A lot going on lately…(UPDATED with progesterone results)

I am been so busy after work trying to get things ready for when the baby comes. My goal is to have everything ready by the end of July, which is only 10 weeks away. I made a huge “Baby to do list”. Absolutely huge! Here it is if your curious and wondering why I don’t post as frequently.
Dining Room/ Kitchen
1. Clean out credenza drawers/ organize
2. Clean out Kitchen Cupboards/ organize
3. Install new AC Unit (window unit)
4. Paint the doors that have scratch marks
5. Recover Dining Room Chairs
6.

Outside/Front Porch
1. Paint the doors that have scratch marks
2. Spray paint patio furniture
3. Mow lawns
4. Organize back porch
5. Add seat cushions to patio furniture
6. Clean up porch off of bed room

Living Room
1. Hang ceiling fan in living room
2. New Living Room Furniture
3. Put Old Living Room Furniture on Craigslist
4. Set up T.V. in Living Room
5. Copy wedding pictures/ family pictures/ buy frames
6. Set up roll top desk in entry way
7. Make draperies

Master Bedroom
1. Purge closets of clothes and shoes
2. Clean out dresser drawers
3. Organize book shelves
4. Buy new duvet cover
5. Set up co-sleeper
6. Clean off box fan
7. Add window treatments
8.

Guest Room
1. Remove baby crib from guest room
2. Set up round table in guest room
3. Buy cover for couch
4. Recover couch pillows
5. Remove Dresser and TV
6. Add window treatments

Nursery
1. Pick out nursery paint colors
2. Fix nursery window
3. Remove office furniture
4. Hang up rod in baby closet
5. Install shelves in closet
6. Paint the door that have scratch marks
7. Fix hallway light
8. Buy soft lighting lamp
9.

Basement
1. Organize basement (get rid of junk)

Bathroom
1. Add window treatment
2. Paint white border

There are some blank spots so I can keep adding to the list, haha!

So, not to bore you with that list but I am so anxious to get all of this taken care of. I presented it to Dh and started bawling saying the baby is coming any minute and we need to get his all done ASAP! So, I was a little emotional about it…hormones I know ;)

I should be hearing how my progesterone levels are doing so hopefully they are doing better than last time. The doctor here is weaning super slowly off of the hydrocortisone so at 31 weeks I’ll be done with that and then they’ll retest my adrenals to see where they’re at. I am glad this doctor is so concerned. She even called PPVI to get more info about things…very nice :)

The baby is just kicking away and sometimes makes me laugh because it tickles when he/she kicks so high past my belly button. I can finally see the movements from the outside of my stomach which is just amazing to see a bulge here and there. I just love it so much. Mostly at night when I lie down to watch TV does the baby decide to wake up and start kicking and moving around. I love that time of day.

I made a sling for the baby the other day which is to small so I have to do some seem ripping and add fabric to it. No big deal. I lined it in a soft flannel so the baby will be nice and cozy. Alos, I am soooo excited because I found this great website to make a Mei Tai Baby Carrier. I can’t wait to try it out. Although this time I am going to use REALLY cheap fabric first and then drag out the nice stuff once I get the hang of it. There’s this Sew and Vac place I found that said they’ll fix my serging machine so that takes care of all the raw edges. YEH!

I am off the clock here at work now so I have to run…I will try to write more about what’s been going on later with some before and after pic.s (I don’t have time to proof read this so ignore the mistakes.

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I got my progesterone results. So last time they were something like 34 now my level is up to 49. PPVI says that is o.k. but not were Dr. Hilgers wants it to be. Sooooo, now I am to continue the 200mg 2x a week of injections and then add 300mg vaginal suppositories every night before bed. Does anyone know what that means if your progesterone isn't that high? Does it hurt the bay in any way? Dh and I were discussing this yesterday and I just didn't know how low progesterone affects the baby. Or what even makes the progesterone...is it the placenta? The nurse asked me how everything has been looking on the ultrasounds and I told her had one at 20 weeks and everything was normal. Then she asked if the baby was kicking at all and I told her the baby kicks all time. She said great. I just can't help but worry that she was asking me all those questions but it probably just typical that she asks questions about the pregnancy. I also explained to the nurse that the doctors here have been weaning me off of the hydrocortizone. She didn't seem to concerned about that. So that's nice.

I am exhausted today! Yesterday I came home from work and made window treatments for my bedroom and bathroom. I sew long white sheers for the windows and door to the balcony and then a valence for each window as well. I still have to add the little dingle balls off of the curtain in the bathroom but I have to say I am in LOVE with the no sew fabric glue. It is so easy. I am sure if my sewing teacher were to see all of the "cheats" I did on my sewing project she would just die. This afternoon I am going to go pick out fabric for the guess bedroom. This weekend after I clean up both rooms and hang the window treatments then I’ll add some pictures of a before and somewhat after.
I am stalling on the nursery until I get the crib bedding I want from P.ottery B.arn K.ids. I really like the soft neutral colors. I guess after reading my "Baby to do list" it probably sounds like my house is a disaster which to me it really feels like that. Even my house keeper said to me this morning that she has been coming to my house for a month and every time she has been seeing an improvement, haha! I had to laugh if my housekeeper is commenting on my disorganized house. (The cleaning service only cleans around our clutter).

Well, back to work ;)