Crib

Here is the crib and crib set (thank you Pam!) all ready to go, well, minus the matress that is. We are going to get the chemical free Naturepedic matress these matresses are free of vinyl/PVC, phthalates and phthalate substitutes, PBDEs, brominated or chlorinated fire retardants, antimony, modacrylic, polyacrylonitrile, respirable crystaline silica or boric acid all harmful chemicals that can cause asthma and endocrine damage.
I am not going to use the bumper until he is older but it looks so darn cute Iam going to keep it in there until he actually uses the crib and who knows when that will be. Lord knows I am not going to get up, go to his room and get him out of crib, waking us both up evertime I feed. He is going to spend a while in our bed until sleep becomes a little more regular.

Lead

I bought a lead testing kit today containing two lead indicator sticks. It was quite expensive at $8.00 per kit but I had to find out for sure whether or not my old claw foot tub was covered in lead enamel. For about 30 seconds I was super happy, the test was negative! I decided to test the bottom of the tub where there is quite a bit of wear I pulled the stick up and it was bright red. Darn. I think the tub was re-finished some time ago and in the bottom it has worn through to the old lead based covering. I need to find out how I can avoid any more lead exposure than I have already had. I figure if I get one of those thick rubber bath mats I will have a good barrier between me and the lead.
I checked the dust in the living room and it cam up negative. Thank god! If we had lead dust in the house I would have to mop and wet dust every single day to keep Deco safe.
The other place that tested positive is the door to Declan’s room. I need to have Shane pull it off, cover it in an oil-based primer and then paint it with a fresh coat of latex. I guess I know now why a few of the doors were pulled off and in the garage when Shane moved in. Damn, keeping you kids safe is hard. I can’t believe how much in everyday life is so bad for them.

31 weeks, Baby Shower!

Wow, all I can say is this child will not need any more outfits until after 12 months. The shower was a lot of fun, full of great people and good food. We received so many adorable little peices of clothes! I have to admit I was really suprised that we only received 1 item from our registry. I didn't beleive my sister when she told me that no one really looks at those. I guess I know the truth now :) I am glad we got the shower out of the way a little early, it gives us more time to buy all the necessaties we still need.

A big "Thank You!!" to everyone who attended!!

Me, Melissa, Shane and Grandma Virginia

Never sneek up on a pregnant lady cutting chocolate cake!

30 week pictures

Love What You Do, Right.

I think this is the cutest thing ever!

30 weeks

The results from the gestational diabetes test came in last week
on the day we were leaving for Canada. And the survey says....Negative! Thats right folks Violet has past the 3 hour glucose test. Lets give her a round of applause!

29 week photo (wedding link)

http://homepage.mac.com/lucidimaging.ca/violet/

29 weeks

Wow, 29 weeks. It’s so weird that I am so close to the end of this journey and to the beginning of the next. I feel so incredibly lucky to be experiencing the creation of life.
Our son, that has such a nice ring to it.
I have discovered the joys that being over weight before pregnancy can bring. I didn’t pass my glucose tolerance test. Just to make sure I really do have gestational diabetes they are going to torture me a bit and make me do the 3-hour glucose test. I will admit that I am a little scared. Our little Declan feels much larger than he should be and this could be due the GD. If we don’t get it under control and even if we do there is a chance that he will be too big for a vaginal birth.
Having a c-section is one of my biggest fears.

28 weeks 1 day Nursery!

It’s done! I finished painting at about 2pm today. So it took me about 3-4 hours, including many breaks, to get the job done. Not bad for a sore pregnant lady on her own.
My goodness, Declan has been going nuts today! He has done like two days worth of movements in 10 hours. I get the feeling he is going to be a handful, just like his mommy and daddy were. Here are a few picks of the painted room! The color is a lot more blue than the paint chip led me to believe. It's an interesting color though. In the sun light and with a camera flash it is a very intense blue. Under a house light the color has that awesome blue tint to it. Even though it is very blue, I still adore it!

