We've gone pink!

 Nine Weeks to Go!!!

OK baby, we have a car seat for you! We're almost ready! 

This week brought more nesting, purging and dusting off of old items to be sold at the garage sale.  The garage is now packed with more stuff than can be displayed inside of it.  We are also short a table or two.  Hoping to get that resolved by early this week so we can be ready to go by Thursday when my mom will bring over her garage sale group from Lyng.  I can't be open on Thursday, since it is one of my busier days at work, but we can be ready for the ladies to rummage through -- a sneak peek.
 

Wednesday, we had another doctors appointment. I did not feel fantastic this week and my iron was pretty low -- so my midwife suggested I start taking some iron supplements -- hoping that it will help with my energy level and the queasiness. But, baby is good and headed in the right direction (head down!) -- I hope she stays that way! I have just been praying like crazy that she's not feet first when she decides she's done cooking.  So, STAY PUT, BABY! I don't know why I still have this picture in my head that she is floating about, arms and legs akimbo like an astronaut in space. She's big now, and packed in there like a sardine, so I don't think she's floating about anymore.
 

Baby's room is still in progress.  The dresser we got from my mom looks fresh and cute with new drawer pulls and new white paint.  Saturday we took a trip to Pottery Barn Kids and picked up a really great shelf that will look cute above the crib.  But, um -- we don't exactly have a crib, yet.  I have looked at approximately eleventy-hundred cribs thus far.  We are still holding out for the best deal on something solid. 

Today is Sunday and it has been anything but lazy.  We woke up early to the sounds of our neighbor across the alley who was already busy with a bobcat and a group of dudes, tearing down his old garage.  I got up and started to work on the baby's room.  Jamie had to run the the hardware store, so he went out back and reported to the boys that while they were bulldozing Steve's garage, he was inside painting a room pink. Sorry, babe -- maybe someday you too can play with large man toys, but today -- pink paint.

We finally decided on what we think may be our tactic for the paint, so we cleaned out the room, washed the walls, taped and got to painting.  I love love love the color -- and outside of a little paint that peeled off the wall where we had taped, but were not planning to paint, it has turned out reasonably well.  Still some touching up to do, but I am excited about how it looks thus far.
 

In the pink at 31 weeks

We had to wrap up our painting early to head to a birthday party.  My Grandpa's sister Evie is 90! Wow, what a party -- tons of people and Evie's artwork was on display all over the two large party rooms at their apartment building.  We hung out with Grandpa and Nefa, ate some food and socialized.   I had some time to catch up with my Grandma's sister, Babs, she reported that she is still looking for a man, preferably one who can drive at night. I guess priorities change when you hit those "golden years".   I had very little time when we got home from Evie's party before I had turn around and head about to another birthday party for my friend Saj (she's the center on my line -- my favorite center!).  Happy Birthday, Evie and Saj! OK, tired now.

 The birthday girl

Hanging with Nefa and Gramps at Evie's party

This week will bring more of the same - working on garage sale stuff, working on baby's room and working on staying upright.

Up next, beyond hocking our goodies in the alley on Friday and Saturday, I'll be participating in a maternity fashion show! Yes, you read that right -- I'll be wearing fashions from Hot Mama and walking the catwalk at Creative Kidstuff! No kidding. Should be interesting.  I guess I'll have something to talk about in my next post!