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!

Nursery in the works

From planning to buying supplies, last weekend Wayne finally got to the task of prepping the nursery for me to paint. He took down the old closet doors, tracking and trim, and we put up drywall and mudded to close the old closet off entirely. (On the upside of that, we're getting a nice, LARGE walk-in on our side!)

He got through one session of sanding the mud, but the wall was so unlevel that another coat was required. He should have that sanded down, so that we can texturize the wall again this week. Hopefully, by next Tuesday, I'll be painting away! We found the most amazing color; iced cilantro! It's a pale green that matches almost perfectly with the crib set.

After the painting, we'll be steam cleaning the carpet, then we can move all the furniture back in there! Because of other projects, we've decided to take some stress off Wayne by buying a crib. I've been bargain shopping, and think we've found a convertible crib that's perfect. A refinished oak dresser will serve as both Camilla's dresser/supply storage and changing table! I even found a pad that's made to go on top of a dresser (so we don't have to buy a changing table).

Outside of that, I want to thank everyone that has given us the other "necessities" for making a newborn feel right at home! Without you, I'd be lost in a whirlwind of shopper's remorse (not to mention the dent in my credit card!). I'm always grateful for hand-me-downs.... ;)

Next doc visit is tomorrow, so I'll update again later in the week!

Over the Weekend

I cannot remember if I mentioned that a little over a week ago, I felt Camilla kick and could feel it on the outside. At first, I thought that I had imagined it, being that it was the tips of my fingers that moved, but I placed my hands on my lower abs, and patiently waited. Within 10 minutes I felt a big BUMP! :)

Ever since then, I have felt her flip (literally) and push and move....it's quite amazing (and still surreal). My tummy continues to grow, and I am officially wear maternity pants, as my last pair of jeans causes Camilla to go into fits.

I've given up on sleeping, and welcome the 20 minute "naps" that I get through the night; between tossing from left side to right, getting up to pee, and just general hip pains that are setting in, I've decided it's my body's way of prepping me for the baby waking and needing feedings throughout the night. Bring it on!!!

Last Thursday I found the most AMAZING crib set for the nursery; it isn't frogs, but dragonflies. Yes, I'm still tying the frogs in there though; I've bought frog stuff as well. The set is lavender and light green, the sheets are lavender, purple, yellow and brown polka-dots, and it's just perfect. I found a set of frog paintings and a frog light switch cover, so I'll probably paint a little dragonfly on them to tie them into the room. The mobile has purple dragonflies on it, so I will find a small stuffed frog and sew in the middle (maybe put a lavender ribbon around its neck).....BUT, the coolest is this:

We went to Home Depot yesterday, because Wayne has decided that we are going to expand our room, make our closet bigger, and take a little of the square footage from the nursery away in doing so. So supply shopping we went; I went ahead and bought paint for the nursery! The crib set is on its way....I'm SUPER excited!!!

Here is the blanket that goes with the set; While I did go ahead and buy the crib set, I left a few things on the registry...heheheheee


I'll probably blog our progress on the nursery over the next month; I'll only get as far as painting for now though, I hear it's bad luck to put the crib and stuff up in the nursery so early (plus, Wayne's making the crib, so it may be another month or 2 before that's ready).....

Remember beloved family: frogs and dragonflies....that's what we're collecting :)