Kitchen Remodel - Week 2

You can catch up with Week 1:  here

Day 7:  Started installation of cabinets!!!

Picture with just overhead lighting:

Picture with just under cabinet lighting:

Day 8:  Finished installing cabinets!

Day 9:  Lighting (mostly-just waiting for the pendant light over our sink to come in) finished!

Some more views of the kitchen after the light over the sink was installed and we put all the kitchen stuff back

The undermount sink, which I totally love!

And the area by the fridge:

A snapshot of before and after....such a difference!
Before

After:

38 weeks (4/21 to 4/27)

Baby is the size of:  Pumpkin

Weight Gain:  Dr. Scale on 4/23:  +35  (According to scale at home on 4/8: +30)

Sleep:  Doing better.  Despite having a constant nasal drainage all day I sleep wonderfully at night.

Best moment:   Our anniversary and the fact that Tavin laid himself down for a nap on both Saturday and Sunday.  He just walked downstairs to his room, closed the door, laid down and fell asleep :)

Worst moment:     Tavin's high spiked fever on Saturday evening.  It was up to 103 and he was shaking at one point.  Thankfully he slept it off.

Food cravings/aversions:    I'm so over the eating thing at this point.

What I miss:    My body.  I'm ready to have it back.  I feel horrible that I can't do stuff with Tavin.

What I’m looking forward to:   May!  We decided as long as baby hangs on until May we'd be happy.  Why you ask?  Because we are being selfish and eventually wanting to go places for our anniversary without the kids and I'd feel horrible if I missed my child's birthday.

Dr. Appt Update:    NST showed baby is doing great!  Dr. checked me and I have ZERO progress.  Baby's head is not even engaged :(  Talked a little about induction and will get a game plan together at my next appointment.  Looks like we have some work to do because I really do not want to get induced!

To Do:

• Prepare freezer breakfast meals
• Make lactation bars
• wash down pack n play
• wash bouncer cover, teething guards, and mesh bumper
• prepare padsicles?

37 weeks (4/14 to 4/20)

Baby is the size of:  Winter Melon (???)

Weight Gain:  Dr. Scale on 4/16:  +33 (According to scale at home on 4/8: +30)

Sleep:  Horrible.  I would like to just rewind a week.

Best moment:   Finally having Tavin be like his normal self and going to sleep within 15 minutes after we leave the room :)

Worst moment:     Between Tavin's sleep regression (read:  toddler screaming at the top of his lungs for 2+ hours or waking up at 2 a.m and not going back to sleep!) and my cold, the entire week has been awful!

Food cravings/aversions:    Nothing really.  This cold has sacked my appetite for anything!

What I miss:    Breathing normal.

What I’m looking forward to:  Easter :)

Dr. Appt Update:    NST was good again.  No concerns other than my blood pressure being slightly elevated which the nurse said was due to my cold.

To Do:

• Pack hospital bags
• Prepare freezer breakfast meals
• shampoo carpet
• wash nursing bras/pads
• prepare padsicles?

36 weeks (4/7 to 4/13)

Baby is the size of:  Honeydew

Weight Gain:  Dr. Scale on 4/9:  +32 (According to scale at home on 4/8: +30)

Sleep:  Going great!

Best moment:   Having a fully functional kitchen with all the stuff in it!

Worst moment:    Tavin getting sick and me catching it too.  Made it through Shaun's 2-3 week bout but my body just couldn't fight anymore :(

Food cravings/aversions:    Had a craving for some brownies.  I made these and they were pretty good the same day but not so much the following days.

What I miss:    A normal spring!  This up and down weather is crap!

What I’m looking forward to:  Getting over this cold!

Dr. Appt Update:  We met with the perinatologist on 4/9.  Baby is looking great!  Measuring about 6 pounds.  Dr. was watching baby's lungs to see if they were "practice breathing".  He even had to use a little alarm to wake baby up because baby was not cooperating  The best news:  I graduated!  I do not need to see him again.  Just continue my weekly NSTs.  He jokingly suggested being induced by 39 weeks!  Haha right buddy!  This baby is going to cook as long as it likes! TYVM!  

