34 Weeks...

Our baby now weighs about 4 3/4 pounds (like your average cantaloupe) and is almost 18 inches long. Her fat layers — which will help regulate her body temperature once she's born — are filling her out, making her rounder. Her skin is also smoother than ever. Her central nervous system is maturing and her lungs are continuing to mature as well. If you've been nervous about preterm labor, you'll be happy to know that babies born between 34 and 37 weeks who have no other health problems generally do fine. They may need a short stay in the neonatal nursery and may have a few short-term health issues, but in the long run, they usually do as well as full-term babies.

Fun facts from....
www.babycenter.com

A 4 pound baby in this tummy! WOWSERS! And nothing like comparing her to a cantaloupe...I prefer bowling ball :) LOL. Crazy to think its already 34 weeks. I want to hold this girl in for 2 more weeks then I am going to start encouraging her to GET OUT! She needs to start listening to her mom now right? Yup. We will see...The count down begins!

~Whitney

Stork Parking...

I know many of you are waiting for shower pics...Dont worry I PROMISE I will post soon. I will probably turn it into posts all week as there is TONS to share. This weekend was not only my shower but I had many family members fly in and spend the weekend with me. So that meant lots of running around shopping and errands. Today is my first day in a quiet house and I am not sure if I love it or hate it. I guess in not too long I am going to be praying for a quite house? LOL.

Anyway...One of our outings was a quick trip to Babies R Us to get a few items I was missing. I know of course that they have special parking for prego people but at our store any parking space is close so it does not matter too much. But because I thought it was funny and hard a car load of people we went ahead and took advantage (first time ever!). Couldnt pass the moment without a quick shot so here you go...



Now the real kicker here....Is I have only seen this type of sign and Babies R Us. So when the group of us took a trip to Brideport Village it was raining, cold and of course I was tired of driving around looking for a spot. So its there I was saying they should have prego parking too. I mean come on! Could be fun to take advantage right? Wishful thinking? Well surprise...suprise...we pull in the parking lot and the very first space was open. I was excited until I realized there was a reserved sign on it....



IT WAS RESERVED FOR ME!!! ha ha! So yes...I admit I took the spot. Thank you Bridgeport Village that was very kind of you to have closer spot for me to park in! There are days when that can come in handy and other days when it does not matter. Yesterday it was MUCH appreciated!

More posts soon...

~Whitney

Gifts in the mail...

ARE SO MUCH FUN! What a wonderful thing to check your mail and see a colorful package right? Makes getting all the bills out a little more tolerable. Well today I pulled a beautiful red package out of the box with the name Miss Lily Harlacher! I dont know which was more fun? Getting the package OR seeing Lily's name on it? Here is a pic...(sorry blacked out the address for the sender...)



So I happily opened up her gift (I mean she wont be able to right? LOL) and inside was this...



I am a sucker for adorable packaging what can I say? The photographer/artist in me comes out so I of course had to snap a pic before I opened them up! Next we have the contents of these goodies...







ADORABLE!!! I love both outfits! A HUGE thanks to my cousin Stacy who sent these fantastic gift for Lily! That was very kind of you to do and I look forward to dressing her in them down the road! And I hope you dont mind the blog post about it :) Sorry cant help myself...wanted to share!

~Whitney

Shower...

Is coming up in just a bit and I am so excited! So many friends and family coming to celebrate this crazy idea Dan and I had to become parents :) I am excited for my mom, sis and sis-in-law to be flying in just to help out and celebrate! So awesome of them! I will be taking lots of photos of all the fun details. You better believe the shower is going to be just as fun and creative as Baby Lily's room! My wonderful friend Jamie has been hard at work planning with some help from my mom and a few others who have added their love to the shower! I wont be able to thank everyone enough! See many of you soon....and stay tuned for photos from the special day!

~Whitney

No baby yet...

Dan went out of town for a few days and his only request was for me to NOT give birth while he was gone! It was his last official trip before Lily is born. Luckily we had success. I am still prego! Thank Goodness...And my hubby is back safe and sound with me! I can honestly say I am pretty "done" with being pregnant. It was fun while it lasted but now its overstayed its welcome! LOL. But I am not really ready to have a newborn baby here. Scary when I think about it. We still have a some time hopefully. And a note to Miss Lily...Lets hang in there till we are closer to the due date so there are no complications! But you can quit beating me up anytime now! ha ha :)

~Whitney

33 Weeks- Fun Facts

This week your baby weighs a little over 4 pounds (heft a pineapple) and has passed the 17-inch mark. She's rapidly losing that wrinkled, alien look and her skeleton is hardening. The bones in her skull aren't fused together, which allows them to move and slightly overlap, thus making it easier for her to fit through the birth canal. (The pressure on the head during birth is so intense that many babies are born with a conehead-like appearance.) These bones don't entirely fuse until early adulthood, so they can grow as her brain and other tissue expands during infancy and childhood.

Thank you www.babycenter.com

~Whitney

PEE!?!?!?!?!

Okay this post might be a "little" TMI...so if you dont want to hear about prego peeing...sign off and wait for another post! LOL. Dont say I didnt at least warn you!

So I am NOT trying to complain...Really. Just pointing at an annoying fact of being prego. PEEING! EVERY 5 MINUTES! Okay...maybe not quite that bad...but I tell you what... this is one of the most annoying parts I have had to deal with. I am one of those people who can pretty much hold it all day...Or at least all night no matter what. I NEVER get up in the middle of the night to pee. So getting up 3-4 times every night to pee is just plain annoying. I know the argument is "Its preparing you for baby"...Fine. But really? Dont I deserve all the non-interupted sleep I can possibly get NOW. Why should I have to be tired all the time before Miss Lily arrives? Makes no sense...thats all I am saying. Obviously I am surviving and obviously its not that bad of a "side effect" as I like to call these prego things that happen. But I still think the peeing should be kept to a min and should LET ME SLEEP!

