by Jessica on October 4, 2011
After much discussion, we finally have our baby name!! Friday night after our endless garage sale prep, Trevor and I were finally laying in bed when the baby started moving like crazy. I grabbed Trevor’s hand, put it on my stomach and waited. “Was that him?!!” Trevor asked me after he felt that first kick. It was! Apparently that night’s dinner gave the little guy a ton of energy because Trevor was able to feel him four or five times total in just a few minutes. It was a such a great moment. After that, my dear husband said “Okay, we have to name this baby!” It’s like he got really real all of a sudden and had to have a name right then. We thought for a minute, then Trevor suggested “Let’s just go with Brody.” I told him “Trevor, that’s his name.” I have always felt that this was a Brody- I guess I was just in denial mode and needed some more choices!
Even before I got pregnant, I had thought of our next baby as our Brody- we had discussed that name before and loved it, so in my head, that’s what he had been. Yes, it’s more popular of a name than Knox, which I do not really like, but it did make me feel better that it’s not as popular in SC as it is nationally. Plus, we LOVE it, and it just fits. I think it sounds great with Knox’s name, with our last name and it just feels right. His full name is Brody Howell. Howell is a family name that honors Trevor’s grandparents, Nan and Pop (we adore them!). I love that both of our boys have family names as middle names (Knox’s middle name is Compton) because it feels very meaningful.
I’m glad to have one thing crossed of our our baby to-do list! Now, onto the nursery decorating, which is giving me a terrible fit. Custom crib bedding is very stressful stuff, in case you were wondering. I really think my brain is half the size it was pre-pregnancy and I am incapable of making decisions anymore. Oh well, hopefully I’ll figure something out by the time he’s born! If you’ve had great luck with custom bedding, please share where you purchased it! I am looking at Polka Tot Designs and Carousel Bedding, but leaning towards Polka Tot.
by Jessica on January 12, 2010
As promised, here are pictures of the finished nursery! We absolutely love the way that it came out. It’s a very chill and relaxing room, and we hope that Knox likes it as much as we do!
The crib:
Bedding:
Puff rocker and Palm Tree (I do need to get a small black table to go between the tree and the chair- that’s on the agenda for this weekend (if I’m still pregnant)):
Dresser (PACKED full, might I add) and his surfing artwork:
Organized closet:
As you walk in:
Blankets and cloth diaper storage inside the dresser:
We also got the car seat installed last night, and let me just say, it is WEIRD driving around with it in the back seat! (But pretty exciting!) I am 36 weeks pregnant today, and this is one of the only shirts I have that still covers my entire belly. And it’s very itchy.
by Jessica on November 24, 2009
I am in the midst of yet another emotional breakdown. Pregnancy paranoia has certainly set in. Sometimes I really hate myself for not being able to relax. It’s not that I am not trying to chill out and stop worrying, I literally cannot do it. One I vanquish one fear, another comes at me full force. This week, it’s that something is wrong with Knox. Chromosomal issues, abnormalities, whatever, I have been totally panicked. Why? No reason at ALL. Every single test and ultrasound we have had has looked amazing and perfectly normal. I guess I just like to bombard this poor little baby with all of my stress hormones. I begged the doctor for an ultrasound today so I could be told everything is okay, but I was denied and offered Zoloft instead. I declined. I absolutely cannot allow myself to take medication for stress, even though I probably should. This practice says Zoloft is safe during pregnancy, but I have seen a few studies that say otherwise, I am not 100% okay with that idea. Instead, I am starting counseling next week in hopes for a “natural” way to calm down. I scheduled a facial for myself this afternoon, and I moved up the 4D ultrasound (December 7th!) which I will be attending sans husband since he doesn’t want to do it. I hate that he won’t be with me, but for my own sanity, I think I should do it! Baby Knox, I am so sorry that your Momma is a total freak.
And now, as promised, updated nursery pictures. The first is of a stool that my dear, wonderful friend “Aunt Lindsey” painted for Knox and brought over last night. She is incredibly talented and it matches his room perfectly! There are even tiny palm trees on the sides. Thanks Linny Boo (<-- just her drunken nickname, I'm J. Moo in case you wondered... ah the fun we used to have getting wasted on boxed wine, playing Super Nintendo and making up names for each other)!
Palm Tree decal, new chair (aka most comfy thing ever invented) and the curtains I am recycling in here because 1) they’re cute and 2) they were very expensive. Enjoy!
Crib complete with mattress! Just add sheets and a baby! Don’t worry, the blanket will be headed to the closet once Knox is here. 
And a 29 Week Belly Pic for good measure:
by Jessica on November 23, 2009
I passed my Glucola test, good thing, too, since I’m sitting at my desk eating a giant brownie courtesy of my Chef aunt, whom I love dearly.
This weekend was a busy one, even though we mostly hung around the house. We saw New Moon on Friday, which was AMAZING! It was definitely better than the first and stuck to the book much more closely. I was very satisfied with it. We had to wait in line to get in the theater and yes, lots of teenage girls squealed every time Taylor Lautner walked on screen, much to Trevor’s chagrin.
Saturday, we decorated for Christmas, which was quite a process. Yes, it’s early to decorate, but we had the tree out even earlier last year. It’s Trevor’s fault, he loves Christmas and begs and begs to decorate earlier each year. Lucky for him, I love the holidays just as much as he does and cave every single time. I managed to make him hold out until this weekend, at least. We discovered many casualties from the cat basement disaster when they knocked over a box of ornaments this summer. Luckily, most can be revived with super glue. I’ll post pictures soon, but our house is quite festive looking.
We also tackled the dreaded guest room of doom, that had been filled with all the hodgepodge items I moved out of Knox’s room and all of my darling husband’s camping paraphernalia (which was the bulk of it). It took us about three hours, but it now looks like a guest room once more, and I am so relieved to have that task out of the way!
Knox’s rocking chair came in on Friday and it’s now in his room. It looks awesome! I need to take pictures of that, too, so hopefully I’ll have some nursery progress pics up for you guys tomorrow. My mom paid for the baby dresser today, so we can probably get that in there this week, too. I love seeing things come along in there. It makes it seem so much more real.
by Jessica on November 2, 2009
I have been working diligently on Knox’s nursery and thought I’d share the progress so far. His crib is up and built, the bedding is on (minus the mattress), letters are hung above the crib and the pictures are up over the dresser, or at least where the dresser will be once we get it this month.
I have ordered his rocking chair, which is a Puff Scroll Rocker in dark blue and super comfortable. After taking a hard look at the room, we decided a recliner would have taken up way too much space because the nursery furniture is already so bulky. The chair should be here in two to four weeks. I also ordered the palm tree decal for his wall. It will be a grey silhouette, which should look great against the blue walls.
Here are a few pictures:
Surfing pictures over the dresser:
Bedding. The turtles had to go on the inside because the crib slats blocked every one of them when I had it turned to the outside. Oh well!:
A little blurry, but you get the idea:
Example of Puff Chair in a different color:
Decal in black (his will be grey):
And for those that have requested it, a belly pic is coming tomorrow!
