Our niece Kaelyn Ruth

Dave and I went to visit our new niece on Wednesday. She is beautiful and such a good baby! Dave and I couldn't get enough of her and she made us even more excited to have our little Moira here. We are also very excited for Kaelyn and Moira to meet each other and hopefully become good friends!! Nathan has been such a good big brother and loves helping his mom and his little sister!! We can't wait to see her again soon!!

Uncle Dave, Auntie Alison, and Kaelyn

Big brother Nathan, Kaelyn, and Uncle Dave

Kaelyn

Alison and Kaelyn

Dave and Kaelyn

Bedding and nursery decor!!

On Monday while I was in Michigan, my mom and I went to IKEA and I finally decided on the bedding and decor for Moira's room! YAY!! I was so excited and happy to finally get it done!!

This is the bedding only in pink.
www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/00124034

This is the bumper
www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/10126853

These are the curtains
www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/20124033

We got the gingham pillow and it matches a heart on the bedding
www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/90132831

We got this towel because it matches too!!:)
www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/10132255

We got these fitted sheets in light green, light blue, and pink.
www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/90122257
I liked that the fitted sheets came in packs of two, so we got six fitted crib sheets! That way we will have enough to start with in case she wets the bed or whatever. I will probably get a few more packs of them too!!
We got a few other things too!! We got so much more for our money going to IKEA instead of Target or BRU.
I love the bedding and everything else. It's whimsical!! I like that it matches, but it doesn't. It isn't too much pink, just in the bedding and the rest of it has greens, blues, reds, etc. I think we are going to paint the walls pale green and the trim a cream color. I can't wait to get it all. My mom still has to send it all out to me.

update....

So, Moira's room is pretty much cleared out. There are a few things left in there that we just need to move down to the basement. We have our electrician friend coming over in about a week and a half to give us an estimate. We need to have that done, then work on redoing the crappy walls. Once those two things are done, we can redo the closet, get a rug, paint the walls, and then hopefully start putting it together! YAY! I am so excited!

Feeling her kick lots at certain times of the day, but not all day long. Sometimes I get a little nervous, but then she moves or kicks and I feel all better!!
That's about it for now. I am going to help Dave correct some papers for school!

Glucose test

I had my glucose test yesterday. Dave took the day off and came with me. I had no idea if it would be bad or whatever. It wasn't too bad. I did start to feel lightheaded and started getting a headache because I was so hungry! I hadn't eaten anything yet.
I got the results this afternoon and my numbers were good and I passed!! Yay!! No 3 hour test or gestational diabetes to worry about! She did say my iron was a little low, so more red meat and leafy greens. I have no problem with that!:)
That's about it from here!!

My fluff....

My extra smalls and newborn sizes


The smalls


All of my dipes.

Took some pictures of all of my cloth diapers that I have bought so far. I love them!!:) Still need some more. I love buying them.

Overwhelming

I'm tired and overwhelmed by how much there is to do before Moira comes and how little time is left. We were cleaning out more of the junk and boxes from her room today. We have thrown away TONS of stuff, but there is still so much crap and we have no idea where to put it right now. Then once that's done we have so much to do to get the room ready!! Ahhh......

my little scare.....

So, on Sunday I slipped on one step coming downstairs and landed on my but. Nothing big, I was fine. Yesterday during the day at work I wasn't feeling Moira as much as I have been the last few weeks. She hasn't been terribly active to begin with, but she has certain times of the day that I feel her the most. Yesterday I couldn't remember feeling her at those times. I sat at my desk for a little while relaxing and rubbing my belly trying to get her to respond because that sometimes works! She wasn't. Then I started worrying a little and thinking about me falling on the step. I had felt her on Monday night though, so I wasn't really worried. I also know it's still pretty early to be feeling her kick regularly anyway, but still wasn't sure.
We had a 1/2 day professional day yesterday and it was getting to be the time when the kids were leaving. The teacher I work with told me to just go ahead and call my doctor because it wouldn't hurt anything to be comforted. I called the doctor's office and the nurse worried me more by saying "You wouldn't be calling, if you weren't worried." So, they had me come in. My husband works at the high school across the street from me, so I called him and he ended up coming with me.
When we first got to the office and sat down, I thought I felt her kick and felt a little better. They did an NST on me and as soon as the nurse hooked me up to the machine and I heard Moira's heartbeat, I felt so much better. Then I started to feel her kick once I was relaxed, then I felt even better. Everything was fine, and then I felt sort of silly. My husband said to me "would you feel silly if something was wrong?" Of course I said no. The nurse even told me it was still early to really feel her tons, but it still isn't something to fool around with.
Anyway, that was my day. I didn't go back to work, I just went home after dropping my husband back at work. I only had about 45 minutes left anyway. I came home, sat on the couch, and relaxed. Once I was sitting here, I felt her moving around more. Today she seems to be making up for yesterday and I am feeling her more and more. We have a snow day today, so it's nice to just sit and do nothing!!

bedding

I keep changing my mind about the bedding I want for Moira's room. My mom said that she will buy the bedding for us along with the crib. We were talking about it tonight and I think we might go to IKEA when I am home in February to check out what they have. If we find something really cute, we are going to get it. So, I think I am going to take the bedding off of my registry for now and wait to see what my mom and I find. IKEA is pretty affordable and I think we can get more for our money. I was looking at their website and they had some cute stuff. I hate making decisions!!:O) I just want to find something really cute and fun to decorate her room!!

25 weeks 1 day

I can't believe that our little girl will be here in 104 days!!! WOW!!! I wish it was sooner!! Today we are meeting with the doula. We met with her the first time we met her and have stayed in contact through e-mail. Today is our first real meeting with her since we decided to go with her. We are meeting her for dinner, it's just easier since we live kind of far from her. I don't mind at all!! We will probably meet with her again in early April. I wanted to meet with her at least 2 times before the baby comes. If we have to again, then I don't mind.

daycare

Well, we checked out the daycare today. Not my favorite thing to have to send our daughter to daycare, but even with paying for it, we still need the extra money I bring home, especially to pay the mortgage. It's a home daycare that is right behind the high school where Dave is working and I am across the street from Dave at the junior high. The woman runs it with her mother and the woman's daughter works with Dave at the high school. A lot of the teachers use her and LOVE her. One of my biggest things, was hoping that she will be OK with cloth diapers. She was totally cool and so laid back about it! It was great!!! I told her I am planning on breast feeding and hoping to be able to keep it up with pumping. That is my goal. I know it is going to be hard, but I am willing to do it. It's a small place, but they don't take on anymore than 10 kids, but they aren't all there at once, which makes me feel good. The youngest baby they have now is 10 months old, but by September will be 18 months. There is another woman that Dave works with who is due a month before me and she was looking at the daycare as well and wanting to start in September as well. Our two would be the youngest two there and I think she is planning on doing cloth diapers too. She had asked me about it and I sent her tons of information.

I think that's about it.........for now!