Well first, let me say I'm sorry it's been awhile since the last post. There's been a lot going on and I've been neglecting the site. Also, we just got our camera back (actually they just replaced it for free with a brand new upgraded model - thanks Canon!) so I've still been unable to take pictures of the house. I've got the day off tomorrow, so I plan to go out and take a few pictures to post because it's supposed to be a beautiful day. Mom and I were talking, and I don't think the picture I've got on here does justice to the color of the house - I just love it! But anyway, we just got back from a weekend in Charlotte visiting our family for my cousin Katie's 16th birthday party who, by the way, is on her way to Raleigh this very minute in her brand new 2007 Honda CRV with her mom - congrats Katie! Speaking of Raleigh, they're on their way to stay with my cousin Keri and her new little girl Carson for the weekend. I finally got to meet Carson this weekend and she is one of the most beautiful little girls I've ever seen! We had a great weekend and it was nice to see all the family, with the exception of Anna and John, Layton, and Granny (and Cody who had to work, but I see him all the time!). We also had an eventful weekend because we were able to find our bedding for the nursery! I've been searching and searching and finally found something neutral that I love - and it was even cheaper than I found it online. It's still more than I would have expected I would pay, but I'm getting so excited about the thought of a new house that I wanted some new nursery bedding to go with it - sue me.
As for the house, the guys are (hopefully) finishing up the drywall this week and it will be time to start painting the inside. We've already ordered our tile, and we're finalizing plans on our cabinets. We were really lucky to have a family friend who's an interior designer here in town to agree to help us pick out some things. She found us a great deal on cabinets - there's a guy who just started ordering a new kind of cabinet in from China that is really sturdy and just beautiful. If we would have gone to Lowe's or somewhere to pick out this same thing, it would have cost us twice as much. And the great thing is that he's ordering them in bulk so we don't have to place an order and wait for them to come in. They'll be here in a week or two, and all we have to tell him is what exactly we want. Then we can either install them ourselves or have them installed. I was really stressed about cabinets because we spend so much time in the kitchen and we have so much kitchen stuff to store, but we didn't budget much money for the cabinets. The way this is working out, it looks like we may be only a few hundred dollars over the cabinet budget, and I was expecting it to be maybe a couple thousand over.
So that's all for now. I'm still feeling great and have no complaints. We're 23 weeks along, and our next appointment is Nov. 29th. Everything is going great for us right now - we're so very blessed!
Here are some pictures of the crib bedding we bought. I just love it! There are hundreds of little accessories they can sell you, but right now we just have the crib bedding and a diaper stacker that came with it. It also came with a valance that I think we might use to make a pillow. I might add the mobile and possibly the hamper, but we'll see.
Ricky & Keri and Chad & Kim gave us a 'gift tub' since they said they wouldn't be able to come to a baby shower. It was so nicely put together I asked Keri to take a picture - thanks guys!
Chad & Kim said they saw this and knew that the baby had to have this to wear at Grandma Mary's house - or will it be MeMe? She still hasn't decided. In case you can't read it it says "my favorite colors are green and yellow" I love it!
