Time for some updates:
A couple of weeks ago for family night, Jacob and I turned on some tunes and had a great time painting Sawyer's room. We painted it a buttery-very-happy-yellow color. It is dark and gray so often in Seattle that we wanted it to be a bright and cheery -
almost sunny - place to hang out with him. And the days that it is sunny, well, it'll be that much
sunnier.
I did all the prep work before Jacob got home from work, and then my job was the edges and corners and tricky little spots. Jacob did the rollin' rollin' rollin' job. We had a great time! Did I ever mention that at one point, among my many interesting career aspirations, I wanted to be a painter? Yep. I've done a bit of it before - I thought it would be kind of fun to listen to music all day and paint, but after I painted a few consecutive days I realized it would also get old really fast if that's all I did day in and day out. So now it's a hobby. But I still get really excited about painting! And I think Jacob enjoyed it, too! (Of course I had to convince him several times not to paint
me...)
Here are the results:
This is the dresser/changing table we got for Sawyer. I've changed enough diapers in my 11 years as a nanny to know that true "changing tables" are unnecessary- and sometimes even dangerous when the child gets older and learns/loves to crawl up the side. Half the time I end up changing babies on the floor or elsewhere anyway so I figured this would work just great...and later it can just be a dresser.
I have to admit, I love the colors and simplicity of these prints I got from
Speesees. I got them before we were even trying to get pregnant. I've been excited about becoming a mommy for a very very long time!
We completely lucked out and were very blessed that Jacob's boss and his wife gave us this Italian Pali crib. It is exactly the crib I wanted - white, top-rated for safety, and simple. Perfect. (Although I doubt we'll even have the baby sleep in it for the first 4-6 months!) Stay tuned, because I have plans to attempt to make my own mobile once I'm done working in a couple of months. I'll have to let you all know how it turns out! (Plans include origami paper cranes!)
We can't forget to mention my favorite part: the gliding rocker. Jacob's parents got this for us for Christmas, and I've already spent several hours in it. I know I will spend many, many more once Sawyer is here! I've heard some people say that gliders are ugly - but to me, they are quite heavenly! It even rocks
me to sleep!
We are definitely getting ready for our baby boy - and very excited about it. I want to get a lot done earlier rather than later, so I can go in the nursery and just sit and relax instead of stressing at the last minute. I'd rather spend my final weeks going for walks in the spring sunshine and doing some yoga than scrambling to get things ready. Here's to Sawyer and his new yellow room!
I Heart Sawyer!
We were originally going to take a picture every single week and then animate it at the end, but we've been slackers. So I figure if we get it about once a month that is fine, right? So here it is in the middle of week 24. I didn't wear just black this time because apparently black makes it not look as big (right Rach?)
It's honestly not as big as I thought it would be by now, and others have commented that it's kinda small - which caused me to start worrying "oh no, what if it's not big enough or Sawyer isn't growing enough?" But I asked my Doc and she says that all is going perfectly and everyone carries babies differently. Anyway, Sawyer still has 15ish weeks of growing to do and I have no doubt that my belly will get quite a bit bigger by the end! I am actually hoping to go a few days past my due date so that Jacob can have the best Father's Day present ever! My due date is June 11, and Father's Day is the 15th. It would be cool to have him that day! Although maybe by then I won't want him to stay in any longer! Oh well, we are just so excited that he's growing well and healthy and is coming to be part of our family quite soon!
