Six months down (24 weeks)

Well, we passed the 6 month mark....4 more months to go!  We had a doctor's appointment on Friday, just a check up.  The nurse told me that since I was 24 weeks along, I could do my glucose test that day.  I gave her a run down of what I had eaten for breakfast (3 chicken minis, hasbrowns, and a Grande Chai Tea Latte from Starbucks) and told her I'd prefer to wait.  I would have failed that thing for sure. 

Everything else at the appointment went well.  My belly measured a normal size, weight gain is right on track with where they want it, and the baby's heartbeat was right around 150 bpm.  I think the nurse midwife got a sense of how often I eat chick-fil-a in the mornings and she told me I need to cool it on my chicken minis.  I literally cannot drive past a chick-fil-a in the morning without stopping.  It lures me in.  You know you have a problem when you have to take alternate routes in the morning to avoid a Chick-fil-a.

After work on Friday, I stopped by my friend, Stacie's house to pick up some baby items that her son has outgrown.  She's very sweet.  She gave us a Baby Bjorn, some clothing, toys, and a diaper genie.  The diaper genie will probably go in the garage.  I've put some thought into this and I don't think I want to store poop in the house.  I might cave in after a few hundred trips up and down the stairs to dispose of diapers, but we'll at least try it in the garage to start.  She gave me a tutorial on how to wear the Baby Bjorn, so I tried it on Brian when I got home.  Doesn't he look so cute? :)

Saturday morning we did a tour of the hospital.  Baby Mac will be born at Northside Hospital in Sandy Springs.  They deliver more babies every year than any other hospital in the country.  I was concerned that it might feel like a baby factory, but it didn't.  It's a really nice place.  The labor, devliery, and recovery building is totally detached from the rest of the hospital.  The rooms are a decent size and it was surprisingly quiet and calm in there.  I'm not sure why, but I was expecting chaos.  We have a good idea now of where we have to go and what to expect when getting to the hospital. 

 Between hanging out with friends, running errands, and playing golf this weekend, Brian was able to get the first coat of paint on the dresser for the nursery.  The plan is to have that painted by the end of the week.  At some point today, I need to go exchange the knobs I bought for the dresser (for the third time).  I might be the most indecisive person in the world.  We bought a bookshelf for the nursery a couple weeks ago and I've actually sold it to a friend already.  The glider arrived last week and I realized that there's not going to be room for everything, so we'll do book shelves on the wall instead.  At least we got an early start on the room!  Here are a couple pictures from the nursery - the crib, glider, and the closet organizer.  I'll post more pictures as the nursery comes together.  There's still lots to do!

 

I ordered a couple of the basic nursery bedding items - crib skirt, fitted sheet and changing pad cover.  As you can see, I've got the skirt on the crib already. :)  I'm still searching for a good organic crib mattress, so once we have that i'll post a picture with the sheet. 

 

 

You're probably wondering why in the world I ordered a white glider.  Part of it goes back to me being indecisive.  The other thing to note here is that it's a slip cover, so i can throw it in the washer if it gets dirty.

 

 

And this is my favorite part so far (probably because of the effort that went into installing it).  Brian and I put it in last weekend.  It was a little more challenging than they make you believe in the store.  I can't wait to get all of his little stuff organized in this closet. 

 

More nursery photos to come in the upcoming weeks!

 

My parents are coming this weekend, so we probably won't be doing much nursery work, but we'll see.  When I asked my Mom what they wanted to do when they're here, she said "relax".  They're both retired...that's all they do is relax. :)  We'll probably go to the Botanical Gardens one day and then maybe while they're relaxing the rest of the time, we can get some more work on the room done.

 

Here's my 24 week bump picture.  I feel like I'm growing at an incredible pace.  Brian assures me that I'm still beautiful, which is very sweet of him because some days I feel like a whale.  He did tell me the other day that he can't wait until I start waddling.  How nice.

 

 

Hope you all have a nice week!  xoxo Jennelle & Brian