30 Weeks & Countin' Kicks

To round off an already nice, round 30 weeks, Justin checked off the floating Lucy Room shelf - construction completed with the installation of the moulding and sanding down! - and also managed to get all three coats of Pink Ribbon on the walls.

His goal is to have the room painted, the desk and bed moved in and the computer set up by next weekend so that Mom and I can work on decorating while she's here for the long Memorial Day weekend.

While he was busy constructing and painting, I tried to steer clear of the paint fumes by keeping myself busy buying the Lucy Room's new nightstand and bedding. :)

I found a modern, white nightstand to go with my new desk and I'm doing a simple, solid red bedspread and dust ruffle for the daybed
with pink, cheetah sheets.

Won't our guy friends just love staying in the new Lucy guest room!

We made an impromptu trip to Target where I found curtains for the Lucy Room (a white polka dot sheer to go behind another sheer that fades from white to pink) and Justin even stumbled across a lamp, pillow and night light that will go perfect with the hunting lodge theme for Baby Daniel's nursery!

A couple weeks ago, I had to begin counting Baby D's kicks or movements - a standard log that all pregnant women keep from the 28 week on. Twice a day, I have to count at least 10 kicks or movements within an hour's time.

I can tell when I'm on the move too much because he's slower to reach 10, but so far, on average, he reaches his goal within 15 minutes.

If he doesn't have at least 10 movements within a couple hours, that's when we call the baby doctor.

As he grows bigger, his movement will naturally slow down because he won't have as much room to stretch, kick and punch. I have to admit, I don't look forward to the worry that those days will bring as he's pretty active now and seems to always have been as far as I can remember being able to feel him.