Sweatshop Grandma Came To Town

Sewing on a ma-chine,
Made some curtains,
Hung them up,
And made the room look so keen.

Ok, so that's pretty cheesy, but the curtains really have made the room look even more finished!

The Irish Blessing from my friend Brittany also makes a wonderful addition to the room!!

Super husband

Steve had told me that if the baby came Friday, I wouldn't have a bathroom, but if (s)he waited until Saturday, there was a good chance. I think he meant this past weekend, but it seems like that may be more accurate about the coming one. The floor tiles look great, but took a bit longer to dry than anticipated, so we're a little behind. Oh well. It's coming together really nicely and will be great when it's finished. And just like I have faith this baby will eventually make his/her way out in to the world, I have just as much faith that the bathroom will be finished. Eventually. Bathroom flooring

Shower tile

Trim going up

A busy past week!

How much can we shove in to a 9 month pregnancy?! Man alive! I think we've done about as much as anyone could - purchased & fixed up a rental property, totally redone and rearranged our house, passed two licensing exams, etc. . . Are you tired yet?! I think we need to have our baby so we can relax! Here are a few pictures of what's been going on.







Upstairs paint after floor was finished

Room set up and being used!

Office/Guest room space

Office/guest room hallway

Former guest room, now craft room/catch all room - still some organizing and moving to do as the basement gets finished

Chi Omega, Yours Forever. . .

Loyal we will be. . .

My awesome biggie came up to Mpls from Chicago for the weekend and her only wish was to help prep for this baby. SOOO sweet! She helped me figure out the various slings we have (some of which seem a bit more complicated than others and require you to almost fold your child in half, but I think we got it down), make the last HUGE Babies 'R' Us run, assemble the swing, etc. She's awesome!

Steve could not figure out how 1 swing could stump to "Chi O Graduates." The fact that the instructions were TERRIBLE may have had something to do with it. . .

We eventually figured it out though. Notice the little owls girls?!

Another, far simpler, assembly project - the crib's mobile.

Finished Product - almost

The nursery is ready, minus Sweatshop Gmas curtains & cushion (and hanging a few pics). The curtain rods just need to be hung by Steve, the cushion's coming up with Gpa Wilson comes up to meet this kiddo. I'm totally in love with it now, I can hardly wait to see it all together!

No words

Pictures of the finished project to be up later today

Blown away!

My kid has the most. talented. grandmas. EVER. Holy cow! Today Steve's mom emailed me the plans for the mural and all I can say is wow! I hope we are able to help our child grow up realizing how truly blessed and loved (s)he is. It's amazing! AND to top it all off, this baby got his/her first piece of mail addressed to him/her. . . Curtains! They look goregous and I think are going to add so much to the room!! This weekend is going to pull the room together on an even greater level and I am just in awe, seriously. Pictures will come, don't you worry!

Baby's best friend

I caught Hank sitting by the crib tonight. Then I brought Charlie in to pose with him. Hank is looking right at home next to the crib and Emmitt seems quite fond of the glider.






Steve's predictions on the zoo's reactions -

Queso - annoyed by the new addition and will keep to herself
Emmitt - overly happy by the new addition, leaving us annoyed trying to get him to keep to himself
Hankers - protective and nearby the baby
Charlie - very excited, but not really sure why