Baby's Room

This post is primarily for my mother who is going nuts because she hasn't seen the baby's room completed yet. But, we got everything hung on the walls this past weekend, and it's officially done, so that's as good a reason as any to show it off! By the way, the baby bedding was created by my wonderful mother-in-law who is playing with the idea of making bedding and other custom baby goodies for others, so let me know if you're interested.



As you walk into the room, you see the crib, glider recliner and then the twin bed and changing table (not in this picture) to the left.



Another view of the crib- you can see the wall clock from this angle. Brian's worried that the ticking will prevent the baby from sleeping, but as long as he's used to it, it won't, right???



Opposite wall from the crib, here's the changing table/ dresser and the twin bed with the (have to point it out!) headboard that Brian and I made a couple of months ago. Still quite impressed with our craftiness! The picture tiles above the table were given to us by one of the hostesses of our Midland shower, and I think one of her friends hand-painted them. Our bedding fabric was used as inspiration for the paintings, and we just love them!

Sidenote: The lamp we're using in his room has been sitting boxed up in our garage for over 5 years. I decided that we should pull it out when I discovered that there really was no good floor or table space for a lamp, but with my deep-seeded hatred of overhead harsh lighting, (did I get this from you, Mom?? Brian thinks I'm a freak!) I insisted that a lamp be present. It's pretty cool- it stretches out on an arm as needed, can be adjusted vertically, etc. Not baby-themed at all, but it works perfectly for this space!



As you walk into the room and look left, this is the view. You can see above the bed the stuffed animal hanging net that my friend Amanda and I (mostly Amanda) crafted. This kid's not even born yet and he has a ton of stuffed animals! We wanted to show them off but with limited space, didn't have anywhere to put them, so this was the ideal solution.

We're thrilled with the way everything turned out, and now we just need the kid! In case you haven't heard, we're planning on inducing on 2/28 for a 3/1 birthday if he doesn't come sooner! Just one week!

Snow Day(s)!

2 weeks ago, we were iced in! It was CRAZY weather resulting in mass school closings and insanity leading right up to the Super Bowl that was here in Dallas. For me, I was banned from leaving the house. (Something about not being able to drive on ice and being pregnant and off balance...) Boo, Brian.

Anyhow, on Friday, when we initially thought all the madness would be coming to a close, the Lord laughed at our plans and dumped 7 inches of powdery snow on us.



So, about an inch of ice underneath 7 inches of snow. Tired of being cooped up, and Brian working from home for the day, we took a break from the inside toastiness and headed out to brave the wilds of the weather.



Goose particularly loved the snow. She was feeling quite feisty after so many days cooped up inside.



Brian forgot that there was at least an inch of ice underneath all of that snow. He went down (for the first time) right as we were coming out of the house. I almost peed my pants I was laughing so hard!

We tried to sled down a hill next to our house, but soon learned that while powdery snow is great for skiing, tupperware box tops get wedged underneath it, and proper sledding equipment is required... So, we just walked around the winter wonderland for a bit, letting Goose get out some of her energy.



My handsome sweetie!

The next day the weather thawed enough for most people to get to my Dallas baby shower, but I'm sad this weather meant my mommy, Gran and Brian's mom couldn't make it in...

Sidenote: It was a hard-fought battle to get my jacket to zip over my belly...



...But we did it!!

Midland Shower

A couple of weeks ago, some family friends and my best friend from high school threw me a baby shower in Midland. As it turns out, the only shots that were captured with my camera were of me unwrapping gifts, and not of the amazing decor and food, so I'll have to find those on my mom's camera.

But the facial expressions that were candidly captured here are fantastic, so I have to share some. Also, I discovered the morning of the shower that my maternity nice pants no longer fit. So if I look incredibly uncomfortable in some of these, it's because I was!



Adorable sock dog from new Morgan



Okay, so this blue bear is from Brian's "second" parents, Tommy and Molly. Their youngest son, Justin, had a blue bear called "Baby Bear" that he literally took with him everywhere. Molly found this "Baby Bear" which is strikingly similar to the original "Baby Bear", with the odd exception of a patch on his belly which says "Apple". In this picture, I'm trying to figure out what the "Apple" patch is all about, I think. But really, such a cute bear!!!



For anyone out there about to have a baby, I am IN LOVE with this soft playmat! The brand is "Bestever" and I think BabiesRUs may carry them, but I know you can find them on Amazon (the softest and most precious is the baby lamb). This monkey mat is amazingly soft and I LOVE it!! Cannot wait for B to get here so he can enjoy it!



The hostesses got us our Pack N Play!!! Gran is really intrigued by it- she'd never heard of a Pack N Play!



Our quilt!!! Brian's mom made us this amazingly beautiful bedding!



My beautiful mothers!



The hostesses with the mostest!

I had SO much fun! I cannot thank these ladies enough!