My new baby nephew is here....

My sweet baby nephew arrived this past Saturday, October 8th, 2011 weighing 7lbs. 13oz. and measuring 18 1/2 inches long. Mason is so sweet and adorable. Here are just a few pictures of him from my sister's facebook page until I have time to unload my camera's memory stick.

Baby Shower at Work

Last Tuesday, my co-workers through me a fun little baby shower!! It was so cute and so sweet of them. They all pitched in and got me a gift card to Target to spend on the baby. I was able to get a pack n play for him with the gift card. Here are some picture from the shower.

Jackson's Nursery

Jackson's room is finally finished!!!

But first, the before:

This is what the room looked like when the previous owners lived there. They had a son and daughter and this was their son's room.

When we moved in, we didn't have any children. So we made the room our spare bedroom, which looked like this.



Now I'm so excited to have transformed this room into a sweet and fun nursery for our baby Jackson!

Jackson's crib and changing table.

Jackson's crib. The white blanket was a gift from my aunt Lisa and her 3 girls. Another of my aunt's has an embroidering machine, so she embroidered Jackson's name on it. It turned out super cute and is really soft!

Close up of his name. The letters were sold separately at Hobby Lobby and were already painted white. I just used mod podge, scrapbook paper, some ribbon and my cricut to decorate them.

Inside of the crib. 

A close up of his crib/changing table.

The quilt/comforter that came with his bedding set. 

I took this picture from the door of his room.

Glider and side table. 

Glider. The blanket hanging on the back of it was a gift my mom made for Jackson.

Close up of pom poms I made that hang over the glider.

Wall canvas' hanging over his dresser that match his bedding set.

Turtle night light, frame with his sonogram and one of our maternity pictures in it, my pregnancy album and his binky jar all sitting on top of his dresser. 

Clock I bought and decorated to match his room.

38 Weeks

Pregnancy Highlights

How Far Along: 38 Weeks

Size of Baby: He weighs around 6.8 lbs. now and measures over 19 1/2 inches long from head to heal, (like a leek).

Total Weight Gain: 38 lbs total.

Maternity Clothes: Yes, all maternity clothes, and I'm even growing out of most of the maternity clothes I have! I will be so happy to wear regular clothes again.

Gender: Its a BOY!! Jackson Thomas Smith

Movement: Yes!! He is still moving quite a bit, even though he's running out of room.

Food Cravings: Not really craving anything in particular.

What I miss: I miss a lot of things, like just feeling normal again. But its all worth it and at least I don't have much longer to go! :-)

Sleep: Not sleeping well at all. I guess I should get used to it though. Its probably my body getting me ready for motherhood.

Symptoms: Feeling REALLY tired lately and just down right uncomfortable. My feet and hands are swelling now too. :-( I also, occasionally, have a stabbing pain in my pelvis, which the Dr. said is just the pelvis widening to get ready for childbirth. I'm also have some Braxton Hicks Contractions occasionally and a little bit of cramping.

Best Moment this week: Finding out my sister is going to be induced to have Mason on Saturday, Oct. 8th. I'm so excited to be an aunt again in just 2 short days!!!

What I am looking forward to: Meeting my new baby nephew on Saturday and getting to meet baby Jackson in just 2 +/- more weeks.

Oh, How Pinteresting Wednesdays

I thought I'd give this a try this week and link up with The Vintage Apple for Oh, How Pinteresting Wednesday. I also thought I'd make it "Fall Themed".

Here's what I'm loving...

Pumpkin shaped rice krispie treats with a tootsie roll for a stem. So cute!!

These are so cute and seem fairly easy to make.

Pumpkin and cream cheese in wonton wrappers with caramel dip!! Sounds so yummy.

These are just too cute!!!



Mummy cookie pops. How cute!!

This is such a cute idea for a kids craft!

Nothing New

No new news on the baby front. I had my 37 week Dr. appointment yesterday and she said he still hasn't dropped and I'm still at 1 c.m. So he still has some baking to do apparently. She said he could still come at any time, so now I guess we just wait.

In the mean time, I had a pretty productive weekend. I got the house all clean and I did some more shopping for little J.T. As I said last Friday, I had a gift card to use at Target from my baby shower here at work. So I bought him this pack n play.



I plan to keep it downstairs in our family room for when we're down there watching t.v. I also thought it would be handy to have in case we would go out of town while he's young.

I also bought a lamp for the nursery, a bathroom caddy to keep all his baby wash, lotion, powder and bathtime stuff in and I bought a glass jar to keep his binkies in. I plan on using my cricut and some black vinyl to write "binkies" on the glass jar. I got the idea from a picture I saw online. Here's where I got the idea...

Once I have that project done, his nursery will officially be done!! I will take a few more pictures then, and post them here so you can see the finished product! I'm so happy with his nursery. I just love to sit in there and dream about holding him, feeding him and changing him in there. I also ordered a baby gate for the nursery which should arrive today, according to fed ex.

I've packed some of our bag for the hospital, but still have a few more things to pack. I also still need to clean my car up and get the car seat bases installed in both my car and my husband's truck. Hopefully we can get that done in the next couple days.

Once thats all done, it really will just be a waiting game. My sister, who is pregnant with her second son, is due Oct. 16th (4 days before me) and is dilated to 4 c.m. already and is scheduled to be induced this coming Saturday 10/8. So I'm really excited about that. I can't wait to be an aunt again!!  

I will be 38 weeks tomorrow, so really only 2 more weeks til my due date!! I can't believe its only 2 weeks away. I will keep you all posted on mine and my sister's progress and hope to have pictures of baby Mason and baby Jackson very soon!!

To Do List

TGIF!!! I'm so happy its Friday. I've been sooo tired this week and can't wait to get some rest this evening, and hopefully sleep in a little bit tomorrow!

I have a lot I'd like to get done this weekend, so I'm hoping for a burst of energy when I get up in the morning. I feel like there is still so much I'd like to get done before Jackson's arrival, yet I just don't feel like doing any of it.

My to do list includes:

*Deep cleaning the house.
*Washing my car (or taking it to the car wash to be washed by someone else).
*Getting an oil change in my car.
*Installing the car seat bases in both my car and my husband's truck.
*Buying a few more items for the baby.
*Packing our hospital bag.
*Giving the dogs a much needed bath.

Of course I'm pretty sure I won't get all of these things done this weekend. The top three things are getting the house clean, packing our hospital bag and installing the car seat bases. These are things I for sure want to get done this weekend. So thats what is on my agenda for tomorrow.

I may try and make a stop at Target on Sunday after church. I have a gift card from the shower I was given here at work that I'd like to spend on a few baby items we still need. I'd like to get a pack n play for sure and I still need a lamp for his room. There are a few other smaller items I need to get as well.

So thats what I hope to spend my weekend doing. Either that or spend the weekend at the hospital having my baby. Either one would be fine. ;-)