OOHH…we’re halfway there!

Today marks 20 weeks along…..halfway there already!!! It seems like the time has really flown by. Travis was saying the other day that it has been 3 1/2 months since the day I came home and told him he was going to be a dad. Pretty crazy how fast the days have gone since then. As you can tell from the picture below, I think this baby is going through a growth spurt! I’m definitely getting comments from just about everyone these days. It’s hard to imagine how much bigger my belly will get, but I guess it happens so gradually that I’ll just get used to it. Anyway, I’m still feeling great! Never had any nausea (minus one day last week when I threw up during my morning jog…but I think that was from not letting my breakfast settle long enough!). I’m feeling a little more energetic these days I think. I’m still doing the injections every day, and they are going fine. I’m really thankful that everything has gone this well so far. I just hope the last 20 weeks go as smoothly as the first 20! :)

20 weeks!

I got the shirt I’m wearing in that picture from Kids Market, a two week long consignment sale in Huntsville that they have twice a year. (By the way…it was $3.00….brand new WITH tags still on it). It started Monday, so of course I got there right when it started at 9 AM. Gotta get those deals, right? Well apparently lots of people are even crazier than me. This was the line 5 minutes before the doors opened!!!

Looks like Black Friday, doesn’t it??

Luckily for me, most people headed right for the kids stuff when they got inside. I went straight to the maternity clothes. This store was as big as Wal-Mart and full of stuff….clothes, toys, books, games, baby gear, etc.!!!! It was INSANE! I ended up spending about $45 on 10 items of maternity clothes (dress pants, skirts, shirts). It was awesome! I decided to check out since I was finished before the long check out lines started, and so I put my stuff in the car, and headed back inside to look at baby stuff.

I could’ve spent all day there just looking at everything! (Travis is sure glad I didn’t though….haha). My arms were sore just from moving clothes on the racks..haha. I ended up buying the cutest diaper bag. It looks brand new and it’s made of material that can be easily wiped clean. I’m excited about it!

Isn’t it cute? :)

I know Travis was hoping for a more “manly” bag than that since he’ll be carrying it around too, so I told him I’d be on the lookout for a cheap black one too :)

And, of course, I couldn’t leave without buying some cute clothes for our little girl!!! So excited about these! Most of these were $1-2 a piece, so I spent about $20 total. Not too bad since they all look brand new!

Can’t wait to dress her in those clothes!!! :) Kids Market lasts through the end of next week, and on the last two days, everything is 50% off. I’m strongly considering going back to see what’s left!! I can’t resist :)

Hopefully when I go back next weekend, the checkout lines won’t be this bad…

This was AFTER standing in line for at least 20 minutes already…

Today was my only day to work this week, so other than shopping, I’ve been staying busy with a little painting project at home. Several months ago, I bought a nightstand for our guest bedroom from Encore Furniture, a consignment furniture store in Huntsville. (Noticing a theme here? I’m thrifty!!) It was $25 I think. My plan was to repaint it and turn it into something that would match and look more modern. Well I finally got around to painting it this week, and I’m so happy with the way it turned out!!

Not the best quality picture, but this was taken at the store before I bought it…

It had been sitting in the guest bedroom for months, so Travis took it out on the back patio for me, and he took the hardware off.

Ready to be transformed!!

I sanded it all over and wiped it clean before we took it back inside. Then, Travis primed it for me with Kilz. I’d read that you shouldn’t paint with oil-based paint while you’re pregnant, so he did that part for me. Such a sweet husband! :) Next I painted it with two coats of light blue paint from Home Depot. After that dried, he carried the nightstand back outside for me so that I could sand it again around the edges. Then it was time to distress it with some dark brown paint. This was the part I was most nervous about! When I first started, I did NOT think it looked good. But, I kept going with it, and by the end, it really did look good! I also spray painted the hardware to cover up that ugly brassy gold color! After painting two coats of polycrylic to seal it, the nightstand was finished!! So…check it out!

So excited about it!! Next up…I’m going repaint an old chest of drawers that Mom is letting me have. It will go in the nursery when I’m finished. I’m seriously considering painting it pink or green to match the bedding I ordered. We’ll see :)

Anyway, that’s about all the news around here. We’re heading to Andrew and Stephanie’s wedding this weekend, so we’re looking forward to that. Monday is Columbus Day, so Travis has the day off. Maybe we can book and plan our anniversary trip this weekend…..and maybe we’ll even pick out a name for the baby. Is that being too optimistic?? :)

Hope you’re having a terrific Thursday!