Kennedy's Nursey

Once we found out that we were having a girl we started to brainstorm ideas for her nursery.  We knew that we wanted to center the room around owls.  We found an amazing wall decal that I fell in love with and kind of ran with it from there.  

The room is very small so we don't have ton of space for furniture. I looked into mini cribs but I learned that the baby often outgrows them before they are old enough to sleep in a toddler bed.  I definitely don't want to buy a crib plus two other types of beds in the near future.  

We also wanted to choose a light color of furniture since dark stuff can make spaces look even smaller than they are.  We ended up going with white pieces, a full size crib that can convert to a toddler bed and a combo dresser.  I guess we'll probably need additional storage in the closet. We'll finish off the room with pink gingham bedding, a denim glider and of course, tons of owl accents!!  I am really excited to get started on this project!!

Lots of Catching up to Do.....

So I see I haven't posted anything since January 9th - a TON has happened since then!!  First, we had our January doctor appointment with ultrasound.  It was especially fun because my mom came along too!!  The best news is that everything looked completely normal.  Of course, we were thrilled about that but we were also very excited to find out the sex.  The baby did not want to give it away so easily and as the ultrasound technician put it, "This is one stubborn baby."  The baby was sitting cross-legged on the floor of my uterus not anyone a good look at the parts of interest.  Finally, after about 20 minutes of poking and prodding the baby turned in a way that made things relatively clear (at least to the technician) - 85% chance that It's A GIRL!!  Her name is Kennedy Marie Whitney!

A Sweet Little Baby Girl!!!

Next we went in to see Dr. Webb.  The baby's heart sounded strong and perfect.  He also assured us that an 85% reading meant that we should start painting the room pink.  Lastly, he asked me if I would be opposed to having a cesarean.  Honestly, I had never considered it before...however, I do like to plan things so the idea seemed appealing.  He went on to explain that most often short women (under 5'2" - I am 4'11") have a very hard time delivering.  Oftentimes they push and push for hours and then end up having a C-Section when the baby becomes distressed.  He looked to my mom, who is also a shorty, and she agreed that she had not been able to have a normal delivery.  Obviously, there is a lot to consider but I think this might be a good option for me.

 Lots more has happened since this appointment - I will do my best to catch you up on everything in my next several posts.