Project: Nursery (Sneak Peek) + Weekly Update

Slowly but surely we're making progress on baby girl's nursery. I thought I'd let you all catch a little sneak peek of the progress so far.

I wish I would have taken a picture of the room before we ever started turning it into a nursery. It was a guest room/office combo that was a bit of a hodgepodge. The walls were tan, but thanks to my awesome sister-in-laws, the walls are now the beautiful shade you see below, Benjamin Moore: blue grass. 

This was before the new carpet was put in.

Adam hard at work touching up the paint on the trim. 

Now with the new-to-us free carpet, thanks to a remodel Dad was working on! The curtains aren't staying.

The very beginnings of one corner in the nursery. It'll transform even more as I add details!

The dresser/changing table is an old buffet table we found at a secondhand store in Salina. 

Mom and Dad were gracious enough to refinish it, paint it white, and add the glass inserts. 

You should have seen it before! Knobs still need to be added, hence the blue painter's tape that you see. 

I was so excited to find the perfect knobs at Hobby Lobby, half-off even! 

They fit our color scheme perfectly...yellow/grey/white accents with the blue/green walls. 

I can't wait to see them on the dresser!

I couldn't resist this cute switch plate, also half-off! I love chevron.

Another half-off bargain that will be part of the gallery wall collage I'm going to put over the dresser.

 

We have several more projects in the works, so I'll be sure to keep you updated as the room progresses. I know I still have some time, but my February deadline is looming and panic is starting to set in, especially when I think of everything else that needs to be done. Somehow it always comes together though. Deep breath, Chelsie.

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As for your 26-week update...it has been a busy week, so unfortunately no bump picture (next week, I promise!). As you can see, we've all been just a little pooped around here.

 No major notable changes on my end this week. Still tired and dealing with a lot of back pain, so I've been trying to be more consistent about getting my prenatal chiropractic adjustments (called the Webster technique) from one of the chiropractors at my office. I feel so blessed to work somewhere where I have access to this! It has definitely helped; it just seems that every other day I'm reversing the progress by lifting things and overdoing it (naughty, I know). One day I'll realize I can't (and shouldn't) do everything I could do pre-pregnancy. Sometimes this can be a very tough realization.

We did some more car shopping/test driving on Tuesday (the coldest night thus far...brrr!). We are slowly narrowing things down, but we still have a ways to go before anything is final. We continue to do our research at home and mull things over. This is a big investment! This weekend I went back home to and help Mom with her booth at the craft show, so that was fun! Sadie went along as my co-pilot and played in the leaves with Dad and explored their two acres. She had so much fun that she's currently passed out on the couch as I write this. Adam has had a full weekend of work with the football game yesterday and men's basketball today. With the win yesterday, we are now bowl-eligible, so the extra preparations that come with that have started as well. We'll have a small break tonight at our church's Thanksgiving dinner. Yum!

Baby girl's stats for this week:

The nerves in her ears are better developed and more sensitive than before, so it's likely that she can now hear Adam's voice as well. That means she can definitely hear Sadie's shrill barks! She's also inhaling and exhaling small amounts of amniotic fluid, which helps develop her lungs and is good practice for when she takes her first breath of air. She's continuing to put on baby fat and now weighs about 1-2/3 lbs. and is about 14 in. from head to heel.

It won't be long before my belly button is completely popping out...it's a little over halfway there at this point. This is so weird to me since I've always had an innie! Some of baby girl's movements have felt really strange this week...almost like she's turning over. Hard to explain, but it's a wave-like sensation. Who knows what she's doing in there!

Doodles is thoroughly enjoying my growing belly (at least someone is!) and seems to think it is the perfect place for cuddling. Admittedly, I think it's cute, and I'm still loving this sweeter version of Doodles.

I wonder what baby girl thinks when she hears the purring. :o) Hopefully it's soothing!

Alright, time to go make green bean casserole for the dinner tonight. Can't wait for all the yummy food!

Have a fabulous, blessed week!