Baby Shower Dress

My first baby shower is Saturday and I am so excited! I have been on the hunt for the perfect dress. As some of you may know, maternity clothes are so much cuter when you are not pregnant and finding "flattering" maternity clothes can be very challenging.

I ordered this dress from Nordstrom and it arrived on Friday. They dress looks great and I and thrilled! I plan on wearing this dress to Rachel's wedding on August 2nd as well.

Now all I need is to find someone to do my hair! (I sort of fired my hair guy last friday.... long story).

Addison's First Tutu

Last night I went over to my friend Anna's house for a tutu making party, we had so much fun! As most of you know, I am not the most crafty person in the world, but come to find out tutu's are easy and super fun to make!

I made Addison a pink cheetah tutu with light and dark pink toile and it turned out great. There were 7 people at the party and everyone created a fabulous tutu! Above is a picture of me and Anna, she made her daughter Abby Lu a Texas Tech tutu... precious!

Car Seat is ordered!

Brian and I decided on the Chicco Keyfit 30 for our car seat many months ago and wanted the adventure color pattern. The adventure pattern must be super popular because it has been consistently back ordered for the past few months. Today I found it online at diapers.com for almost $20 less, so I ordered it! We like the pattern because of the neutral colors, and it will go great with the Bumbleride stroller we purchased a few months ago. The car seat will be here on Tuesday, very exciting!

30 Week Doctor's Appointment

Yesterday I had my 30 week doctor's appointment and everything is going great! Addison's heart rate was great, my blood pressure was 100/50 and the fundal height was 31cm. I spoke with Dr. Solomon about my anemia, while he loved my theory of why my iron was low (I told him it was because I was in Mexico the week before my test and did not eat many foods with iron in them), he told me to take one iron pill a day or every other day at the very least. I see him again in two weeks.

Maternity Leave

I am still awaiting one more signature, but this is my proposed maternity leave plan. I think the plan is very fair and flexible.

• Starting July 1st until delivery - work from home full time.
• FMLA- From the day of delivery continuing for four weeks I will take full-time FMLA. (160 hours FMLA) Week five through week twenty I will work from home 20hrs per week and take 20hrs per week FMLA (320 hours FMLA), totaling the allotted 480 hours of FMLA.
• My intent is to return to work full time 20 weeks after delivery, approximately December 1, 2009 (those details will be ironed out at a later date).

30 Weeks! Only 8-10 to go!

We are on our final stretch...this is my last week of the 7th month and we are getting more and more excited! I am feeling pretty good, starting to feel the effects of my growing belly. I am waking up a lot more during the night for no apparent reason. Last night I woke up at 11:00pm feeling totally rested, looked at the clock and was very disappointed that I had only been sleeping for an hour and a half. I guess this is God's way of preparing me for getting up throughout the night to take care of Addison. Addison is still very active in my belly, her little kicks and punches are getting harder and harder! Sometimes I think it is her waking me up several times a night... I wish she would wait until she was born for that!

The iron supplements are not going well at all. I see my doctor today at 1:30 and will discuss my issues with him then. I could tolerate these symptoms for 10 weeks, but would prefer not too if it is not totally necessary. I guess we shall see.

From the Baby Center:

Your baby's about 15.7 inches long now, and she weighs almost 3 pounds (like a head of cabbage). A pint and a half of amniotic fluid surrounds her, but that volume will decrease as she gets bigger and takes up more room in your uterus. Her eyesight continues to develop, though it's not very keen; even after she's born, she'll keep her eyes closed for a good part of the day. When she does open them, she'll respond to changes in light but will have 20/400 vision — which means she can only make out objects a few inches from her face. (Normal adult vision is 20/20.)

Crib & Glider

I am happy to finally announce that Addison's crib and glider have been assembled! The crib is so cute and looks great with the bedding. The glider is not the best (definitely made for shorter people), but will work. We plan on using the downstairs rocking recliner for most of our rocking needs. I LOVE walking by her room and seeing her crib all assembled and looking pretty. It is hard to imagine that in 10 weeks she will be sleeping in there!

Next on the list is to assemble the hutch and dresser... from what I have read online this should be an interesting project. Supposedly the manufacture leaves out a few steps, but we will see. Brian is very smart when it comes to this stuff, so I am sure it will all turn out fine.

I look forward to decorating the nursery when all the furniture is assembled. It is all coming together! I sure hope she likes PINK!