Our Memorial Day Adventure

We had a fun good time starting our day preparing for our little one, and ended up making a purchase we have been planning on for awhile, NEW COUCHES!!! We were at I.M. Home and we found this great sectional with a chaise lounge on the end and we just had to get it especially when they had a special going on where we could get $500 back of our purchase. We also were able to find a sweet bed frame that we just had to have.

All that was left was taking the time to get the old couches out of the house. So we had some great helpers in Brandan, Bryant, and some random guy who was walking through our complex. Brandan was happy to take our couches off our hands and the next day ours were delivered.

The process of over the balcony.

Our new couch.

A different view

And finally our new bed.

It's a WONDERFUL life!

Don't I have an AMAZING husband?! I married a wonderful Mr. Fixit! :) He has done such a good job working on our house this summer while he has been out of school. Our closet door looks fabulous, and the new wall is beautiful! I can't believe how quickly he completed the whole project, too! What a hard worker. Good job Matt!!! I'm sure loving the extra space!

I guess this means that it's time to move on to project #2 of the summer...the baby room!!! :) We only have 16 weeks left! (Ok...that's a little terrifying to type...) Anyway. Here are a few items we are going to be purchasing soon. Any tips, advice, or recommendations are definitely welcome!

Chicco Cortina Stroller & Carrier

Simplicity Ellis 4-in-1 Convertible Crib (Espresso)

My Little MVP Bedding Set

There are still so many things to figure out. Such as, I still need to decide what to do about a Bassinet (or something for the first few weeks). We also need to figure out what to do as far as shelving, clothing dresser, changing table, etc. Looks like we have our work cut out for us!!! At least it is fun work... :)

The Closet Door Day Four

It is finally finished!!!

The primer on and ready for paint.

The wall finished with the trim.

The closet with the trim. The paint is drying still as you can see.

The Closet Door Day Three

Well day 3 we only did a couple of hours of work. We were able to get the mud done and the orange peel spray on. It is ready to be painted now!

The old door is now a wall.

The new closet door and shelf!

A closer look at the shelf and closet door.

Another closer look at the closet from the other side.

And finally the new closet door!

The Closet Door Day Two

Mike came over again to help me out and we got the door installed and did some more mudding!!! Just a few more hours and it will be finished!!!

Second layer of mud.

Just after the door was installed.

The great Mike helpin out.

The Closet Door

Well, I had this great idea to maximize the space in our condo. So, I decided now that I am done with school for the semester that I should get on the task of moving the closet door from one side of the wall to the other side of the wall closest to the front door. Genius right? So, today it began. I can't say it was just me, I had the great help of my neighbor Mike, he sure knows his stuff.

Picture one as I started I first took out the closet shelf and the casing on the backside.

Picture two cutting out the old sheet rock.

Picture three after crawling into the attic to wire the coax cable and the plug.

Picture four the mudding and perfataping begins.

Picture five finished mudding and taping.

Picture six the inside of the new closet.

Now we just have to wait for the mudding to dry and mud again!

All in a days work!!!

IT'S A BOY!!!!!!!

We couldn't be MORE ECSTATIC!!!!!!!!! Yesterday we found out we are having a little BOY!!!!!!! Bring on the cars & trucks, sports, creepy crawly bugs, dirt & mud, suits and ties...all of it! :) We can't wait!!! Based on the baby's measurements yesterday, it looks like our due date is gonna be pushed a little later as well. Apparently we're about 2 weeks off...maybe??? On April 28th (Our Anniversary--what a great way to celebrate!) we are going back for another ultrasound to update measurements and get a more accurate due date. Right now the due date is looking more like September 10th-ish. It was so fun to actually SEE our little boy yesterday! He is adorable, and I've got pictures and a wonderful DVD to prove it--he he he! Even though he was pretty snuggled up in there...we're sure glad he cooperated with us yesterday so we could find out gender and get some measurements!

Yesterday night my parents, Stephie, Amy, Matt's parents, Stacey, Ryan, Blake, Parker, and Austin all came down to find out the baby's gender. Matt & I hid Easter eggs all over the house. Half of the eggs had pink candies and half of the eggs had blue candies. Little did everyone know...Matt had the "deciding" egg in his pocket. After finding all the eggs, the family realized that our totals were even for boys and girls. So, Matt pulled out the last egg from his pocket and gave it to my mom to open. Inside the egg it said, "Come find me!!! I'm somewhere between Cars and Hitch..." This sent the kids to the shelf of DVDs searching. Between Cars and Hitch we had hid the DVD of our baby's ultrasound. Once they found it, they saw it's blue cover and knew it was a boy. It was so much fun! After, we all celebrated and went out to the Brick Oven for dinner. It was such a WONDERFUL day!!!!!

At first, I couldn't sleep because I was so anxious to find out if it was a boy or girl. It would keep me up at night wondering. Now I can't sleep because I'm so excited that in 4 1/2 months a little boy will be joining our family!!! :)