Monday, November 19, 2012

Baby Bird - 16 Weeks



How far along? 16 Weeks
Total weight gain: 6-7 lbs at my drs. visit
Maternity clothes? Some here and there
Stretch marks? none yet…hopefully it stays that way!
Sleep: Finally got a humidifier...excited about that :)  Have been sleeping okay but waking up with headaches
Best moment this week: Some fun shopping dates and seeing my college roomie Teresa!!

Miss Anything? Eating salsa (or anything for that matter) without getting heartburn
Movement: Not that I can feel yet...maybe by the end of the week??
Food cravings: Not really...but really looking forward to yummy Thanksgiving food!
Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope, still feeling good
Gender: A couple more weeks and we will know...we keep going back and forth...I'm 60% girl 40% boy
Labor Signs: Nope.
Symptoms: Headaches & heartburn
Belly Button in or out? in
Wedding rings on or off? on
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy and enjoying the whole experience so far...definitely looking forward to the holidays!
Looking forward to: Thanksgiving!!! Mmmm can't wait! 

Here's a close up of my 16 week chalkboard:

Happy Thanksgiving!!

Monday, November 12, 2012

Baby Bird - 15 Weeks





How far along? 15 Weeks
Total weight gain: Still around 4- 5 lbs. I think because for some reason my old jeans are fitting again
Maternity clothes? Not yet but prepared :)
Stretch marks? none yet…hopefully it stays that way!
Sleep: Good for the most part...definitely need to get a humidifier...my throat has been super dry and I'm consistently stuffy 
Best moment this week: Getting ready for some diy projects around the house...I see board and batten in my future

Miss Anything? Certain foods that are on the "no" list
Movement: Not that I can feel yet but one week closer to hopefully feeling something
Food cravings: Not really...but still loving hamburgers
Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope feeling good this week!
Gender: A couple more weeks and we will know!
Labor Signs: Nope.
Symptoms: My back has been bothering me a lot this week
Belly Button in or out? in
Wedding rings on or off? on
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy and enjoying the whole experience so far
Looking forward to: Drs. appt on Thursday...hopefully hearing the heartbeat again

Hoping to have a diy board and batten post by the end of this week!


Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Baby Bird - 14 Weeks

This post is a little late for the week and as I'm writing this snow is coming down outside...I'm so not ready for the snow!! This week marks 14 weeks for Baby Bird.  Unfortunately, the chalkboard didn't photograph too well...I'll have to freshen it up with some chalkboard paint this week.


On to our 14 week picture & updates :)


How far along? 14 Weeks
Total weight gain: I'm guessing still around 5 lbs. 
Maternity clothes? No but I bought some new jeans, shirts, and sweaters which I'm excited about...jeans are a bit too big still, but my old jeans are fitting nicely with the Be Maternity Beband from Target 
Stretch marks? none yet…hopefully it stays that way!
Sleep: Good for the most part
Best moment this week: Shopping for some new clothes with my mom and sister

Miss Anything? Nope...feeling good this week
Movement: Not that I can feel yet hopefully soon
Food cravings: Anything with avocado mmmm
Anything making you queasy or sick: Yes actually and I hope my hubby reads this...frying eggs in the morning...gross-o-rama
Gender: Don’t know yet…we find out Dec. 19th...still going back and forth but I'm leaning towards girl
Labor Signs: Nope.
Symptoms: Heartburn...is laziness a symptom? :)
Belly Button in or out? in
Wedding rings on or off? on
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy...can't believe it's already the second trimester
Looking forward to: Black Friday shopping...Christmas...Thanksgiving food...Modern Family...painting the chalkboard with some new paint...just to name a few things :)

Have a great week! 


Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Baby Bird - 13 Weeks

HaPpY HaLLoWeEn!  Due to Hurricane Sandy, we've had no power for a few days and there have been some huge trees and power lines down.  We're very thankful to have our power restored and hope everyone is staying safe.

On a different note, this Monday marked 13 weeks!  In some ways it's flying by but other days I feel like it's been longer.  I'm sure I'll regret saying this in another 27 weeks:)

On to our 13 week picture...


How far along? 13 Weeks
Total weight gain: 5 lbs. 
Maternity clothes? No but I can see them coming soon...no more skinny jeans for me
Stretch marks? none yet…hopefully it stays that way!
Sleep: Good for the most part
Best moment this week: Very thankful for power to be restored after the Hurricane 

Miss Anything? Deli sandwiches
Movement: Not that I can feel yet hopefully soon
Food cravings: Nothing this week so far...although 100 Grand candy bars are yummmmy
Anything making you queasy or sick: Not in the past few days
Gender: Don’t know yet…we find out Dec. 19th
Labor Signs: Nope.
Symptoms: Some lower back pain, permanent heartburn
Belly Button in or out? in
Wedding rings on or off? on
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy...puppy is settling in and life is somewhat less crazy this week 
Looking forward to: Shopping for some new clothes



Hope everyone has a great Halloween! 


