A Nursery in the Making: Demolition, Paint and Chair Rail

Saturday morning breakfast, $8; Two cans of paint, $50; Chair Rail, $80; Miscellaneous Supplies, $40; Watching my husband and father of my children transform a normal room into a nursery for our two boys with such joy and enthusiasm.....PRICELESS!!!!

Last Saturday Justin and I got up, got some breakfast and headed to The Home Depot and Lowes. We picked out paint and the chair rail for Jackson and Jacob's room. We got back home and Justin got to work. He had already pulled up the carpet that was in there because our dog, Bailey, had been in there for the past three years and we decided it would be best to replace it. So we decided we wanted to hang a chair rail and paint the portion below the chair rail a chocolate brown and the portion above the chair rail a baby boy blue.

Pulling up the carpet

Trimming out the first color.

Trimming

Painting the brown on the bottom

The brown is done!

Another view of the brown done.

The Baby Boy Blue going on

Look at the happy Daddy painting. :)

All the painting is done!

While the paint was drying on the walls. Justin painted the chair rail.

Justin cutting the chair rail

It's all done!

Bailey had to check everything out.



I LOVE IT!!!!

Poor Bailey was pouting outside of the room that has been taken away from her. She has been moved to the laundry room. You would think we were abusing here. She just stayed there for a while. She will adjust though.



21 Week Update

I can't believe we are over half way there. Justin and I were talking the other night about how fast the next few months are going to go. Justin has been working on the nursery and we will have all of the furniture in early January. We have a shower coming up in less than a month with my office and then another shower a few weeks after that. Then we will be able to set everything up and just wait for them to come. Our two little bundles of joy will be here soon and we can't wait. It is so exciting!!!! Here is the update for week 21...

Week 21:
At about seven inches in length and almost 11 ounces in weight, your baby is about the size of a large banana.

Your baby swallows at least several ounces of amniotic fluid each day - not only for hydration and nutrition, but also to practice swallowing and digesting - skills your baby will need as soon as he or she arrives in your arms. And keep this in mind: The taste of the amniotic fluid differs from day to day depending on what you've eaten (spicy enchilada one day, sweet carrots another). And that smorgasbord of tastes won't be lost on your baby. That's because your little one has very developed taste buds already. In fact, researchers have noted that babies who were exposed to certain taste in utero via amniotic fluid were more eager to eat foods with that same taste after birth. Want your baby to eat his or her broccoli later? Eat yours now!

Your developing baby still has a great deal of room in your womb - though like anyone who lives in one space for a long time, this tenant will soon begin to feel cramped. Until those uterine walls start closing in, however, there's plenty of space for twisting, turning and even an occasional somersault (so that's what you were feeling last night!).

With all that belly dancing going on, ti's hard to believe your baby gets any sleep at all. But believe it or not, your baby sleeps as much as a newborn, perhaps 12 to 14 hours per day!

20 Week Belly Picture

Not much to say here....Still growing. :)

20 Weeks

19 Week Ultrasound

Justin and I got to see our boys again last week. They did the full anatomy check on the boys and it was perfectly fine. The boys are growing perfectly and they checked out absolutely perfect. I had a stomach bug so we didn't talk much to Dr. Evitt but she said everything was ok. They made sure I wasn't dehydrated. She said the boys were perfectly fine so it was ok if I wasn't able to eat for a few days but to make sure I had plenty to drink. Thankfully whatever it was passed in 24 hours so I am back on the mend. We will go back for another visit and ultrasound in three weeks.

The picture on the left is a little foot. :) This is my favorite picture from this week. A little foot...how sweet is that!

This is Jackson. Laying face down just hanging out. :)

This is Jacob. Sweet little boy. :)

A Nursery in the Making

YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The remodeling of the boy's room has begun!!! I cannot tell you how excited this makes me!!! I have the most amazing husband who is working so hard to make sure everything gets done for these two little boys of ours. We ordered all the furniture for their room the week before Thanksgiving and it should be here the first part of January. Justin said he would have the room ready to put the furniture in when it gets here. He is pulling up the carpet because that room is where Bailey has been since we have had her. It is time for her to move to the laundry room so the boys can have her room. Then we will paint and have new carpet laid. I AM SO EXCITED!!!!!

Daddy working hard pulling up the carpet to be replaced in the nursery! Thank you Babe!!!!

The Boy's First Christmas Present

We received the boy's first Christmas present from Aunt Beth and Uncle Roger today. They sent us the highchairs we registered for. Justin and I are so thankful to them for blessing us with such a wonderful gift for the boys before they are even here. It made me a little weepy. Just to watch Justin put them together and then to have two highchairs sitting here. So sweet! I can't wait for Jackson and Jacob to try them out. I am sure they will love them and get wonderful use out of them. Thank you so much Aunt Beth and Uncle Roger. We all love you very much!!!!!!

They are the Fisher Price Space Saver Highchairs that will attach to our chairs at the table. They will be able to use them from an infant to a toddler so we will get a lot of use out of them.

20 Week Update

It is crazy to think we are over half way through this pregnancy. It is absolutely amazing! I am still feeling great. Some of the symptoms I have been having (be it ever so slight) are easing up more and more. This last week has been pretty uneventful. We are just getting ready for Christmas. We have a doctor's appointment on Wednesday so we will have more pictures soon. :) We can't wait to see them again.

There isn't much to the 20 week update. It just talks about finding out if you are having a boy or girl and we know that we are having two boys. It says the babies wiegh about 10 ounces and crown-to-rump length is about six and a half inches.