28 weeks--3rd Trimester

I'm officially in the home stretch of the 3rd trimester!  Things are going to start going really fast with the holidays, so he will be here before we know it.  We are excited that we got one big thing off the list--the nursery paint job!  

Whole room painted first


Mountain Layer 1

Mountain Layer 2

Layer 3

And now Fozzie has a crib with a view! (and someone to keep his bed warm until he gets here)

Lucy loved helping us with everything, but also playing in "the fort" aka the crib sides with an ottoman and step ladder in it.  She eventually helped Daddy get the crib put back together, and even wanted to learn how to paint a tree so I showed her for a quick minute.  

Bailey was a good observer:

We are so excited to have the paint job finally completed!  I especially am since it was getting harder and harder to get up off the floor after each mountain layer.  Now we have a couple more projects in here and it will finally be ready to go.  Here's one last shot of the 28 week belly and Lucy's fox lovey and blanket (under the sign) that she picked out for her brother.  She's so excited at how soft they are because she wanted something "warm and cozy" for him.  

Hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving!
The Finglands

Weeks 24-27

Whoops...I kind of forgot about updating this the past couple weeks!  We've had a great fall and Halloween, with trips to the pumpkin patch, Boo at the Zoo, hiking, and more.  This past month went by so quickly, and I can't believe in 3 months we will be meeting our new little guy!  We've been washing onesies and blankets, getting the nursery paint job almost completed, trying to get stuff done around the house, and trying to have some fun along the way too with Lucy.  I go to the doctor this Friday for my last appointment in my 2nd trimester--3rd trimester here we come!

During all of this change and preparation, we were also dealt some pretty unfortunate news about our Bailey dog.  Bail was diagnosed with lymphoma last week, and we are looking into some options of what to do in order to make the best decision for her.  As of now, she seems to be feeling great (we thought she just had gas and took her in for that--turns out it was swollen lymph nodes instead) so we are enjoying every moment of that and have her on an anti inflammatory to help reduce any pain and lymph node size.  On this medicine the vet said the average prognosis is 1-3 months.  It still doesn't seem real, and we are looking into if chemo would be an option or even gain us more time, or dive her a better quality of life.  We'll keep you posted, but thanks already for the prayers and good vibes our way, especially for Lucy as she is so attached to her.  She is so much a part of our family and life without her seems unimaginable.  

We hope you are doing well and are looking forward to seeing some of you in St. Louis over Thanksgiving!
Love,
The Finglands

  Here's some pictures of what we've been up to these days...

Pumpkin Patch in Littleton...week 24 bump

Lucy picked out the largest pumpkin ever this year...


Flew home for a quick weekend to celebrate Melissa and Scott's wedding.


Did a 5k with some friends-Blacklight 5k.  Thankfully Betsy is pregnant too so we waddled together.  My body did not like me the week after this!


Super Lucy at Boo at the Zoo...



Decorating pumpkins


Super dog and Super Lucy ready to trick or treat!

Week 26 Bump on our date to the Botanical Gardens Chihuly exhibit.

Beginning prep on the nursery...main color painted and mural is now in progress!  More pictures soon!