I think I'm ready!!!

So I am ready to have a baby! Now if only someone could let her know that and we could get this show on the road. I am just about 38 weeks. Last week I was dilated to a 3 and 70% effaced. I have never been that ready so early---I actually have been induced with both my boys so the thought of going on my own would be great! Especially if that meant I would go early. I will however have the opportunity to be induced at 39 weeks if I would like so that means by the end of next week I should have a baby! Anyway I have been working hard to get the nursery ready and give our house a touch of pink. My mom convinced me to make my own bedding--which I am happy with, but was WAY more work than I had hoped for!!! In fact I hadn't even pulled out my sewing machine since before Camden was born and that was the days of teaching junior high life skills "otherwise known as Home Ec". Anyway it is done so I thought I would post a few pictures. The first are my before pictures when my nursery was all boy---afterwards is the updated girl version!











And here is the pink stuff!


The Diaper stacker.




I found these cute vinyl like flowers on the Internet and thought it would be an easy way to spiff up the room. You just rubbed them on and voila! (you can't see from the pictures but they go all the way around the top of the room) If you are interested check out instant murals .com or prestoroomchange.com. They had some really cute stuff! Also the curtains---of everything they were by far the easiest to make--I highly recommend trying it if you are in need of a new valance.






So I loved this big flower and bought it on a splurge but didn't really now what to do with it. So for now it will sit in the garbage and look as though it is potted!
This is the quilt and some random decorations. Don't mind the baby picture of Carter---It just was cuter to leave him in the frame than to leave it blank.

Here are the basket liners---what can I say--I'm having a girl, I had to go all out with the flowers!





And here is all of the bedding put together. My mom actually did the dust ruffle for me. You can't really tell from the picture, but she lined it with tulle (spelling?). It turned out pretty cute.
Overall I am pretty happy with it, but before you decide to go gun-ho and try this yourself--know this. All of the fabric cost about the same as a four piece bedding set from pottery barn---and you have to do all the work. Granted I got a diaper stacker, basket liners and curtains out of it and have enough left over to do a few more things like cork boards. But you have to decide if it is worth the time. In the end I guess it was for me! I still need to do a little more decorating, but until I have pictures of her or a name so I can get letters for her wall this will just have to do!


As for me I am also feeling very ready! Here is the belly shot that was requested---feel grateful, I am not one of those "embrace the belly" people and really don't like looking at myself this pregnant but for the record this is what I currently look like! I have had my hair done, my toenails done ( really who wants to look at ugly feet when they are pushing) and my house is about halfway through my crazy rush to have it sanitized and spotless before the baby comes. So all that is left is to have this little bundle in my arms! Hopefully she will make her entrance soon! I am getting a little anxious!