Baby Checklist for You and Babysitter

Lists are important to me. They force me to be motivated and organize as much as I possibly can be.

It is true what they say you can never be too prepared.
The first time I stepped into Buy Buy Baby, I though it was Costco for babies! How would I ever know what to buy or what is safe. With a lot of research and other moms experience this is where I started my list(s).

This lead me to think what to eat/not eat and so forth. Then I found out I had Gestational Diabetes I started another list for my diet.

I know when the time comes for his arrival we will be rushed to pack and get everything ready for his arrival. With me being antsy now I mad a Todo list for the hospital, what to pack and how to prepare.

Now what about after baby?! Whats next, after all of this caring for baby and your self while you are pregnant, you are supposed to put it into the hands of a stranger. I have a list for that Babysitters and Emergency Contact lists.

Below are print off PDFs on lists that I have ready to use. I hope this helps guide you through your special journey.

PDF- Baby Registry, Nursery Decor
PDF- After Baby Checklist
PDF- Gestational Diabetes Diet
PDF- Babysitter Information Emergency Contact

Grandmas Nursery Before/After DIY

Before DIY

After DIY

With this nursery I had to think of something natural yet fun for all of the kids. I must admit I did attempt to paint the walls and trim, lets just say its not my forte luckily we had to do a few coats over the dark purple and green. This room just lit up with the grey and blue tones. To give it a pop of color yellow tied it all together. All of what you see on the walls were a DIY project. It gave me an opportunity to create all different pieces. Most of what I found were from Goodwill, the frames and shelving and I just painted the trim with the leftover paint from the walls.

I hope this was inspiring to you,
Enjoy & Create!!!

37 Weeks 5 Days - Destress Test

Here you are 37w 5d Big.

Here you are 37w 5d Big.

I do indeed have Gestational Diabetes. That being said I have to monitor what I eat each week and I will have to go in and do a nonstress test. It is a painless procedure as you can see above. All it will do is monitor Baby Figs heartbeat to make sure you are being active. I had no problem with that, you were always active. I did love hearing your little heartbeat while I was in there.

How far along? 
37week 5days

Total weight gain?
Lost track.

Maternity clothes?
I have been sticking with the same clothes each week. A white tee and stretch pants. I did find this sweatshirt at Nordstrom Rack by  Free People, it fits nice and loose.

Stretch marks?
I did see a few, but at this point I really don't mind.

Sleep?
At this point I don't have any new symptoms. I am itching a lot more and I have to do some testing to see if I have Cholestasis.

Best moment this week?
Hearing my babies heartbeat. I can't wait to meet that little guy.

Miss anything?
Shaving my legs, its a pain in the butt.

Movement?
All the time. He wants to come out!!! Baby Fig lays along my right side, he is so big!

Food cravings?
This has been tough. I have to now test my sugar in the morning and after each meal and monitor each meal due to having Gestational Diabetes. So no more sugar, fruits and a lot of protein and fiber.

Gender?
Baby Boy E____ William Bowling!

Labour signs?
Nope not yet!

Symptoms?
I have Gestational Diabetes  so that has been a challenge with having cravings and having to track what I eat and my blood sugar. I have been extremely itchy in the next week I will be doing testing on weather or not I have Cholestasis, it is rare, but with my record thus far its not looking too good.

Belly button in or out?
It has no more room to stay in so its now poking out. :)

Happy or moody most of the time?
Annoyed and worried, same as last week.

Looking forward to?
Im just waiting on more testing!!!



Keep in-touch for upcoming post....
Test results on my itching problem....
Will our baby E be here...
Baby Checklist for You and Babysitter...

37 Weeks and 1 Day- Happy Easter!!!

Here you are 37weeks and 1day. Moms getting ready for you to come. 

This is too cute to pass up. It does have blue ears :).

Here you are 37weeks and 1day. 2 little monsters under my covers, Skittles and Baby Fig

Happy Easter to all!!! I never thought too much about Easter, but now that we have our own little guy on the way it is now one of my favorite holidays. I love seeing all the little kids running around in their bright pastel clothes hunting for easter eggs.