Goals/To Do:

• Pack hospital bag
• Prepare freezer breakfast meals
• shampoo carpet
• get out baby equipment (swing, bath tub, etc)
• put together rock n play
• wash baby clothes Thanks to 2 days of some nicer weather we were able to wash them and hang them out :)
• wash newborn diapers
• wash nursing bras/pads
• order breast pump Placed order on 4/9/14.
• prepare padsicles?

Bump pic!

And a little comparison from 36 weeks last time

35 Weeks (3/31 to 4/6)

35 days left!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Yay!

Baby is the size of:  Coconut

Weight Gain:  Dr. Scale on 4/2:  +36 (According to scale at home on 3/26: +29)

Sleep:  Doing good.  Getting hard to turn over and get in and out of bed though.

Best moment:  Kitchen is complete and it looks fabulous! 

Worst moment:     Shaun getting a cold...again!  Thankfully I've stayed immune!

Food cravings/aversions:  Nothing really.  I'm at a loss for what to eat.  

What I miss:    Not struggling to bend over.

What I’m looking forward to:  Relaxing!  After the kitchen remodel and getting things back in order, I'm spent!

Dr. Appt Update:    NST looked great again even after having slipped on the ice the morning of my appointment.  Apparently I was supposed to go into labor & delivery and they were to monitor me for 3 hours!!  Oopsies!  But to my defense, baby was very active after the fall and there wasn't any signs of problems--Thank God!

Goals/To Do:

• Pack hospital bag
• Prepare freezer breakfast meals
• shampoo carpet
• get out baby equipment (swing, bath tub, etc)
• put together rock n play
• wash baby clothes
• wash newborn diapers
• wash nursing bras/pads
• order breast pump
• prepare padsicles?

Kitchen Remodel - Week 1

It's here!  OMG I can't believe it's finally here!

Before pics:

Day 1:  They took the upper cabinets and soffits down.  The contractor said there was no major problems in removing the soffits.  Just (1) finding some sink pipes (?) in one section and (2) finding them stuffed with insulation which made things very messy and dusty.

Day 2:  Installed lighting and added drywall to where the soffits were.

Day 3:  Finished patching the drywall

 

Day 4:  Completed drywall patch and popcorn ceiling patch.  Also took out the rest of our cabinets and sink!!!  Sucks not having anything in the kitchen!

Day 5 & 6:  Shaun stayed to paint while Tavin and I went home to my parents. We went with this color from Sherwin Williams.

I can't wait for it to be finished!

34 weeks (3/24 to 3/30)

Baby is the size of:  Butternut Squash

Weight Gain:  Dr. Scale on 3/26:  +33(According to scale at home on 3/26: +29)

Sleep:  Still good.  Hips are starting to hurt a little bit more.

Best moment:  Starting the kitchen remodel! 

Worst moment:     Starting the kitchen remodel!  It's no fun living out of packed up boxes!  Thankfully it's only going to be for 2 weeks!

Food cravings/aversions:    All things chocolate and peanut butter.  Thanks to this lovely bracket.

What I miss:    Not struggling to put shoes on.  Being able to play with Tavin without having problems getting up/down.

What I’m looking forward to: The kitchen being completed!

Dr. Appt Update:  Had our first NST on 3/26.  Everything looked fine.  Dr. was even nice enough to do an ultrasound to check baby's location and baby is now HEAD DOWN!  Hoping he/she decides to stay that way until May!  

Goals:

• Work out!  I suck at accomplishing this :(  Especially now that I've started my hypnobabies, there is just no time!
• Prepare freezer breakfast meals.  
• Prepare lactation bars/cookies.  I really wish I could do this but our oven died and we haven't been able to bake anything for weeks.  We bought a new one this week so hopefully I can get started!  These will probably have to wait until after our kitchen remodel which is set to start the week of March 24.  Yay!  UPDATE:  Shaun started the cookies.  Just have to bake and freeze them this weekend.  Thanks Babe!  Done-cooked them up on Saturday night :)