best bellies

This is the 2nd time Steph and I have been pregnant together. The first time was with Silas and Connor. Connor is 2 months and 3 days older. This time around we've got a boy and a girl coming. Baby brother will be about 3 1/2 months older than their little girl. We took belly pictures the night before I went into labor with Connor so last Thursday night we took some pictures of these two before there is only one belly left :)

welcome to babyland

OK so it's not even close in size to the room from F of the B two and probably only cost as much as one of their stuffed animals ;) but I am sooo happy with how the baby room turned out. After 3 kids this is the first nursery I've completed. We didn't know if Micah was going to be a boy or girl (even though I had my suspicions) so I was planning on finishing it after he was born. That pretty much never happened. Then with Connor we had just put the house on the market and assumed (quite wrongly!) that it would sell soon so we didn't have a room for him at all. He ended up sleeping in a pack n' play for a year until we finally put up a crib in the guest room for him. For some reason this time it was really important to me to make a finished space that would be useful and comfortable and cute for both our baby and any guests we have.

Enter our Woodland getaway :) I wanted a semi mature feel for guests, a vintage feel for me, and a a playful woodland feel for baby boy. There is technically still one thing I need (bed skirt) and one thing I want (cute woodland animals shaped pillow), but other than that here is my baby's room...

Door side wall

* 5 frames from Hobby Lobby with scrapbook paper.

They might possibly reveal something very important or they might just hold pictures.

You just never know ;)

* IKEA shelf
* dresser from my parents' neighbors after they moved away

* green basket is from Hobby Lobby and holding diapering essentials

bed wall

* shelves are IKEA spice racks. Idea via Pinterest

* chair is a vintage brown velvet swivel rocker from Antiques and Stuff in Covington, GA

* white end table from my parents'
* vintage alarm clock from Sadie's Antiques in Conyers, GA

* lamp from Target

*pillow made by me

* shhhh sign from a store in Blue Ridge. It was originally in Micah's nursery.

* three woodland prints were made by me from Target dollar spot canvases

* mobile made by me via pinterest idea

closer look

The guest bed :)

* mattress and box spring were an awesome deal at Ocho in Covington.

* headboard is a barn door from my parents' shed

* window was in Micah's nursery and pretty sure was stolen from the side of the road

* curtain panels, brown accent pillows, green rectangular pillow and sheets are from Homegoods

* bedding is from Overstock

* navy leaf pillows I made with fabric from Ocho

These two little gals came from the garden department at Lowes. I was wandering around and got so excited when I spotted them. They had an owl friend but he was broken :(

Hope you enjoyed the tour. In 10 +/- days there will be a little boy who lives inside it!

maternity and family photo shoot

Last Tuesday night we went to Porterdale, GA to take some maternity and family pictures. There are tons that I love but here are a few of my favorites!

Me and my "could not have done it without her" assistant Leslie :)

TWO WEEKS TO GO!!!! 38 weeks according to babycenter.com...Your baby has really plumped up. He weighs about 6.8 pounds and is over 19 1/2 inches long (like a leek). He has a firm grasp, which you'll soon be able to test when you hold his hand for the first time! His organs have matured and are ready for life outside the womb.

37 weeks

According to babycenter.com...

Your baby is now considered "full term," even though your due date is three weeks away. If you go into labor now, his lungs will likely be mature enough to fully adjust to life outside the womb. (Some babies need a bit more time, though. So if you're planning to have a repeat c-section, for example, your practitioner will schedule it for no earlier than 39 weeks unless there's a medical reason to intervene earlier.)

Your baby weighs 6 1/3 pounds and measures a bit over 19 inches, head to heel (like a stalk of Swiss chard). Many babies have a full head of hair at birth, with locks from 1/2 inch to 1 1/2 inches long. But don't be surprised if your baby's hair isn't the same color as yours. Dark-haired couples are sometimes thrown for a loop when their children come out as blonds or redheads, and fair-haired couples have been surprised by Elvis look-alikes. And then, of course, some babies sport only peach fuzz.

In 3 weeks (more or less) our 3rd son will enter our family in a more tangible way :) In many ways we're ready, in many more we're not! There is so much that is 'almost' done. Which isn't the easiest thing for me. I am one that likes things completed! My list is officially made for all the little things left to do, but lots of little things add up to a lot of time. I am quite sure it will get done though so I'm trying to just ignore the "have to have it done now" part of my brain.

In pregnant lady news, I'm actually feeling pretty good. Except for the normal things like being a little sore whenever I'm walking or standing up a lot and needing/liking help being hauled up off the floor, that miserable feeling isn't present yet and hopefully I can get away without it at all.

Last night we took Maternity/Family pictures. Leslie came with us to help keep an eye on the boys whenever Zach was taking a picture of me and then to take the pictures whenever Zach was in them. They turned out great! Zach is not done editing but here is one picture to give you a preview. I can't wait to share them :)

lil pumpkin's shower

Sunday evening my awesome friends here in Conyers through baby brother and I a shower. It was fall/pumpkin themed :) The food was delicious, the fellowship wonderful and the friendship overwhelmingly awesome! The majority of the pictures are me eating or smiling at a cute gift. We got some great stuff and I've already made my list of the little things I need to get before he comes. Which isn't far!

So just to let you know, I almost cried after I opened my first gift because it kind of hit me that I'm having another baby in 4 weeks. Obviously I knew that but I hadn't had the opportunity to really stop life and focus on him. Opening his first gift definitely put it on the forefront of my mind. I thought I was ready. I'm not ready yet. I can't wait for him to be here and to meet him and see what he looks like but my mind hadn't quite gone to the taking care of a baby and two big boys thing and for that I'm not ready. Of course I don't think there's any way to prepare for that change. In the meantime I'm praying for each of us to have an easy transition to a family of 5 and ask that if I ever pop into your mind you'd pray for us too!