'Wasting' Time...

The waiting game has begun and I've discovered a great way to pass the time - making baby cards. I'm sure there are a million other things around the house that I could be doing, but for some for reason choosing card stock, stamps, and designing cards seems like so much more fun. I truly hope this doesn't become a full time obsession, but it sure does help with passing the time. I'm sure these cards will come in handy when all my wonderful friends have their upcoming babies - and there are two due next month alone! Anyway, I mostly wanted to show off my other creative outlet since the baby's room is completed. I'm sure I'll be spending some time on my photography as well, but you'd be surprised at how hard it is to move around at 39+ weeks.

Fred Flintstone Feet

Despite my many attempts to keep my feet from swelling during my pregnancy, I failed. During my second trimester I could put my feet up for a few hours after having them swell on me and the swelling would eventually go down. But now, they are permanently swollen. Getting even bigger when its hot outside. Because of this fact, I had to buy, what I like the call, my fat flip flops. They are actually orthopedic flip flops that I purchased at my chiropractor's office and they aren't the worst piece of foot wear I've ever owned, but they definitely aren't the nicest. I've had to wear the lovely flip flops for the last couple months (thank goodness its not winter, I have no idea how I could pull off giant winter boots at work). So I have now nicknamed my feet 'Fred Flintstone Feet' and now understand why he never wore shoes - cause he couldn't find any that fit! So a warning to all those expecting mothers, your feet can swell during pregnancy (some worse than others) and be prepared to not be wearing your fancy heels, or flats for your whole pregnancy. I can't wait to put my heels back on - just saying :)

The Baby Room!!!

We finally completed the baby's room (minus one canvas print that we'll be hanging over the crib). Taking on the project of hanging the entire alphabet around the room was a bit daunting and definitely took a lot longer than we anticipated, however I am so happy with how it turned out. You'll notice I included a picture of the closet, which Clayton helped to install. I figured the more storage space the better - and I was right! Thanks to everyone for the wonderful baby shower gifts that we received. You'll notice there isn't much more room on the top shelving unit for clothes. Here's hoping baby can wear a few of the smaller items more than once. I'll definitely post another picture once the canvas print is hung over the crib. It'll be the finishing touch on my 3 month project.