16 Weeks

We're still growing!! I feel as though I've had significant belly growth since my last photo 4 weeks ago, but my measurements show only 3/4" and 2.4 lbs. It will be interesting to see how big this belly gets!! Oh well - I'm enjoying every minute of it :-)

Amy's Baby Shower!

My dearest friend Amy is expecting her first child on June 1st (so soon)! I've posted some pictures to share. Her shower was wonderful and she received so many nice gifts! It made me very excited for my own showers to come! I got to spend this past Thursday with Amy visiting, seeing her nursery, taking a last minute trip to Buy Buy Baby and then, of course, out to Cold Stone for ice cream! We had a great day and I'm so excited to meet Baby Boy Quonce in the near future!

Ryan's New Toy

Ryan finally broke down and bought a new lawn mower last weekend...and he hasn't come inside since!! Last year it took every ounce of pleading I had to get my husband to mow the lawn, but now, I'm afraid he'll never come in for supper!! Here he is enjoying his new toy. He picked up a Troy-Bilt XP 7.75 Torque 21" Cut Self-Propelled Gas Mower. Our yard is just the perfect size to push mow, so Ryan was a little disappointed that he couldn't get himself a nice John Deere rider! Ha! I'm glad that he now has something he enjoys using to keep our yard looking beautiful!

Nursery

We started working on the nursery this weekend! No room pictures yet (mostly because the room is gutted and not very pretty right now), but we did want to share some of our decorating choices! We decided on the "All Creatures Great and Small" bedding set from The Land Of Nod (http://www.landofnod.com/family.aspx?c=167&f=4157&pc=67). We received the crib bumper, valance and window panel already and they are just perfect! The quality is more than we expected and we're very happy with our choice. The walls will be done in a soft yellow tone. I ventured to Lowe's alone to pick out the carpet today, and was successful! I chose a very soft, kid-friendly, earth-friendly low cut pile in Sahara Tan. We decided to go with carpet in the nursery to help with the acoustics since the room seems to have quite an echo. It will be strange since there's no carpet in the remainder of the house, except the finished basement area (I hope I remember how to vacuum! Just kidding!). As the room progresses we will be sure to post photos, but for now you can at least check out the bedding and let us know what you think! We can't wait for our little one to arrive and start making up bedtime stories with the characters on the quilt! Should be lots of fun!

...let the countdown begin

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Two became three...

We did it (no pun intended)! We're having a baby! This has been the most exciting 8 weeks of our lives and we are thrilled to have found out we're adding to our little family! The pets are great, but we're ready for little life to shape and mold! Our little peanut is due to arrive on October 20th, but you all know how that goes! We're very excited and will keep better updates on the blog now that it has a focus! Can't wait to share more photos with you!

Living Room

In house news...we've moved on to the living room. This is not to say that our other projects are complete, because they are definitely not. However, the living room is where we entertain those who come to visit us and it currently is less than welcoming in all of its white-wash glory. This weekend to spackled and sanded down the walls and marked off for the chair rail. Then it was on to painting! The two tones we have chosen are Vanilla Bean (a very pale, creamy yellow) and Sesame (a light silvery-brown). Both of these colors are the same as the stitching in our cranberry silk window treatments, so I think they will really compliment the room. I'm also very excited about the chair rail and am hoping it gives some depth to this otherwise boring area of our house. It's taking a TON of work, though, because all of the baseboard needs to be redone, along with the ceiling, crown moulding and window trim. We're looking forward to having this room done so I can finally find a matching living room furniture set and feel proud to entertain!! We'll keep you updated on the progress!