Baby #2 Room

David worked really hard yesterday painting and putting together a crib for Baby #2's room. Here is a sneak peak.

I'm in love with blue and brown together. Just hope the little one really is a boy!! David came up with the idea of stripes and they turned out great! It's a good thing he is a perfectionist. I am not and would probably have had some interesting "vertical" stripes had I been the one to paint.

This room used to be green and we called it "the green room". If you click on the picture, you can see the green on the insides of the window. We are debating if we make that blue or white. Bye bye "Green Room"

Unfortunately the crib was not what we thought. The side railing doesn't come down and with me being a bit shorter, I'm not sure if that will work out for my back. I'm debating on contacting Target to see how we'd return something we already put together. If anyone had a crib out there and didn't lower the sides at all, let me know how that worked for you!

Thanksgiving Pics

We had a nice Thanksgiving this year. Very simple and laid back. This is exactly what I needed.

Lily with her Grandma. Grandma held Lily while David and I got dinner ready.

Lily hung out with Grandpa after dinner!

Family pics. Darn, I didn't get one with just David, Lily and me. Pregger brain! ha ha

The day of Giving Thanks

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!!

Today I am thankful for many things. I feel very fortunate with the life I have.

I'm thankful for:

My Family
David: I love sharing my life with you. You are my best friend and I can't imagine life without you!

Lily: You are one of the coolest people I know. You are so sweet and lovable. I love you more than I could have ever imagined.

Baby to come: I'm so excited to meet you and welcome you into our family. Love you!

Parents: You are the best parents anyone could ask for. You just love your family no matter what and I hope that I can be just like you with my kids.

Siblings: I'm so lucky to have all of you! Life would be quite duller if you weren't in it. I love when we are all together and I can't wait to see everyone again.

And to all my extended family, love you lots!

My Friends
I am so blessed to have many really great people in my life. If I could see all of my friends all of the time, that would be awesome. I'm grateful for the internet to keep in touch with those of you who live far away. *hugs*

People are what make my life. I am grateful for the things I do have, but they do not compare to the people. I hope all of those whom I know, whom I have bumped into, whom I haven't met yet have a wonderful Thanksgiving Day!

Thanksgiving Day Prep

Lily helping me make homemade rolls!

Today I am prepping for Thanksgiving. I have my homemade rolls rising and will bake them in about 2 hours. I am cleaning the house (with the help of my awesome husband). I'm also starting to feel a bit tired, okay, exhausted. Being 36 weeks pregnant with a huge belly and chasing an almost two year old around is quite tiring. Lily is going through this phase of whining/crying when asking for things. Oh no! We must put a stop to this now. I told her today that when she whines/cries, I will be leaving the room until she can ask me nicely. It worked this morning, so perhaps she will learn soon that whining gets no where in this house!

Anyways...Thanksgiving tomorrow will be nice and simple. We have a simple menu and only my in-laws will be joining us. Had I been thinking ahead, I really would have preferred to go out to eat somewhere. I have almost never thought that would be fun to do on Thanksgiving. I normally enjoy all the cooking and family and friends coming over. It just seems a bit much this year. Thankfully, David enjoys cooking and will be doing most of it tomorrow. Thanks husband!

School Days

Lily had school today and I'm happy to report that the last three weeks have gone great. She shows up to school and will go play without any tears! Hip hip hooray!

David and I got to hang out today. We went to the hospital to pre-register. I know myself in labor and this lady is not signing paperwork while in labor. So, happy to have that completed. Then we ran a few errands and had lunch at La Baguette.

Last night I had my monthly bookclub. We read Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. I haven't completely finished the book, but I know the story from watching the miniseries with hunka hunka Colin Firth. I was a Jane virgin and may pick up a few more of her books. I hear Mansfield Park is a good one.
I'm contemplating reading the Twilight series as several of my friends are raving about it. It took me quite awhile to read Harry Potter. I think the 4th book was out before I actually started. So, perhaps Twilight will be like that for me too. I'll think "What took me so long?"

No big plans this weekend. I do get to hang out with some of the girl friends on Sunday for coffee and I'm looking forward to that. I haven't hung out with them in a good long time.

Sorry no new pictures. Although, I did promise my friend Nicole a picture of me at the end of my pregnancy with Lily.
Here ya go Nic - Check out that Lily ball! ha ha!