3rd trimester already??

Well, I am officially in my 3rd trimester! I cannot believe how fast time has flown by! I had another doctor visit Monday and got another good report and I will now be going every 3 weeks. The heartbeat was strong and she said I am measuring right where I should be. I have gained a total of 13 pounds so far which she said is right on track as well! According to babycenter.com he now weighs about 2 1/2 pounds (like a butternut squash) and is a tad over 15 inches long from head to heel. I have been so blessed with such a good pregnancy. I've had virtually no morning sickness and other than the anemia, I haven't had any complications! I was sick with the "crud" last week and had to take a Tylenol for a fever but other than that, I've played it safe and not taken any other meds.

I still can't believe that we will have a baby here in 11-ish or so weeks! I cannot wait to see what he looks like! He still does not have a name and it's driving me nuts!! I just can't seem to decide on one! I think I'll like one and then later decide I don't! Boy names are SO hard!! I want something traditional but not too overly common. And don't even get me started on middle names! They are the worst! We both want his first name to be the name he goes by. Lee and I both grew up having to correct teachers or legal documents by making sure they knew our "birth name" and the name we go by-not something we want our son to have to go through. Everyone keeps saying it will come to me sooner or later...I'm just worried that later is coming up awfully fast!!!

His room is really coming along! I love going in and looking at it and imagining our sweet baby in his bed! I am out for spring break this week and working on refinishing his dresser. It's going to look so good when it's all finished! I found it in Lee's parents' basement. They said someone made it for one of Lee's step brothers when they were a baby (which was about 28 years ago!). They were going to give it to Hanna Home until I scooped it up! It's in great condition, just needs a little love and a fresh coat of paint. I'll post pics when I'm all finished with it.

baby's 1st snow...sort of!

I know what you're thinking snow? In Alabama?? It doesn't happen all that often but when it does it's such a treat!! It started snowing sometime Saturday night and we woke up this morning to a wopping 3 1/2 inches of fresh powder! The funny thing is that they are calling this a "winter storm" ha! I know all of you in Washington think that is hilarious and Dad in Colorado is probably snickering to himself but the fact that it actually stuck is a big deal here!! Lee, Sophie, and I got out and played in it a bit. As you can see there was no chance of my jacket zipping up!

I am now 26 weeks pregnant (6 1/2 months)! I cannot believe how fast it is flying by!! Two more weeks and I'll be in my third trimester! I had a checkup about two weeks ago and had my routine sugar test to test for gestational diabetes. I passed but my blood count was low and they said I was anemic. They said they baby is perfectly healthy just sucking all the good stuff and keeping it all to himself! I don't mind though...anything for him. I am now taking an extra dose of iron and feeling much better! I knew something was going on because I was feeling so tired and had no energy-much like the first month I was preggo. I love being pregnant and I love feeling all his little bumps and kicks. My favorite time is at night when Lee talks to him. He already loves his daddy so much! He gets excited when he hears Lee's voice and moves all over the place! We can't wait to meet him and see what he looks like. I hope he has Lee's eyes and dimples and definitely his calm disposition. Above all else we hope and pray he is healthy!

My Valentine is one hard working man!

Saturday was a productive day for us. We never go all out for Valentine's day because we both think it's overrated and you should show the one you love how much you love them everyday-not just one day a year. We slept in till about 9 Saturday morning. Lee made me a wonderful breakfast and then headed to his mom's to study (he's studying for the cpa exam). While he was gone, I filled the nail holes in the crown and scrubbed, vacuumed, & mopped the floors in the baby's room. Lee came home around 1 and I made him a romantic heart-shaped PB&J sandwich and chips :) Then he got straight to work on the baby's room. He caulked the crown, painted the crown, and painted the walls to give it a 3rd coat. I could not be happier with the room!! It looks like a professional came in and painted it! Can I just tell you I have the best husband in the world? He works so hard at work then comes home and works hard studying and working on the house. He has done a fantastic job. He's going to be a wonderful father!

After showers and cleaning up we grabbed some dinner and headed to Target and bought a crib mattress. I told Lee we did not have to tackle putting the crib together after such a busy day but he insisted. We got home and set up shop in the living room so we(he) could watch basketball. The crib had a million parts but we manged to put it together without having too many problems with it and got in only one minor argument when the last piece wouldn't go on right (and by then it was 11:30pm).

We make such a great team! We set the crib up in the baby's (wish he had a name) room and put the new mattress in it. It looks SO good! I cant wait for the bedding to come in to add the finishing touch!!

The other piece of furniture is an antique wooden blanket chest that my mom used as a changing table with my brother and me and I plan on doing the same. It doesn't necessarily "match" the other furniture but that's what I like about it. That, and the fact that it's a family heirloom.

Good things come in...cardboard packages :)

Just before I left work on Friday, I got an email that said my crib had arrived at Wal-Mart and was ready for pickup. I was so excited that I rushed right over to get my first package of the day. Two associates were kind enough to load it in my jeep and made me promise to wait and let my husband unload it!

When I got home I noticed a big box on the front steps. I knew I hadn't ordered anything so I couldn't wait to see who it was from! It turns out it was from my sister in law, Kiersten. She was so sweet to go through all of my nephew, Nicholas's baby clothes and pack them up and send them to Alabama. Kiersten sent a TON of good stuff from newborn sizes all the way to 3T!Thanks Auntie Kiersten and Cousin Nicholas!!! I gotta tell you, this baby is gonna be the best dressed kid in town!

Poor Lee was kicked out of our closet in our bedroom due to my overstuffed wardrobe and I have a feeling our little man is quickly following in his mother's footsteps! I'm beginning to think my mother and I have a serious problem with buying clothes! Why do they have to be so stinkin cute?! However, I am proud to say we have not paid full price for anything we've bought. Most of it has been clearance items from TJ Maxx or Target. Hopefully after we get the dresser refinished a lot of his clothes will be folded and stored in there. These old houses just don't have enough storage!

Gotta start somewhere!

Here are the pictures from our (Lee's) hard-working weekend! Our little man's room is really coming along!! I cant wait to see it all put together! Lee's dad is here tonight helping put up the
crown molding. It really makes a big difference! It's going to look even better after its painted. The last two pics are of the crown up, but not finished.

Making room for baby!

I am so excited that we started on the nursery this past weekend. Lee was such a trooper and "kilzed" the walls, painted the ceiling (2 coats), and painted the walls (3 coats) all in two days! It looks great!! His dad is coming over tomorrow to help cut and hang the crown. The only thing left we'll have to do is change out the outlets (old electrical and off-white switches) and touch up the trim and baseboards!! The walls are a light butter-creamish yellow called "moonglow" and the ceiling is a soothing light blue called "caribbean mist" I am really happy the way it turned out!

I also ordered the crib last week it's a white mission-style 3-in-one from Walmart online. It's very similar to the "Kendall" crib from Pottery Barn Kids but half the price and it comes in a bright white (PB only came in antique white), so I am happy.

I plan on ordering his bedding at the end on the week. It's called "Stella" (pictured below) from Pottery Barn Kids. I ordered the pillow sham about two weeks ago to make sure I liked it and to help in picking out paint colors. I'm watching the bedskirt on ebay before I order it and pay full price :) I think it's all going to look great in the room. I'll post more pics soon.

Baby's first pictures

Here are pics of our sweet baby boy from my 20week ultrasound. Everything checked out and he's just as perfect as can be! We are so blessed!!