How Far Along: 25 Weeks
Baby's Size: Rutabaga (what is that?) or 13 1/2 inches and 1 1/2 lbs.
Maternity Clothes: Yep! And still trying to squeeze into some regular clothes too.
Movement: She moves quite a bit.
Sleep: Great. At least one bathroom trip a night though. It also seems like I have so many dreams each night.
Symptoms: Low energy, feet swell a bit by the end of the day, RLS, and I got my first foot cramp last night. It is like a charlie horse in my foot. I got a lot of cramps/charlie horses with Cambry.
Food Aversions/Cravings: Can't think of anything particular.
Best Moment this Week: Celebrating my friend's baby-on-the-way,and making progress on the nursery!
What I miss: Having energy, being able to maneuver easily.
What I am Looking Forward to: Greg having tomorrow off work, and also working on the nursery more.
Goals: I ordered all the fabric and mailed it in to have the crib bedding made. I can't wait to see how it turns out! We also made some good progress on the nursery this week. We cleared out the room mostly up the crib, and I bought a number of things for the nursery. I think I found a rug I want to get at Garden Ridge, and I still need to get some white curtains. In the pictures below - nothing is in the final spot. Things are hung on the wall on existing nails just so I can see how things are looking together. My goal for this week is to practice with the stencil and make a plan on how to tackle it. I bought stencil adhesive spray and some brushes today. I have watched a few how-to videos. I think it may take forever. If anyone has any tips on stenciling (Elizabeth?) please share!
3 comments:
Can't wait to see the finished nursery! It is going to look great!
For stenciling, I saw recommendations to use the adhesive spray, but I was afraid of it being too sticky, taking too much time, messy, etc.. so the video I watched suggested using blue painters tape to tape the sides down, like maybe 6 small strips around the stencil. I did have to wash the built up paint on the stencil only twice, which most of it peeled right off. It was a bit time cosuming getting in the corners and around the window, etc. but overall it wasn't too difficult. At first I was being way too perfect but after you get going, if there are little imperfections here and there, no one but you will ever see them. Plus, just remember its a hand painted wall, its not supposed to be perfect :) I dont know if it will help but I watched a video on youtube (from the company I bought the stencil from) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlzcVzPcnG8
That is basically how I did it (without the level thing). good luck, I know it will turn out great! Can't wait to see!
Thanks Elizabeth!
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