Let’s Just Have A Life Update About It

Helloooooo!

Man you guys, I feel like I’ve fallen off the face of the freaking planet!  We are in full on baby mode over here and it is jazz hands exciting!  Due date is Mid Jan, but both of the girls were 2 weeks early, so the little gremlin can join us anytime after Jan. 1st and we’ll be ready for him! 

I posted this bumpdate on Insta (sorry if you’ve already seen the pic, I’m not feeling super motivated to post another one because then I’d have to change out of the gym shorts that I am so happily rocking.) I feel giant but great.  Sleep during the night is a little evasive, but don’t you worry, I make up for it in the afternoon.

Bumpdate! It’s been a while folks, we’re in the home stretch! 36 weeks and feeling giant. Also puffy…hence the Jessica Rabbit hair. I’m entirely convinced that the gremlin is not head down so if you have any baby turning tips before we head to the Dr. next week I’m all ears! (I went to the chiropractor yesterday and that was )

A photo posted by Mandi Gubler (@vintagerevivals) on Dec 16, 2015 at 6:10pm PST

 

Also every shirt that I own is like a wearable Chinese finger trap.

Just let that visual marinate for a minute. 

Everything for the baby is just about ready, we’re still waiting on the car seat to show up.  I went with the Maxi Cosi/Quinny Buzz combo if anyone is interested in my over-researched decision. I found a killer price on the stroller here and the car seat was free with purchase!  I’m not a super fan of the stitched bubble circles, but I feel like its worth saving $200 and maybe I can take out the stitching?  I don’t know, thoughts of a pregnant lady at 3:00 in the morning.

The only thing left to do baby project-wise here is hang the cradle, you know THE cradle? 

 

We decided on a the boy wonder’s name (not its not Nightlong for those that were holding out hope for Dyl’s suggestion) A little teaser, I picked his first name (its my grandma’s maiden name) and his middle name was picked by Court who is a massive Cubs fan.  So I guess if you have access to my family history and a little bit of Cubs knowledge then it wont be a surprise ;).

Onto the Blogfront!

If you haven’t noticed, things have been a little content light the last bit. I finally came to terms with the fact that I physically cant create behind the scenes content and real time content at the same time like I could unpregnant, so sorry about that.  The good news is that I have LOTS to talk about after the first of the year when everyone is out of Christmas mode and into real life mode. Because lets be honest, who wants to talk about the nitty gritty of a Laundry Room makeover when there are 1.7 billion Christmas cookie recipes to decide between?!  Might I recommend my tried and true favorite?

So lets chat about what’s on the horizon for the first part of 2016! eeeeee!

Just after I announced my pregnancy I came up with a list of all the projects I’d like to have done before the baby was born (you can see the whole list here) I’m happy to report that we successfully tackled 3 of the 4 rooms (Master, Laundry, and the Nursery) The Kitchen is still in a state of general neglect but I’m taking the wins where I can get ‘em at this point. 

You might be wondering why I haven’t shared any of the stuff. Rude Mandi!  Well, let me tell you.  Most of the projects in the Master Bedroom were created for Fearless DIY.  Which means I cant really talk about them until they are ready to air.  Because who wants to see the most epic shelving unit ever without a tutorial on how to make your own!? The OG plan was that they’d air in October, but they are upgrading their platform and the episodes should be live in Feb.  But don’t worry, you’ll see a sneak peek when I post about THE cradle. 

We are in the thick of the laundry room right now, the plan is to be done by the end of the year (which is why the baby needs to stay put until Jan. 1st, I’ve got deadlines to meet guy!)  This is where we started.  In fact it was actually a little worse because the washer and dryer were stacked.  Court exercised his manpower before I could get a proper before. 

 

And the Nursery, the nursery is absolutely perfect.  Check out the full reveal here if you happened to miss it!

The full reveal of Durango’s is happening as soon as the Christmas decor is gone!  There are a few projects that are alllllmost done (lets be honest, because I added them at the end.  Court was super enthused.)  but the plan is to have everything ready to shoot as soon as the holiday spirit is washed off of the windows.  If you are in St. George, or passing through we’d love it if you stopped by and saw it in person!  Make sure that if you see Court you say hi and call him Mr. Vintage Revivals, he loves that.

I’ll probably be posting a time or 2 before Christmas but I will DEFINITELY be back on the 25th/26th to share our 2015 Family Christmas Photo.   I am giggling like a fool just thinking about it.

Hope you have an awesome day!