Minion Monday

Our cribs came last week. I got home from running errands, and there were four huge boxes waiting for me on our front porch. I think I screamed out loud! They are white, sleigh bed style, and convert to toddler beds down the line. My sweet hubby already put them together, so our nursery is one step closer to being ready to welcome Noelle and Keegan home.

Let's see.... what else?

Last night we went to a SuperBowl party at our friends Amy & Eric's. They live in the 'north suburbs' where Justin and I will probably move next if we stay in Dallas, and have a beautiful, colorful home. Our other friends, Bonnie & Tyler, and their sweet baby boy, Carter, were also there. Let's just say that little chunk 6 month old never left my hip. (Or, whats left of my hip these days anyways...) It's actually really hard to hold a baby when you have a baby bump.

One of the babies had the hiccups this morning - and it was such a weird feeling! They move pretty non-stop, but are quickly running out of room. What used to feel like little jabs from their hands and feet are now more 'rolling' motions as they twist around. I find myself staring at my stomach multiple times a day watching it move around under my shirt. It's pretty bizarre.

No lie, I have about 15 baby books. I've skimmed all of them, but have only read a couple. Most of them are about 'during pregnancy,' and I found they gave me anxiety. They all talk about potential problems, things that COULD go wrong, and all of the scary preggo stuff. I'm not really into hearing about all of that. The only books we have about 'after pregnancy' are Babywise and Bringing up Bebe. Both have similar concepts... get baby on a schedule as soon as possible, and don't get up to hold them every time they make a peep. I'll probably read those two in depth this month - and then we are taking a Multiples class at our hospital in March. Besides that, I guess we will figure it all out when they get here!

On that note, that's about all I got this morning. Here is a crummy iphone pic I took yesterday afternoon before the Superbowl. 27w1d (and 10 weeks to go!!!)

A Mash-Up of Thoughts - And Pictures.

My brain is frazzled. But in a good way, I think.

I am officially 'stuck' in Dallas until the babies arrive. If you would have asked me how I felt about that about 2 months ago, I would have explained I was already feeling mega-bummed. BUT, now that its here, I'm really not.... And its mostly in part to the great girls I have met through my bible study class, the fact my mom and sister already have several trips up here planned, and a couple of the girls may try to make it up here too. I feel very blessed to have such an amazing support system in Houston, and I feel very optimistic that I am building some strong relationships here as well.

I just re-read that - sounds so 'serious.' But, since moving out of Houston in January 2011, it's been tough to make new friends. My best friends are all in Houston! And I work from home - so how on earth do you make friends at the ripe age of 26?? haha!

On that note.... the Hubs and I are rocking through our To-Do list. Our first piece of furniture for the nursery arrived last night. It's just a simple white shelf, but it was tough to find because the wall we needed it for is so skinny! (Our nursery is right off of our master bedroom; connected by double french doors).

The 'Worker'

The 'Supervisors'





The Shelf



 

The shelf obviously is not decorated, but here is what it holds so far:

- Two vintage Fisher Price toys from Mamais

- Two Sophie giraffes (amazon; gifted)

- A wide range of books (the rest are in their play area downstairs)

- 'K' and 'N' initials (Anthropologie)

- Two Peas in a Pod frame with ultrasound photos

- Vintage wooden blocks with 'K' and 'N'

 

We secured the shelf to the wall for extra safety measures.  There is the sneak peek of the color. I think it comes across pretty true, but with green it's really hard to get a feel for how the heck that looks on all 4 walls. I will share more pictures as the room comes together. :)

 

In addition to nursery bits and pieces, I have been hammering out Thank You notes from my showers. I actually made all of the thank you notes while I was at scrapbooking weekend this year. I love pennants! My goal is to have them all out in the mail by tomorrow!

 

 

And to end this mumbo-jumbo, here are 26 week belly shots. Crazy!

No stretch marks (yet) - HOLLA!