Our Weekend in Review

We had a pretty productive weekend, complete with fun filled activities, crafting, yummy (homemade) dessert, friends and checking off a few things on our to-do list.

Saturday morning Danny got the changing table moved from Marissa's room to Dylan's and we set up a new dresser and storage cube in Marissa's "big girl" room. 

We went to the local Christmas parade and had dinner downtown with friends.  The kids enjoyed the parade but it lasted a little too long for Marissa.  We didn't get to see Santa on the last float since we decided to leave after 2 hours of the parade. 

Marissa and Daddy at the parade, all bundled up!



Our attempt at a family photo...

Hanging out on Daddy

As Marissa would say: "dawgs"

Hangin' with the boys...Jeremy, Hunter, Danny and Marissa.

Hanging out at the house on Sunday, cheeese!

Sunday I went grocery shopping...I seriously need to stop going to the store while I'm this pregnant.  I came home with a bunch of junk food and ingredients to make this:

Stay tuned on the recipe page for an easy homemade peanut butter pie recipe that is super delish (if I do say so myself)!

My mother in law is helping to re-fabric Marissa's crib mobile to match Dylan's nursery.  I made these little elephants for the mobile.  They are far from perfect, but I made them for about $6.00 compared to the $50.00 they sell for on Etsy!  Stay tuned for the finished product. =)

I am 36 weeks pregnant today!  I have an appointment on Wednesday, we'll see if I'm making any progress.  I'm starting to feel like Dylan may come early, but I'm still holding out hope that we get past the holidays first.  Time shall tell.

What's going on with Dylan:

Weight Gain: 29 pounds total, with Marissa I gained 39 total (over 41 weeks) so I'm hoping I don't gain 10 pounds in the next 4 +/- weeks.  However, the two lunches I had today probably didn't help the scales. 

Cravings: I definitely have more of a sweet tooth with this pregnancy (see 5,000 calorie/slice peanut butter pie above).  I've gone through more oreos than I care to admit.  I typically would only buy them on sale, but that has gone out the window!

Rings: My wedding band has gotten too tight (half a size smaller than my other rings), but I am still able to wear my engagement ring and the pearl that Danny got me for our anniversary one year.  With Marissa, I was unable to wear my rings past 32 weeks, so I think I'm doing pretty good!

Swelling: Ankles, hands and feet are looking pretty good.  I don't know if it's the season difference between my pregnancy with Marissa (summer) and Dylan (fall-winter) but I have had almost no swelling this time.  ::Knock on wood::
Movement: Dylan has been pretty active.  He does feel like he's dropped some, as I feel like I'm starting to get the "pregnancy waddle."  With Marissa I think I may have laughed at a few pregnant women I saw who were waddling.  I thought that the pregnant waddle was just a myth...now I'm not so sure.  I'm pretty sure I waddle when I walk. :-P

Turkey Timer: Popped :o)

Sleep: What's that you speak of?  I'm getting up 2-3 times a night to use the bathroom and I wake up everytime I roll over.  I cringe when people say "sleep while you still can."  Really?  Really!?

The Countdown Begins!

Baby Dylan's estimated due date is 1 month from today!  Not many people have given final dates, but here's where people are weighing in so far:

Mom - Dylan will come in December
Ashley R. - December 21st - 24th
KRB - December 26th
Danny - December 28th
Stephanie G. - December 31st
Jeremy R. - December 31st
Lauren C. - January 1st
Mikey F. - January 7th
Me - Personally, I'm shooting for January 9th...no idea why, other than Marissa was a week late so I think he should be too. :)

Any other guesses?

Happy Girl

I have my fingers crossed that Marissa is on her way to getting better after all of the sickies in our house.  She has had more of an appetite and actually smiled for the camera tonight.  She looks much better!

Taken at the ER on Saturday night...

Taken at dinner tonight, much happier!

I hope she starts sleeping through the night again and feeling better, I hate seeing my poor girl sick. 

Under the Weather

I didn't get a chance to post on Thanksgiving, but our little family had a nice trip to my parent's house.  We ate lots of yummy food and relaxed, did a bit of shopping, Danny went hunting and more relaxing.  We have lots to be thankful for in the past year!  I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving.

We came home from my parent's house on Saturday.  Marissa had started running a slight fever and was feeling a bit under the weather.  We got home, unpacked and she was in bed at her normal time.  Around 9:30 Saturday night it was time to give her some more Tylenol so we went in to wake her.  Thank goodness we did!  We checked her temperature and she was at 105.2.  Poor baby was burning up.  As first time parents we did the normal freak out for about 20 seconds then got our heads on straight and called the ER at the hospital.  We asked what we should do until we can get her to the hospital.  They directed for us to strip her down and keep cool wash cloths on her.  We gave her a dose of Tylenol and packed up to head to the ER.  Luckily we arrived with a fairly short wait time.  We got checked in and were given a room in about a half an hour.  They completed a flu swab, strep test and checked her ears, throat and lungs for a sign of what was causing the high fever.  Everything came back negative and they said it could be a viral infection or the start of an ear infection.  They administered Motrin and sent us home with a prescription.  It was a bit unsettling not knowing what was wrong, but we headed home and kept a close eye on Marissa's fever.  Sunday her fever was up and down, ranging between 102-104.  She was pretty miserable and had a few spurts of energy but was definitely not her normal self. 

