving around A LOT (I wonder if it was the caffeine hehe). When she finally got him in the right position the cord was going right in between the legs. So she did some 4D pictures for a little while hoping that as much as he was moving around that the cord would move out of the way. The 4D pictures were really cool. You could really see his features and his cute little button nose! At one point he kept putting his hand over his face so that you couldn't see his face. I was like just like my child to get picture shy. During this whole process I kept looking over at Andrew. At one point I looked at him and he just seemed to be watching in amazement. I thought it was really cute. She went back to the 2D and tried to find the babies' sex. The cord was still in the way but she turned on this thing where she could see the blood flowing through the cord. But it didn't matter. I knew whether the cord was there or not that there was a little wee wee there. It was a couple minutes later when she finally confirmed the it was a BOY! After she confirmed we did some more 4D pictures and some more 2D. Before leaving she gave me a sticker that said IT"S A BOY! on it. We then went to the front I got a frame the said "Oh Boy!" on it to put the ultrasound pictures in. The lady printed out some pictures and then made a CD of all of the pictures and also gave me a DVD of the whole session. I thought it was a really great experience and I was so happy that I decided to do it! Here are some pictures from that day

This is Everett Lee Ivy!
little wee wee
little footsie
our little boy
hand over his face

There is a lot of movement going on in there!

With all of the excitement of waiting to find out whether that baby is a boy or a girl I forgot to tell everyone that I started feeling the baby move last week! Andrew did not believe me when I told him at first. He was like "are you sure it is not gas?" That truth is I can see how some people might confuse it with that but it so far is in a different area and feels different. Also I have discovered when you are pregnant that gas HURTS! It started on Tuesday of last week. I was sitting in my chair being really still and then all of a sudden I felt something that can only be described as pop corn popping in my lower belly. As the week progressed I felt it a little more but only when I was sitting really still. With all of the stuff going on with my dad last week and with the ginormous amount of hormones raging through my body I got really upset. That night I felt the baby move around a lot. I was told that might happen though since the baby and I are connected and all. On Friday, Andrew and I were in the car on the way to visit my parents and the baby must have liked it because I did not get the usual pop corn feeling, this time it was more like a worm squirming in my belly. I told Andrew and my parents that the baby was performing acrobatics! Again, I only felt this when I was sitting down. I didn't feel the squirmyness for the rest of the weekend. I think I felt it a little bit yesterday when Andrew and I were at the grocery store but I cannot be for sure. The baby seems to move around the most at night time. Well that is it for now! I am looking forward to the baby's movements getting stronger and Andrew being able to feel it! I know he can't wait either.