Lots of Updates!

So since we found out we are going to have a baby boy, we have been VERY busy! (Too busy to update the blog and keep everyone informed...sorry about that.)

First, we had a good bit of work done on our house. The husband of a good friend of mine, Joe Whipple, does home renovations. We had he, and his wife Kylie (who is currently pregnant with twins!), over for brunch to look at the house and give us an estimate on several projects. He was so reasonable that we quickly signed up for a spot on his schedule. Two weeks ago, he started by installing our electric fence then painted out half back, master bedroom, master bathroom and, of course, our nursery. We were absolutely thrilled with the results and how quickly he completed it all. (For anyone else too busy for those home projects, his website is www.jdwhomes.org.) Here are some pictures of the whole process, from testing colors to finished product.





























Second, we started picking out baby items for our registry. Because the painting was coming up so quickly, we had to pick out bedding (so we could pick the nursery color) quickly. We found a set at Target in Owensboro and picked it up. Here's a picture of the packaging, and you can see pictures of the little comforter in the painting pictures. We also registered in Lexington at Target last night and Baby's R Us this afternoon. It certainly took us a while to choose everything and we have lots of updates to make (especially when Andy has a chance to check consumer reports and we can read through the "Baby Bargains" book that Adam and Kelli loaned us). But I think we got the basic ideas down. We also received several offers from other recent parents to take a look at our choices and offer their best advice, which will be invaluable! Here are a few pictures of Andy enjoying the process ;). By the end, I think he was ready to go home.





Last but not least, Andy went by my parent's house and picked up the crib after we returned (while I went to Walmart so we could actually eat this week). We'll be using the same crib that my parents used for my brother and I as well as loaned out to a few other close friends over the years. Then, he and I (mostly he) took on the task of assembling an almost 30 year old crib with no instruction manual. After a couple hours off and on, I think we've gotten it put together correctly (mom if you're looking at the picture and shaking your head, please call us and give us some Grandmotherly advice :)

What a busy couple of weeks! Hopefully, things will slow down a bit.