Prego Update

OK, so I am now technically 23 weeks and 6 days.  More than half way! This little guy is gonna be here before we know it.  I am SO excited to meet him!!!  We had our 20 week ultrasound a few weeks ago and everything went great.  We got some really fun pictures of our little future baseball star. :)

Mom is doing OK.  Gaining weight like a champ!  (NOT my favorite thing!)  Since day one of this pregnancy I've had high blood pressure.  I've never in my life had problems with that.  At first I thought it was just all the cheese burgers and fries I've been eating, but apparently that's not it.  Thank goodness...I can keep eating my salty french fries. J/K.  But seriously...I do eat a few every now and then. But since my 8 week appt my bp has been gradually getting higher and higher.  They were worried about preeclampsia so I had to do a few different tests and they started me on some meds.  All of my tests have come back normal and the meds seem to be working so far.  The good thing about this is I get extra ultrasounds!  So I get one in 4 weeks to make sure the little guy is growing the way he's suppose to be and then another about 4 weeks after that. Can't wait!

Here's a little picture of me to prove that I am in fact getting fatter.  This is mostly for my sister Melissa in El Paso since she hasn't been able to see me in all my prego glory.

Re-do Project!

I have been searching for the PERFECT dresser for baby boy's room.  I wanted a long dresser so I can use it as a changing table and for clothing storage since both Ryan and I take up both of our closets :)  I have been looking on KSL religiously and missed out on a few great deals, but a few Saturdays ago I was laying in bed looking on the internet and found this guy! $45, solid, and not a single thing wrong with it! Can you say STEAL?!!!   Honestly, you have to look at furniture and think 'potential.'  A few years ago I wouldn't have even given this dresser a second look.  So my mom and dad helped me pick it up in their truck and then my mom and I spent one day sanding/priming/sanding/painting/sanding/painting/distressing.  It had some cool hardware but it was just an ugly gold color, so we spray painted those with Rustoleum Hammered in brown.  I am SO happy with how it turned out!  The dresser looks almost white, but it's really a very light gray/blue.  LOVE it! It'll match my baby bedding (which my amazing mother is making for me!) Can't wait to get it in my nursery!  Oh, and did I mention the whole project cost me $67?

 I don't really have a 'before' picture.  This is after I took all the drawers out and sanded.

This is while lying it on it's back so I could sand the edges.  I'll post a pic once I've got it all set up in my nursery.

It's a....

BOY!  We found out today that we are in fact having a little boy!  We are SO excited!  My sister is a labor and delivery nurse at UVRMC and every few weeks we go down and have a little peek with the ultrasound machine.  Well, today I am 15 weeks and 2 days so we thought we'd try and see if this little baby would give up the goods.  Honestly, within like two seconds, he was spread eagle.  Not. Shy. At. All.  LOVE it!  I've been so excited and anxious to find out the past few days and I was really afraid that this little guy wouldn't let us have a good view.  But he sure did!  Now I can finally start buying boy clothes and either save or give away the girl stuff I've been accumulating.  All I can say is Baby Boy Hanvey has one proud papa.  I know Ryan can't wait to buy the little guy his first baseball glove. :)  It's crazy that in a little less than six months he'll be here! We can't wait!!!

 

Here's the little guy with his arms by his face.  I can't wait to meet him!

In other news, two weeks ago our place was flooded by our neighbors above us.  It has been a ROYAL PAIN!  The lady above us left her tub running and forgot.  I know some people have already told me they have done something like this before and caught it before it overflowed, but this lady was walking around naked with her towel wrapped around her. She still forgot.  Ryan came home form work early that day because he had a 'feeling' he should. He came home to water running down the walls after leaking through the vents.  Our wood floors are ruined by our guest bathroom and the flood company had to tear out the drywall on a few walls in our bathroom and storage unit and the linoleum floors and toilet in that bathroom.  They also put holes in the wall behind the baseboards to try and dry everything out.  We're STILL dealing with insurance two weeks later and waiting for the adjustor to get back to us.  We had to stay with family and a hotel for about the first week but now we're back in our place and just waiting to begin getting our place put back together. I'll post some pics later.  :)

Our Little Bambino

Ryan and I are FINALLY expecting a little bundle of joy!  We're thrilled and can't wait until he/she makes their debut February 2, 2012!  Today was my twelve week appointment and we heard our little guy's heartbeat on the doppler.  AWESOME!  All of this doesn't really seem real yet, other than the awesome nauseousness. :)  I feel really lucky because I haven't thrown up and I realize things could be a LOT worse!  With my Phenergan/Zofran cocktail, I'm good!  Here's a little picture from my 8 week ultrasound.

Les Miserables!

Les Miserables came to Salt Lake recently and Ryan and I HAD to see it! Honestly, it was U-Maze-Ing!  Ryan and I saw Lion King last September and when Ryan saw the poster for Les Mis, we had to get tickets.  This musical is Ry's fav.  Personally, I liked the Lion King better, but this was still entertaining.  My favorite song was 'On My Own.'  The girl that played Eponine wasn't the greatest, but that song is just amazing.  Here's a pic to prove we were there.  We had such great seats AND they were on the aisle, so we didn't have to climb over anyone.  Next show we wanna see....WICKED!

Spring Break Projects!

I have WAY too many projects that I want to get done. And my problem is that once I finish something, I want to re-do it! So one of the MANY projects on my list included painting some pieces of furniture a nice color to add some pop to my home decor.  When I first started decorating I loved the color red.  Everything I bought was red....now I want some color and variety.  Anyway...I had most of this past week off due to spring break.  Yes, I'm stoked that I still benefit from this as an adult and I'm not in school. :)  I filled my time with sanding, priming, sanding again, painting, sanding, painting again, and then sanding again this:

 Notice the ugly hardware and the hideous color.  DEFINITELY needed an update.

 Same thing can be said about this thing.  We use this thing to hold our DVD's. We have LOTS! It only holds about half.

 After the sanding. 

 LOVE the blue color! I always go to Finders Keepers in AF and want everything in that store.  Just go in there and you'll be inspired to paint.

 After I finished painting, I sanded the edges to give it the distressed look.

I primed and painted the hardware. All finished.  It looks better in person. :)

 See? I told you we had a lot of DVD's! This is just the top half and then there's more in the white buffet next to it!

 Do you see my red pillows?

 I made slip covers with some super cute fabric my mom got me while she was in Texas.  I LIKE!

Until my next project....I have several planned. My husband thinks I'm crazy. Maybe, I am...Until we have kids this keeps me busy!

Bedroom Makeover!

I've been working on redecorating our bedroom.  I've wanted to switch out the colors to yellow and gray from brown and blue. I bought this coverlet at target and LOVE it! I made a few throw pillows (something I've never had on my bed!) and made a new wall arrangement.  Still a work in progress, but here's what I got so far.

 One day I'll refinish the furniture.  For now, it'll do. :)