So Much To Say

 We have some news to share! Here's Kinley to fill you in....

 

So we're having another girl! Yipee! We couldn't be more excited.

I was so anxious to find out the sex of the baby this time. Not sure why. Maybe because I was near convinced I was having twins because I was growing so big, so quickly.

My ultrasound at my OB wasn't scheduled until after the holidays and I was really hoping to know before we left for our Christmas travels. So we decided to go to a local ultrasound studio and find out early. It was so neat getting to watch the baby on a HUGE projection screen. The sonographer said she was certain we could start buying pink.  We got to watch her in 3D which is just amazing, but she didn't show her face much, but amazing none the less. Babies are such a miracle!!

Zach and I promised we wouldn't tell ANYONE until we saw our families and told them in person first. I didn't know how hard this would be! My goodness it's hard to keep a secret when you are so excited! I'm certain I lied to almost everyone I came in contact with over the 3 weeks from this ultrasound until Christmas because they asked me if we knew what we were having and I was trying to be discrete...so I lied! Ah! Sorry friends, please forgive me. I have repented.

Here is a 3D picture of baby girl I already have in a frame

We told our family by letting each grandma open  an "early gift" which was the "It's a girl" ornament Kinley is holding in the video and an ultrasound picture. It was so fun watching them open the gift.

Since this baby is a girl, too, we have decided to keep the nursery the same and create a "big girl room" for Kinley. She still sleeps great in a crib so we decided to buy another crib that converts to a toddler bed. Thankfully this bed is taller on the sides because she had just learned to crawl out of her other bed. I'm just not ready to let this girl have free reign on the house. Can I get an amen from mom's of toddlers?!!

I'm so completely blessed to have a talented, crafty mother-in-law! Not only is she a talented decorator, but she shares her skills!!  Mammy came and spent a week with us to help create Kinley's big girl room. I'm pretty sure she worked so hard she won't be coming back for projects anytime soon. 

Thank you Mammy!! You are the best!

Being prego I wasn't much help on this project. I did provide snacks to the workers (Mammy and Zach) and take a few pictures along the way. I'm a terrible photographer, but I think you get get the jest.

Big girl room...taping  has begun

It's starting to look girly and pink

 

Here's the big sister all dressed up in her pjs and princess accessories

She was too funny during the process. She kept coming into the room saying

  " I Love It"

Kinley also helped paint her new room

We were able to transform the dresser as well. This was Zach's great-aunt's dresser that was passed down to Zach and now to Kinley. I think that's so cool!

This is the dresser being sanded.

We..I say we...but actually mean they...also painted the bathroom a jungle green that turned out so darling. This is it prepaint

 

 And here's the finished product! I think it turned out adorable and most importantly, Kinley LOVES it!

She loves playing in her room and sleeps great in her big girl bed!

 

 

Saw the idea of the stripes and loved it but never really thought about or attempted to paint stripes. It's VERY difficult, but Daddy to the rescue! He measured and got them perfect,

 The round knobs are from Hobby Lobby and the pulls are a Mammy creation

 Found the idea of the ribbons tied on the rod with panels in a magazine

 This was my toy box as a kid and Mammy did decoupage magic

 Lots of food gets cooked in this kitchen each day!

 

 

This is Kinley's big girl bedding. It will look so cute when her bed is converted to a toddler bed. But I'm NOT rushing it :)

(this isn't her room...copied from Pottery Barn website)

The bathroom turned out really cute too and goes really well with both girl's rooms

 didn't realize this canvas was crooked until the pic. ha!

 shower curtain and rug

 

I said over 2 months ago I wanted to post pregnancy stats each month ago and I have failed :(

It's been really difficult for me to blog in general lately, but anywho..no excuses. So this is my pregnancy update from my dr appt 2 weeks ago. And I really hate posting pregnancy pics of myself, but I have a few friends who have requested it, so I'll do it this time. No promises for future prego photos, girls!

Pregnancy Highlights:
How Far Along: 23 Weeks 5 days

Size of baby: a large mango (about 1 pound)

Total Weight Gain: 11 lbs

Maternity Clothes: Praise Jesus for maternity jeans and sweats! They are the happy part of my getting dressed each day. Fortunately I am able to wear a lot of my regular tops, but each day as I get dressed there is another item that's just too tight!

Gender: GIRL! Her name is Kamryn

Movement: This baby is SO active! I've even considered calling my drs office to see if a baby can be too active. I googled it and that was just dumb. Don't google medical/health things unless you want to hear and see craziness!

Sleep: I'm sleeping pretty good right now. I am so thankful
 

What I miss: Being able to bend and move around easily

Cravings: Salty things, but it's better or decreased from my last update when I wanted to drink pickle juice constantly. I'm also hooked on La Croix sparkling water lime or berry flavor

Symptoms: I'm an emotional rollercoaster!

Best Moment this week: Kinley patting my belly, saying "my baby sister." Even though I know she doesn't have a clue what is about to happen to her little world!

I'm certain that was the longest blog post ever. Thanks for reading if you've made it this far!