September 21...

Nursery Progress

Well, the nursery is progressing. The walls are painted. The trim is painted. The new dresser/changer is in and ready except for the knobs. The crib is here and together. Thanks to Papi and Gigi for the crib. We love it! It should fit in with the theme wonderfully. The fabric for the crib linens and the curtains should arrive this week. The rocker/glider and the ottoman are ready and waiting to be brought home from the store. The armoire is ready to come home. Aunt B got the cutest mobile for the room that matches the color and theme perfect.
We also did our first bit of baby shopping this past weekend. Baby girl now officially has three outfits. She also has her first pair of Footjoy golf shoes thanks to her Aunt B. Someone is going to have to teach her to play cuz' we know her mom can't. So Aunt B is prepping her now. She will be a great teacher for her.
I thought I would include some pics of the crib together and a pic of the dresser/changer (minus knobs) with the fabric swatches and a cute wall hanging we found to add to the decor. Enjoy the teasers... Sorry if the colors are a little off in the pics. I promise the room is not neon green.

5 years and 7 months

Well, June 24th marked our 5th year wedding anniversary and it was officially 7 months into the pregnancy. So.... those of you requesting a "belly" shot will be somewhat rewarded, but rest assured it will not be the bare belly. The world doesn't need such trauma. Here is a pick of the happy couple headed out for a quiet dinner to celebrate the special day.
On the nursery front, I will follow up with pics of the progress.

Arlene

So, the Gulf Coast is getting ready for another hurricane season and Arlene is bearing down to bring rain and stormy weather for the grandparents. In Memphis, it is hot - go figure. Autumn has taken the heat very well, so far. She is definitely not a complainer. I know I have been talking about putting a picture of the belly up - I just don't think Autumn is as excited as I am about getting a picture. If some of you could lend a little support and help, that would be great! We need pictures... We finally have a weekend where, we hope, we have nothing really planned. Which means there is A LOT to do around the house. Much cleaning and getting rid of even more stuff. We had a yard sale last weekend. It was pretty successful and we got rid of so much stuff. The baby's room hasn't made much progress lately. Will start more on that in the weeks to come.

DISASTER struck not too long ago when, somehow, the tape that we had of the ultrasound got erased. No idea how it happened, but it did. We were both pretty upset but may have a chance to get another one in the next week or so.

On another note, we haven't been to one day care, haven't talked to one single babysitter, nor do we know anything about taking any birthing classes or have we taken a tour of the hospital. SO, even though I may have started out Type A, it has decidedly gone south from there... If you are asking, "What are you gonna do?", your answer is, "I don't know..." I am just thinking about how much I want Moo Shu Chicken for lunch.