Check Out My Crib!

Fall has finally arrived and so has the Baby Countdown! We've started on the nursery and our wonderful friends have the planning for our baby showers well underway!

We decided to decorate the nursery in a soft, light pink with soft, white baseboards and doors and espresso-colored furniture. Brad and I managed to get the nursery painted in about 2 days total and it looks great! Here I am doing the trim work. Brad was in charge of using the paint roller on the large parts of the walls. Of course, Bob had to supervise the progress...
The funniest part of the whole process was that Bob kept using the open window to come in and out of the house as he pleased. He found this to be quite convenient and fun! Well, later that night, after we had finished painting, we were cleaning up and all of a sudden, we heard a loud "thud!" Turns out, Bob had tried to jump back through the window from outside and we had closed it! He went face-first right into the window! Poor Bob!

We've also started getting the baby furniture! My grandparents on my mom's side bought us the beautiful crib and we absolutely love it! After some logistical problems, I managed to get it home. I had gone to pick it up in my jeep thinking that it would fit in the back with no problem! So, there I waited out in front of the store in my jeep, waiting for them to bring it out to me and load it up. Then, there it was... a HUGE, 125 lb. box that easily rivaled the size of my entire jeep! There was no way it was fitting in there! So... In distress, I called my father-in-law. Randy to the rescue! With no complaints at all, he came right away to the store with his truck in his pajamas to help me get the crib home! How sweet is that?!

Brad and I managed to assemble it tonight with only a few snags and it looks great against the paint color and the white baseboards. I can't wait to get all the other furniture and decorations in the room and see the finished product! Bob had to supervise on this project, too. Here he is giving his final inspection and approval. Apparently, he wants to make sure the crib is extra safe for his soon-to-be little sister.

Next up will be the changing table/dresser and hutch, which matches the crib. Hopefully, that'll pass Bob's inspections, too!

As for everything else, we're all doing well! I went for a check-up last week and met one of the other doctors in the practice. The group likes for their patients to rotate around to all the other doctors to get to know them in case one of the other doctors is on call when I go into labor. This rotation, I met with Dr. Sparks, the head of the group. He said everything was progressing right on schedule and her heartbeat is still strong and healthy! This week, I'm at 25 weeks and am finally starting to put on some weight. Morgan stays quite active, especially at mealtime! She wiggles and kicks like crazy anytime I'm eating. Seems like our little girl is happy and healthy and that's all we can ask for! God is so great to have blessed us with such wonderful friends and family and our sweet, little girl! We appreciate your continued thoughts and prayers for her health and well-being! Thanks and we'll keep you all updated!