Operation Nursery

We are officially starting on the nursery.  Justin started painting the room this weekend.  It took a while to decide on a color, but we finally did.  The walls will be a yellowish color and the bedding is green, blue, and brown.  Our furniture arrives December 11th, so we wanted to have the walls done before it arrives.  

Here the room is before he started painting it.  Not sure Ripley knows what is going on......

Here is Justin starting to paint.  We can't wait to see it all finished and for sweet Charlie to be in his new room! Only 11 more weeks!!! 

Stay tuned for more nursery updates over the next few weeks!!!! 

29 weeks

We are already at 29 weeks.....only 11 more to go! I had our 29 week appointment this week and all is going well.  My next appointment we have our next sonogram.  We are excited to see our little guy again.  We are so thankful all is going well and that he continues to grow healthy.  Here is my belly shot at 29 weeks.  He is growing by the second.....

Weekend in Austin

On Friday, we both interviewed Charlie's potential pediatrician and then hit the road towards Austin.  It was our last getaway before Charlie's big arrival and we were so excited to get back to our favorite city in Texas.  Plus, we needed to show Charlie why his middle name was Austin! We had such a great time!! We ate at all of our favorite local spots-- Salt Lick, Tacodeli, Enoteca Vespaio, Amy's, and Maudie's.  Charlie was definitely well fed on this trip and I am sure was loving life! :) We also hit up the Co-op to get Charlie some more Longhorn gear.  His closet is already full of Longhorn gear, but we thought he should have just two more outfits. Aren't they cute?!

We then headed to the game-- Texas vs OSU.  Even though the Longhorns lost (again!) we had a great time and it was great being back on campus.  The weather was perfect too.....great football weather!! Thanks Mom and Dad for the great tickets!!!

We had such a fun weekend and it was hard coming home! It's hard to believe that the next time we are here we will have our little guy with us.  We can't wait to introduce him to our favorite city! Hopefully he enjoys it as much as we do! :)

2 down, 1 to go!!!

Today I went in for 27 week appointment and found out a few things:

• I'm entering my 3rd trimester!!! 
• He has the most beautiful heartbeat I have ever heard.  It made my day hearing it! 
• He is measuring right at 27 weeks and is still an active little thing!!! I'm not sure if he ever sleeps. :) I do LOVE to feel all of his kicks though-- it seems more likely we have a kicker in our future! 
• He said by this stage I will probably get more uncomfortable as the baby grows.  He told me I can continue working out, going to yoga, and stretching which could help with being uncomfortable.

The doctor was pleased with everything and said that now I need to see him every 2 weeks.  This makes it seem so much more real that we get to meet him so soon!! Here I am at 27 weeks.  He is growing by the second!

I heart Ebay, Lonestar Baby, and Land of Nod (Nursery Update)

As many of you know, it has been quite the challenge for me to find the 'perfect bedding (and furniture)' for sweet Charlie's nursery.  I feel like I have obsessed over this for months!! Well, I have finally found it and I feel like the nursery is coming together!!! Yay!!! After searching every store in the DFW area, I ended up finding it on Ebay.  We ordered it today and can not wait for it to come in.  Here is a picture of it below....isn't it cute?! I was really trying to find something with the blues, greens, and brown colors and I think this is perfect! I like how it goes with our monkey theme, but it is not overloaded with monkeys.

We also found and purchased our glider for the nursery this weekend.  We sat in so many of them before we found the perfect one.  It was so comfy I almost fell asleep in it....which was a sign that I new it was the perfect one.  I have to give a shout-out to one of our new favorite stores....Lonestar Baby.  They were wonderful and honored our Partners Card discount, even though they were not on the Partners Card.  Whohoo!! So, we got it at 20% off.  So exciting!!! Here is a picture of what it looks like.  The fabric is a little different than the picture....but it looks very similar to this.  It will arrive January 24th.  Yikes!!! Let's just hope Charlie doesn't make an early arrival!!

And finally.....we purchased our nursery furniture!!!! We were looking for something really simple and pieces to match that would grow with him as he got older.  I fell in love with Land of Nod...Crate and Barrel's kid line.  We ordered the pieces online and they should arrive by the end of November or early December.  We love this place.....the shipping is at a low cost, and it is all made in America. It has also got great reviews online! The only downfall is that the only stores in the US are in Illinois and Washington, so we don't actually get to see it in person before purchasing it.  But, after checking out a-million-and-one cribs we can tell this is the one.  I love it and can't wait for it to get here.  Here is what the crib looks like:

Whew....I feel like we accomplished so much this weekend!  Next up is painting the nursery and setting it all up! We can't wait!!

Dawn's Baby Shower & Visit

Last week Matt, Dawn, and Erin were in town visiting.  We thought while they were here it would be perfect to throw Dawn her baby shower.  She is only three weeks ahead of me and it has been fun being pregnant the same time as her.  I never would have thought we would have babies so close in age!!! Here are a few pictures from the shower.  Miles' nursery is a sports theme, so the theme of the shower was sports.  We had such a great time!!!!

We had to get a baby bump picture together while she is here!! :)

 She got a lot of wonderful gifts!! It looks like Miles is a longhorn fan already!! 

After the shower we ate at Zanata's...a wonderful pizza place in Rockwall.  It was so good!!! We then came back and watched the Mizzou and OU game! 

 The next day we went to Manny's to celebrate Matt and I's birthday.  We had a great time and the food was wonderful!! I'm thankful Charlie likes Mexican food!! :)

We had a great time with them being back home and can't believe that the next time we see them little Miles will be here!!!