Nursery Furniture

Last night I went to the children's sale here at church. I found a few little outfits and a glider rocker. It is a Dutailier...for those of you who don't know is the Rolls Royce of gliders. The chairs sell at places like Babies R' Us at around $500! The tag on this one said the glider and ottoman currently sells for $720. Anyway, we got a real deal on it. I love getting a good deal! :) I called Nick and sat in that chair until he showed up. Lots of mommies and daddies have told us that a glider is essential with a newborn. We wanted a good one without paying an arm and a leg. This one is in great condition and the colors match our bedding and nursery decor. We may slip cover it or have it reupholstered. Doesn't Little Bitty Levin's Daddy look cute! :)

Prayers :)

My brother Stephen sent me a funny email....I just had to share. He said that they have been praying for Aunt Angie, Uncle Nick, and Baby Boy Levin for the past couple of months. Last night, his oldest son asked (with a serious look on his face) "Who's Baby Boy 11?" Ha! Cute huh.

Wow!

My maternity belt and support hose have been wonderful today! I have not noticed any pain or discomfort in my legs or lower back. We'll see how I feel at the end of the day.

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Early this morning I had a leg cramp. I felt it coming on and couldn't get out of bed fast enough before it hit. It totally pulled my calf muscle. It hurt so bad and then I couldn't get back to sleep. Another pregnancy pain I guess. My support hose make my pulled calf feel much better. They are not very fashionable, but hey, you gotta do what you gotta do. :)

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My little sis Jessica and my my big sis Melissa are planning a baby shower for me. I am so excited. It should be sometime in March. The first grade teachers at my school have offered to throw me a shower in March too....for all the people here at school. My room mother is going to have a shower for me with my students and their parents in March as well. Our Little Bitty Levin is one blessed boy! :)

The Pains of Pregnancy :)

My legs are still swelling. :( I put another call into my doctor today. She wants me to wear support hose and a maternity belt. She said this should take a lot of the pressure off my back and legs. I have been very uncomfortable today. She gave me a list of symptoms to look out for and to call them back if I experience. So far, it is just my calves swelling, some mild pain in my lower back, and I am having some stretching pains at the top of my belly. She assured me all of this was normal. I will get a full check up on Monday. I am going to get my hose and belt this afternoon. Hopefully they will help make me a bit more comfortable. So next time you see me, my legs should not be icky gross. :)

Last night I told Nick that I love being pregnant. I really have had a great pregnancy so far. I warned him that I would start to experience some things over the last bit here that make me a little uncomfortable. It just comes with being pregnant I guess.

Little Bitty's Room

Over the weekend, we cleared out our upstairs bonus room to transform it into our Little Bitty's room. We started stacking the gifts we have received so far. You will notice a lot of diapers in the picture. A couple of months ago, we started buying diapers, so maybe with us buying and the gifts we receive....we won't have to buy too many when the baby arrives. We'll see. I'm keeping all my receipts in case I need to exchange any for a different size.

My church is having a children's clothing sale this week. A teacher friend let me look through her stuff before putting it in the sale. I picked out a few pairs of footed jammies. They are already washed and hung in the baby's closet.

As you can see from the pictures, we don't have our furniture yet. We haven't decided if we will paint the room or not. The light yellow will look nice with the bedding and furniture we registered for. I'll post more pics as we continue to transform this room into the nursery.

6 1/2 months--26 Weeks Tomorrow

Here I am at 6 1/2 months. I will be 26 weeks along tomorrow. I feel great. Last week I noticed my calves were swollen. It has happened a few more times since then. My doctor says this is normal. I am supposed to try and prop my feet up throughout the day and watch my sodium intake. I have a check-up in a week, but I will call if I experience any pain with the swelling. I was going to post a picture of my swollen leg, but it was too icky gross! If you want to see my swollen legs, you will have to see them in person. :)

Nick and I had a great weekend. We ate dinner with friends on Saturday. They have a 3 1/2 year old little girl and an 11 1/2 week old baby boy. They invited two other couples...one couple with a 4 week old baby boy and the other couple with a 2 year old boy and 8 month old baby boy. It was fun being around babies at different ages and sizes. My favorite was the 11 1/2 week old baby...so sweet with the cutest chubby cheeks ever! It makes me excited about meeting our Little Bitty Levin soon. :) Only 14 more weeks to go. Crazy huh!

Fun Evening

Nick and I had a fun evening yesterday. He asked me where I wanted to eat for my birthday and I said anywhere with hot wings! We have been watching the Food Network all weekend and they had a special on hot wings. I had to have some! :) We ate at a place we have never been....DeBo's Hot Wings. It was delicious!

After dinner we headed to Kohl's so I could shop for some maternity jeans. No luck there, so we headed to Target. Nick was such a help picking out clothes and sizes for me. I ended up with a cute pair of jeans and a top. I plan on wearing my new outfit on Friday(we have a jeans day). I'll be sure to take a pic and post it. :)

25 Weeks...and Growing

This is the only picture I could get posted. I have given up on the others. Oh well. :)

No Pics Yet

I have several pictures that I am trying to post. I am having no luck. They will be up as soon as I can get them posted. Ugh! :(

Getting Older

Today is my 29th birthday! Yesterday, Nick and I had dinner at my parents house. The food was great. This morning Nick snapped a few pictures of me before I headed to school. I am having a great day so far. Nick suprised me with a sweet card and a cheese cake! Yummy! :) We are treating ourselves to dinner on the town tonight.

I woke up in the middle of the night thinking about my mom. I was imagining her going into labor and heading to the hospital to give birth to her 7th child! I was born around 2:30 in the morning. It was a cold snowy day. My sister Linda said they were out of school almost the whole time my mom was in the hospital. Mom said that Dad did some slipping and sliding on their way home from the hospital. Yikes, I bet my mom was scared holding a new born in her arms. I don't think I ever rode in a car seat. I'll have to double check with my mom.

I am 6 months pregnant....which is so hard to believe. The time is flying by. I have really enjoyed being pregnant. I love feeling my little boy move. :)