Nursery Progress

At this rate, we should have the nursery completely put together in just a couple more weeks!
**The orby things over some of the pics are just floating dust that got magnified in the flash.**

My mom and I painted the red that will go behind the border, but that stupid blue tape didn't do jack! The red bled right thru it and onto the blue. I was so pissed and disappointed, we can't put the border up until I fix the stripes : (

MyLovf put up the fan.

Mom and Daddy put up the curtains and the VALANCE!!

And we put the crib together!! It took all of us (so funny) to get that thing done. Notice the puppy head at the bottom of the first pic, I couldn't get her to move. LOL

Here's MyLovf sorting the hardware:

MyLovf and Daddy:

All my helpers. See my Grandma sitting on the floor? : )

Almost done!

And voila!

We will definitely be putting up the border next weekend. My Grandma has offered to buy the mattress for BabyLovf! And we will hopefully be getting the dresser/hutch/changing table/whatever-we-decide-on by the end of March.

Also, my wonderful MIL has volunteered to make the baby bumper and some other little things as far as bedding, and I am soooo excited! I wasn't having very much luck finding things that I liked and now this is one more thing that I can cross off my list! I can't wait till she sends them! Yay!

22 Weeks!

We'll be working on the nursery some more this weekend! I'm hoping to get the crib all put together. Finding bedding is proving to be a very hard thing, nothing out there is really meeting my "vision", it's all too... babyish... I know that sounds dumb, but I'm not really a fan of baby blue.

I picked up a copy of The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth yesterday and started it today while DH was in the dentist chair. I cannot put it down! It's so informative! I know you can't plan for everything, but I'm really hoping that by doing this research now, DH and I will be able to have the birth that we want. I was also hit with the realization today that this baby is coming... der, I know... but I just thought that I'd have more time to get used to the idea. A friend of mine, who is a week ahead of me, has already scheduled birthing classes and Daddy Boot Camp for her DH. I feel like I've really dropped the ball here! I'd better get cracking!

Here are this weeks' Belly Pics: Lakers Edition

**The PG hair is crazy, I don't think it's ever grown the fast! Lovfing it!

I found this at Target and had to have it. DH being the Gear Head that he is, I'm sure our little dude will be a car guru just like his daddy : )

Nursery is under way!

It's a VERY blue room right now, but worry not, I totally have a plan ; )

The view from the door

North Wall

West Wall

South Wall

The Border! We'll be painting a red horizontal stripe around the middle of the room (chair rail height) and will be placing the border over that. It should give it a little more oomph : )

The Cutest Valance in the World! I LOVF the checkers! It's actually about two inches too short for the window, but I'm gonna get red panels to go on either side to make up the difference.

AND the tires kill me every time. So cute!

Night light. Perfect no?

Wall hanging. There are three other ones that go with this set, but I can't find them right now. The search continues!

I'm so psyched to have this started and cannot wait to have it all put together. Once everything is painted we're gonna put the crib together. Right now though, this is the crib...

And this is my big cushy rocker/recliner. It is so comfortable! I can't wait to rock BabyLovf in this!

21 weeks!

Y'all got a pretty good post yesterday (I think), but I couldn't just let my weekly milestone pass me by!

I texted all of our friends to let them know the news and I get into an exchange with one of our really good guy friends. He wanted to know when we're due, where we're registered, and when the shower will be. Well, no one has really offered to throw it yet. **Of course, it's kind of early so I'm still holding out hope.** Get this... he offered to throw it for us!! Unless one of my girlfriends or family members offeres later; in which case, he's really hoping that it'll be co-ed. This is one of those macho, perpetually single (but always has some random chick on his arm), party animal type of guys, so it's an understatement to say that I was surprised. He's totally excited for this baby, and that makes my heart happy!

MyLovf took me out to celebrate our little boy last night. Oh, how I lovf Olive Garden. I got to wear my cute new polka-dot dress and favorite peep-toe heels! I looked rockin' if I do say so myself ; )

I was really surprised at how packed it was for a Wednesday night. I got my first stranger comment there too. The waitress came by to see if we were done with our appetizer, but there was one bruschetta piece left and I told her we weren't done and reached for the piece at the same time. She kind of smiled and said, "Gotta let mama eat!" Normally, such a comment would be met with a blank stare, but instead I started cracking up. Then, DH added "Yeah, better watch your fingers!" And I died. It was the most hilarious thing I'd ever heard. NOTHING could get me down or annoyed yesterday. It was just the best day ever!

Cramp update: They're gone! Hallelujah!

And... the 21 week belleh

It's a...

The u/s went great, BabyLovf is perfect and his measurements are right where they're supposed to be. We saw all four chambers of the little heart and watched him swallow and wiggle around. It was so exciting!!!

Here he is waving at us:

Profile:

His little foot:

And...the money shot:

No doubting that one, huh? LOL