It's Go Time!

Well, today is the day...it's go time! We are headed to the hospital at 6:30am for the induction and I hope everything goes smoothly! Hopefully will have updates and pictures within the next couple of days. Wish us luck!

P.S...I got news that my backordered curtains for the nursery are in! YAY!!!!!!

Due Date Today

So, today is my official due date and....no baby! She is hiding, or maybe just primping so she can be extra pretty to come out later this week. Today was also my last day at work, thank goodness! I am ready to just relax and do nothing these final days on the couch until Thursday. I am still hoping that she waits until Thursday so I can 100% sure that my doctor Randy (yah...we're on a first name basis now) will be there. I know everyone wants to call and check up on me and keeps asking..."any baby yet?" but please be assured that I will let everyone know when she comes!

On another note, our good friends Tim and Alison just left for Hawaii for 2 weeks (soooo jealous) on Saturday, but before they left, they brought over tons of yummy food from Trader Joes and stocked our freezer so we would have lots of dinners ready and wont have to cook next week after Isla is here! I thought it was very nice of them and a really thoughtful gesture. Thank you guys again! Our freezer has never been so full (I already have eaten the Mac n Cheese!)

Nursery Progress

The nursery is almost done; we are just waiting on the curtains and I need to hang up lots of pictures and artwork. We wanted to go with green walls and accents of purple and I had to include some black & white too, as it is my favorite decorating theme! We didnt want too much pink, as we knew we would get tons of pink toys, clothes and accessories. Tim did all the painting and built the bookshelf himself too! I think it turned out great! He also re-finished the dresser, put up all new crown molding and added new drawer pulls to it and the crib and closet doors to match. I really cannot wait until we get the curtains up, but I had some disappointing news. I have been waiting for the curtains that match the bedding since December 6th (they are purple paisley/damask), but I just found out that they have pushed the backorder date even further back, now I wont see them til late February or early March, so I am thinking of going to Pier 1 this weekend and trying to find some new curtains. I am thinking white eyelet, but not sure if I have too much white already...dilemmas, dilemmas. I think I just need to get some pictures and art on the walls and everything will look complete!

Here is the chandelier we got from Ikea to add some glamour!


This is the bookshelf that Tim built! So handy.


Upclose shot of one of my favorite pictures of all time. I am also thinking of adding a B & W image of marilyn monroe or audrey hepburn. (I have basiclaly thrown a theme out the window for the room and just filling it with everything I like)


Here is the glider Mrs. Driscoll got for us! And there is Ellie, my stuffed elephant that I have had since I was 4


This is the crib/changing table combo we got. I love it and all the storage it has, especially b/c the closet in the nursery only has enough space for our clothes (Gotta love these old Newport homes with NO closetspace!)


A CUTE sign we got at the shower..I love it!


Here is the dresser that Tim re-finished..what a great job!


Finally, here is the mirror we just added a ribbon bow to...just need to get it up on the wall. I found one just like this is Target and they wanted $70!! We got the mirror for free and the ribbon was $2.97! What a steal.


So, here are both curtain options and I need some input! The purple ones I have already ordered and are on back order til end Feb. The other ones are simple white eyelet that i can have shipped asap, but I am not sure if that will be too much white in the room..Help me decide and leave a comment!

New Updates! New Updates! New Updates!

So, this morning I had my 39 week appointment and no new progess..sob sob..I was getting ready to walk out with my head hanging low, when my doctor asked if it was ok with me, that he penciled me in for an induction for next Thursday 1/28/10. I was like....uhh...YAH!! If I make it until then I will be 40 weeks and 3 days along and he said I am a very favorable candidate! So there is an end in sight! Woo hoo! I am actually hoping that I make it until the 28th b/c I will know for sure that he will be at the hospital. (I never knew before this that if your doctor you have been with for all this time isnt on call the day you go into the hospital, then you get some other guy you may have never met!!) I defintely want my doc there so I am pumped that we have it planned. This will also let me get up early, pack the bag, take a shower, etc and just feel prepared. (unless she decides to come out before the 28th!!!) 1/28/10 - I think it sounds like a good birthdy to me!

My addiction to shopping has not gone away

Today Tim and I took a nice walk downtown and popped in BabyGap. I fell in love with a whole line of baby clothes there..It is called Cherry Blossom collection and the prints are absolutely adorable...I couldnt keep my hands off all the pieces. Even though my love of shopping has died down while I am "larger", I think now it may be just re-routed to the baby! We finally decided that we would wait until the spring to see what new clothes we need for her; she has so many cute outfits now. Still cant resist how ADORABLE baby clothes are!

39 Weeks!!!!

Here is one of the very few pictures of my preggo belly. I have been a little camera shy, as I dont think this is my best "angle" lately :) Can't believe I am at 39 weeks already! I am READY to get this show on the road and hoping that next week is lucky for us. I am still at work everyday and dont plan on taking any maternity leave until the day I pop; I want to save all the time I can for when after she is here (I will only be able to take 7 weeks off) unless we win the lottery anytime soon!! My doctor told me that we can start talking about inductions at 41 weeks too, so I know there is an end on sight! I am still very nervous about going into the hospital, but I think that everything will be just fine (thank goodness for epidurals!) :)

First Ultrasound

Here is our first baby picture we have of the little girl to come. This was an ultrasound we had at 15 weeks. We just had another one at 37 weeks and it is amazing how much bigger she is! She practically took up the whole screen! We are patiently awaiting her arrival so we can have some real pictures to share.