Pregnancy: The Final Days

It's getting down to my final days being pregnant with my little womb guest, Crew. 
I enjoy being pregnant, probably because I don't face the typical pregnant symptoms like morning sickness and cravings (I know, hate me if you want). I did have one horrifying leg cramp in the middle of the night in which I was so dramatic it could have been made into a movie, Mark thought I was dying. 

I will be a little sad when my pregnancy is over, I remember feeling that way with Copelan too. After having a baby no one waits on you anymore, no one tells you how cute you look, and you can't eat at all times of the day without regretting it. It will soon be about lack of sleep, trying to conceal my puffy eyes and muffin top, and mainly figuring out how to juggle two kids under one and a half years old. But, it's okay because when these things get conquered, which they will with time, I will feel like Super Woman.

I would like to give a shout out to my active toddler for helping me maintain my weight during this pregnancy. Turns out, when you don't have time to sit down you don't put on many L-Bs, go figure. 

Crew's room has been a struggle for me. Where to start, do I get a rug and pull my color scheme from that, get a curtain first, or the bedding. Wow, I stressed over it for a while. Thankfully, I have family (mainly my Nana) who sews. I am too picky, not to mention a huge penny-pincher, so as I did with Copelan's bedding, I found fabric and my lovely Nana made it into bedding. 

Well, the room looks nothing like this pic anymore because the bed is on the other wall accompanied by wall decor, and the bedding colors aren't quite as vibrant as the pic leads you to believe, but you get the point. I found a curtain from Target I liked and had Nana make the bedskirt and pillow. We decided not to paint the walls for now, (second child's already getting the shaft), but we are thinking the boys will share a room eventually and didn't want to commit to anything (or we are lazy?). I'll take better pics once the room is finalized later. 

Below are a few things from Hobby Lobby that will go in his room.

I did a small art project where I modpodged the C and glued it to a frame. Which by the way, I hate modpodge, hate. That stuff stays under your fingernails for days, no thank you. For future reference, fabric would be an easier route, the paper I used was too thick and a mess.

 Before:

 After:

Simple as that. 

I have washed all of Crew's new clothes and Copelan hand-me-downs in the special baby detergent; we used the Purex brand by the way, it was $10 less expensive and smells like a handsome man. Dreft smells like baby powder in which I'm not a fan. I cleaned out his closet which use to house my shoes and dresses. The pic would have been a little more shock worthy if I had a before picture to show. It was a day long project followed by a heating pad on my back. It would have gone much quicker but my little helper wasn't so helpful. The big tub is full of bigger clothes the ones hanging are only my favorite newborn-3 months.

I have anxiously been awaiting this coming Monday (9/16) in which I have an ultrasound (or sonogram, does anyone know the difference?)! The doctor will measure the little man to see if we need to set an early induction date. 

For those of you who don't remember, sweet Copelan was a whopping 9.9lbs induced 2 days after his due date. 

Look at Copelan's widdle bull dog face. 

(No, I'm not making fun of my child, just call em like I see em)

I only had 2 sono's with him because I didn't have any complications while pregnant, one at 7 weeks and one at 18 weeks. She assumed by my tummy size that Copelan would be a normal 7.5lb-er. I will never forget our delivery room reaction when the nurse said 9 pounds, followed by 9 ounces. We all laughed in shock. Copelan was a very healthy little guy but I think he cooked a little too long. I would like Crew to be in the 7-8lb range if possible so I can enjoy those itty bitty baby days. It is also nice to know that I wouldn't have to unexpectedly rush to the hospital if I go into natural labor. We would be able to line up family to come stay with Copelan and the dogs ahead of time. 

I'm all about the easy way out, literally!

I'll keep you posted with the news from my sono/ultrasound and I should have a pic to post of the little guy.