Check out my BLING!

Each day, I become a little more like my mother.

Please observe...

I absolutely love them!!

Happy Monday!

Aren't these dudes the cutest? I just love them!

 

Notice the new bedspread... brightens up the room for spring (which I am ready for). And, notice the nicely packed suitcase behind Benton... we're all ready whenever he is!!!

A Picture-Less Post

J is sick, I'm getting sick, I'm not sleeping much at all, things are not so exciting in the Brown house right now BUT I do think that the whole nesting thing has completely kicked in. I made a to do list by ROOM and I've been tackling it for the past three days. My to do list was over 4 pages long when I started. It's less than two at the current moment... not too bad. By the end of this weekend I think I'll be pretty much caught up and the nursery should be completely set-up. The only thing I have left to do in there is pre-wash the diapers and put up some toys.

One thing that has taken forever has been decorating that silly shelf in the bathroom! I want it to be functional but asthetically pleasing. I think I finally had an idea this morning so I should be all set with it tonight. Finally.

I'm also decluttering our "launch pad" -- do you have a launch pad? This is that space in the house that clutter and piles just CLING to. This location is on a bench in my kitchen just as you walk into the house from the garage. Let me tell you, you don't leave things there, they get up and walk there all by themselves. Each night I do a little bit more in this space...moving things to the appropriate location, sorting and purging things, filing other things away, etc. It looks a lot better than it did, but I still have along way to go. I'm thinking that by mid-day tomorrow it will finally be ready for the re-cluttering to begin. That's the thing with launch pads... it doesn't take long until they're right back in that original state.

Have you seen the movie Courageous? We watched it last night. I liked it but not as much as Fireproof. Probably because little man isn't here yet.



Happy Friday! Have a great weekend. Oh, and in case you're wondering, someone turned on the snow at precisely 9am today. 7 inches accumulating by 7pm! Sounds like a cozy night in to me!

37 Weeks -- FULL TERM!

I am so excited to be full term. This little fella can just come on out whenever his little heart desires. I am so ready to meet him! People keep commenting on how my profile keeps growing so rapidly! He's nearly 7lbs so he and I are both running out of space. :)

Our biggest to do is organizing the hospital bag and getting it in the car... that is on the agenda for tonight. I realize that we're already a few weeks late on having this done. It is all piled in our bedroom and half of it is in a suitcase, it just currently has no order. 

The nursery is basically all set to go. We got the new pictures up on the wall and we're waiting on the baby bucket from Indiana (see below) to put the changing table items in and then we should be all set!

How far along? 37 Weeks
Total weight gain/loss: 21 lbs
Maternity clothes? Yes, of course, even some of those are starting to creep up my belly.
Sleep: Exhausted again. Last night I took a nap for an hour after work and still managed to burst into hysterics when J made me get up for our church obligation. Lovely. Not a proud moment.
Best moment this week: Having our 5th and final baby shower this weekend and spending the day with some much loved family members!
Miss Anything? Iced tea! Someone better bring me a sweet tea once he comes out... breastfeeding or not! 
Movement: Absolutely... although it's to the point where J can't tell if I'm having a contraction or he's kicking the crap out of me.. apparently I make the same sound with both.
Food cravings: Chicken -- don't ask!
Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope.
Have you started to show yet: Yes.
Gender: Boy!
Labor Signs: Nope.
Belly Button in or out? Flat!
Wedding rings on or off? Nope, although I did manage to wear my wedding band on Saturday.
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy, excited, giddy! Ready to meet my newest little man! I talk to the dogs about their little brother all the time!
Looking forward to: His arrival! I'm so anxious on when and how it will happen. I just can't wait to hold him.

It's a new, fresh year!

Days are getting longer and the new year brings ideas of springtime!

This year I'm decluttering and reading my bible (Eat This Book -- if you want to read along). Since the baby is on the way, I've been decluttering in tiny ways. For instance, I reorganized, decluttered and purged our bathroom drawers (which really needed it). I also decluttered some cabinets in the kitchen which allowed for baby item storage... bottles, baby bullet, etc. It may not be a lot but I've been aiming at one area/place a week and the small impact has been really nice.

J and I, along with about 5k+ other people in Madison, are reading our bibles every day. So far, we're in Exodus. Our entire church for the entire year will Eat This Book and all of our messages and Life Groups will follow along as well. It is great to have the support. This is something I've tried to do each year since I've gotten married and every year I get to about March and I fizzle out. I'm hoping that this year the habit sticks.

What new years resolutions did you make? Technically our resolution is to be good parents but these two activities are helping us be better people, so its a win win.

Random-Schandom...

I had a three-day weekend but Saturday took so much out of me that I spent the majority of Sunday and Monday sleeping and relaxing to catch up from my Saturday. We had baby class, a baby shower, a family holiday party and about 3 hours of travel time. Being awake (and pleasant) from 6:30 am until mid-night was quite the achievement and while I was so proud of myself, I woke up Sunday utterly exhausted.

On Sunday, we managed breakfast with a friend, streaming church on TV and running some errands but other than that, I really slept quite a bit and relaxed at home.

On Monday, we had an ultrasound (all is well) and we went to lunch. I did a few things around the house, but not much. I did manage to get the MamaRoo hooked up and running along with the baby swing. I also put my new "prize" from the Brown Family Bacon Bash onto Owen's big bear. He will always know how much his Uncle Nick loves him!

 

Hopefully, this week will be equally productive. We're getting things done day-by-day.

Bathroom Update

Sorry this is late, doctor's appointment this morning and lunch with my main squeeze held me up. I should've set this to publish early, but I forgot! Sorry!

Our bathroom redo is still in progress, but here are some updated pictures!

I still need some ideas of what to put on the shelf. There is one thing I want to put up there, but I can't justify spending any more money... dilemma! Oh well, hopefully you all have some ideas for me!

I think it looks a lot brighter in there... I'm ready for spring!