Okay Im done...ha ha ha. Hope you guys agree :)

~Whitney

Mobile...

Dan and I worked on the baby Mobile this weekend and I am so happy with how it turned out. I couldnt just have a "traditional" mobile...that would be to easy :) So together we made one! Now all we have left is the frames/images for above the crib! Frames were ordered yesterday and should be here in a couple weeks! Stay tuned...

~Whitney

32 Weeks...

By now, your baby weighs 3.75 pounds and is about 16.7 inches long, taking up a lot of space in your uterus. You're gaining about a pound a week and roughly half of that goes right to your baby. In fact, she'll gain a third to half of her birth weight during the next 7 weeks as she fattens up for survival outside the womb. She now has toenails, fingernails, and real hair (or at least respectable peach fuzz). Her skin is becoming soft and smooth as she plumps up in preparation for birth.

Information thanks to www.babycenter.com

~Whitney

Finally...Nursery Pics!

I know many of you (well maybe only 3 of you? LOL) have been waiting to see Nursery Pics. I am going to bombard you! So I hope you guys are ready for this....there is about 20 photos. I wanted you all to see the whole nursery plus a few detail close up shots. There is so much in this room that was custom made that it all needed to have a little moment on the blog. Let's get started...

The whole room first:



Blanket on Chair...Handmade by ME :)






Still need a changing pad to go on dresser but waiting till after the shower to purchase just in case!




Side Table with handmade frame and decorated lamp shade...




Crib with CUSTOM bedding made by Connie! Love you Connie! Couldnt have asked for anything better! Thank you!!!! Also the little rocking Elephant belonged to my little sister Courtney. She spent many hours playing on it and loved it! I can not wait for Lily to be big enough to test it out! Thanks Court for sharing!




Wall Decor:





Close up of goodies. Blocks were hand made by Me :) And lots of painting happened for the decor...






More Wall Decor...




Size separators I made for the closet...



And a quick peek into her closet. I know...looks like a TON of clothes. Its really not much as its all different sizes up to a year. Lots of CUTE stuff though!



That does it! Are you overwhelmed? Ha ha. I love the room and am so happy with all the finishing touches. All I have left is a butterfly mobile I am making to go over the crib and of course photos that are going to go above the crib! Im just working on the frame order for that now. Other than that....The room is finished! Thanks for peeking....Hope you love it! Its a little different from most nurserys! Also a HUGE thanks to my mom...who came to Oregon for a decorating weekend and helped me pull it all together! It was a BLAST!

~Whitney

Bassinet...

The search is over! We now have a beautiful bassinet for Lily compliments of her Grandma (aka my mom). She wanted to get something special and was helping me in the search to find the perfect one. My brother, Jordan actually helped in the search (thanks Jordan...You are AWESOME). He found this one at Costco (where he works) and we LOVED it. I dont know how we keep getting Eddie Bauer goodies but that is the way it seems to be happening. The first image is what the Bassinet looked like BEFORE we painted. Yes its still cute in original form...however I really wanted a white one to match our room where it will be going. White ones kept looking super cheap and not good....So Dan said he would just paint it! Yeah Dan! So that is exactly what he did and now its PERFECT! Its good quality and looks awesome in our room with the green/white. Thanks to my mom for the wonderful gift! We are so happy with it!

Excuse the not so good iphone pics :)

~Whitney

Fun Facts-31 Weeks

This week, your baby measures over 16 inches long. She weighs about 3.3 pounds (try carrying four navel oranges) and is heading into a growth spurt. She can turn her head from side to side, and her arms, legs, and body are beginning to plump out as needed fat accumulates underneath her skin. She's probably moving a lot, too, so you may have trouble sleeping because your baby's kicks and somersaults keep you up. Take comfort: All this moving is a sign that your baby is active and healthy.

Thank you www.babycenter.com

~Whitney

My View...

Yes this is what I see looking down. And believe it or not I AM WEARING CLOTHES! I know you cant tell....but I promise I am. Thats how big this tummy is. And still have till May? Holy Cow....I dont want to be any bigger! ha ha ha

~Whitney

What a Day...

Today I was pampered! And I loved EVERY MINUTE OF IT! As a special treat (and a pay back for when I took her when she was prego) Jamie took me to The Barefoot Sage! 1 hour and a half of heaven. Got warm tea in my belly, a foot soak and a 30 minute lower leg and foot massage...ahhhhhh! Now all I need is to climb in bed and go to sleep! If you have never been to Barefoot Sage you should check it out! Its buy one treatment and get the 2nd half off till the end of May! I "might" have to make another visit!
Thanks so much Jamie...YOU ARE THE BESTEST! HUGS!

~Whitney

Sushi Anyone?

I am only posting this because I think its funny. I love Sushi. Okay not really....I love only certain types of Sushi and yes it must always be cooked :) You know like a California Roll. There is one hole in the wall Sushi place in Reno that my whole family LOVES. In fact I go at least once if not TWICE everytime I am in Reno and usually its.... I land in Reno and we head straight there. We have our favorite guy who always works and calls me "Miss Picky" but he makes me exactly what I like so its a fair trade. The actual funny part is...one....The name of the place is called Sushi Teri (for those of you who dont know my mom's name IS Teri) and second...My favorite Roll on the entire menu and a must have is the LILLY ROLL! I didnt even realize it as I dont usually order off the menu. Her name is going to be spelled with only one L. But still..... she can now be told she shares a name with my favorite sushi roll! ha ha ha ha ha Poor Girl!

~Whitney