We did not have an Easter Baby as you can see :)!!! Next year we will have our own little one dressed up, maybe not hunting for eggs just yet, but he will deffinatly be the cutest one around! I am so ready for this little guy to come say hi. 

I wanted to share this video of Baby Fig and Skittles in beg. He is very active, its our little time together, I love it. This is what I do must nights and I actually got it on video this time <3 <3.

Keep in-touch for upcoming post....
DIY Teepee...

Information on Gestational Diabetes...
Grandmas nursery before/after...

35 Weeks 5 Days

Here you are 35w 5d and growing.

Here you are 35w 5d and growing and skittles saying hi.

Here you are 35w 5d and growing. 

With only a month I am getting a little restless. All of my DIY projects for you are coming to an end and your nursery is complete I am trying to stay occupied as much as I can. My best moment this week would be the Belly Cast Party, now you can see how "big" you really were in moms belly. I also found out that I had Gestational Diabetes, I was told we have a "chubby" baby. This coming week we will find out more.


How far along? 
35week 5days

Total weight gain?
Total weight gain so far is 30+lbs.

Maternity clothes?
Above I have a mens (daddies) white t-shirt on. I have been wearing these quite often these days. With the wormer weather I was able to finally wear more maxi skirts. The one above I bought a few months back from Old Navy Maternity.

Stretch marks?
Well, I did spot what I think are stretch marks above my right hip. Sense I can't see from my waste down I can't tell what they are. I did get a little upset at first, but really I am ok with it.

Sleep?
I have been taking Unisom to sleep. It doesn't help me fall asleep or stay asleep it more helps with me falling back to sleep when I get up on an average 2 hours to use the bathroom. He is most deffinatly getting bigger I am pretty solid so its hard for me to lift myself up from bed and move.

Best moment this week?
My Belly Cast Party, it was so so nice to feel like myself again laughing with my friends. They also got to see our new home. I have the most amazing friends to all come together and give me a dose of the single girls life, updates on their life and help me survive the wait... it was nice.

Miss anything?
Being able to eat whenever and whatever I want. Oh and my identity back!

Movement?
At night while I lay in bed on my side I can clearly see is little feet move. I love it, its like our time together :) look ahead for the video!

Food cravings?
I don't have any cravings, but I did do some testing this week and I didn't pass my glucose screening test for Gestational Diabetes. Meaning I have to see a specialist because I do in-fact have Gestational Diabetes.

Gender?
We have a name!!!! It is.... _________ William Bowling... We are not telling the first name :)

Labour signs?
No, but I feel like I am always on alert.

Symptoms?
My Heartburn is not as bad or I am just used to it. I have Oedema still, some days I can see it on my fingers and in my face, but it is always in my legs and feet. Like I said above I have Gestational Diabetes they found out late in my pregnancy so I have to take a crash course into what to do and how to handle it. Look ahead to find out. Another addition, I am itchy, really itchy all over all the time.

Belly button in or out?
It is an innie but also an outie. Look ahead for pictures.

Happy or moody most of the time?
Annoyed and worried.

Looking forward to?
Finding out more about Gestational Diabetes and what I can do about controlling it.



Keep in-touch for upcoming post....
More DIY projects before our little man comes...
Information on Gestational Diabetes...
Happy Easter will we have an Easter Baby??...

Belly Cast Party

What I miss most are my friends. If you can't go to your friends and hang out late, bring your friends to you!! What I missed second was feeling like myself, with all the aches, symptoms, being tired all the time. I relay felt like my old self again just laughing, catching up on the guy gossip and being silly.

One of my gifts from my girlfriend was this Belly Cast Kit. I though what an awesome excuse to get the girls together and do something creative and fun. After finding out I had to cut out the sugars we did a healthy veggie spread and everyone brought a dish.

I wanted to share this because its easy in the last few months to get ancy watching the time pass waiting for your little one to get here. So, what a perfect way pass the time and celebrate then to have a Belly Cast Party!!!


Keep in-touch for upcoming post....
Update on Gestational Diabetes...
Reviews and List of all of the Pregnancy classes we took...