Why is this important information? Because that is the day Owen and McKenna will be born if all goes to plan and they stay their little selves in there and don't do any of that preterm labor stuff. My doctor wanted me to go ahead and schedule my C-Section just in case so I could get first pick of the day. Now, there is still a possibility they could be born naturally, we are not ruling out anything. But, I don't want to make the decision 4 weeks out that we need a C-Section and get the 5pm time of day where I can't eat or drink for 36 hours prior....PASS. So, on March 26th we are scheduled for a 7:30am C-Section...so exciting! And 135 days is not that far...right?
This past weekend we worked on the nursery. Step 1 was having the garage sale and clearing out all the junk which we did the first weekend in November. Step 2 was painting which we did this weekend and Step 3 happens Friday...new carpet!
When we started thinking about nursery colors and themes I had a hard time wrapping my brain around how to do it for two different sexes. If it was two girls I wanted a pink wonderland but I have known for some time that it wouldn't be two girls. If it were two boys I had no clue and if it was one of each I REALLY had no clue; But after searching some Pinterest and thinking about it I knew I liked grey as an accent color and I REALLY wanted a chevron wall. So, Friday night Melissa and I headed to pick out paint while Mason and Justin stayed home and taped off the room. When we returned we started on the walls and I have to admit, I was not sure about the color we picked. Now, Melissa has picked nearly every paint color in my house and I have LOVED every single one of them...afterwards. But every time we have painted I have thought the color was too dark originally and then it gets all done and I love it. The nursery was no different. We finished painting late Friday night and went to bed and sure enough, Saturday morning I headed in there and with the light coming in the window it was BEAUTIFUL!
Saturday was the hard work though, it was chevron day.
Justin tried to free hand the chevron taping but after a bit we decided I would make us a stencil using a chevron pattern in Microsoft Word. Once we got that printed and taped together I went about tracing the chevron pattern on the wall while Justin and Melissa taped the lines down. Mason was instrumental in painting the trim and stopping periodically to sing to us and tell us how much the trim paint job sucks! Once the taping was done it was simple...so we thought. We just painted in the lines with the same color as the wall only in a high gloss so the look would be subtle. We stopped for a lunch break and when we returned to the room we started taking off the tape only to see it looked beautiful...except for the clearly visible pencil marks from the tracing. So, it took the three of us going back over each stripe with a detail brush to paint over/blend the pencil lines. THAT job took nearly as long as the taping and tracing. Meanwhile, once the trim was painted the new bright white we realized it made the closet doors look like someone had been smoking in front of them directly for years...yellow and dingy! Justin painted the doors and we finished up the pencil line issue. Once all the tape was removed, the doors were painted, the trim and windowsill were done, and we all stepped back to look it was PERFECT! The chevron look is very subtle and you see it especially well when it catches the light. Mason cleaned up the supplies and the room was finally empty and truly ready for carpet this Friday.
We have also selected and registered for their bedding. I had a day or two where I was trying to convince myself we needed custom bedding.....welllll, that may work for one but for 2, totally unrealistic. And I always swore those moms who paid for custom bedding had fallen and hit their head because they only use it for a year and they pee, barf, and poo in there but lo and behold, my time comes and I am captivated by ruffles and bows but not so much by $400 price tags EACH. So we found some we like at Babies R' Us....
McKenna's Bedding
Owen's Bedding
Today also marks 18 weeks with my sweet little ones and I am sooooo ready to start feeling them move. After paint-a-palooza on Friday and Saturday I could barely walk on Sunday. My hips and legs were so sore I thought I was going to die. I took warm soaks and tried to nap since I didn't sleep great Saturday night. I am wondering if one of them is sitting on a nerve or something because even a few days later my left hip and leg are still killing me as is my back. I continue to read this is called "round ligament pain" as my body is "stretching" to make room for them. Thats a visual...Here is an 18 week belly shot...
Still have little to no interest in meat although I have noticed I am eating more which is good, I need to put on some weight! Owen and McKenna continue to suck out all my brain cells. This morning marked morning number two where I attempted to put my purse in the refrigerator instead of my lunch...I wonder if they will leave me with any functioning brain cells after they are born?
We have a busy few weekends coming up! We have our nephew, Wyatt's, 2nd birthday this weekend and then our niece, Harper's, 2nd the next weekend! Throw in Thanksgiving, Sissa turns THIRTY and Lindsey's bridal shower in Conroe and we are going to be BUSY!!! Wouldn't have it any other way, maybe it will make the time move quicker....can't wait to hold and snuggle two sweet babies in my arms AFTER they have cooked adequately!
So excited!!
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