24 Weeks and Nursery Decor

Here we go with Week 24!! Tyler and I are having so much fun planning for this little one!

This Week:

- Rowan is growin!! I can feel him kick and punch at all angles now... I think he is going to be one tough little cookie!

- Looking forward to our 3D ultrasound one week from today, can't wait!

- Starting to crave LOTS of junk food... uh oh!

- Need to drink more water, it is so HOT out here and I get so exhausted so quickly now a days

- Bought a couple things for his nursery.. 

Love this!

I am going to hang these on the wall by his changing station to put diaper creams, powder, pacifiers etc in!

Black Wire baskets for Diapers or Toys

Made this to match his room!

Love these old milk crates for books

His baby book turned out beautiful!

Here are some ideas I have left to buy:

Curtains from Land of Nod

Changing Station Dresser from Huddle

I am going to have Tyler paint one whole wall in chalkboard paint... so fun!

I am going to make some of the diaper/storage boxes you see underneath the cabinets, idea from Pinterest!

There are so many more ideas that I have (little things), just haven't wrapped my brain around all of them yet! Good thing I still have 16 weeks to get it all together! 

We Love Him

24 Weeks

23 Weeks and Dr. Visit

We went to the Dr. on Friday for our almost 23 weeks Dr. visit... I thought I had an ultrasound scheduled for today, but I learned that it is not until June 25th! Our Dr. told us that there hasn't been enough time lapsed in between the last US, so it would not give us an accurate picture of if he is growing at the right rate (due to him only having the two cord vessel).

I was bummed that I didn't get to see Rowan that day, but she told us that on the 25th, we will be ready to turn on the 3D Ultrasound to see his features.. we are so excited!! Tyler and I are so curious to see what our little man looks like and if we can tell who's features he has! Hopefully he will cooperate with the pictures!

She measured his heartbeat, which was in the 150's (perfect!)... and weighed me (starting to put on the weight!!)... I am currently the weight I was before I got pregnant with Rowan (lost a lot of weight at the beginning due to being super sick for almost 3 months)... which is amazing since I am now six months pregnant! I am happy for that... so I am up about 8-9 pounds from where we started.... she is giving me 25 to work with, so I feel pretty confident I can stay within that... although I do LOVE sweets and it seems I can put on weight faster now that before! :) We shall see!

This Week:

- I sorted out all my little kid/baby books from childhood/teaching and organized them for Rowan's room!

- Definitely losing steam at the end of the day... bed at about 9pm!

- He is quite the kicker.... Tyler and I love continuing to watch him go crazy when I go to relax on the couch!

- Sorted out Pediatricians that we want to call in the next week or so to interview

- Finding it difficult to find clothes to wear that I can fit into! Shirts are getting short and shorts are getting tight!

- Got dates for delivery/newborn/ CPR and daddy classes this summer to take!

- Planned our last airplane trip (just the two of us-- before Rowan in born) to Seattle in late June to see Tyler's parents (not allowed to fly as of July per Dr.'s orders)

- Looking into a "staycation" AKA babymoon for us to go on before he is born

-hung up his name in his nursery (made by Katie Hammer... LOVE IT.. adorable)

WE LOVE HIM

23 Weeks

22 Weeks

I know I JUST posted my 21 week post and here is 22 already, but I usually post on Mondays and due to my busy birthday week last week, I didn't get a chance to! So, here is 22 weeks... super close to the 21 week post!

This week:

- Rowan is the size of a large banana, weighing in at almost a pound!

- He will start putting on weight rapidly now until the end of the pregnancy

- In the next 3 to 4 weeks, he will start bulking up on the ultrasound pics, so it won't look quite as alien!

(we also can't wait for our 4D ultrasound-- hopefully in the near future!)

- We have our next Dr's appointment on Friday (I am sure I will post again!).. we are excited to see the little bean!

- He is kickin up a storm!! Keeps me up at night sometimes, such an active little guy!

- We found a dresser that we like for his room, will probably look into getting it later this summer

- Cravings: ice cream, chips, fruit, root beer!

WE LOVE HIM!!

22 weeks

gotta love the soap dispenser in all of my pics! Keep forgetting to move it! :)

I will update more on Friday when we have our official appointment with the Dr!!

