Baby Bump and Bacne

That title just sounds delicious. 


First, here is the 29 week baby bump shot:

I forgot to take my 28 week shot...oops. :( Trust me when I say that it looked a lot like this picture. 


And now on to a very serious issue I'm facing, bacne. It's out of control. 


I typically have pretty clear skin, with the occasional breakout on my face, but I have NEVER had anything on my body - until now. My shoulders and upper back are riddled (riddled, I tell you!) with bumps - some are red and swollen and others are just little bumps that I can scratch off. 


Note, this grossness isn't new as I've had it since about 12 weeks. However, it's become a serious issue in my life as I've purchased a dress for an upcoming baby shower that exposes my shoulders. And what does the bacne decide to do? Rear it's ugly head with more red bumps than I have seen in my entire 31 weeks of pregnancy. It's gotten serious and I've had to get Shane involved to help 'extinguish' some of them, if you know what I mean. 


I have purchased my dress and it isn't going back because it took me hours to find one that fit right (e.g., didn't accentuate my, now, flat butt too much, was light, airy, comfortable, etc.). So, now I have to go out and find a lightweight cardigan to wear over my dress...yes, a freaking cardigan to be worn in the month of August...while pregnant - you know, because I'm not sweating like a pig 95% of the time anyway.  


Oh, the drama. I used to go shopping for 'weekend outfits' that were cute and didn't make me look fat...now I look for outfits that cover as much skin as possible and don't accentuate my bacne. 


But, I do have to say that I know all of this is worth it and I am very lucky to even have these problems. Only 9 weeks left!

New Curtains and Book Ledges

It's coming along! Over the past week, we've:

• Gotten the room straightened up
• Ordered and received the curtain fabric
• Purchased and hung book ledges
• Bought a crap load of baby books!
• Started buying diapers and organized them in the dresser drawers

Check it out!

Excuse the dog tail. They think this is their new room.

Curtains - still need to be ironed and hemmed. 

Dresser drawers - holy crap we actually own diapers, that will go on a baby, in like 9 weeks:

Still finalizing the art for above the crib and a gallery wall for above the dresser...but almost done!

More Nursery Pics!

As I mentioned, the nursery painting was hard. Really hard. Here are some photos to specifically document our painting process:

Don't forget the before shot. 

 Did I mention 5 coats of paint on the trim? 

 Two coats for the gray - love, love, love it!

 Just ignore that huge black spot on the floor. That was a surprise that the former owners covered up with carpet. 

A little bit of a messy shot but here is the new rug (covering up said black spot), a possible ottoman (we'll see how it works with the glider that is coming soon) and other nonsense scattered about. Just keeping it real here, folks. Next pic will be cuter, promise. 

Baby Bump: 26 and 27 Weeks

I completely spaced and didn't take a 25 week bump shot. Oops. But I did get 26 and 27!


26 weeks:

 27 Weeks: 

I'm 29 weeks today - only 11 more weeks to go!!

Babymoon: Port St. Joe, Fl.!

During the week of 4th of July, me, Shane, Beau and Brother took a little trip to the beach. We wanted a super relaxing trip at a dog-friendly, non-crowded beach and Port St. Joe, Fl. was just that! 

 A desolate beach at sunset

 Shane and the Boys

 The boardwalk from our house to the beach...it was so close and so nice.

 Me and Shane...and my thunder thighs.

 Downtown Port St. Joe...this was hoppin.'

Yummy pizza place - Joe Mamas

 Our pizza...and Shane's beer. Jealous.

  Hanging out under the umbrella

 Their first look at the ocean 

Rainy day at the beach...so we went to Destin to go shopping. :)

And a few videos of Shane and the boys swimming. The water was pretty gross due to a hurricane coming through the week before but, overall, they were both brave little swimmers!

We all had a great time relaxing and just doing nothing for a week...wish we could go back!

24 Week Bump

I'm 26 weeks today (who believes that?!) but I'm, again, a little behind on the bump photos. 


Check out 24 weeks:

Nursery: Officially IN PROGRESS!

Happy Monday. Hope you all had great weekends...as for Shane and I, we are exhausted. My hands hurt, my feet hurt, my back hurts, I'm sleepy...BUUUUTTTT we kicked some arse in the nursery this weekend so it's worth it. 


Let me remind you of what this space looked like before:

And then this weekend, we decided to get moving and did the following:

• Sanded all of the puttied holes
• Vacuumed the walls and corners - because painting over spiderwebs is gross.
• Spent eight hours painting the trim white. Five coats, people. Five coats. 
• Spent another three hours painting the top Glidden's Pebble Grey. It's a true grey and I LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!
• Then we cleaned the floors again because I got a little slaphappy with the trim paint after about the third coat and got it on the floor. Gasp. 
• And then put the crib and dresser together and voila...THE AFTER:

 The bedding is a custom design from Carousel Designs and I LOVE LOVE LOVE it too! It is so well made and, for a custom order, was reasonably priced and was on my doorstep five days after I ordered it. 

And this is the other side of the room with the always popular IKEA Hemnes dresser. 

And, unfortunately, these are the only pictures I have on my phone - better ones to come soon!

While we still have a lot left to do (e.g., curtains, rug, art, chair, etc.), I'm feeling good that this was SOLID progress. And, it's crazy, I keep just going in this room and looking at the crib...partly because I just so love that bedding and then because I can't believe that in three months a little human is going to be sleeping in there! Is it going to be a boy or a girl? What are they going to look like? Will they have my lips and cheeks? And Shane's eyelashes and toes? Crazy! 

Our Life: Random Picture Post

I was looking through my camera this week and realized we've done a good bit over the past few weeks. And since I'm too lazy to create an actual post...please decipher the photos below. 

Happy Friday!

 Beau and Brother turned 4 this year! These were their birthday prezzies...

 Beau waiting patiently for his new ball. 

 And Brother refusing to wait for his new rope.

 The best boys ever...and this totally captures their personalities. Beau is alert and attentive while Brother is smiling, as we like to call it, and really just here for the party. 

 Aerial shot of Shane with his boys. 

On the field at the Georgia Dome scoping out the facility for a potential work event.  

 Bark for Life with the Martins

 Such an awesome pic of Brother - thanks, Kel!

 Shane's first trip to the Georgia Aquarium...he and this penguin were checking each other out.

 Father's Day at the Bowling Alley

Father's Day - The Guys

Pretty flowers from the hubs.

The orchid my mom got me for Mother's Day...that is STILL kickin'. Thankyouverymuch.

Nursery Progress

I'm excited to announce that we've made some pretty solid progress on Baby Wilson's nursery! 


Here is the nursery before (old picture (holy tube TV to the right) but you get the point):

And here it is after our recent clean out:

 The desk has been moved out, all the shelves and memorabilia taken down and holes patched.

 This is all of Baby Wilson's stuff, so far! (Except the beach chairs that are for an upcoming vacay...but everything else is strictly baby.)

And this is the stuff that we just aren't sure where it's going to go yet...hmmm.

And the boxes that you see in the second picture are actually the crib and dresser! 

 

Serious.Headway. 

Next up, painting!