"Nana" in the Nursery

The nursery is coming along; here's a sneak peek!

Stuck inside after a break in! 

Winston seems to be enjoying the room most of all. He's snuck in there quite a few times and has probably spent more time in there than us!

In the story of Peter Pan, the children were watched by "Nana". I think she was a St. Bernard dog. Winston has been caught on several occasions breaking into the nursery (the door is usually closed) and laying in front of the crib! It is pretty cute... for now!

We think he's really going in there to get after the stuffed animals. In particular, Chris' old stuffed animal from when he was little... looks like Winston will have some learning to do about whose stuffed animal is whose once baby arrives!

Winston eyeing Simba from afar.

We'll have to break him of this breaking and entering habit before there's a sleeping baby in there because mommy and daddy will need all the sleep they can get!

27 Weeks

We're 27 weeks pregnant today... 13 weeks to go! This past week was very busy with Hurricane Sandy taking out some of our fencing in the backyard and Halloween! While stopping at Lowe's to prepare for Sandy we actually found some great curtains for the nursery!

I have been looking everywhere for polka dot curtains that are gender neutral and never considered looking at a hardware store. We took a peek in the window treatment section while looking for generators and settled on some cute, light blue polka dot panels with an orange trim at the top! They've yet to be hung up. I'll post pictures of the nursery sometime soon.

We have a costume parade on Halloween at school each year and the kids love it! Here's a picture of my Halloween costume; a bag of jelly beans. It's fitting with a little "jelly bean" growing inside my belly, right?!

Men at Work

Do you hear that? It's the sound of hammering and wood being cut! Nothing's sweeter to my ears!

Chris and his friend, Luke have been busy at work making built-ins that will go into the nursery. I can't wait to see how it turns out. Our garage is a mess but this type of chaos is perfectly acceptable! Chris has also been working on re-wiring our outdated electrical and is certainly keeping busy!

While the men are at work, doggies are at play! When Luke comes over he usually brings one of his dogs, Jack who is currently Winston's "bff." They had a lot of fun and this past weekend... getting VERY messy with the water left over from Friday night's storms! Winston's loving the excitement. Another mess, but well worth it!

25 Weeks!

24 Weeks!
October 13, 2012

Last Saturday marked our 24th week... we're now into the 6th month of pregnancy!

I continue to feel great but find myself going to the bathroom more than ever. This can be tricky while at work with 18 students who need constant attention!

My belly feels a lot bigger... I can't imagine how it can possibly double in size from now.

Say "Ahh!"

At the end of September I had my 6 month dental cleaning. When my dentist heard I was pregnant, he asked if I wanted to know the gender of the baby. When I laughed and said sure, he informed me that he did not want to ruin the surprise since he was known for his accuracy.

Apparently when you are pregnant, your gums have certain characteristics that my dentist feels indicate the gender of the fetus growing inside your belly. I thought, "what the hell" and had him predict away.

According to him... it's a boy! I'm not so sure if I have faith in this prediction of the gender, but he's got a 50-50 shot. We'll find out soon enough! :)

4 Months and Counting!

Exactly 4 months from today our baby is due! Time is flying. I'm sure these last 4 months will drag, because everyone tells us the last month or so is torture. Speaking of torture, I couldn't wait for that crib to be put together any longer!

I finally talked Chris into putting it together this past weekend and LOVE it! Since we're still doing construction in the nursery, we haven't set any of the bedding up but here's a sneak peek!

You can also see the wall color. We painted a neutral tan color called "Bermuda Sand" to be ready for boy or girl! I am loving the coral color trend for girls and thinking of turquoise for a boy... that will all be in in time, though!

Mama's Got a Brand New Bag (of Apple Products!)

Ooooooooooh!

We are in full swing preparing for baby's arrival. One thing I needed to do was upgrade my cell phone. I ended up with an iPhone 4 this weekend and love it!

My old phone took crappy pictures and kept shutting off (with a fully charged battery), so I'm happy that I'll be able to capture the exciting events ahead with a better camera, among other things!

       I also am given the opportunity to take fully-paid courses through work and took an iPad workshop last week. I was given an iPad for attending and have already started exploring on it! It's amazing to see how you can use iPads in the classroom but also at home!

Aaaaahhhh!

I found a great app from The Baby Center and have been alllllllllll filled in on the scary details of childbirth! I'm feeling a little more ready with this new technology!