So far, I am hanging in there and things are looking good.
I have this deep feeling in my gut that I will hang in until July; my original due date month. My inital due date was July 6th and I'm sticking to that date!!! Lol
I have still be feeling the contraction/Braxton hicks now and then. Today was the first time I felt my first intense contraction. It lasted a good 4 minutes.
I was tucking Nya in for her nap and decided to lay down with her for a bit; something I've been doing a lot as of late during her nap time. Lol I almost excitingly skip up the steps to her room during this time because I can't wait to lay down and close my eyes for a bit.
I just finished telling her a story (Prince Jesus and Princess Nya; a story I made up that both Nya loves and I love to tell) when I was hit with a major contraction. I lay still thinking it would ease off after a few seconds. The seconds turned into a minute, then 2, 3 and 4 minutes before subsiding. During this period I couldn't even move my body. My cell phone was ringing and I couldn't even get up to go get it.
I have felt fine ever since; thank goodness. I just kept telling myself in my head 'just make it until the 22nd....hang in there until then at least!!'.
This week I've been bitten by the Nesting bug.....badly, Lol
I think the scare from Saturday night sent me into a deep desire and need to nest even more than I have so far.
Monday AM I sat down and wrote out my list of things I want and need to get done before Sweet Pea arrives. I have since been knocking each item off my list like a power ranger! Lol
I've been deep cleaning....AGAIN, organizing.....AGAIN and even painting. Yes, painting. Lol
I was putting my shoes on by the door the other day and noticed some scuff marks on my front baseboard from shoes. I thought 'hmmmm.....these baseboards need a nice new fresh coat of white paint! They are looking worn from the last time we painted them 8 years ago'. With that and before you knew it, I was buying paint and painting my baseboards. Lol
I haven't yet completed this task as I've been multitasking other projects around the house at the same time. I should be done by Friday :)
It's like something in me wants my house to feel almost brand new again for when I bring our little one home.
Now that my baseboards are looking fresh, I'm now noticing my walls....uh oh!!! Lol Do I hear lots of work, little time and $$$ in that thought! Lol
I've been thinking 'Boy, it would be really nice to paint this washroom/room in a new colour!!'.
If only Dennard knew these thoughts he would be going crazy. Lol
I can hear him now 'Painting!?! What!!!! Are you serious! We don't need to paint; the walls are perfectly fine!!!!' (He doesn't know that I've been painting the baseboards. I think that will be my little secret..ha ha ha)
My dad came over today and we completely reorganized my storage bins under the stairs. I couldnt pull the bins out myself, so I asked if my dad could help me out. (He is and has ALWAYS been there when I needed him. He is my saving grace!!! My knight in shinning armour.)
Under my stairs was a storage bin disaster; well at least to me, lol.
I had bins upon bins of clothes for Nya, myself, Fall/Winter/Spring and summer decor, suitcases, shoes, etc. I wanted to sift through each bin and discard things that I don't want, need or use anymore. I also had a ton of new clothes to add to Nya's old baby clothes bin for Sweet Pea.
I was able to sort through the bins and put together a hefty bag of things to give away and get rid of.
I was just recently blessed with an ABUNDANCE of clothes for Sweet Pea. A girlfriend of mine dropped off two large bags of clothes that her daughter just recently outgrew on Friday. I have spent the last three days sorting, washing and putting these clothes away in her nursery and in storage bins.
She gave me so much, that I was able to bless another mother in my church who just had a baby girl with a huge bag of clothes, lotions, bottles, etc. I was also able to donate some to other mommy'.
I just recently finished my backyard and garden a few weeks ago. I added a few new accent pieces to the yard and planted some flowers which my mom graciously helped me with.
My parents blessed me with a new canopy and curtain set for my gazebo in the back which my dad put up for me. It was an early birthday present :)
My backyard in now my little oasis and the sight of perfection. It's just lovely!
I've also recently started to tackle my front yard in fixing things up. I repainted the urns beside my front door, my exterior lights and today my mom planted a few new shrubs for me.
When I tell you I'm in extreme nesting, I mean it!! Lol It's like I'm in overdrive! Lol
Keep in mind, I'm pacing myself and not overdoing it, as much as it doesn't sound like it. All of the above has been done within a period of a few days.
My good friend from Athens, Georgia just had her baby girl last night which I am SO excited about. She texted me at 10pm saying she was in the hospital with contractions every 5 minutes and then by 11:45pm her precious Isabella was here!!
The excitement of her newest arrival has made me even more excited about ours. I've been dreaming about our little girl all day and how desperately I want to hold her, kiss her and get to know her.
My family wall has been updated with a few new empty frames waiting to be filled with pictures of our precious Sweet Pea
Sisters :) My two girls ultrasounds side by side. On the left is Nya and the right is Sweet Pea.
I tried to see if I could see a resemblance in the two based on the pictures, but Nya had a much more district frontal view than Sweet Pea. Nya's picutre is really close up to her face, whereas Sweet Pea's is much farther away.
My garden oasis...
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