Friday, October 26, 2012

Baby Bird - 12 Weeks


Good Morning!  This post is a little late, as we just got a new puppy.  Calling me crazy?  Me too!  She's very sweet but super nuts energetic!!! 
She has kept me very busy the past few days!  We're so happy that we adopted her because I think she'll be a great little friend for the baby. 

Anyway, on to the 12 week update...Here is my take the picture right now because the puppy is squirming and the chalkboard is falling picture...

My chalkboard for the week...


This isn't a great picture of it, I really need to hang up the chalkboard but for now it will do.



How far along? 12 Weeks
Total weight gain: Between 3-5 lbs. 
Maternity clothes? No but I can see them coming soon...hello leggings
Stretch marks? none yet…hopefully it stays that way!
Sleep: Super tired…hmmm a certain puppy might have to do something with this
Best moment this week: Our 12 week sonogram...so cool to see the baby's arms and legs moving 
Miss Anything? My jeans seem to be tighter this week so I'd have to say I'm missing my jeans being comfortable
Movement: Not that I can feel…but we saw a lot on the ultrasound
Food cravings: I've been wanting a cheeseburger pretty much every day...not just any cheeseburger but a Five Guys cheeseburger...I've only had one but it was gooood...my hubby is very happy with this because burgers are his favorite food...mine not so much...so weird
Anything making you queasy or sick: I've been feeling a little queasy in the mornings...hoping that goes away as we hit the second trimester
Gender: Don’t know yet…we should know by Christmas!! Can’t wait to know! Prediction: Girl
Labor Signs: Nope.
Symptoms: Heartburn...how I loathe thee
Belly Button in or out? in
Wedding rings on or off? on
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy...but feeling a little overwhelmed this week by our new addition
Looking forward to: Shopping for some new clothes

Hope you have a great week...off to do some puppy training!




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Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Baby Bird - 11 Weeks

Hello There!

It's been quite a while since I've posted and things have been quite busy around here at The Bird's Nest.  We just bought our first home and we're expecting our first baby in May!  From now on there will be a mix of diy home projects and super cute chalkboard updates about Baby Bird.  I love the idea of using a chalkboard to track the baby bump progress :)  I first found the chalkboard on Little Baby Garvin (so many cute ideas!) and of course all over Pinterest...so thank you for the inspiration!

To start, this is what my hubby came home to about 5 weeks ago:


and of course this:


He was super excited and we were both very surprised!  Fast forward about five weeks and this is the latest chalkboard update at 11 weeks:



I love my chalkboard!  Every Monday, I'll be another week along so another chalkboard update! :)  Now for some other updates...

How far along? 11 Weeks
Total weight gain: Not sure…finding out tomorrow at drs. Apt.
Maternity clothes? Nope
Stretch marks? none yet…hopefully it stays that way!
Sleep: Super tired…I’m lucky if I stay awake past 8…I’ve been in my pajamas since 5:45 most nights! J
Best moment this week: I can’t wait for my appt tomorrow, hopefully we can hear the heartbeat
Miss Anything? Sushi and sleeping through the night without having to get up to go to the bathroom every few hours!
Movement: Not that I can feel…we’ll see on the ultrasound on Monday J
Food cravings: Not yet…although a few days ago I was eating chips and salsa like I’d never have access them again!!
Anything making you queasy or sick: Mustard – even thinking about it…thankfully I’ve had no morning sickness at all…just a little queasy if I don’t eat after I wake up
Gender: Don’t know yet…we should know by Christmas!! Can’t wait to know! Prediction: Girl
Labor Signs: Nope.
Symptoms: Worst heartburn of my life! Super tired…hoping to get my energy back soon
Belly Button in or out? in
Wedding rings on or off? on
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy & excited…moody at times though…only when I’m hungryJ
Looking forward to: Drs. Appt tomorrow and ultrasound Monday!

That's all for now.  Off to do some organizing at the new house! Hope to see you check back soon for more updates!  Thanks for reading!



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Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Bachelorette Party Welcome Baskets


My sister's bachelorette party was this weekend and beforehand I wanted to do a little something to make our girls weekend start off extra special.  Here's what I came up with:




I made the labels and simply taped them on after peeling off the store labels - super easy and made them super cute and personalized.  Here's what the bachelorette welcome baskets included:

* Two personalized water bottles
*Chapstick
*Tissues
*Orbit gum
*Oatmeal breakfast squares
*Ghiradelli chocolate squares
*Nail file

The baskets were from the dollar spot in Target and there were a variety of colors and styles.  I think these came out so cute and you can definitely add other little things such as little bottles of wine, granola bars, nail polish, hair ponytails...etc!  Super cute and relatively inexpensive...hope this inspires you to make your own welcome baskets for all occasions!! Leaving you with some pictures of this past weekend's bachelorette festivities...


{Bridesmaid Teresa, Bride to be - Kristen, Me}


{Me, Bridesmaid Kelli}


{Kelli, Briana, Teresa, Me, Kristen - ending the night!}

More pics of my sister's bridal shower will be coming soon! 


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