37 week- bump update

We are getting close! 

Project Nursery: Complete

With 2.5-3 weeks till due date, we finally finished Elise's room. I'm really pleased with the way it turned out. Jeremy did a good job with the painting (and handling my nagging). 

 One of my colored pencil drawings from high school that my mom had

May picture mash

I have neglected the ol' blog this month I see. It seems like May just started and now it is almost over- I can't believe June is almost here. We have been staying super busy around here getting ready for the baby and what-not. I have a mod-podge of pictures of various happenings this month and they are all from my phone or someone else's camera. No fancy shmancy edited photos for this post.

Right now we are nursing Leyton back to health (again). He spent the weekend having the time of his life in Natchez with his Poppa, Nonna and cousins and has come home with an upper respiratory infection, ear infection and pink eye. He is not allowed to get sick ever again. Especially not with a newborn coming into our house within the next month.

Anyway onto some pics: 

Here are a couple of pictures from the Bachelorette Beach Bash the first weekend in May for my friend Anzie. It was a great trip and the weather, water and girl time was much needed. 

Here are some pictures from Leyton's preschool's precious end of the year program. He was so cute and animated singing his little songs. 

This one cracks me up b/c it looks like he is giving me the 'stink eye' 

We had a fabulous baby shower last night held by some of the youth families from the church. Isn't this cake adorable?

Blurry, but you get the point. 

Here is a random pic from our family double date a couple of weeks ago. We went to the Plaid Rhino with our friends Michelle and Vincent and their 3 year old boy, Elliot. Here is Leyton and Jeremy playing air hockey. 

Leyton and I went to Home Depot last week to get some plants and he had to 'test drive' all of the lawnmowers. 

33 weeks

A month and a half away. Wow. I'm ready, but not. As you can tell from the picture above, I have hit a big growth spurt. At least it looks and feels that way to me. We have made progress on the nursery and Jeremy is almost done painting. Now I just need to sort through clothes and we will be good to go! 


I am heading out tomorrow for a girl's weekend at the beach! My good friend Anzie is getting married in a month and we are off to celebrate. I'm sure I will be a hit in my maternity swimwear, not that the general public will ever see pictures. I'll leave you with a  silly pregnancy questionnaire. I have done such a bad job on this poor baby's pregnancy journal, I thought it may make me feel better to fill one out. 

How far along? 33 weeks

Total weight gain: 20 lbs. That still sounds like alot, but the doc says I'm right on track.

Maternity clothes? I've been in maternity pants for awhile, but I can still pull off some flowy non-maternity tops and dresses.

How are you feeling? Good! Much better at this point than I was with Leyton. Probably because I haven't gained nearly as much weight and have been staying active. I did have some bad stretching pains last week, probably from the big growth spurt, but it went away after a few days.
Stretch marks? Just the few I got from Leyton. I hit a huge growth spurt in the past two weeks, so I will probably gain a few more. 
Sleep: I tend to wake up between 3-4am every night for a bathroom break and have trouble getting back to sleep after that. I'm not quite to that super uncomfortable stage yet but I know it's coming! Right now I just surround myself with pillows and it seems to do the trick.
Best moment this week: Seeing paint go up in the nursery! Also, watching my belly jump around like crazy.
Movement: Some days she doesn't stop moving. She rolls around quite a bit.

Cravings: Hmm. I honestly have not had too many cravings with this one. There are things that sound good, but not to the point where I have sent Jeremy anywhere at midnight. 
Labor Signs: None yet...although I do get those occasional Braxton Hicks
Belly Button in or out? In, but it's starting to flatten
What I miss: sleeping on my stomach, painting my toenails without grunting
What I am looking forward to: Meeting my sweet baby girl and introducing Leyton to his new little sister!

Etsy Shop: Open!

I finally opened my Etsy shop! What better time than less than 2 months before I am due to give birth?  I have been saying I was going to do it for 6 months, but I always came up with an excuse. Part of me is terrified of putting myself out there and the other part is awful at self promotion. Can you tell I was really bad at selling Girl Scout cookies when I was younger? 

Anyway, I started creating these bible verse prints over a year ago. I was working on a freelance project for someone when the idea just came to me. I have been building on my collection ever since. I did them mostly just for fun and to have a creative outlet so even if my 'business venture' bombs thats really ok. They are mostly 10x10 prints, but I also have greeting cards available. Now that I am basically set up- I keep thinking of new ideas I would like to do as well. 

You can visit my shop here:

http://www.etsy.com/shop/NKCreative

And if you really love me or just feel like it, you could pin some of the prints to your Pinterest boards and maybe I will pick up some traffic that way. If you are interested in any of the prints or maybe want something in different sizes or colors than what is available, feel free to email me at nknight1@gmail.com. 

Here are some of the prints. You will have to visit the shop to see them in a more readable size. 

Sunshiney Saturday Pictures

30 weeks

I can't believe we are 2 months away! Yikes. I'm so not ready yet. The nursery (which is not really even a nursery yet) is in utter disarray and we still have to get some of the baby stuff out of the attic to see what works and what we even have.

The great news is that we had an ultrasound Monday and she looks great! They had scheduled me for one over concern that I was measuring a little smaller than I should be. Apparently I am carrying her pretty low which could be why. I made them double check to see if she was still in fact a she and there was no doubt. She is measuring perfectly and looking good. We couldn't get a really good look at her face, but according to the ultrasound tech she had a good bit of hair and a really great set of ears. I'll take her word for it.

I am feeling really good right now. My energy level is great and no aches or pains to speak of yet. I was looking back over my posts when I was pregnant with Leyton and by this time I was really swollen, achy and had huge feet. I guess it is true that every pregnancy is different.