Baby furniture

Well, since I am home today with a backache, I decided to post pictures of the baby furniture we have picked out. We are waiting to buy it until after the baby is born, depending on if we have a boy or girl. I have some room decor for either gender, but we are waiting to put it up until we know what the baby is.


GIRL ROOM

Pali Solerno crib

Ikea Hemnes dresser

Pottery Barn Penelope crib bedding

BOY ROOM

Pali Solerno crib

Ikea Hemnes dresser

Target Tiddliwinks Cozy Dot crib bedding

EITHER ROOM

Best Home Furnishings Quinn glider (we ordered it in a beige color)

Delivery room playlist

Here's what I have so far:

What love is this, Kari Jobe
Here, Kari Jobe
We exalt your name, Kari job
Breathe, sixpence
Beautiful things, Gungor
Sweetly broken, Jeremy Riddle
One thing remains, Jeremy Riddle
Love came down, Jeremy Riddle
Fall afresh, Jeremy Riddle
One thirst and hunger, Jeremy Riddle
The Lord is my shepherd, Jeremy Riddle
Glory to the lamb, Jeremy Riddle
What can I bring, Jeremy Riddle
Here is my heart, Jeremy Riddle
This love, Jeremy Riddle
Baby mine, Allison Krauss
Grace flows down, Christy Nockels
How deep the fathers love for us, Nichole Nordeman
How great is our God, Bethany Dillon
We fall down, Nichole Nordeman
You are good, Nicole Nordeman
Sing over me, Nichole Nordeman
Beautiful, Phil Wickham
All the heavens, Third Day
I need thee every hour, Jars of Clay

38 weeks (12 days left)

I have been feeling pretty good the last few days, and my back pain has even subsided quite a bit. The baby has been stretching out like crazy, often giving me a stomachache. I'm definitely in nesting mode, trying to get those small things done and things cleaned as much as I can before the baby comes. We are getting excited to see if it's a girl or boy. The anticipation leading to the birth is starting to kill me! At 37 weeks, I was 2 1/2 cm dilated, but my midwife said it doesn't mean I'll be early or late, just that once labor starts, it will go fast. I haven't had any contractions, so it could be anytime, or it could be another two weeks! My mom had fast labors, so I'm hoping it passed down to me!

The bags and car seat are the in car, and my music playlist for the hospital is ready to go (thanks to my sweet husband). My parents will be flying down once I'm in labor. I'm trying to stay busy so I don't go crazy waiting. Prayers are appreciated in the next couple weeks!

Christmas, Baby shower, and Maternity pictures

I feel like I have a few random things, so I'll just number them to make it easier!

1. I'm sure most of you know by now that we didn't get the house I posted on an earlier post. It was a big disappointment, but we are trying to focus on the fact that God has a better plan. I had already packed some boxes, so I left them to unpack after Christmas. We are still looking for other houses, but aren't finding the size we want for the price we want. I don't like feeling unsettled and that this house is temporary when the baby comes, so I'm praying for peace about all of that.

2. Adding to the stress of that is that we are going to Alabama at the end of March for 2 months of officer school for John's job. I'm glad I get to go, but it is a little overwhelming thinking about taking a 6 week old.

3. I had a great time in Washington, a fun Christmas, and a blessed baby shower. The day I came back to California, I got a cold, which is still alive and strong! It takes so much longer to get over them when you're pregnant. I was really bummed to come home not feeling well because I just wanted to start unpacking the house and organizing things. Today I'm trying to rest by catching up on baby books.

Christmas

Baby shower

4. We got maternity pictures done a couple days ago by a photographer friend in my Bible study. Even though I wasn't feeling my best, they were fun, and I loved how they turned out.