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8.30.2012

K's nursery : the furniture

When it came to fixing up a nursery for our little man, I was stuck- stuck on ruffles and chandeliers and anything coral...Obvi- because I'm a girl and that's what I would want in my room.

Designing with a little boy in mind was a bit more challenging. Luckily, thanks to Pinterest, I was able to find ample inspiration for creating a masculine room for a baby boy that was A) not all baby blue and pale yellow, B) not race cars and camo, C) not too 'baby', so that the room will still work as he gets older.

Everything in K's room has been upcycled from found pieces or my own baby furniture :)  Not only did this save me money but I was able to customize everything to fit my design scheme for his nursery.

Thanks to pepere, who is credited with refinishing and painting all these pieces while I was preggo, all the furniture turned out even better than I had envisioned!

Although I'm not entirely finished with the nursery, here's a peek at the furniture. 

{the Chifferobe}
This chifferobe was given to me by a friend who had it in her garage for years with hopes of (eventually) fixing it up. It was in pretty bad condition- old varnish needed to be sanded off, side panels needed to be replaced from water damage, a mirror needed to be added to the top left door, and feet needed to be put on to raise it off of the floor. Oh yeah, and it needed paint and new hardware.

{the Crib}
 This was my baby crib!...29 years ago ;) 
Yeah, I know. The FDA or USDA, or whomever makes the rules, says using second hand baby equipment or anything older than 5 years can be a hazard. Well if you can't fit a soda can through the spindles then it's all good, right? 
*disclaimer: I'm a risk taker and don't always follow the rules. Please don't do as I do.

{the Changing Table}
This little number was found on the side of the street {thanks Aunt Mimi}. It was lime green and missing a leg. But, being that pepere is a whiz on the wood lathe, he whipped out another identical leg to replace the missing one. The top was framed in to fit a changing pad. And a small milk crate was cut in half and fixed to either side for extra storage. Paint and hardware finished it up.

We still have a little work to do in order to complete K's room. But I don't think he minds.... he'll sleep just about anywhere :)








I'll be sure to follow up when K's nursery is complete. Stay tuned....


xoxo,
Mama V!ck

8.22.2012

Due Date!

Yep, today {August 21, 2012} was the day our little man was expected to come in to this world.

Happy 'Due Date' to Koen!.




{one month old}

We love you!

xoxo,
Mama V!ck

8.20.2012

pouring my heart out on paper

I was told I should keep a journal about my baby's birth while in the hospital...

July 14, 2012: Today my son was born

"...half asleep and startled, Gabe stumbled out of bed and began to pack a bag, as I inspected the "situation" in the bathroom.  It was 1:30am and I had just had my second bleed. The doctor had warned us about it during my first hospital visit, just 3 days earlier.  He told me that I would bleed again and at that time we would have the baby by cesarean. So much for the birth plan I had put together for our son's 'natural un-medicated birth'...


This is not what Gabe and I were expecting, but at least we had a little time to let the info process. Terrified and alone (because daddy had to stay out in the hall), I was prepped for an epidural. What a sobering experience. I was not at all prepared to have a needle stuck into my back nor to have my stomach cut open. But in all honesty, once the drugs set in...all my fears began to melt away. By 5:51 am, Koen Joseph entered our world!




That immediate motherly love and bond that everyone says kicks in as soon as you see your baby for the first time...well, DIDN'T, no thanks to the drugs. But once I came out of my drug-induced cloud and was able to hold him- I felt it. INSTANTLY!  LOVE <3




I can't get enough of him! His skin, his smell, his peach fuzz, his fat cheeks. LOVE AT SECOND SIGHT! Even with the lingering pains of surgery and a groggy head, I make my way down to the second floor and across the hospital to the NICU every couple hours to see him. My, err OUR, little man. He is so sweet and looks so helpless in that damn incubator. I just want to grab him and run. But he needs to get stronger before going home...I get that.


Later today was my baby shower! Whoo-hoo! Thanks to Skype, I was able to make an appearance at my shower direct from my hospital bed. But again, the drugs were having an effect on me, which I'm sure was evident by the sleepy look on my face. After about 10 minutes, I was out like a light"

xoxo,
Momma V!ck

8.15.2012

Surprise! Surprise!

Well, after a long hiatus, I'm happy to be back! Sorry for not keeping up my posts, it's been k-razy these last few months! 

Let me catch you up: My 2nd trimester was great! Momma was feeling fantastic. Then the 3rd trimester came around I was {finally} beginning to feel pregnant. Ha! Lucky me, it only took 7 months ;) 

Seriously though, momma was feeling fat. Momma was feeling un-sexy. Nothing in my closet fit, not even with a belly band. I couldn't even get up from the couch without the help of a wench. I was having trouble sleeping and would wake every morning with the worst soreness in my heels, my guess is from the waddling. I couldn't see passed my belly button and any movement made required a grunt.

Our June pre-natal visit revealed that the placenta previa (which had been detected some time in my 2nd trimester) was working itself out and my OB was pretty confident that I would deliver vaginally, as planned.  The pregnancy was going great! Everything was right on target- my weight, his weight and size, my fluid and placenta, etcetera, etcetera, etcetera...

I was scheduled to see my OB on July 11th, when I noticed some heavy spotting. This lead to a 24-hour stay in the hospital for observation, followed by strict bed rest (doctor's orders). But then it happened again, in the wee hours of Saturday, July 14th. Back to the hospital we went, then...

One {unwanted} epidural and cesarean later, look who decided to grace us with his presence...only 5 1/2 weeks early!!


KOEN JOSEPH 
 Born July 14, 2012 
5 lbs and 3 oz
18 inches long
5:51 am



Though he was a little swollen and bruised, we thought he was the most adorable thing ever!

He is my heart!

Now I get it....

xoxo,
Momma V!ck