Nursery Progress

The house is completely set up for baby.  We have a swing downstairs, a bassinet in our bedroom and the nursery set up.  At least as set up as it can be without a gender or name yet.  I was so excited to do a green and white nursery since we haven't used that color scheme before, and then I decided to add plenty of yellow to cheer it up. 

Last week Jay helped me by putting up stuff on the wall and finalizing all the little stuff to make the nursery feel complete.  Even if the baby doesn't sleep in there for a few weeks, it is nice to have a place to relax for feeding and diaper changes. 

This dresser was one I used in college and then painted white for Trey's nursery.  It is a perfect dresser/ changing table combo because of the length of the top of the dresser.  Usually I put shelves up right beside the dresser to store our cloth diapers (which take up more room than disposable ones), but I have decided this time just to store the diapers in the top two drawers of the dresser.  I think this will help me rotate through the diapers more instead of just always using the ones on the top of the basket.

The art work above the dresser is a pinterest find that cost $10.  I found some baby scrapbook paper in the basement when I was going through our baby stuff.  The colors perfectly matched the room so I brought it upstairs trying to decided how to incorporate the paper into the room.  I found on pinterest an idea of using foam insulation board and mod podging scrapbook paper to the board to create a canvas type look.  A few weeks ago we went to Lowes and they cut foam board into 12"x12" squares for me then I came home and mod podged the paper onto the foam board.  We attached the foam to the wall with 3M strips since it is so lightweight and this way it can be taken down without any damage to the wall.  

Charlotte got caught red handed undoing all the cloth diapers we were given by our Sunday School class.  We were so blessed to receive a dozen new cloth diapers in vibrant colors for this baby. 

This bookshelf area is one of my favorite places in the room.  I painted the bookshelf the rejected yellow color from the big kids room.  I have to be careful because the kids keep taking the baby toys off the shelf and playing with them and leaving them all over the upstairs.  Charlotte kept sneaking the squeezy-blocks into her bed one at a time over a week before I realized where they were.  Now they can look at the toys, but that have to stay in the baby's room.

We had this shelf at our other home and it has been in the basement until last weekend.  It didn't really fit anywhere in our new house, but I really like it in the baby's room.  Once the baby is born we will change out the decorations to fit the baby's gender. 

This picture from pinterest is my inspiration for the long wall with the crib on it I am thinking about putting the name above the crib and then doing embroidery hoops on either side help the long wall feel more pulled together. 

Charlotte loves this baby swing and all her dolls have had a turn in it.  Trey is semi-interested in the baby stuff around the house, but mainly he just wants to know when the baby is coming. 

Now all we need is the baby :)

The Great Snow of 2014

This past week we had about 15 inches of snow fall over a 24 hour period.  It is more snow than the kids have ever seen and there was no going anywhere for two days.  We still have plenty of snow in the yard for the kids to play in, but on Thursday they had the best time playing in their "snow beach." 

Cooper was not amused by all the snow.  He dug up his bones, toys and water dish, but then he was done with being wet. 

Charlotte had some trouble walking in it, so she liked to follow behind Jay's path. 

Then she found it was easier just to crawl through the snow.

They got out the sleds, but the snow was just too deep for the sleds to go anywhere.

So the resorted to just filling up the sleds with snow instead. 

Trey loved just rolling all around in the fluffy snow. 

He also liked digging snow. 

On Friday he made this snowman all by himself. 

Now that we have had one big snowfall I am ready for warmer weather and a regular schedule again!

Almost There

I am entering the home stretch of this pregnancy.  While pregnancy is usually pretty easy for me, it still involves growing a human, complete with the weight gain, rib kicks, and constant bathroom trips.  I am almost at the point where I just want the baby to be here!

My body is waking up every 3 hours during the night.  I am guessing this is to get ready for the every 3 hour feedings after baby arrives.  I have learned the trick to settling down at night is a warm bath and I take one pretty much every night before I go to bed.  This helps me to relax and then I drift right off to sleep instead of tossing and turning trying to get comfortable like I was a few weeks ago.

This picture was taken last week at 35 weeks pregnant.  I am 36 weeks now and will be considered full term on Tuesday, February 11th. 

At about 33 weeks I was working myself into a state of complete exhaustion every night and I was so achy I could hardly walk around by bedtime.  I realized I needed to slow down and let some things go, mainly my housework.  So if you stop by unannounced there will be baskets of clean, but unfolded laundry in the living room, dishes in the sink with a dishwasher that hasn't been emptied, and probably toys lying all around.  I have decided my most important job right now is to be present with my husband, my kids and to keep this baby healthy until full term.  That means I can't be picking up the house like crazy and scrubbing bathtubs after the kids go to bed.  Right now it is okay if we eat sandwiches for dinner or even cereal.

This photo was taken a couple of week ago.  The nursery is much more put together now and I will put up some new photos soon!

The nursery is coming along and almost ready for the baby.  This weekend we have to put a few things up on the wall then get out the bassinet and swing for the baby.  I am waiting to put the finishing touches on the nursery until after the baby is born so we can add blue or pink accents and then put the name up on the wall.  Charlotte loves to sit in the rocking chair in the baby's room to be rocked or put her dolls in the bouncy seat or baby bath tub.  She wants to make sure everything is just right for her baby brother or sister.

Charlotte's baby spends a lot of time in the bouncy seat these days. 

Right now both kids want a baby brother, but we have talked and I think they will be excited whether the baby is a boy or a girl.  Last week my doctor said this baby will probably be somewhere between the size of Trey (7 lb 2 oz) and Charlotte (8 lb 2 oz).  I would be perfectly happy if this baby came early like Trey and Charlotte, so if it gets to the end of February with no baby in sight you will probably find me logging miles on the treadmill trying to get labor started!  For now I will just enjoy the baby kicks and getting to go back to sleep at night after I wake up, instead of being up for hours on end, which I know is coming!