21 Weeks and Growing!

It seems each week now I am growing so much that I think I will start to document every week instead of every two weeks... it is amazing how I look different from one week to the next! I am looking forward to ordering Rowan's baby book here sometime soon so I can document all these pictures and stats! Our next ultrasound appointment in on Friday, June 1st, so we look forward to seeing our little bean then!

This week:

- Tyler sent me for a mommy morning for my birthday... manicure and pedicure at the spa where my Dr. is... it was so nice!!

- Rowan is moving all over the place! Tyler can see my tummy move now when he kicks (or hits) hard!

- I bought him his first pair of overalls... oh are they cute!

-trying to eat more fruits and veggies this week-- my book states that he is tasting what I eat this week, so I want him to like healthy things!!

- He is the size of a pomegranate!

- My family is planning a baby shower for me for beginning of September, so excited!

- WE LOVE HIM

21 Weeks

The Crib

Tyler and I are blessed to have my mom and dad purchase our crib for little Rowan... being that cribs are super expensive (little did I know), we are so grateful! Thanks Oma and Grandpa Laskowski!! We love the crib and know that Rowan will too.

We didn't think there would be one in stock when I went to the store, but low and behold, there was, so I got to take it home that day! We are super early putting this together, but it was a fun project... something daddy could do to be involved before he is born, and we were just so excited to see it in his little room!

Here are a few shots I took of Tyler putting the crib together... ignore the poor picture quality, they were taken with my phone and I think the lens was dirty!

I have all kinds of ideas for Rowan's Nursery, some painting, pictures, furniture, etc.... I will probably start on it in the next few months, so stay posted for pictures! The theme is vintage planes mixed with yellow and gray... I think it will look really cute when I'm done!

20 Weeks

The time is flying and we are half way through!! Rowan is the size of a small melon, 9 inches long and weighs about 10 ounces!!

This Week:

- Tyler felt Rowan kick for the first time-- priceless... and he hasn't stopped kickin since!

- Sugar makes him go wild!

- Up two pounds since my last ultrasound, but still 3 pounds lower than my pre-pregnancy weight!

- Feeling super tired

- Tyler bought me a pregnancy pillow for Mother's Day, so sweet... I am sleeping better now!

- Clothes are getting tighter!

- Cravings- pasta, chocolate, popcorn, cookies, fruit

- registered at the hospital this week!! :)

- Looking into what classes we want to take before he is born

We LOVE him...

20 weeks

20 Week Ultrasound and Dr. Visit

I can't believe we will be 20 weeks on Monday!! We are half way through the pregnancy, and if the second half goes as fast as the first, he will be here before we know it! We are so excited to meet little Rowan!

I had my big 20 week ultrasound yesterday, I was super nervous going in because this is the one that they look closely at all the organs and extremities to see if they are all working properly! Tyler was cool as a cucumber, however, which made me feel better and off we went to the Dr.!

The ultrsound tech was super nice and took time to explain each little thing that we were seeing up on the screen.. everything pretty much checked out great! He is growing (9 oz, 9 inches long) and all body parts were measuring at the right size for how far along I am, thank the Lord!

The only small red flag we received was that he has a two vessel cord instead of three, which she said is very common with babies, so we will have to go in for extra ultrasounds to make sure that he is growing at the right rate. They also saw a bright spot on his heart which is a minor indicator for down syndrome.... of course when I heard this I completely panicked and started to tear up.... the tech assured me that with down syndrome you would see other indicators, and all of his other tests checked out, so she wasn't worried about it. They see this alot in the womb and it is almost always just fine. We are praying that he continues to grow at the right rate and that he is healthy!

Here are the pics of his ultrasound...

sucking on his finger!

fingers up!!

Apparently he already knows that he is number one... :)

I love his feet!!

Then our Doctor came in to talk to us... we love her, she is so friendly and calm and reassuring. She told us that in the next few weeks we should register at the hospital, aaahhhh!! I can't believe we are already at that stage of the pregnancy! She also gave us a schedule for classes that she recommends we take in the next 2 months or so before I get too far along.. I'm sure Tyler will love those! :)

We received a list of pediatricians that are nearby for us to check out and interview... she recommended that we stick to one that is close to home, I agree!! So we have some homework in the next couple weeks!

I will post a belly pic next week... we are excited to see baby Rowan again at our next ultrasound June 1st!