28 weeks

I just got done painting Declan's room! Well the first coat is on and I did it with a lot of help from Erica. She did the spackling, all work that required climbing the stepladder and general painting prepping and clean up. I absolutely adore the color! It's called Charted Waters. It is a beautiful blue, gray, green. This pic doesn't quite capture the color at all because it's dark out and I had to use the flash. I am going to upload more pics in the day after the second coat is up. I just love the contrast of the white trim and rich color. I think it is going to look even more amazing when the white furniture in the room.

Erica asked me now big he is and I realized that I had no idea! He feels huge though! I looked it up and this week little Deco is around an amazing 14.8 inches and 2.22 pounds.
I have my glucose tolerance test in 3 days and I am so nervous!

I am so sore after painting. It's not comfy at all for a pregnant lady to bend and stoop continuously for a couple hours. It was totally worth it. I feel awesome with a great sense of accomplishment!

27 weeks 5 days

I did my first official kick count a little bit ago and it only took 4 minutes to get my 10 kicks! Declan is one strong, active little boy. Feeling him roll, twist, swish, kick or stretch makes me feel like the happiest woman in the world.
Third trimester is hitting me hard. Baby thinks mommy’s bladder is a trampoline and comfy pillow. I am hungry all of the time but I can only eat a small amount in one sitting and I get horrible heartburn a while later. I am so exhausted, I toss and turn and I can barely sleep at night. To make sleeping even harder Shane is in DC for the next week. I am so jealous! I have been dying to go to DC forever and he finally gets a trip out there and I have to stay home. The ironic part is I, coincidentally, don’t work for the next 6 days. I should be able to get a lot of stuff done around here though.
I am a little worried about the kitty. I don’t think he is going to adjust very well to having a baby in the house. If he sees, hears or even smells a baby he hides in the basement. I have seen what usually happens to the pet when a baby is introduced. Mr. Kitty Face is going to get ignored and shoved away. Poor Mr. Kitty.
I cant wait for out vacation! Canada and a sweet ocean breeze for 5 days! Sounds like heaven. Only 11 days until we leave

NURSERY!! 27 weeks 2 days

I couldn't wait any longer, I had to put our baby stuff! having it all trapped in bags in the basement was driving me crazy. I'm not sure when we are going to have the money to paint so I might as well start setting things up now. Right? :)

I took out all of the 0-6 month clothes since I have no idea how big Declan is going to be. A lot of babies never fit into the newbie stuff and move straight into the 3-6 mo items. Here are a few pics.

27 weeks minus one day :)

I finally went and got my hiar fixed! I totally ruined it about a month befor I got pregnant and I have been dealing with it for too many months! I am now a great even toned brunette. I have an appointment for the 23rd at Salon Nyla to get a facial, my nails done, a 30 minutes massage and a new hair cut. I have a gift certificate for these services I bought like 8 months ago and I am finally getting around to using it. I am super excited! I have never had a facial before.

The baby's room is empty! I am so fricken excited! I have soo much baby stuff that needs to get unpacked and set up.

26 weeks 5 days

Declan has out grown his room but he still likes to strrrreeeetch out and make mommy a little uncomfortable. Yesterday it was really quite painful, I was actually starting to get a little worried.
Last night I sat down and designed my baby shower invites and will have them in the mail by Monday. I had so much fun making them! I think I am a little obsessed with this nautical theme :)
Well, Jason came over Monday and took one load of stuff. When he left he told us that he would be back Tuesday for the rest and then take his white trash car on Wednesday. Well it's Thursday and my babies room is still full of sh*t and there are still millions of holes in the walls. My patients have run out, like a month ago. I have lived a lot of places and have had a lot of roommates. When you have an agreement with someone that you will be out by the first of the month, you are. I think that Shanes niceness is being taken advantage of and it really makes me angry.

26 week pic