Stella's Nursery

Well, we finally finished Stella's nursery this past weekend! We absolutely love it. The colors for her nursery are several different shades of purple, pink, yellow and green. For a pattern we chose butterflies, flowers and dragonflies. I got all her clothes washed and organized in her dresser and closet. I also organized her closet and picked up most of the stuff we needed to buy. I got my boppy nursing pillow, bottles and baby monitor. All we have left to purchase is extra crib sheets and then stuff for her diaper bag. My dad finished sanding and painting her dresser. This dresser has been in my family since 1940. It belonged to my grandma Stella and her sister Eunice and then in 1947 my grandma bought her sister's half for 5$, LOL. In 1986 my grandma handed it down to me where it was painted a pastel yellow and then in high school I painted it a pastel purple. Now it is being handed down to my baby Stella and we've painted it Lilac purple. I hope Stella will hand it down to her daughter in the future.

We also got our rocker and glider this past week and Troy put it together and it is so comfy...I can't wait to just rock Stella to sleep and read her stories. Now all we need is for Stella to arrive!

Park City Weekend

Troy and I were able to head up to Park City this weekend for some much needed alone time. We were celebrating our 3 year anniversary and having out "babymoon". We stayed at the Marriott hotel and man did we have a nice room! We arrived at about 5:30 pm on Saturday and checked in then rested for a little bit before we headed out to dinner. We had no idea where we wanted to eat, I was so indecisive. We looked up some places on our navigation and ended up going to three different places until we finally stopped at Squatters. It was really good, Troy got a burbon burger and I got a turkey avacado sandwich. After dinner we stopped at the grocery store to pick up muffins, strawberries, yogurt and orange juice for our breakfast the next morning then went back to the hotel and went swimming for an hour. It was so nice to get in a pool for the first time this summer and just float and take some of the baby weight off! I think Stella liked it because she was kicking like crazy while I was in there.

This morning we slept in until about 10 and we showered and took our time getting ready. We opted for the late check out so we didn't have to leave until 2 pm. We ate our breakfast in bed and watched Hope Floats with Sandra Bullock. We left the hotel at about 12:30 pm and headed over to Burger King for lunch...I was craving a hamburger and fries...as I always do! Then we went to Main Street to walk around and do some shopping. I really wanted to get Stella a Park City onesie...but we found something better! We found her a super cute velor jacket and pants outfit with a onesie and hat, they were all 60% off. It is so cute!

After Main Street we headed to the freeway and decided to stop off at the Olympic Park...Troy and I had never been up there. We went in and looked at the museum and watched some people doing the freestyle skiing into a pool. It was awesome!

We really enjoyed out time together and were glad to just get away from the city, even if it was just for the weekend :)

Visit from Family

Last weekend we had family from out of town: my aunt from California, my aunt from Georgia and my grandparents from California. They all came out for my shower and were able to spend the weekend with us. We had such a great time with them and when my two aunts and my mom get together you know you're gonna have some big laughs!

Baby Shower for Stella Baylee

Last Saturday was my baby shower and it was a ton of fun...there were a few mishaps, but overall it was a great shower. We originally were planning on having it outside, but we soon realized it was way too hot. So we re-arranged the furniture in my living room and fit about 25 people in there. It worked out well, but my house got up to about 80 degrees and it just would not cool down...I felt so bad, but everyone said it was ok. We had delicious food of chicken salad sandwiches, fruit, veggies, a trifle, pasta salad and a pudding salad. It was so good! We played one baby shower game where we passed around string and everyone had to guess how big I was...my sister, aunt and my friend from work all tied. It was awesome! My two aunts from out of town surprised me by coming out for my shower...it was a great surprise and I was so glad they came. My grandma from California was also able to come out for my shower. She especially wanted to be there since baby Stella is her namesake! :) I got a lot of great gifts from clothes, homemade headbands, toys, a homemade car seat cover and blankets...I loved it all! I had so much fun organizing it that night! LOL. Thank you to everyone who came and for all the wonderful gifts...I can't wait to use them on Stella when she arrives!

32 Weeks and 2 Days

Here is another weekly update...well I actually missed my 31 week picture but I figured that was ok. My next appointment isn't until Monday July 12th so I'll be able to update more on Stella then. But I did have to go get an ultrasound on my left leg last Friday. I let my doctor know on my last appointment about how my left foot swells more than my right and I've been getting a wierd numbing feeling in my big toe. She wanted to just make sure I didn't have a blood clot so I had to go to the Granger Medical Clinic in West Valley last Friday to get it checked out...everything was good. No blood clots. I'm assuming Stella is just sitting on a nerve or something. I've been feeling her move around so much lately...it is such an amazing feeling, I love it! It's funny because I'm so ready for her to arrive because I'm getting a little uncomfortable but at the same time I'm gonna miss being pregnant. It's such an amazing experience...but I can't wait to meet our little girl. My shower is coming up in three days and I'm so excited! My two wonderful friends and my mom are throwing it for me and it's going to be a lot of fun. We've finished most of Stella's room this week. Troy hung up picture frames this afternoon and we put up the block letters of her name above her crib tonight. My dad is currently working on her dresser and will hopefully be done before my shower. I want her room to be all ready to show everyone on Saturday. So everything is moving along great!