Nursery Progress

Well my thought of finishing the nursery all in one weekend sure didn't happen but I feel much better with the furniture in it. It actually looks like a nursery! My parents came to visit for about a week and it was so wonderful to have them here! Dad worked hard putting the changing table together that he had built and then mom and I got our turn to get in the nursery and put all the baby items away.

We are so thankful to have all of this special furniture that our dads made!!

For right now I just have pictures of the changing table. We're still working on getting the crib finished up and put together, but I'll post pictures as things come together.

Gardening

On top of the may things we have to do to prepare for the arrival of our little boy, we (I) decided it would be fun to try our hand at gardening this year. We had a tomato plant and some herbs last year and I thoroughly enjoyed being able to make a meal using produce that I had grown! I had heard about square foot gardening and I so I did some further research into it. It looks like a great way to garden and once we get it all set up and started, it should be a very low maintenance garden by the time Miles arrives. By that point I'm thinking it will be great to go and get food out of my garden rather than packing up a baby and going to the grocery store. We'll see if my theory pans out. . .

We are planting Tomatoes, Cucumbers, Pole Beans, Green and Red Peppers, Basil, Broccoli, Zucchini, Rosemary, Oregano, Lettuce, Spinach, Cilantro, Marigolds, Zinnias, Mint, and Lambs Ear.

But for now, I have some pictures of getting all set up. I have had some seeds growing inside for a little while and just transplanted our first little plants, so the plan has been set in motion.

Carson was very helpful in the manual labor of building the actual boxes and carrying the large bags of soil.

Ginny had to leave her mark and be a part of the garden building

Our finished main garden (except for the netting for the tomatoes and cucumbers to grow on) We put the trellis up to deter the dogs from running through the garden when they are running through the yard.

This another box that we put by our back door. We'll put Marigolds and Lambs Ear in this one.

In the home stretch

I am now 33 weeks along and as it gets harder to breathe as Miles grows, we are getting very excited about meeting him soon. I thought I would freak out when I hit 30 weeks but instead I became very excited about the fact that I'm going to be a mom soon! I have spent the last 12 years of my life babysitting and playing with other peoples children, but soon, God will bless us with a little boy that he has entrusted to us! That thought just thrills me!

We have almost completed our pregnancy classes and I am feeling much more prepared on what to expect. I used to be scared of labor because I handle pain very poorly but it's the means to an end. It's what has to happen to welcome little Miles into the world and at the end, I won't care about the pain he caused me as I'm holding him in my arms.

I have just a few more day left working at Hallmark and then I will be home to fully concentrate on getting things ready for him and to get as much rest as I can.

Here are the latest pregnancy photos:

31 weeks

33 Weeks. A few notes about this photo. Not to point out my flaws but yes, my eyes look very tired. This baby is wearing me out! I am getting very tired very quickly these days. Also, Miles wanted to be a part of this photo. He was kicking my bottom hand the whole time!

Playing catch up once again

I have desperately been wanting to sit down and update this blog about all the happenings in our life but just have not had the time to make sitting at the computer a priority. So I'm staying up late tonight to at least say that I haven't forgotten about my faithful readers. We have had a very exciting time lately. I have been doing some traveling since pretty soon I won't be able to for a while. I went to visit my grammy recently in Alabama and we had a great weekend spending time together. We rarely get one on one time any more because normally I have hubby or one of the puppies with me so it was a special time. A few weekends later I traveled home to Orlando for some baby showers (pictures to come soon as soon as Carson can edit them for me). Ever since I returned from Orlando and recovered from the sleep deprivation I have really been focusing on getting things ready for Miles' arrival. Each weekend I have different projects lined up for Carson to help me with. Poor guy never gets a break! Two weekends ago we started our square foot garden (more to come in a later post) and this weekend we pretty much rearranged the entire house preparing for all of the nursery furniture coming up next weekend! Things are getting accomplished here but there still seems to be so much to do!

Our most exciting news (or sad if you are Carson) is that we said good bye to the beloved Jeep this weekend. We found a private buyer without even looking and before you know it we were one car down and I had a very sad husband on my hands. We are on to a better, more family friendly (and fuel efficient) car now and I'm sure I'll have picture of that to share as well as soon as we find the right car.

So there is very brief update on our life. Hopefully I can get the other post I mentioned up soon.

Our Big Day

Today was a big day at our house. First off, Carson now has a full time permanent job! We have been looking forward to this day for a long time and it is so nice to know that God has us taken care of. Carson is loving his job and it fits his skill set perfectly.

Today I also hit my 30 week mark in my pregnancy. I told Carson I would probably freak out when I hit 30 weeks because it all seems so close now and there is still so much to do! I've been pretty calm today and I'm just trying to work through the details and remaining projects as I am able. Since I hit my third trimester I have been so tired! My energy does not go near as far and I seem to struggle to get everyday chores done. I have been able to enjoy some nice, relaxing time out in the back yard with the puppies because the weather has been beautiful here! I figure I better read some books for enjoyment now, because Miles sure won't leave me a lot of time for that kind of stuff.

I'm a little late posting this picture but here is my 29 week picture:

27 weeks!

I'm getting very close to my third trimester. Miles is very active at this point and we're getting very anxious to meet him, although there is a lot to do before he arrives.

Fence

We have a fence! Carson and some friends worked very hard over the last two weekends putting up almost 400 feet of fence. This will be a huge help to me when taking care of the puppies while Carson is at work during the day. This is a very exciting day!!