Progress in the Nursery!

Just a warning, this is a total rambling post and will probably seem very silly!

I wish I was more artistic. I do not have many of those creative, artsy genes in my body. I was wide awake last night from about 2-4 AM worrying. About labor? About how much our life is going to change? About Christmas shopping I still have to do? Nope. I was worrying that the nursery is going to be too green. See, Brad and I made an agreement that we would keep the room the same green to avoid Brad having to paint. Right now the room is green on the bottom half with chair rail molding and white on the top. I like it, but I really want to be able to accent with blues without going overboard. So I have obsessed over finding cute boy bedding that has just enough green, but still says boy. I found the bedding at Pottery Barn, bought it, still love it, and had this great plan to paint name letters for above either the crib or changing table. My goal was to paint the letters green, and accent them with stencils using blue and white, hoping to tie all the colors together. So last night I got out all the materials, began painting, and realized about 1/2 way through that (1) the green is slightly off, (2) they look homemade and not in a good way, and (3) the room still screams green to me. I want everything to tie in together and I know we don't even have anything in the room yet, but I just couldn't envision it all put together.

But today I gave in and bought myself (and John) a Christmas present that I hope will solve it all. I had found these curtains a while back but couldn't really justify the cost of them. But today I reasoned with myself that if it saves me stress (and I found them w/ free shipping and no sales tax), then it is worth it. So, I hope they are everything I am thinking they will be and will tie everything together. Here is a picture of my new purchase:

See, told you this was a silly post! I'm sure once he gets here, the color of the room will be the least of our worries! But for now I am happy! And, Brad finished putting the crib and bookshelves together tonight, so there is progress! Hopefully now I can sleep tonight... :)

Merry Christmas!

These past few weeks have gone by so quickly, I can't believe it is Christmas this week! I love this time of year! Brad's graduation and birthday party was a success, I have been finishing up my shopping, and the Goodell family celebrated our Christmas today, so this week will be nice and relaxing! My girlfriends and I are having our annual Christmas party this year on Christmas Eve, as a brunch, so that will be the next holiday event! Then my mom and dad are hosting the Lawrence family on Christmas Eve, then we will head to Indiana for the Monhaut family Christmas on Friday.

I go in for my next appointment on Tuesday, and after this I have to start going to the doctor every two weeks! John has been very active lately, kicking and moving all over the place, which is fun. It is so weird to watch my stomach move all over the place. Allie, our dog, was laying right up next to my stomach the other night and he kicked so hard, she turned and looked at me like, "What was that?!" It was so funny. I am getting a prenatal massage at the hospital next Monday, I am sooooo excited. I still feel good, but I just feel like I need to stretch constantly and my hips start hurting at night. I also am starting a prenatal water aerobics class on Jan 5th, so hopefully that helps me loosen up too. Over all though, I feel good, just getting bigger! Some days I feel HUGE and other days I feel like I still have a small bump. I think its all what I wear :) Speaking of, my sister and I went shopping yesterday and I got a really cute top I think I will wear for my shower in January!

I am SO SO SO excited to start working on the baby's room. We are getting our carpets cleaned Tuesday, so Brad will put the crib together on Thursday when he is off. So yesterday Brad was working on clearing out the room because we are getting our carpets cleaned. I was out finishing some Christmas shopping, and called him on my way home. He told me he got everything moved out, very happy about it. So I get home and go upstairs, walk into our bedroom (which is right across the hall from soon to be baby's room) and see all the stuff on OUR floor. Ummm, they are cleaning all the carpets upstairs honey, not just that one room. Hehe. Gotta love his effort though :) So he moved it all to the basement.

Here is a random picture I took yesterday morning when I was going to the gym. This shirt really showed off my bump :)



Merry Christmas to everyone if I don't talk with you or see over the next week! We wish everyone a happy holiday and New Year!

30th Birthdays, Graduation, and end of 2nd Trimester!

This is going to be one busy week coming up. Brad is graduating from MSU with his MBA on Friday, and turns the big 3-0 this Saturday. So, we are having a party on Saturday for the Army/Navy game to celebrate. Which I am very excited for, but am just starting to feel overwhelmed. I think my nesting is starting to happen. Actually, the thoughts are there, but actually doing it all seems overwhelming. My closets are driving me crazy. Right now Brad and I each have a small closet in our bedroom. I also use the large one in the guest room, and Brad uses the other medium size one in what will be the baby's room. Soooo, I need to condense my clothes all into the guest bedroom and Brad will take the two in our bedroom. Have I mentioned that I have a shopping addiction??? Not only are my closets full, but I also have two dressers that are overflowing, and a pile (no, actually a mountain) of clothes in the basement. Oh, and about two or three laundry baskets full of clothes that probably haven't been opened since we moved here from CO two and a half years ago. YIKES! And I want it all organized by Christmas. HA!

Actually, I made good progress last night. I opened my big closet and just started making Goodwill bags. I have already done this, but you know how you find yourself saying, "Oh, I forgot I had that!" or "That's cute, I will DEFINITELY wear that!" or "Oh, I loved these pants...I'll fit back into them again!" Again, wishful thinking. Well, last night I meant business and I made some serious progress. I am so proud. I felt so good that I even went to my other closet, but the minute I opened that I got overwhelmed and decided to wait. So I went to Kohls instead....ha, don't worry, I just bought one shirt for me! :)

So anyways, my mom is going to come over today and help me clean our main floor. I want to move furniture, sweep and mop all the floors, and at least feel like that is somewhat ready for next weekend. The upstairs will have to wait until my break in a few weeks. Brad will clean out his "office" aka the baby's room now that he is finished with school and we can really start some progress there! And that is what I can't wait for!

So, sorry for my rambling, just so much to do. Instead of sitting on the computer, I guess I better get going. Here is a 26 week picture since I didn't post one last week. My last week in the 2nd trimester! Yay! It seems like a far time away still to think 14 weeks, but 3 months is really not that far away! Anyways, more ramblings to come (and hopefully with more progress), so stay tuned!