She's growing.....

This picture was taken a week or 2 ago....I feel like I've doubled in size over that short period of time!

I go in Monday morning, bright and early, for my glucose test, and to make sure that I'm not anemic; fun stuff getting poked by a needle! BUT, I get to schedule our 4D at that time, so it will be worth it! :)

Hope everyone has a good weekend!

Camilla's Room

We've pretty much completed the nursery; crib up, bassinet waiting, pictures up....last night, Wayne put the baseboards back in there. We took those off, he sanded and refinished them, and we sealed around the walls while the baseboards were off (so no "creepy crawlies" could get in that way)! The only finishes left are to move in the dresser, and get the outlet covers painted and put back up. It's all done after that.


Here are some chihuahua puppies that I fell in love with. They were part of a calendar that I had, and those little pups were so cute, I had saved the pictures. They do clash a bit with the "frog and dragonfly" theme of her room, but I couldn't resist putting them up! The frames almost match the stain on her crib!


Speaking of the theme, here are the frog paintings that I bought...I love how the colors in the pictures matched the paint (without planning!).


Here are the little dragonflies that live on the other side of the room....


These pictures were taken with my cell, so the colors are a little drab, but I'm sooo happy that things are coming together. Now all I have to worry about is ordering her mobile, and getting her clothes put into her dresser. I spent a day over the weekend washing all of the clothes that people have given me, and folding them up; they are currently resting in her crib, along with a few stuffed animals!

Camilla's (soon to be) Homecoming-Part 1

Here is the dress that little Camilla will be wearing when we bring her home from the hospital :) Wayne picked it out (along with another dress we bought bigger for Easter next year-hey, they were on clearance!) .....and there are little satin mary janes to match!

Things are coming together! (Finally)

The nursery is "paint-ready"! Wayne got the sanding done, and the right amount of light texture on the wall, and then the primer (which STINKS to high heaven) is finally dry. Iced Cilantro, here we come!

Another thing that I've knocked out is the registry: I've registered us at Target and Amazon.com (yes, I know this {Amazon.com} seems strange, but books and music will be a big part of Camilla's life, as they are to Wayne and me.), and hopefully that will cover any relatives or friends that we have out of town (since stores seem to vary from state-to-state, but online is universal).

I'm still getting things from friends and family too, so I may need to update the registry and take things OFF that we thought we needed. :)

Whew, August is going to be here before I know it though, so I don't feel like I'm jumping the gun at all! I'm a procrastinator at heart, I can't on these things though, it would be too stressful for more than just myself!!! ;)

Update in May

Happy Late May Day to everyone! :)

Ok, so over the weekend, Wayne and I finally bought Camilla's crib and mattress. The bad thing is, we THOUGHT that it would fit in my Forenza (if we put the back seats down), so we took my car (instead of Wayne's TRUCK). We get to Target, decide on the right crib (there were 2 that I really loved, so I made Wayne make the final decision), and grab the mattress that I found the best ratings on....load that onto a cart and head for the checkout line.

Now, weather here in Huntsville has been leaning toward "Noah's story" with all the rain we've had over the past few days....but we had a break (THANK goodness). We wheel the bed and mattress out to the car, and Wayne proceeds to slide it into the back seat. "OH, it's actually going to fit, isn't it?" I was giddy. But then, the door wouldn't shut! :( SOOOOO, I ask if we need to put the seats down, and slide it in that way....but guess what?

When you put the seats down in a Suzuki Forenza, the opening (width-wise) is about 2/3 of the length of the seats! NO WAY is it fitting that way! DAMMIT!!! I ask Wayne what to do, because I know his mind works 90 miles a minute. I can see him searching the different ways we can get this bed in the car.....

He grabs a kayak strap out of the back of my car, and throws the bed on top of my poor lil car. We strapped this convertible crib to the top of my car! He threw the mattress back into the back seat, and away we drove.

We got it home in one piece, despite the fact that Wayne lost pretty much all circulation in his right arm for about an hour! (He was holding onto the box the whole trip home!)

So, we still haven't finished the nursery; Wayne's fishing instincts got the best of him both Friday and Saturday! ;) BUT, hopefully this week, we'll get that finished, painted and carpets cleaned. That way I can get the pictures hung, crib put together, and everything put back in there as it should be!

Not much else to update....the doctor visit (from the last blog) went well; good strong heartbeat, and I'm where I should be weight and measurement-wise. I go back on the 15th this month, because my doc is going to be out of town on the week I'd normally go.

OH, here is some cute stationary I bought (so when it's time for "Thank you notes", I'll have something absolutely adorable!



And, here is the crib that we picked out (and at a really good deal!)...it's a crib/day bed/full-size bed combo!