Spring is on the way

Just wanted to share a picture of our plum blossoms. We planted this tree in June- and this is its first season with us. The bloom of a plum tree is always so beautiful with its gentle pink blossoms.

A weekend away

For my dad's birthday this weekend we decided to head up the hill to the cabin for a couple of days. It wasn't super cold- but there was some snow on the ground while we were there. It looks like the little guest house is nearly finished- just adding some panelling and flooring. We can't wait to make it a regular trip- and bring the baby with us. I grew up making many trips to the mountains as a kid- and just love it up there.

As far as the baby room goes, we have painted and installed a chair railing around the room. We need to repaint the trim and then its kind of ready for the crib! It feels very good to be making progress!

Squirrels!!!!!!

Behold the wonderful gift from my fabulous friend Sally!!!!! I can't even believe that there are scapbooking materials with squirrels on them!!!!! Who would have believed it? For the record, I have been crazy about squirrels for several years now; trendsetter, not trend follower!!!

Sally, Luke and Addie came over on Saturday morning to see the new stroller and validated that we made a good choice. It goes without saying that we can't wait to put it in action.

I can't wait to put the baby album together, when it is our turn. We had such a wonderful Valentines weekend- working together on projects to get ready for the baby!

Big progress on the nursury!

Well, it doesn't look like much, but we did get the paint on the
walls! We still have to paint the trim and paint the chair rail,
but its definitely progress! We had a big day on friday, we went to the big Goore's sale and bought a stroller and a crib. Since we don't know when the baby will come, we want to plan ahead and be ready! We picked out a crib that will convert to a toddler bed, and then into a double sized bed later. It is kind of a "mission style" sleigh bed- and we just fell in love with it! The stroller we picked out will meet our needs perfectly. It starts out as a "pram style" and then converts later to a regular stroller.

We had a wonderful time at the baby store-- so many things to look at and to think about. I love the stroller- and I can jusst imagine us on daily walks in the neighborhood- I want to tell the baby all about my favorite trees and plants, meet my favorite neighbors and explore the world together. When I walk past the baby's room, I can't stop thinking about the future!

Parenting class

Here's Brian with the plastic baby! We had a 2 1/2 hour class last night at the hospital where we learned about feeding, washing, and changing the baby. Also learned lots of techniques for calming them and getting them to sleep. I am sure that all of that will come in handy! It may come as no surprise that Brian was very technical in his approach to the swaddling. He did it several times in a row, and practiced until it was perfect!

Busy weekend

They say a goldfish will grow to fit the size of his bowl. That's like me and my crafting materials. Until this weekend- I had some materials in the basement, some in our guest room and some more in a spare room that I called the sewing room. This weekend I moved all craft stuff downstairs, we moved the guest room into the former sewing room and made some empty space for the baby. We don't have a crib yet, but will likely order one very soon, because that can take some time, I guess.

Yesterday, we heard that another family in our program was matched up with their new baby girl. We are so happy for them and can only imagine what they must be thinking right now! Such excitement! Here's the exciting part... this family submitted their paperwork around Thanksgiving! That means that they were matched up in about 3 months. Many families seem to be matched up 5-8 months-- but three! Wow!

We have a lot to do to get ready, and we will get started on it this weekend!