Quick baby update: Got a call from the doctor today with all my results from the appointment on Friday! Good news: free of gestational diabetes! Bad news: platelet count is low again and I'm officially anemic. Just have to add an additional iron supplement to my prenatal vitamin. No biggie...or so they say. "We'll just have to monitor it." <---That's the doctor's response to everything. Not extremely reassuring.
ON ANOTHER NOTE
The nursery is just about finished! Thanks to my good friend, Korie, I was able to obtain a pallet! Yesterday, I completed my clock project, and today I made the bookshelves. <--Shoulda seen me with my jigsaw, hammer, & 13 Gatorades! The pallet was a little bit heavier than I anticipated, so the bookshelves became blanket/burp cloth holders instead...BUT I did save a larger one to put on the floor for some books!
I was also able to get Mike's deer mount hung above the dresser, and I picked out fabric for the crib 'bed skirt'. (Mike doesn't love the sound of our son having anything with the word 'skirt' in it, but I'm not sure what else you would call it?) I'm planning on taking the fabric to my mom and let her work her magic. I'll probably keep the crib pretty simple with a bed skirt and plain white, fitted sheet for the mattress. Unfortunately, the crib will have to be mattress-less for another month or so until we move Grace to her big girl bed! She will be moving to a full mattress and we will be recycling her mattress for poor- second child- Clark! Here are some pics for your viewing pleasure:
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Mike liked the clock, but didn't like idea of having to replace two of his precious decoys. Oh well.. |
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Crib was actually a piece of cake to put together! It required a quick trip to Home Depot, but was very simple! |
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Picked the navy, chevron pattern to help tie in the navy seats from the glider- PLUS I had to have some of my style in there SOMEWHERE! |
I have one additional sign coming in the mail-courtesy of Etsy. It should be here any day, and I'll add it to the collage wall above the dresser.
Crown moulding will be put in either Monday or Tuesday, and then all I really need to do is fix that stupid closet door and find some black out blind apparatus for the windows-piece of cake!! Yay!
This week has also been full of last minute errands to get out of the way before school starts. I went ahead and jam-packed our schedule for the fall and spent whatever remaining money we had on Grace's swim lessons for Monday evenings and gymnastics on Thursday evenings. Apparently, I'm worried that I'm not going to be busy enough with a new school year and new baby and all! I think I'm a little worried that Grace will feel a little neglected, and I want her to be able to do the same things she would do with a new baby or not!
She has continued to grow her hat obsession and there is pretty much not a single moment that goes by in our house where she doesn't want us to put something on our heads. Here's a fun example of the control she has over our household:
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Such a good sport! |
Two other little ones that I'm worried about are our puppies. What once were feisty hunting dogs are now our LA-ZY pups! I told Mike that I didn't care what he needed to do, he is taking them hunting this season! Can you believe that the trainer we got Rex from said he would never be an indoor dog? Ha! He's the biggest inside dog I've ever known!
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Just pathetic. |
Being the fabulous, generous husband that he is- Mike has asked me what I would like for my 'push' present for carrying and birthing Clark. I definitely need some new workout gear! Last time I got some new kicks (<--that's what the kids are calling them nowadays, right?) was after Grace was born. I 'need' some new 'kicks', a new watch, & an ipod! Easy request, right? Those things are all cheap aren't they? Well, I don't need a fancy watch--just something that will keep time. I also don't need a fancy ipod--a shuffle would be fine. HOWEVER, it would be nice to have access to either Pandora or Spotify. Does anybody know of a smaller ipod that has that feature??? I haven't done much research- obviously.
ALTHOUGH..I have looked at shoes. Those are a lot more fun! I don't do a lot of distance running and am looking for more of a training shoe instead of just strictly running. Here's a little peak at what I have my eye on!
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I have always liked the look of Under Armour shoes and love all their other products, but I don't know much about them? Thought these were cool--very light! |
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Gotta love the Reebok CrossFit shoe!...and these were on sale! |
Always been a Nike lover...
Decisions Decisions Decisions. Anybody have any shoe they LOVE?? Suggestions?
I am very ready to get my Crossfit back on and feel more in shape! I am feeling sluggish with a capital S! Even though I still do basic workouts and get my heart rate up (occasionally), it's just not the same! I've lost my ability to do an unassisted pull-up and push ups are just comical at this point! Mike and I have done a pretty good job watching what we eat, and I definitely don't feel like I've indulged as much as I did with Grace. I'm not a dieter by any means, but I have mastered the portion control concept at this point---considering!
Unfortunately, Dave Ramsey does not allow us to spend the obscene amount it takes to join a Crossfit gym, but we did find a new-very cool WOD app today. It's called iWOD ($1.99), and it has some really cool features. There are unlimited workouts as well as 'how-to videos', alarms/timers, checklists, Paleo resources & recipes, etc... The only thing I haven't been able to find that I really like on my 'myWOD' app is the PR feature. I like to keep up with all of my max weights and personal records so I have something to strive for when I go to the gym and do a workout. It's always more fun and challenging when you have something to beat!
Maybe after Clark is born and we make it through the holidays, we'll come across a Groupon for a Crossfit gym membership for super cheap!
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Gotta find this for Clark! |
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