Can you believe how fast it is starting to go? It has been a while, yet again, since I have put up any kind of update. BUT! I've been up to a thing or two to start getting ready for our baby boy to come.
I want to first talk about some changes with me and then I'll show you what I've been up to. I've been averaging about 4 days a week at work. Whether I'm not feeling good with allergies, cold, or just overly exhausted, I just haven't been making it 5 days a week. Justin and I talked it over and we decided that it was worth me feeling good to go down to 4 days a week. So, I have Monday's off now and LOVE having a 3 day weekend. Unfortunately, I won't be able to do that once Luke is here, so I will just enjoy the time while I have it. I love being able to spend one more day with Justin. Since he is still off of work ( I know), I think I will have a hard time once he goes back. I'm so spoiled to be able to spend so much time with him! I love it!
About a week and a half ago, I had an accident at work. I fell on my way back to the office from lunch with the guys. I was walking to close to the curb and my foot slipped and down I went. I ended up on all 4's and rolled to my back, (like a ninja, as my coworkers who are all dudes said). The worst was my knee, I thought it popped out. It hurt like the dickens and then as I started to get my wits about me to stand, as I was standing, I had a sharp pulling pain in my lower abdomen. I just doubled over for a few minutes and finally felt like I could walk. So they got me back to the office and I thought I should just call the nurse hotline ( we have Kaiser Insurance) to see if I should come in or not. I sat down and put my knee up ( it was pretty banged up) and they put me through to L and D, and they told me to def come in. So I spent the afternoon in L and D. I was quite impressed I must say. It was a beautiful wing, and they were so kind. They even put ice on my knee for me. Little Luke was just fine. I didn't feel him for about 30 minutes after I fell, as I probably jolted him a little and scared him, but he was just fine!
Onto better and less nerve racking things! A couple weeks ago, I got some fabric and I wanted to make burp cloths. Well, I ended up getting a ton of fabric, and I'm still in the process of making them! I have two different patterns hashed out so far. I also got the the stuff to finish my mobile for above Luke's crib. I was all set. So a few Monday's ago, I started cutting and making the burpies. Here's a few pictures of how they turned out. I had to mess around with the shape. I started with rounded edges and finished with dead square. I think they turned out pretty good.
Front Side
I'm going to be keeping some and selling some. I didn't realize how many they would actually make!
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I also wanted to post up pictures of my finished mobile! I did the cut outs by hand and then sewed and stuffed with cotton balls. I then hung them with white embroidery thread and painted the inside of an embroidery loop. I was going for simple and cute. The best part I'd have to say it is cost me no more than $5 bucks. I already had the fabric from the banner I made for above his bed on the wall. The loop and embroidery thread were super cheap too!
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I also wanted to post up pictures of my finished mobile! I did the cut outs by hand and then sewed and stuffed with cotton balls. I then hung them with white embroidery thread and painted the inside of an embroidery loop. I was going for simple and cute. The best part I'd have to say it is cost me no more than $5 bucks. I already had the fabric from the banner I made for above his bed on the wall. The loop and embroidery thread were super cheap too!
I still have a few more things that I want to do for his room, but for now I'm pretty happy with how it is all turning out. We don't have much room to store stuff, and I don't want it to get ruined, so I'm being careful with how much I make.
Over all, I'm feeling pretty good. I still don't have a ton of energy. I have been having an ongoing not feeling comfortable in my own skin type feeling for weeks now. It makes me just blah. I don't really want to go out and do much. Being at home makes me the most comfortable and being in my pj's. LAME, I know. I try and walk or do some kind of exercise when I can and have the energy to do so. Luke is moving and wiggling and he is starting to wake me up in the middle of the night. It crazy how strong he is. He's so good though. I only wake up once or twice a night from him. So I know he is sleeping good at night! I PRAY that will stick when he's here! His mama and daddy like to sleep! Hopefully he will too :-) I'm starting to feel him higher on my belly, but he still likes to be pretty low. I don't think he has grasped the fact that he can stretch out. I love talking to him and sometimes if he's being feisty, he will push or kick my hand where I push on him. It's really cute. I can't feel where his body is yet, but I'm sure as he gets bigger, I'll be able to identify that. We have our monthly check up this Friday and I'll be 24 weeks! Which means......Viability Day! Which means, if he were to, God Forbid, come for any reason, the Dr's would do everything they can for him. His chance of survival would actually be a chance rather than a non survival rate. One more milestone to check off the list!
Hope you all are having a great week! Remember and trust in God's promises and provisions. He is always good, for every good and perfect gift comes from Him.
Justin and I were talking today about how much heartache we have experienced in waiting on God to have Luke. How we obediently said okay to God in Him telling us to wait. I couldn't have pictured our life any different than right now. Thanks for your support and all your prayers. We appreciate them and YOU!
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