Suzy and Todd: baby girl

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38.5 week

Beautiful = this tree in my front yard.

Beautiful= Lucy passing her last ultrasound with flying colors. Look at those cheeks! Definitely my baby in there!

Not beautiful= pretty much almost everything about the last 2 weeks of this pregnancy. Waiting, cankles, Braxton Hicks, weird body stuff, my inny belly button deciding late in the game to become an outie (luckily I have a pretty shallow umbilicus, but still...), extra tests, the eight seconds I get of sleep at a time, the serious waddlage I have going on, last week pregnancy terminology like; ripening cervix, bloody show, mucous plug... like for real? Don't worry though I'm handling this last part of pregnancy with patience, grace and emotional stability. Hahaha, ya right. 12 more days to go.... someone please kill me if it goes any longer than that. Luckily, she looks like she is worth waiting for.

Can light thats right

My nursery dreams are coming true one improvement at a time. Todd installed some dimmable can lights in the ceiling and they completely changed the room. I'm working on making the bedding right now, and have some serious plans for the accent pieces around the room. How lucky am I that I get to bring my miracle girl home to this beautiful room in seven short weeks!

Nursery Wall

Mostly, I just feel bad for everyone who isn't married to this boy.

This wall is why. I came home from work on Saturday morning to this beautiful, perfect, chevron wall of nursery happiness.We are slightly obsessed with patterned walls lately... obviously

Just in case any of you are interested how he created this masterpiece... here's how he did it. First, he painted the wall white, then using an old school projector he projected the pattern on the wall. He used a laser leveler thingy to make sure it was all symmetrical and perfect. Next, he sealed the tape with the white paint to prevent bleeding. Then, because he is a perfectionist he used a razor and a straight edge to make the points perfect, and then he painted the grey stripes. It took him my whole night shift! I came home at 7:30 and he was just finishing up. Gosh, I hope this baby gets his drive and determination. I also hope one day she loves staring at this wall as much as I do (okay, okay I know she won't actually care we will move out of here by the time she is three). More nursery pics to come later...after I buy and sew(or my mom sews) a whole bunch of cute baby stuff.

Dear Baby

Dear baby,
Happy 23 weeks to us! Check you out in there, I swear you make my stomach bigger every hour! It took us a while to get it down, but I think we are finally getting a handle on this pregnancy business. We had another ultrasound. You were an old pro and moved your body in the exact right positions to get all the pictures they needed. There is still a little bump where the hygroma used to grow on you, but other than that you were 1lb 2 ounces of perfection. They say you'll probably have a thick neck when you are born. You'll just be unique, like a little bodybuilder baby...no big deal. Last night was so fun, we were tucked into bed watching Prison Break (of course) and I had my shirt up to show your Dad how lopsided my stomach was because you were in a funky position, and then you started kung fu panda kicking like crazy. We could actually see your kicks. We sat and watched you and poked at you in there for thirty minutes cracking up every time you would kick or punch. We loved it. What else we love is the twenty something weeks of pregnancy. I am up to 120 lbs, BP is 120/64, I eat three meals a day, I am back to work full time and have not thrown up in 2 weeks. Shameless brag about myself moment? Heck yes. I deserve it. Keep cookin' little babe,high five on another great ultrasound. Let's keep up the good work. Love, Mom.