Daddy paints the nursery!

Kevin spent the whole weekend painting the nursery and it looks great! We chose a light tan color called Late. The walls were "primer" white before so the color really adds a lot to the room. All we need now is the furniture, and the baby of course!

Molly came home this weekend and we had a great time hanging out together. My mom, Molly and I spent all day Saturday shopping and they helped me find 2 swimsuits for the trip! On Sunday, we spent the day at my parents house. The baby was very active and my mom and Molly were able to feel some good kicks! It was fun to spend time with everyone.

We leave on Sunday for our trip. We are so excited to get somewhere warm! It is supposed to rain here all week and snow this weekend. It will feel so good to be in the Florida sun. We will give you all the updates when we return!

All About Baby!

Friday was a day dedicated to Baby Allen! After a lot of shopping and decision making, we ordered his crib, changing table, glider and ottoman. We are very happy with the decisions we made and can't wait for everything to arrive! It should be here in 8-12 weeks (it's a good thing we didn't wait any longer, I only have 15 weeks left)! We ordered his bedding last week and got it in the mail on Thursday. It is chocolate brown and blue polka dots and stripes. We love the way it looks! It is currently spread-out in the empty nursery. I love walking by the room and looking at it!

We had our 24 week doctors appointment on Friday as well. Everything looks good and Baby Allen is growing big and strong. At first, the nurse had a hard time finding a clear heartbeat because he was moving so much! She would hear it for a second and then he would move and she would have to find it again. After a few minutes he settled down and we heard it nice and loud. He is a very active little baby!!! I feel him moving all the time and his kicks are getting stronger and stronger. It is fun to watch my belly and see it move up and down as he moves. It is so amazing. Our next appointment will be at 28 weeks and after that I will start to go to the doctor every two weeks. Time is going so fast!

I posted a recent bump picture and as you can see I am growing more and more everyday! A few weeks back I bought some clothes for our upcoming trip to Florida and I am worried that they might not fit when we leave in two weeks...yikes! I am currently debating the swim suit issue...Should I wear a bikini and let my belly look the way it does, or should I cover it up with a tank-ini or a one piece (which I have not worn since grade school.) I tried on some of my swim suits from last summer for Kevin and he quickly vetoed some and approved a few. I guess I will just bring a little of everything and see how I feel when we get there. If I do wear a bikini, I will not be posting any pictures!!!

We had a beautiful MN weekend and spent lots of time outdoors. It felt great to get some fresh air and be out and about again. We are looking forward to spring and of course summer!

Making room for baby!

We've spent the better part of last two weekends organizing, packing and storing. We are moving the upstairs office downstairs to create the nursery. Our townhouse has NO storage space and we have A LOT of stuff! I didn't realize how much stuff we had packed in that office until we started going through it. We decided to have three garage lofts installed this weekend for extra storage. We were able to get everything off the floor of the garage and store all of the extra stuff from the office. The nursery is finally empty and ready to be painted and filled with baby furniture! In addition, the garage floor is cleared and after three years, Kevin can finally park in the garage with me!!! He is so excited that he won't have to wake up extra early to scrape the snow off of his car everyday!!! It was a very busy weekend but it feels great to have the baby's room cleared. I even spent time hanging up the few baby clothes we have. Those tiny hangers are sooo cute!!!