Getting There

Well, yesterday we got the second coat on the trim and the corner shelf. We were also able to get the doors done as well. The main door and the closet doors, those closet doors were in a pain in the arse. It really is looking great in there especially with the shelf up and the doors hung back up. Still to be painted is a sun in the opposite corner from the shelf, some grass above the baseboard, ferns in the corners, and some small animals here and there.

Painting This Evening

So we matched some colors on the rainforest gear and got a wall color and a trim color. We spent most of the evening painting together, it was really nice doing a project with each other. We got the walls done, and then I did the trim and Kim went to sleep as she was tired. The trim is going to need another coat I beleive, I'll do that in the morning. Then all we have left is the door and the closet doors. I think while we are at it, I may sand down the dressers, so we can figure out a paint scheme for those. I was thinking all different colors, ones in the rainforest stuff.

Nesting is great fun!

Starting to get a room ready for Bean is such fun, and it makes the upcoming events of birth and raising a child a little more "real". Clay put together the baby gym and then decided we should start doing a bit more, he was right.

Now I'm itching to go get some paint, get the walls ready, and have a blast making the room even more attractive. I was laughing that the baby bed is now flanked by my beloved Sopranos posters, especially the one with Tony Soprano scowling...I think that can come down and be replaced with something a little more baby friendly.

We put the baby clothes in a little dresser for now until we get the other one stripped and painted. I still marvel at the little socks, just thinking that tiny feet will be filling them soon makes me cry. I've been a big crying pregnant girl the last few days. Tears of joy and happiness, so it's all good.

The Baby Has A Room Now

So today we started making the baby's room today, and planned the rest of we want to do with it. We took the bed out of Kim's old room and a few other things went to new homes around the house and garage. Things yet to be done are a new coat of paint, we're gonna match a couple of colors on the crib for that. We have a dresser that we're gonna strip and also paint to match. We want to get kid oriented paintings and such, and a small bookshelf for the baby's books. Kim even talked about may be getting a rocking chair in there. It's not much yet, but it is a start and I think it's looking quite good. I will try to get Kim on here to update soon, she's slacking off a bit...Hahahahaha!

Fetal development in pregnancy week 23

At this point, you’ve pretty much adjusted to the fact you’ve got a moving little gymnast inside of you, but now they’re going to kick up the party a notch because they can hear and react to sounds from the outside world. Sounds from your alarm clock, a thunder roll, or that darned car honking at you across the intersection can actually jar their little ears enough to elicit a kick or violent bout of squirming. Of course this also means that their little ears are picking up the sounds of your voice and those near you. So go ahead, sing a lullaby to your little angel—if they start kicking, it’s likely they just want you to stop… or maybe it was a kick of approval? You decide. Their little pink taste buds are still growing and their bones are continuing to ossify (harden). Your baby's tiny veins are visible through their translucent yet wrinkly skin. (Think of it this way: they’ve been swimming in the equivalent of a long hot bath for the past 23 weeks, so you can’t blame them for being a little prune-like.)