We are still patiently awaiting the arrival of Baby Brother but have been doing lots of things to try and stay busy and invite him to leave Andrea’s tummy. I am typically a very doting husband, but lately I have been a real jerk, making Andrea do lots of work so she will have this baby.
We have been going on really long walks to help encourage Andrea into labor. So far it hasn’t worked, but we are still walking. One walk was so long I rigged this system to pull Addie’s bike behind me so she could work on her bike riding skills.
Going for long walks
On Monday we went to the Texas Rangers game to see Juli sing the National Anthem. She did a GREAT job, and yes, I made Andrea walk down the 50 ramps to get down from our seats. It was Addie’s first baseball game and she did great (Thank you peanuts).
At the Rangers Game
Today I took some photos of Andrea so we could remember her belly. She is getting really big, but it is all right out front. If you look at her from behind you would have no idea she is pregnant. As always Andrea looks beautiful, but it is obvious she is miserable and ready to have this baby.
Andrea at 9 Months
Keep checking the blog, hopefully we have good news soon. She isn’t due until May 18, but she is dilated and going the right direction so fingers crossed it happens soon.
This is Andrea just 10 days away from the finish line. She looks great and feels good too! The little basketball belly is perfect and we are so excited we can barely stand it.
Andrea at 39 Weeks
The hospital bag is packed with books, massage tools, and a game boy. The car seat is ready to be strapped in and the baby’s clothes and sheets are washed. We will be spending the next few days waiting and trying to get everything ready for our little girl.
P.S. You might want to check here every couple of days because this is the first place we will put baby pictures.
Some projects are so much more involved (and frustrating) than you think they are going to be. In our experience, MOST projects are more involved and take more time than we think. Painting the nursery was no exception. I’ll spare the details, but here’s the basic story. Zac and I found a paint color we loved at Lowe’s, had a sample made, and painted it on a poster board to make sure it was the right shade of green for the baby’s room. I LOVED it. So the next day Zac went back to Lowe’s, bought a gallon of the paint, and with my dad’s help, painted the room. When I saw it, I knew it was not the same color I had picked out, so we decided to go back to Lowe’s and see if they could get us the right color. Well, after 7 cans of paint and a trip to 2 different Lowe’s stores, we FINALLY got the right color paint. It was weird, none of the employees could tell us why the machine made the sample one color and the gallon another. They had no idea. But they finally got us the correct color, we went home and painted it, and here are some pics of the process. We aren’t quite done, but we’re pretty proud of it so far!
Wrong color
Painting the right color!
Crib Assembly
Crib and changing table
Cute border on the wall
Crib (I made this quilt)
Baby's closet (she is so spoiled!)
Wow, this has been such a busy few weeks! First of all, we moved into our house on Saturday, October 4th! It has been a long wait, and we have a lot of work left to do, but I am very happy and excited to finally live in our own house! We are now in the process of unpacking, organizing, and looking for furniture. It seems our “apartment furniture” may not quite cut it. For example, the bookshelf from Target that I was planning on using in my living room looks like dollhouse furniture compared to the size of the room. So…I guess we’re gonna have to upgrade a few things.
I had my baby shower this weekend, and am so excited because I got pretty much everything I need, and lots of other stuff as well. And no one is going to question whether my baby is a girl or boy, because almost all of her clothes are pink! Thank you everyone! Zac and I set up the baby swing and stroller/car seat travel system yesterday. We are going to put the car seat base in the car, but I feel a little silly doing that 3 weeks before the baby is supposed to be born. I guess you can’t ever be too prepared.
We went to our new ward yesterday, and loved it! Everyone was so nice and welcoming, and I think we’ll make lots of friends and be strengthened by the people around us.
Here are some pictures of our activities:
Zac Painting the nursery
Our stroller
Zac and the swing
36 weeks
Well with only 48 days until our baby arrives I thought it would be helpful for us if we got some more ideas for baby names. My brother and sister-in-law had their baby today but hadn’t really talked about names until last night. To avoid a similar situation we are looking for suggestions. If you have any ideas of names that we could use for our little girl please submit a comment so we can see it and add it to our list. I won’t tell you our front runners yet because I don’t want to hinder your creativity. Also in a few weeks we will take some of our favorites and post a poll so you can vote too. Thanks for your help and suggestions!