Yesterday I stayed home from work with her.  Her spirits were much higher and her fever was much lower.  She's still been pretty cranky, sleeping more than usual but not sleeping through the night and wanting lots and lots of mommy and daddy snuggles (I'm not complaining).  I'm taking her to the pedi tomorrow so I hope they can either provide some additional details or at least give me a piece of mind that she is on the mend.  We will be postponing her 15 month shots that she was supposed to receive tomorrow until she is feeling better. 

Hopefully we don't have anymore ER visits in our near future!  All in all, I think Danny and I handled the situation well, we just hate to see our sweet baby girl not feeling well.

Today my work threw me a baby shower for Dylan.  My co-workers were so nice and generous to us.  We received towels, clothes, toys, a shopping cart cover, a homemade blanket and matching plush cube, knit converse shoes that are too cute and many other nice gifts.  We are truly blessed and we are just about set for Dylan to arrive.  I will be washing and sorting baby clothes tonight! :-D

So we've had a busy few days and I hope things settle down soon.  If Marissa is feeling up to it and the weather is decent, we're going to go to the local Christmas Parade with some friends on Saturday.  Cierra should be back from her "Eurotrip" soon and I hope we can see her once she's over the jet lag.  It has been far too long since we've seen her (last December!).  I think "Auntie C" will be amazed at home much Marissa has changed in the last year. 

I can't believe it's almost December.  I can't believe how fast the time is flying.  I can't believe Marissa will be 15 months old tomorrow and Dylan will be here in 5 +/- weeks!  I can't believe Christmas is right around the corner.  I know that having two under two (2U2) will be exhausting and overwhelming at times but I'm looking forward to the downtime of my maternity leave.  I feel so rushed all the time and having the holidays upon us does not help.  Here's to hoping we make it through the holidays in one piece! :) 

35/35

Today I am 35 weeks along and have 35 days to go!  Here is Dylan in all his glory...I think he's either going to be a big boy or I'm not going to make it to my due date.  I'm huge!

Nursery/Name Reveal

It's what you've all been waiting for....right?  Right!

Our sweet baby boy officially has a name:  Dylan Anderson!


Here is a sneak peak of Dylan's nursery.  I love how it's coming together.  Danny did a great job and I can't wait to see the finished product.  We still have to put the glider in, the changing table and add a few more decorative pieces.  I also need to organize the closet.  At least he now has a place to sleep.  :-D

DIY Wall Art that I made

Inspiration from the crib sheet

My DIY Lamp and Lamp Shade

I went a little picture crazy. :)

"D" is for Dylan and DIY Door Decor


Our cozy little corner for late nights


As many of you know, Marissa has a lovey we call "Teddy."  This is the elephant lovey we got for Dylan, I don't know if he will take to it quite like his big sis, though.


DIY Elephants above the closet doors

What do you think?  More pictures to come soon. :)

Update on the Fam

Yesterday I had my 33 week appointment.  Baby boy's heart rate was 138 BPM.  My blood pressure, weight gain, movement and growth are all on track.  I don't have another appointment until December 7th.  I was supposed to go back in 2 weeks but my doctor isn't available until the 7th.  I'll be 36 weeks then, so we'll start checking for progress then!

The nursery is finally coming along.  Hopefully Danny will paint the closet doors, put the crib together and help me put up the letters behind the crib for the big name reveal this weekend!  Stay tuned!  It has taken us a looong time to decide on a name for this little guy.  We're very happy with our choice, though I'm sure someone will have a comment, as most people usually do.  :)

Marissa is growing and learning so much!  We've been working on animal sounds and while she still has a way to go, she's starting to remember what each animal "says."  So far we've been working on meow, woof-woof, moo, nay-nay, quack-quack and bok-bok (for chicken).  She knows where teeth, eyes, ears, nose, feet and her belly button are, too.  She can sort of say teeth, nose and eye.  She's starting to become more verbal and attempting new words.  She also has her own version of "thank you" and "please."  Her communication is getting much better.  While she doesn't always say what she wants, she will point and open and close her hand to signal that she wants something.  She is starting to understand the concept of shaking her head yes and no.  Her newest game is if you ask her if she needs her diaper changed she will shake her head yes (though sometimes she is fibbing!).

Speaking of teeth...Marissa now has 5 teeth!  One of her top teeth on the right came in.  I can feel and see it but I'm not really sure which one it is.  She won't let me get a good enough look.

Well, hubby just got home from travel...it's husband and wife time!  Have a great weekend, blogger world!