Two Weeks, Five Weeks

Babies can be born any time after 37 weeks of pregnancy... which would give us about 2 weeks to get everything that we are going to get, in order. But, they can also be born up to 42 weeks of pregnancy... which would in turn give us 5 weeks to get it together.

Because science really isn't as advanced as we all think it is when it comes to pregnancy, we decided it's time to get going just in case we only have 2 weeks instead of 5.

Earlier this week we put the nursery furniture together! (we had to wait for the accent wall to get repainted... the first shade of green was a fail).

And yes, I can still sit on the floor and get up by myself - although it's preferable if I have help...

We had on-lookers... new house, new rules. Getting used  to looking through afar. Although at first the "looking through afar" involved lots of whining.

This is where we are so far! Now we have to move on to decor and such... before and afters to follow when it's all done!

Move - Check!

Four hours longer than anticipated plus two additional movers to unload, we finally made it to the new house on Saturday. New address announcements will be sent out along with Benjamin's announcement when he arrives. If you don't get one, it's because I don't have your mailing address... email it to me or private message it to me and we'll be good to go! No time for hurt feelings.

We are quite grateful for Michelle coming over for the weekend to help with everything that I basically cannot do because I am too slow or too big to do. Here she is cleaning the cabinets at the new house... no, there is no catfish in that box. There was at one point... at work... this move we turned to free boxes from work. 

Michelle and I came on over to the new house to start unloading our cars and getting things organized before the big truck arrived. Poor Norm stayed with the guys at the old house, so by the time he go to the new house he was about starved. Here he's trying to smile while I interrupt his lunch:

Getting ready to eat our first dinner at the house, tired as all get out, but as happy and excited as ever!

Already In Love

It's no secret that Cali is already in love with her baby brother. She not only follows me everywhere, lays at my feet and sits next to me but she cuddles with my belly.

Every time we have moments like this I get so overwhelmed by the power of instinct. I'm confident that she can hear and feel him.  

Now let's just hope that these loving feelings continue once Benjamin is with us... AND that they are mutual!

Wiggle Worm

Baby B moves... a lot... pretty much at any time of the day (and night). He is usually the most active in the evenings when I get to sit down and put my feet up and relax - although he also likes to wake me up before the alarm clock in the mornings by punching and kicking all at the same time.

Finally the other night we were able to catch his moving on video. It is crazy to see him move - pay close attention to my belly. The first time he kicks (around second :08, then again at :16)  you'll be able to notice the difference between me breathing and him moving.

His dad says that he's practicing his dancing moves...

I say this child better calm down once he is born, otherwise, we are in for trouble!

It's Starting to Get Real

Remember all the people asking me if I was ready for the baby to be here and I just wanted to slap them quiet? Well, finally we are getting ready for baby!

Long story short, we bought a house. Here it is:

More to follow on that on another post.

The very first thing we tackled this past weekend was the nursery. Norm sanded the sponge finish on two of the walls...

I came behind and put blue tape (where I could) to get ready for painting:

Then he primed the walls that are going to get the lighter shade of green:

Here are the greens!!! One wall gets the dark green and three walls get the light green. Also known as "Apple" and "Cabbage"

Then it was time to paint! The green looks very bright, it's actually way more subtle than the picture shows.

For obvious reasons (mainly because I move slow and I am quite limited on what I can do...) we didn't finish... We should finish painting this coming up Sunday and then it'll be time to set up the furniture!

No, we haven't moved yet... that'll be the following weekend. One weekend at a time. 

Grateful

The last time I remember being the center of - and reason for - the party was my wedding day, almost 12 years ago... Last weekend lovely ladies threw a shower for Benjamin Daniel (who is still inside my belly, therefore, I was the center of the party in his behalf).

Although I don't think it has yet sunk in that he is our son, forever, something that has sunk in is how much love there is for this little guy already.

Friends and family came to celebrate his almost arrival and they certainly showered us with gifts - we had so many! We are so grateful.

Absolutely all the details of the decor and food and games were adorable and perfect. These ladies certainly put their heart on everything they did and made it beautiful!

Then it was time to open the presents... we sure received a good spectrum of gifts!! From crib, to stroller to (3) Boppys to a seersucker bib - because you can't live in the south without a seersucker something!

This picture came out blurry but I had to share it because it's the cutest little bathing suit - pretty much ever.

More pictures!

The awesome home owners that opened their house to celebrate Baby B (the diaper cake holds a bottle of wine in the center.....)

Conversations with a Chef

Today Norm was a work and wasn't feeling well. At one point he sent me a message telling me that he had been freezing all day. So I told him to check his temperature.

He finally came home shortly after I got home (quite early for his schedule). The conversation went like this:

Fern: How are you feeling love?
Norm: Not well
Fern: Did you get to take your temperature?
Norm: I did, but I don't think the meat thermometer was very accurate
Fern: ........... how about we use a regular thermometer.....

Yes, I heard that and you read it correctly. He actually tried to take his temperature with the meat thermometer.