I'm finished with my 16th week now (or 4 months along!). I know looking back on this it will seem like it flew by but I'm so anxious to feel the baby kicking and to meet our little one that it feels like time is just inching along! So far this second trimester has been easy as pie though! I have A LOT more energy and I haven't been sick in over a month now! We just had our last check-up yesterday and everything is going great - heart rate at 160 - it sounded like a galloping horse! We have really kicked it in gear getting ready for this little bundle of joy! The first thing we bought was a beautiful crib we found at Burlington Coat Factory that was a great deal! We've also been going to some garage sales looking for baby stuff and have had some great finds! We found an awesome pack-and-play, exer-saucer, activity gym, a lot of toys, a glider, and a lot more! We even found the cutest bedding and I've been ordering matching decor from eBay! Finding the baby deals is my newest hobby - I get so excited when I find a steal and see how much I've saved!!!! Here are a few pictures of what we have bought so far for our baby!
Our beautiful crib! I can't wait to see our little angel sleeping in there!
We're ready for Halloween! I found this at a garage sale and couldn't pass it up! The baby may only be a few days old this Halloween but their costume is ready! In case you didn't know - I LOVE Halloween!!!
Baby-Einstein Exersaucer I found at a garage sale for $15! Fisher Price activity table I found at another garage sale brand new for $10!
Our Graco Pack-and-Play I found at another garage sale for $35! It's amazing - I thought I had won the lottery when I found this!
Our bedding I found at yet another garage sale! It came with 3 sheets, the bumper, a comforter and wall hanging clips, and a lamp! I've ordered the matching mobile, wall hanging organizer, book-ends, night light, window valence, family tree picture, tri-fold picture frame, hanging crib toy, and finger puppets all from eBay auctions to go with it! It's from the John Lennon Real Love/"Imagine" collection from Carters from a few years ago! It's perfect for a gender neutral nursery!
My Grandma Hirt came down for a week in July to visit and we had a great time! We went to visit Mallory in Austin one day and went to see the Lady Bird Johnson Wildlife Preserve and toured the Texas state capitol building and had a nice dinner with Mal when she got off work! We also fixed up an old dresser/chest that my Pa-Pa bought for my mom's room when she was little. My dad put a couple of new coats of paint on it and I found some pastel colored knobs that went with my nursery theme on Ebay to switch with the old black metal knobs. Unfortunally I could only find a few online since they are discontinued so we got creative and bought some similar wooden ones at Home Depot and matching paint at Michael's that I painted. After a few more trips to Home Depot, my dad and Grandma finally found the right size screws for all the different types of knobs, we came up with a design scheme for where each one should go - and they put it all togther and brought it over to put in the nursery! It looks FANTASTIC with the other pieces of furniture I have found at garage sales and the crib and bedding we have! I found the book ends online to match the theme and the lamp came with the bedding I got a the Katy Mothers of Multiples garage sale last spring with Brandon. And the little elephant and giraffe figures my dad just randomly saw at Michael's when we were buying the paint and they just happened to look just like the bedding theme animals so I painted them and they really match great! This baby has no idea how crafty their family is becoming - and I had no idea we could pull it off! The nursery is nearly done except the name above the bed (since we don't know gender yet!!!!) and some artwork Brandon is working on! I can't believe October will be here before we know it!!! 
