Two weeks to go!

So Eric and I had a very productive weekend.  We cleaned the house, did all the laundry, raked leaves in the yard and put together some patio furniture, put together a bed in the guest bedroom, bathed all three dogs and put some finishing touches on Owen's room.  Needless to say I was sore and tired this morning, but it feels good to be "ready" for our little boy to come.

This week will be my last week full time at the office.  If he doesn't get here before next week I'm going to be working from home and only coming up half a day for meetings (It's just getting too uncomfortable to be sitting at my desk all day).

We're really hoping he decides to make an appearance this weekend. Feb 27th is my Mom's birthday and she would love a grandson as a present.  My sister and brother are also free this weekend and so could come down and see him.  I doubt he'll cooperate, but it doesn't hurt to pray :)

Here is a pic of Owen from last night.  I keep getting bigger - and he keeps getting lower.  He should just come out and meet his family!

Nursery time!

I know many of you have been patiently waiting for me to post pictures of the nursery. It's not complete yet, but we're 99% complete and definitely ready enough for me to unveil it to the blogosphere :)

Eric and I decided on a surfer theme for our little dude and instead of buying all our decor from a baby store, we found some key pieces in Galveston and at Hobby Lobby that we based the room around.  I also got some great inspiration and advice from some ladies at work - one of whom actually made the bedding and curtains for me (thanks Brie!). The room isn't very "babyish," we wanted something he could grow into. My favorite part is that it's cozy, colorful and bright and I can imagine all the fun he'll have here as he grows up.

This is by no means all the cute little parts of the room - that would take far too many pictures and I think you'd start to wonder exactly how long I spent decorating my first child's room - and yes I know that our second born will not have a room as cool as this one :)

 So without any further delays....Owen Lars Oslund's "surfer dude" nursery.

We'll see if this sign holds true...this is on the door to his room.

 

By far the coolest part of the nursery - this is right above his crib.

 

The nursing, rocking, reading nook - very comfy glider!

 

Close ups of some of the cool wall decor we found in Galveston. Eric loves the baby swimming with the fish, we had to get the VW van with the surfboards on top and my friend Brie made the surfer dude for my shower - isn't she creative!

 

  

  

Here's the area to the right of the chair - see all the books.  We can't wait to start reading to our little boy!

 

Here's the amazing quilt our friend Joyce made.  We have it hanging from the armoire and it really brightens up that corner of the room.

 

And finally the changing table.  We had so much fun picking out all the pictures that are hanging above it.  Our favorite is the one of Eric and his grandpa on the beach.  Owen is named for his great grandad Owen Oslund and his daddy Eric Lars.

 

There are so many more pictures, signs and little touches to his room that I'd love to show you - but you'll just have to come visit!

Full Term!

Tonight marks the night I'm officially "full term" - Owen is 37 weeks.  Obviously we still have 3 more weeks to go until his due date, but if he comes before then everything should be ok.  I have to admit, I'm hoping he comes sooner rather than later :)

Of course Eric and I are eager to meet our little boy, but to be honest, the last week has been really uncomfortable.  I think I've had things pretty easy, but the swollen ankles, back pain, and pressure in my pelvis are really getting hard to bear gracefully. 

His nursery is almost complete - I'm holding out on posting pictures until everything is perfect. And tonight Eric and I installed the car seat and packed our bags for the hospital.  So other than a few "nesting" items I'd love to finish around the house, he can come whenever he wants to.

Here are a few pics of Owen...and his mommy :)

 

 

6 pounds and growing!

6 pounds!  That's what the Dr. estimated that Owen weighs at our appointment yesterday.  If he continues to gain half a pound a week, he'll be 8 1/2 lbs at his due date - yikes!  I hope he doesn't come late :)

Eric and I have been busy the past few weeks and have really gotten a lot accomplished.  I'm happy to say that if Owen decided to come tonight, we'd be ready for him (more or less). The nursery is complete except for a few finishing touches.  His bassinet is set up in our bedroom.  We have the car seat ready to put in the car and his going home outfit laid out and ready. I'll take some pictures of the nursery this weekend and post them here next week.

We've also finished our Bradley classes and Eric even got his very own "Licensed Birth Coach" card. We went on a tour of the hospital, pre-registered and got our birth plan signed.  Based on what they told us on the tour, not everything we want for after he's born will be possible (he can only room in if one of us is awake and they take him away for a few hours after the birth to bathe him and watch his vital signs) but it feels good to at least know what to expect.

The one thing I don't know what to expect is what to do when we get to take him home...

I've been reading tons of book on breast feeding, getting your baby to sleep, eat well etc., but I know that the true learning will only come in time.  It's so hard to believe that he'll be here in a month.

Here is a recent pic of Owen at 36 weeks.  Notice how tired I look - and how big my ankles and feet are swelling :(  That is really the only thing I have to complain about right now - I'm pretty lucky.

Here are a few more pictures from Owen's baby showers:
First - Awesome ACU friends and hostesses from the Dallas shower.

Me and the hostesses at the shower with our church friends from Grace Bible Church.

The adorable cake and sweet hostesses at the shower with girls from my work