{A Sneak Peak}

I have to admit, after we learned we were pregnant, I was so very excited to start working on the nursery for the new baby, especially since knowing we would be finding out the sex of the baby and could decorate accordingly.  Once we got Anna settled in her room we slowly got to work.  This weekend we got a chance to hang a few things on the walls and it is starting to feel like a real nursery.  I have also been busy doing laundry and sorting baby clothes, washing bottles, etc and it feels good to know we really are starting to get ready to bring a baby home.  While we still have 10 weeks to go, we know the time will go fast with Thanksgiving, Christmas, and getting ready for Elizabeth's wedding, so I feel better knowing I am prepared.  That and I am starting to get more and more exhausted with each passing day, so the more we can get done now, the better.  So I thought I would share a few pictures of the nursery for Baby Girl Seidel, there are still a few things we would like to do, including new blinds for the window (I hate the plastic mini blinds that came with the house) and I am going to attempt to make a mobile to hang over the crib.  I also would love to get a chandelier to hang in place of the light fixture on the ceiling and we have wooden letters painted that spell out the baby's name to hang over the crib once she is here, but that is our little secret for now:)  Once we found out we were having a girl, I immediately started looking at baby bedding for a little girl and couldn't find anything I really liked, so I asked my aunt if she would be willing to make us a quilt which she has agreed to do and we are so excited and thankful that she would take the time to do that for our little girl and cannot wait to see it!  I also have to give Bob credit, he did such a great job on the chair rail - from cutting the wood, sanding, finding the right stain to match the woodwork and painting the room, we both love how it turned out - thank goodness he is so handy:)

 

I am 29 weeks along now and absolutely, positively cannot believe how fast this pregnancy is going.  For the most part, I feel the same way I felt when I was pregnant with Anna, other than the fact that I feel absolutely huge already and some days not sure how I will make it another 10 weeks.  I find myself worrying about things I didn't worry about with Anna, like going into labor early, etc.  I think the second time around the reality of what is happening sinks in a little quicker and I know what to expect when it comes to labor, etc.  That being said, our excitement is really starting to build and we cannot wait to bring our little girl home.  I had my glucose testing last week and thankfully passed so no gestational diabetes to worry about and now start biweekly appointments on the 29th of the month.  Baby's heart rate has being staying steady around 140-145 each time I go in.  She is quite active during the day and doesn't seem to keep me up at night like Anna did, I try to tell myself that is a good sign and that she will already have her days and nights figured out once she is here, but even I know enough to know that isn't likely, but fun to dream, right?  :)