Nursery Update!

Here are a few nursery progress pics. You can at least see the crib and get the idea of the lay out. I need some ideas for wall art, so let me know if you see anything baby girl friendly! I might need to get creative to come up with something.

Madison the big sister.

Madison is the center of attention in our house, but I think she knows something is going on or about to change in our family. And she's been more gentle and protective around me, she loves to lay against my stomach or she gives me 'affection' when I come home, and she even sniffs my stomach (asking 'How are you baby?')

Last night my father-in-law and Ben put our crib together, and Maddie sat right outside the door watching them. Once the mattress was in, and we put the mobile and a couple stuffed animals inside she kept growling and barking at it. So Ben put her in and turned on the mobile. She sniffed the animals, then sat and watched the mobile go around. She made no move to get out of the crib.

Maybe she thinks the crib is a new giant kennel for her, with the 'bars' I can see how she would get that impression! I'm not going to let her back in the crib, and I hope when the baby arrives she'll 'get it' and she won't think the nursery is her room any more.

Sweet little Madison, I really hope she understands that the baby is part of the family right away. She's never been aggressive (just protective), so I think she's going to be OK. I'll keep yall updated.

Excited!!

I can't post a long one, but I'm super excited my crib and mattress have arrived :) We'll pick them up tonight, and I'm sure we can have it put together by this weekend. I can't wait! With a crib it'll actually look like a nursery!

Just another manic Monday!

Quick weekend synopsis!

My trip to Atlanta was a bust :( I was flying stand-by and a flight was cancelled Wednesday night. All the flights Thursday were therefor overbooked. I waited through four flights and finally got the guy at the kiosk to admit there was pretty much no way I would get on a flight Thursday. I was super disappointed, but I kept thinking that everything happens for a reason. When I got home I called my Dr and she told me I could fly for a couple more weeks. My boss also said this was a good time for me to take vacation so I'm going out in two weeks (with a NORMAL plane ticket :) I'll get to see Mom's new condo and go to Lauren's homecoming game.

I've been sick with allergies for almost a week, so I spent time resting, and of course doing things around the house. I watched lots of college football and watched the Cowboys lose in overtime yesterday (boo to that!). Ben and I also hung room decorations in our bedroom and bathroom and in the living room, since my best friends are hosting a baby shower at our house next weekend!

I'm really looking forward to seeing my best friends this weekend, and I'm looking forward to seeing my Mom and sister next weekend. And I have a TON of work to catch up on this week, so I've gotta run, I have a meeting in 10 minutes!

Another day.

It's allergy season in our household. Ben is still having bad allergies since his trip to Houston this weekend. I just have itchy eyes and a stuffy nose, which is tolerable. The love of my life has become my new humidifier. It helps me sleep, and Ben pointed out, it makes our room sound like a fish tank (haha).

I'm in my 29th week of pregnancy now, so about 11 more weeks to go. The time is really flying by now. We ordered the crib and mattress yesterday and I CANNOT WAIT to get those in and set up in our nursery. Somehow having a place for the little one to sleep makes me feel so much more prepared :)

This morning I layed in bed a little longer than usual, and I felt the strangest sensation. I don't think it was a braxton-hicks contraction, I'm pretty sure it was the baby changing position. I rolled over from my side to my back and it's like she moves from laying across my lower abdomen to curling up in a ball right under my belly button. You could SEE it happening. THAT is a strange sensation.

All for now, the picture is the crib, but obviouslt not our nursery. I'll post pictures of our nursery as soon as we get it assembled.

Yea!

The weekend was great!

Yard Sale weekend: I'm so glad my friend Tiffany and I did it together. Her house was in a fantastic location for a yard sale, and it made it fun to have someone to talk to. We sold almost everything, and the general consensus is that it was a huge success.

We bought a dresser, so I spent Sunday watching football (Go Cowboys!) and cleaning out Ben's side of the closet. Our closet is the best shape it will ever be. And Ben was so great with the laundry last night, he carefully folded and put everything in it's place. YEA!! I also did a bunch of embroidering and working on Christmas gifts.

Ben's team did pretty well at his meet. This meet is huge, people come from many different states and the competition is stiff. His girls placed 6Th, which was pretty good since this course was 3.2 miles rather than the 2 miles they are used to running.

I hope everyone has a great week!

So much is happening!

Almost a whole week since I've posted, yikes! Here's what's been going on:

- This weekend I was in full on 'nesting' mode from Friday at 3 pm to Sunday at 5 pm. I spent too much money, and an entire weekend on organizing every nook and crannie in our house. I found 'Organization for Dummies' at a garage sale and put it to good use. I also met a friend for a fun lunch in Austin and hit up the Container Store and Bed Bath and Beyond for drawer inserts, and several styles of organizing compartments. Can I say how much I LOVE that there is no junk on our bathroom counter tops. Even Ben gets the organization system- everything has a place!

- I also went through the last of the boxes (left over from moving in) in our dining room to prepare to have a garage sale this weekend. It turns out a friend of ours is having a multi-family garage sale which works out SO well. Since Ben is out of town, Tiffany and I can work the garage sale together and take turns going inside for the necessary breaks we pregnant women need quite frequently ;) She's due 3 weeks before I am and it's quite fun to have couple friends to talk baby with.

- Monday I suffered the consequences of my physical labor. I had to stay home because I kicked up so much dust I got terrible allergies, and I could barely move out of bed. My back hurt SO BAD. As Ben told me last night, I think I'm way tougher than I really am. Not true! I just need to use these last months as efficiently as possible to get ready for the little one. *I will not over-do it, I will not over-do it*

- Work has been fine all week, it seems to be flying by. I cooked *no, really!* Monday night: brisket, a couple veggies and homemade rolls. Ben cooked Tuesday: spaghetti (yum!) and we had dinner with our friends at Jason's Deli last night.

- I completed my first course for my alternative certification program! There are seven 'modules' which include a few lessons/ assessments/ quizzes each. One down, 6 to go. They make you only take one per 10 days which is a little frustrating if you work at a faster pace, but I should still have these done before Baby B arrives.

- I signed up to take my first teacher certification test in November! So with the 9 days of free time I have before I'm allowed to start my next course I'll be reviewing for my 8-12 grade English, Language Arts subject test.

- And finally, this baby is SUCH a mover and shaker! At my desk yesterday I had someone sitting across from me and she kicked me so hard in the ribs I jumped about 3 inches out of my chair. They probably though "What a spaz!". It happened again last night, we were watching TV in bed and I almost fell out of the bed it startled me so much. Ben asked "Did she kick you, are you having a seizure? What's going on here?". Well we have the next Mia Hamm in there.

You're pretty much all caught up, I'll let you know how the garage sale goes this weekend :)

P.S. My camera is in a sad, sad place. I'm posting a picture of my newly organized linen closet, but don't expect many more pictures until I replace my broken camera sometime soon. My house isn't tinted pink, that's what is wrong with the camera. Don't worry, I expect to replace it very soon!