Labor of love

This past weekend, my mom, dad, bro and husband worked their fannies off to get Saylor's nursery ready to roll. My brother happens to be quite the handy man (thank goodness), and brought his truck loaded with molding, paint, etc.  Here he is on day 1, getting started....

As Jake worked on the molding, mom and dad got started painting Chloe's room. They made quite a team and had her room pink and striped in no time. Jake was finished putting up all the molding, etc, so they moved on to Saylor's room for paint. My dad is quite the detailed painter...

I was pretty good at running errands for more paint and supplies, making lunch, making dinner... being staff. Ha. They worked all weekend, and here is the end result...

I am beyond THRILLED! It turned out so beautiful! We still have prints and the chandelier to hang, window treatments to put up and a glider to be covered, but we are well on our way. Thank you, thank you, thank you to my dad, brother, mom and husband for a weekend full of laboring for Saylor!

"...for this child we prayed" - 1 Samuel 1:27

33 weeks

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: 33 weeks

Total Weight Gain/Loss: 20 pounds, yikes.

Maternity Clothes: blech. I'm over maternity clothes, ha. Glad for fall so I can atleast wear jeans!

Best Moment this week: The nursery is almost complete! My hubs, dad and bro worked on it all weekend... so precious. We also had a wonderful baby shower in Charlotte. Saylor and I are so blessed.

Gender: It's a girl - Saylor Alden Branch

Movement: feeling her move all the time... seeing my belly pop up in places when she pokes her arm or foot!

Food Craving: cheese and crackers, oranges

What I miss: fitting into my regular clothes and sleeping all night

Sleep: Not so good anymore. 

What I am looking forward to: Our couple's shower in Greensboro this weekend!

Belly Button: In

Stretch Marks: None yet. Yikes.

Symptoms: Nausea still hanging around. Being so big.... is that a symptom? ha.

32 weeks

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: 32 weeks

Total Weight Gain/Loss: 14 pounds (definitely more, will find out on Thursday at the doctor)

Maternity Clothes: blech. I'm over maternity clothes, ha. Glad for fall so I can atleast wear jeans!

Best Moment this week: Watching Saylor squirm all over in my belly! Her crib bedding came in and starting to get the nursery together

Gender: It's a girl - Saylor Alden Branch

Movement: feeling her move all the time... seeing my belly pop up in places when she pokes her arm or foot!

Food Craving: pickles, biscuits, honey mustard salad dressing.

What I miss: fitting into my regular clothes and sleeping all night

Sleep: Not so good anymore. 

What I am looking forward to: My bro and dad coming this weekend to paint and put the waynes coating up in the nursery

Belly Button: In

Stretch Marks: None yet. Yikes.

Symptoms: Back pain. Holy back pain.

Here is baby girl at 32 weeks (according to babycenter) She weighs almost 4 pounds: