Labour and Delivery - Early Labour...the never ending experience!

This past week we had some friends over and I found us telling our birth story. Tom and I put together the details fine but I thought I should write them out so I can remember better in the future. Now as this is a labour and delivery story I will be possibly talking about things that you may consider TMI so consider yourself warned. I have made it my policy during pregnancy, labour and delivery and post-partum to be open and honest with everything because so much isn't talked about.

I was due on the 14th March and at 6:30am that Wednesday morning I woke up to pee. This was no surprise as my nights were mostly sleepless at this point from being uncomfortable and needing to pee. As I went about my business I saw that I was bleeding, similar to the start of my period. It seemed like a lot to me so I called the triage of l&d and the nurse said better safe than sorry and to come in. I had already texted my mom freaking out and her, and my sister decided they would head down despite me having no contractions or anything. My dad also made a last minute decision to skip work and come down with them.

When we got to the hospital the nurse was great. I was hooked up to monitors and then checked out by a resident dr who said i was about 2-3 cm dilated. The bleeding was likely part of my bloody show - gross! They had me walk the halls to see if I dilated more or if contractions picked up(they were very sporadic at this point). After 4 hours I hasn't progressed anything further but had a regular ob appointment to go to so we left triage for the ob. While waiting 2 hours for the appointment (they were always late) I had contractions continuing and was very uncomfortable. I couldn't sit in the waiting room because of it so I paced. I never wanted to be the one to go to the hospital with false alarms so I was very disappointed even though I knew going in that morning it was not likely to be our day. My dr said I was indeed at 2 and she could stretch me to 3 so she performed a stretch and sweep of my membranes in hopes of getting things moving along.

Contractions continued for that night and throughout the early morning hours. They would become intense and close together and seem to be progressing and then slow down and disappear. On morning of the 15 I had painful contractions 3-4 minutes apart and lasting for a minute for 2 hours. I did not want to go in. I fought Tom and my mom and eventually gave in out of exhaustion and went in. My contractions continued in the van but as soon as we got into a room in triage they seemed to stop. My experience this day was terrible! The nurses were terrible and told me I was too happy to be in labour. I am not one to show I am in pain so that frustrated me. I was checked again and at about 3 cm and was sent to walk with checkins for monitoring the babies heart rate. After walking again for hours (I say 4 Tom says more) my contractions were pretty much done and I was only at 4cm. The jerk dr said that it was busy on the labour and delivery side and if it wasn't they could admit me so back home we went.

Friday was somehow my day of rest. I had moments of intense contractions and moments of nothing. I was so confused and disheartened by everything and thought I was crazy! Friday I also had the brilliant idea that doing summersaults would get the baby out. I was so sick of walking that I was up for it. So I attempted 4-5 summersaults that my sister K was entertained by. I wish we has videotaped it.

As the afternoon wore on my contractions began to intensify and were again 2-4 minutes apart last for about a minute and for about an hour and then they would space out again. This repeated so many times. Tom has downloaded an ap on his phone to time contractions and everyone was watching me for them. For some reason going to the bathroom brought them on and I had to pee a lot! Friday Tom and I went for a walk around the neighborhood in hopes of getting things to move faster. Contractions continued to come hard and heavy and then slow down for a bit and then hard and heavy again. I hadn't slept well in days!

Around midnight we decided to walk in our basement. I was having painful contractions again and just needed to move. We walked figure 8s for almost 2 hours before my contractions slowed enough for me to want to eat and sleep. I had a piece of toast with peanut butter at 1:30am on the 17th not knowing it would be my pre-game meal.

The Waiting Game

With two months remaining before our due date it seems now like we're playing the waiting game - in many different ways too!

We wait in the doctors office - for hours! This week I had an appointment at 2:15 and didn't see my dr until 4:30. Insanity! That shouldn't happen! So we wait for that.

We also weight gain! So far I've gained about 25 lbs which is inline with what my doctor told me I would gain. It's so weird to step on the scale and see how much I weigh. While I know my body is changing I don't feel 25lbs heavier.

Of course most importantly we wait for that moment when we will hold our little one in our arms and see what love has made and what little person God has blessed us with. We have been entrusted with a soul to care for and to guide and teach about God! Ahh what a fun and scary task that lies before us.

My favourite pregnancy moment this week was a moment that really showed me my changing body and how I need to change my mind about what I can and cannot do. I was talking to Tom on the phone while he was working. I had been sitting on the floor with Bauer and decided for some reason to lay down on my back. Then comes the inevitable - trying to get back up! This proved to be impossible with one hand holding the phone and one hand to help me up. I felt like a beached whale! I had to put the phone down to get up. I've also been experiencing a lot more big movements with our baby that at times can put me out! Our little one kicks my lungs and takes me breath away. I also have what my doctor says is nerve damage just under my sternum. It feels like my skin is raw and I get burning pain. Sometimes it shoots so badly it knocks me to the ground! If I move funny while laying down it can shoot pain too.

So all in all we cannot wait for the waiting game to be done and to meet our little one. But we will enjoy our time until then!

30 Weeks Part 2

So around 15 weeks I began to feel movement from our little one. It felt like bubbles moving around and was subtle but I knew it was our baby.  One time while laying on my side watching TV I felt a for sure somersault. It was so bizarre feeling. At this point Baby K favoured the left side of my stomach choosing to make a home there.  I felt most movement on the left side of my belly button.  This picture is 15 weeks and 3 days along.




I don't remember specific milestones from the next few weeks. But I do remember thinking time was moving slow and that I was growing so fast. Sometime around 17 weeks Tom felt Baby K move for the first time. That was truly awesome. We were laying in bed one night and I told him that the baby was moving.  He put his hand on my stomach and waited.  He felt a kick and his face lit up. I had been watching his face waiting for a reaction and it was amazing. Tears fell from my eyes and I was so happy that he could finally feel our baby.

At 19 weeks and 2 days we saw our baby for the first time.  That was amazing! To actually see our baby and to be able to see a head and nose and legs.  You can see an ultrasound picture here.


Another memorable moment was when we were on a cruise with Tom's family.  At this point I was 21 weeks along.  One night on the cruise, everyone was planning to hot tub and drink - both activities that I could not participate in. So I was a little bummed. I hung out around the hot tub for a bit but just got too tired and was frustrated so I went back to our room. While there I had a moment of feeling sorry for myself, and cried. Then I began reading while laying down and I rested my book on my belly.  After a few moments my book jumped. Our baby had kicked so hard it moved my book. It was crazy. I tried to catch it on camera but the baby didn't really cooperate. It seems our baby knew I was upset and wanted to cheer me up.

Since then our baby has been moving constantly.  S/he now favours the right side of my stomach.  We can now see where the baby is when I am laying down as that side will stick out more. It's so funny to see. We also could spend forever watching my belly move as our baby dances and moves inside.  Pregnancy has been good lately and I am very excited and cannot wait to meet out little one in just over 2 months!  


I always forget to get Tom to take a picture when I am dressed and not in pajamas so here continues my attempts at self portraits.  This was taken today at 30 weeks and  5 days.  Many people tell me I am carrying low....boy???

30 Weeks Part 1

*This blog was started on Monday, January 2nd.  As I was writing it I got a phone call from my mom telling me that my grandfather had passed away.  I was unable to continue writing it as much as I wanted to.  I spent time last week back home with my family and we had the funeral for my grandpa.  It is weird for me to think about how I now only have 1 grandparent remaining and that our child will (God-willing) only meet her and not the others. I realize that we were very blessed to have had our grandparents for as long as we did and I am thankful for each of them in my life.  And so I'll do my best to continue the blog......some of it was lost so I am having to rewrite.

So Tuesday (January 3rd)  marks 30 weeks into our pregnancy. It has certainly been an interesting adventure.
I thought I would take time now to reflect and recap on our journey so far as we prepare to meet our little one.  I wish that I had of done a better job recording milestones for this little one but you live and learn.

On July 7th, 2012  we took our first (and only) home pregnancy test.  I was only 2 days late but I knew something was up. I am normally like clock work - at most one day off so something was up.  I could just feel it. So we bought the test the night before and I was up early to pee on that stick.  I remember the time between doing my business and  looking at the result as a time of an outer body experience.  Even standing there looking at the test was weird. I felt like I was 100 feet above looking at Tom and I seeing the results.  Tom's reaction was great.  I think he was VERY surprised. He walked quickly from the bathroom and I chased him down half laughing and half crying.  It was a great day and we both felt so blessed.  We told both of our families by the Monday (something to do with me not drinking alcohol seem to be a reason to tell people).

My pregnancy started off good. I had dry eyes for a few weeks (even before we took the test) which apparently is a symptom because of changing hormones (who knew!).  Around week 6 though things started to change and I started to get nauseous. This lasted until about week 9.  I was so blah feeling and wanted to sleep all the time. I longed for food with taste but it was all gross. Many times I would begin cooking and stop because the smell was too much - chicken and rice are two culprits. 

Thankfully the nausea passed. Unfortunately, around week 12 or so nausea's friend vomiting made a visit. Weeks 12-15 were marked by trips to the bathroom to empty my stomach.  Mostly tomato based foods, salsa and tomato sauce, were what made me feel sick. However sugar was also a horrible one.  I had these candies, Preggo Pops, which are meant to stop morning sickness. For me they only encouraged it - many times it would stop the feeling of nausea but within minutes I would see meals again.  Thankfully as August came to an end so to did my morning sickness.

 

Here is the bump at 13 weeks and 5 days. 

   

Christmas Celebrations

Christmas weekend has come and gone. One thing for sure is it was different.

This was our first married Christmas and what will be our only Christmas without kids. It's so exciting to think about that. Christmas eve was interesting. My husband was working so I was home alone all day with Bauer. It was weird to not have preparations to do or anything. I tried to nap since we were going to midnight Mass but it didn't work very well. So midnight Mass was hard to get through. It was a joyful celebration of the birth of our Saviour. After Mass I managed to stay awake till 2:00 as we went back to the in-laws with family and friends.

Unfortunately that night Bauer came down with something and I was up at 3:30am and 5:50am with him. He had the runs and it was super bad! I felt so bad for him. So all day we worried about him and tried to figure out what we could do to help him. A little dinner of rice and ground beef seemed to help!

We were blessed to spend time with my husbands family Christmas day. We were also blessed greatly by my in-laws with amazing gifts! We were my expecting all that we got. We received: an iPod dock, Tim Hortons seasonal mugs, gift card for a maternity clothing store and for Home Depot. We were also surprised after all the presents were opened with a baby stocking for out little one. Inside the stocking was an I owe you for a crib from Nanna and Poppa. We were so shocked and overwhelmed to received this. This is the crib and furniture set we're thinking of getting. We would get it in espresso finish. http://storkcraftdirect.com/baby-products/convertible-cribs/tuscany-4-in-1-stages-crib/

Our goal for 2012 is to have our basement done by February 1 so that our new crib has a room to go in for our baby. Here's hoping it all goes according to plan!

Maximum Capacity

Holy cannoli!! Today I feel like there is no way my belly can expand anymore. Maximum capacity has been reached! Our little one must be growing like crazy because I feel so stretched! I have no idea how I will grow for 13 more weeks! I know it will happen but it makes me very nervous and worried about stretch marks! I have none so far but I feel like they will come. (hopefully not!)

Here's a picture from today. It's not the best. I took it afterwork so ignore my long johns under my pants. Regular shirts don't stay down anymore over le bump! My winter coat also fails to keep the bottom of le bump warm because it sticks out.

Christmas decorating!

So we finally got our tree up last night and I'm so excited! We had to wait until we got our baby gate in because we needed to protect the tree from Bauer. It's so exciting to set up our first tree together!

The highlight of the night was opening up the tree box and discovering that they still do make the trees that you have to hook each branch in individually. I thought those trees were no more and never would have thought to see what type it was. Anyways we survived and in many ways it was easier to make look alive then the food up trees since no branches were falling down on us.

Here is our tree with our little Bauer sleeping in front. He was exhausted yesterday!

Responsibility

Sometimes I wonder how our lives will change when our baby arrives. I think most expectant parents do. For however many years you have been responsible for yourself and now that's changing. When Tom and I met that changed too. Life was no longer about what I wanted but about what we wanted and what worked for us. When we were married this May it became more evident. Together we had to survive. We no longer needed to rely on our parents to help us out. We were all each other needed. For so long I always turned to my parents and now I turn entirely to him.

I am scared to be a parent. I am nervous to have another being rely on Tom and I for life. It is nerve wracking! I know we'll be fine and be great parents but thinking about it is overwhelming.

Having Bauer has shown me how great we are together taking care of something. Bauer relies on us to take care of him and we have for two weeks. We work together in making sure his needs are met - he's taken out for exercise or bathroom trips, fed, and supervised so he doesn't get into mischief. If one of us is tired or not feeling well the other steps up. It makes me very optimistic for our teamwork when the baby arrives!

Here's our little Bauer again!

23 weeks and counting

So 23 weeks and 5 days in and we feel great! Here I am at 23 weeks and 3 days. Just a little update for today.

Half Baked!

So Tuesday marked the halfway point through our pregnancy! I am so excited to be further in then we have left - in theory at least. I am aware we are likely to be late since this is our first but a girl can dream. So halfway and things are going well. I'm feeling much better and have energy still. I feel huge but pictures seem to downsize me. I'm not sure if strangers know I'm pregnant or think I've just had too much too eat. I can't wait for my first stranger comment. So here she be - the bump at 20 weeks. Below is our baby at our ultrasound at 19 weeks and 2 days! Soo cute!

18 weeks and counting!

So close to half way! I cannot believe it but at the same time it already feels like I've been pregnant forever! I cannot imagine how I'll feel in another 20 weeks!

Our baby now weighs a half a pound! Crazy! S/he seems to be growing because so is my bump! I was at home visiting for 5 days over Thanksgiving weekend and my family thinks I grew from day 1-day 5. Tom believes so too! When I got home he was like 'wow you're pregnant!'

All this growing leads to uncomfortable me though. I have had pain in my mid to lower back and always on the right hand side. I've also had a lot of round ligament pain on the right of my belly. Blah! Add in pain at the bottom of my rib cage and you have one happy camper. Not to mention the lack of sleep due to being unable to fall asleep because of discomfort and waking up multiple times to empty the always full bladder I seem to have! It'll all be worth it in the end when we get to hold our little one in our arms.

We haven't done much or got much baby related yet. I've started researching cloth diapers and hope to decide by Christmas. We also plan to register for baby things by December. Fun!!! I know nothing about baby stuff so it's time to start researching and reading reviews.

Here is my bump at 18 weeks and 1 day! Again, it feels much bigger then it looks in pictures.

Grow baby grow!!

So today we are at 17 weeks! Almost halfway there! So hard to believe but so exciting! It's still hard to believe it's real - even with the ever growing belly, morning sickness (which has passed it seems - praise God!!), and low energy. It feels real when I feel the baby move. That is amazing! It's like little flutters in my stomach. I can't remember when I first felt them - around 15 weeks I would guess. In the beginning the baby seemed to favour my left side but the past few days s/he has moved over towards my belly button venturing to the right. it's crazy to think of how big our baby is. One website said from head to rump our baby is the size of my hand outstretched - oh my word! Then add legs!! Wow!

In two weeks we'll go for our ultrasound and I think that at that point it will begin to feel more real. Shortly after that Tom should be able to feel movements of the baby too which I can't wait for. Right now I feel bad that he can't feel our baby growing and moving.

Baby brain is a crazy thing. Most recently I tried to make orange juice Friday morning and failed miserably. I grab the oj can and opened it. I then grabbed the 'jug' and poured the juice in......to a pot! It was amazing and Tom had to document it. Excuse the weird look on my face and dark around my eyes. Blah!

Telling the Family

So as I said, we found out we were expecting 2 days before my birthday. Our plan was to wait till the end of July to tell our parents and siblings. That way we would have seen a doctor and be further along then 4 weeks.

That plan failed! My mom and 2 of my sisters A and L came down that weekend for my birthday. It was great to have them there! But what did they bring me for my birthday!? A bottle of wine and a bottle of sangria! We got through the gift opening without spilling it. Then they kept talking about drinking it that night.

My brain was spinning...how can I get around this!? I always drink wine! So Tom and I decided we should just tell them. I had no time to think of how to tell them. My sisters and I were messaging each other on whatsapp for fun - it was new to us and we were in a group chat. So in the message I said, 'I can't drink the wine you brought for 9 months.' They were like, 'really?' It took them awhile to believe me but they did. My mom was sitting there on the couch out of the loop and asked what was going on and I'm not sure how but we told her. Needless to say they were all excited and very happy for us.

Tom had to go to work at this point but we had to tell my dad and other sisters. We waited patiently for my dad to get off work and then we called him. We told him that Tom got me a puppy for my birthday and that we wanted to show him so to go on Skype. So he did. Once we were chatting I said that before I showed him the puppy I had some questions. So I asked him if he knew where the baby bath was that him and mom bought for my niece and nephew. He said ya it was around and I told him that we would need it in about 9 months. He got a HUGE grin on his face and congratulated me. We did the same thing to tell my sisters N and K.

We told Tom`s family the following Monday at a birthday dinner.  I think we caught them more off guard then my family! They were in shock but all very happy for us.  Tom told them when his brother was getting beer for everyone at dinner. He asked me and I said no. Then Tom said, `Katie can`t drink beer for 9 months.` It took them awhile to put it all together but they did!

All in all our families are excited for us! Both of us have always wanted to have kids so for most it was not a huge surprise.  I am so excited to see our little one and to show him or her off to everyone!

Life is moving fast

So I know it's been forever since I've posted and a lot has happened. Most importantly we found out we were expecting! Let me take you on a walk down memory lane this summer when we found out. Sorry if some is TMI!

So we got married May 21 and spent our amazing weeklong honeymoon in Jamaica! It was the most fantastic week of my life and so great to get to spend time together, alone, as husband and wife. That week also happened to be my fertile week;). So we joked going in that we would get pregnant that week. Well LO and behold 2 weeks later (June 7th) while in Ottawa to see my childhood heart throbs, New Kids on the Block, my period started. I had never been so sad in all my life. It surprised me how much I was hoping to be pregnant. I hadn't had any cramps or pain so I thought maybe?! But alas that was not the time.

With all that Tom had been through with testicular cancer, we were never 100% sure if he would be able to have kids - even though everyone said he would we were stil skeptical. In a lot of ways we wanted to have a child early on just so we knew that we were able to. We had discussed adoption and it was something that we were both open to but always wished it wouldn't come to it.

So fast forward to the first week of July. At work we were running our week long summer camp and I was patiently awaiting a visit from Aunt Flow. That week I was exhausted. I'd get home from work at 4 eat a snack and fall asleep till 10. I'd stay awake till Tom got home at 11 then sleep through the night. Weird but I thought the week was tiring. One of the teen volunteers told me one morning I looked tired - I thought, 'gee thanks! That means I look like crap!' I was cramping like mad! I was bitchy and frustrated at EVERYTHING! I was wondering why Aunt Flow was being extra mean before she made her entrance. Something was off though and I felt it. I knew something was different. I couldn't tell you what but something was telling me I was pregnant. If I had of got my period that week I would have had a mental breakdown! So that Wednesday Tom and I stopped at the store and biught yogurt and a pregnancy test. What a weird feeling that was to buy! The next morning Thursday, July 7th I awoke with a full bladder to pee on a stick! It was 6:30 so I woke Tom up so he'd be there with me. I did my business and three minutes later we see this:

I had told Tom before that 2 lines meant positive. Once I peed on the stick and capped it, I had put the box back on top of it so that it would be a big reveal.  We went back to our room and I'm not sure what we did or talked about......it's a blur. After 3 minutes though we did go back into the bathroom and after taking off the box, my heart started beating fast, Tom looked at me, and I was tearing up. He said to me, "What does this mean?" I said, "It means it's positive!" He immediately walked out of the room laughing! Of course I chased after him and we hugged and were excited! 

It took awhile to sink in. I had to go to work that day and it was so hard to focus. But I survived! So that is how we found out! It was a great gift 2 days before my birthday! So I will leave you with one more picture. This is of my baby bump at 13 weeks and 5 days. It's there and looks much bigger in real life...or feels much bigger. 

I'll post more often now with updates on how we told our families and updates on life since we had our positive test! It's been an adventure! One that I wouldn't trade for anything!  Oh yeah and our due date is March 14, 2012.

Home Owners

Well tomorrow we officially close on our house! I am so excited! I am taking the next few days off of wedding planning (with the exception of receiving RSVPs). This should help me to get less frustrated with the planning and to be able to enjoy setting up our house.  We might start painting ceilings tomorrow!!  Next week I am going to  be cleaning everything and getting the place ready to be moved into. It's nice that we have this time so that we can slowly move in and aren't rushed to get possession and clean and unpack.

Today I bought us our paint supplies! Rollers, trays, drop cloths, brushes and paint! We have to paint all the ceilings at least on the top floors because there were smokers before us so the ceilings are stained. We are also hoping to paint our bedroom. Right now the colour we both seem to like is Evening Eclipse by Valspar. So we'll see if that's what we go with or not!!

I look forward to starting to decorate and make our house into our home! 

Colours!

So as we get closer to get the house (8 sleeps) I get more and more excited about how we will decorate it.
I have already convinced Tom that we needed blue hand towels in our bathroom. So we registered for those to go with other ivory and chocolate brown towels that we registered for. It's hard to tell here but the tiles are dark brown. Above the tile there is currently and off white textured wall paper...that will come down! We will likely paint it. We also hope to update the vanity and put in double sinks!!  There is so much room between the toilet and vanity at present that it excites me for the possibility to have double sinks!! The first house we put an offer in on had double sinks!!  I think the blue towels will be a nice accent in here!!

So our first project we want to do (besides repainting the ceiling to get rid of smoke stains - darn smokers!!) is paint our bedroom. For awhile we wanted grey to go with this bedding we hope to get. But after going and looking at colours I am not sure.  I think finding a grey that matches and is in the right family might be hard. There are so many greys out there! Dear me!! So then I was liking the blue-greys and then I thought why not blue! Tom is not sold on blue but I like it. It's his favourite colour so why doesnt he like it!

So here are my new inspiration colours!!

This second one is Tom's favourite and I think I like it best. So today I will be picking up paint chips! What fun!!!

9 sleeps!

Till we are home owners! I cannot wait! Owning a home seems a lot more frightening then getting married.  When I think about getting married, I know I am making the right choice and that Tom is the man I am supposed to be with for the rest of my life. I am certain of that and find peace in knowing that we will grow old together.

Owning a house however, makes me NERVOUS!!  We have seen the house 2 times and can we really know everything about it from those times? NO? I have recently become addicted to HGTV and therefore have watched a lot of Holmes on Homes. This show makes me nervous. In the show he goes into homes where home inspectors have failed to see things that are major and cost major MOOLA to fix.  I likely need to STOP watching this show so that I stop worrying about it! Whatever happens we will roll with it! We can handle it....hopefully!!

This weekend we are also going home and we are meeting with our DJ, my hair trial and first fitting! So its a busy day on Saturday. But exciting to get to see my family again! We wont be home in April but parts of my family will be coming here about 3 times in April so that will be nice!!

Less than 2 months till I am a wife!

Time is a flying!

So 2 months, 1 week and 5 days to go....got some things more or less done lately...or at least brought up:
- Decide songs for dances (parents, BP) and what not to play list       
-Wedding party gifts boys done - got about 2/5 figured out
-Mailed Invitation to our international guests and my sister here just for fun!!
-put stamps on all invites and will mail them Monday


My mom is coming to visit this weekend so we will be looking for what she will wear or  a wrap/top to go with the dress she wore for my sister's wedding 4 years ago.  Also plan to get her to help me with wedding party presents!
I am also technically on holidays tomorrow and Friday! Yeah!!  I have some work I need to do but it will be nice to be off and sleep in! 

I wish I was here......

If I was here, that would mean I was married! If I was married I would be happy! Not that I am not happy now - because I am. But right now everything in life seems to be leading to that day when finally, FINALLY!!  I can say that I am married to my beloved and that we will live forever as husband and wife.  I look forward to not just that day but all the days to come after - to being married.  Not having to plan and think about what I've forgot or what needs to be done....just be! 

Oh Jamaica!! I'll see you soon!!

First Wedding Shower

I was back home this weekend and my mom and sisters surprised me with my first wedding shower!  It was great! Tom and I are so blessed to have such great family and friends.  It's exciting to have things to put into our home and now that we have a place we will call home its exciting.  The house is ready for us to move into (freshly painted, new carpets, etc). But there are some changes that we plan to make that will make it ours.  One being the dumb cupboards that were added to the kitchen that took out over half the front hall closet and 2nd access to the attic.  We also want to put in new counters in the kitchen.

But one thing we will be working on before we get married is the bedroom.  When I got my 2nd apartment here I needed a dresser (the apartment before had a GIANT closet with shelves so it was not necessary). So in looking at dressers and what they cost Tom and I ended up finding a nice bedroom set that got me not only a dresser, but also a queen bed, mattress (much better than the futon I had been sleeping on) and bed side table.   So we have that bought and good to go.  We have found a sheet/duvet cover set that we love and hope to get.

Our plan is to then paint the walls a light grey and bring in pops of colour (ok the last little bit is my plan but Tom will go along with it). For now it will be with my red curtains.  So that is exciting!!

So the countdowns continue: 37 days until we get our house! Only 88 days till we are married and will be husband and wife for the rest of our lives! Time is a flying!