Building the Baby's Furniture

Two days ago, a BIG BIG box was waiting for us in front of our door.  Yup!  The baby's dresser arrived!  

And last night, Michael and I decided that maybe we would just "quickly put it together" before dinner.  We opened the box, and oh my goodness....there were tons and tons and tons of pieces.  We looked at the directions too and they just look very complicated.  Not many words...just diagrams, and it's not like the pieces were labeled.  We felt really overwhelmed, so I called my very handy father-in-law, Fred, hoping that maybe we could set a day or time that he could come over and help.  Apparently, my timing was perfect, because they (Fred & Mom) were on their way to dinner and invited us to come along...and then afterwards, we could all come back to the apartment and put the dresser together that night!

We had dinner at Chili's and then met back at the apartment.  Fred had also quickly gone home to pick up his electric screwdrivers.  Work immediately began, and Fred taught Michael how to use the tools to build his daughter's dresser.  It was very cute to watch.  :)

The finished product  :)

I couldn't be happier with the new dresser.  We were a little nervous because we had never seen how it would actually look in person, since we found it and bought it online.  But it's perfect!  Matches the crib and fits the room just how we hoped!

THANK YOU SO MUCH GRAMPY!  You blew us away with your generosity...especially since you had just gotten back from Ohio for work and hadn't gotten much sleep.  Our baby's so lucky to have you!  :) 

More Baby Furniture!

We have the crib and the sheets.....but now, we also have a dresser!

We'd been debating for a while about what we want to put in the baby's room.  We looked at different furniture stores, and even at pictures of friends' nurseries for their babies.  It seemed like a good idea to have a changing table as well as some kind of system of cabinets.  After a lot of thinking practically, searching, debating, and then price comparing, we found something!

This is the picture from the website.  We bought it online from JCPenny, and they had a really good sale, as well as free shipping.  We liked that there is a good amount of storage, the height is perfect just to add a changing pad on top of, it's the size that we were looking for, and also it matches the crib!  YAY!  

...the only downside is that it will need to be assembled.  But then again, I was pretty good at putting together the rest of our furniture, so hopefully it won't be so bad!  :)  We're really excited for it to get here so we can get more of the baby's room set up.  I'd like the room to be just about finished before I get too big to help Michael with setting up everything.  

Growing!

Me and my growing tummy at just about 6 months  :)

I SHOULD be working...

It's a typical Sunday.  Michael's at work, and I'm here at home looking at a stack of papers for work and files to go through in order to write IEPs.  It's quiet, and this is my chance to get some work done.  But am I being productive?  Nope.  Instead, I'm reading a book the Summers Family brought over yesterday about What to Expect during the First Year.  That, and a little bit ago, I was looking at the baby bjorn and playing around with it, trying to figure out how to strap it on and the different positions the baby can be in.  Before that, I was looking online at different mobiles for the baby's crib.

I don't know if you can tell, but I am ridiculously excited for this baby.  I just pray that she continues to stay healthy and grow until she's ready to come out and see all the love that is waiting for her.



Ugh. But for now, I guess I should get some work done.  This upcoming week is my last one without any IEP meetings.  Starting the following week, I have 1-2 meetings per week until I leave for my maternity leave. (Yikes!)  These IEPs aren't actually due until late April, May and June.....but because I'll be gone during that time, I'm moving them all up so they will be done by me instead of someone who doesn't know the students as well as I do.

Kicking

Just a few days ago, we met another milestone in the pregnancy-- kicking!  Yes, I have been feeling her move for at least a month and a half now, but I guess she's getting bigger and stronger, because now it's not just little flutters and twitches I feel anymore.  She's really kicking...and if you put your hand on my stomach (at the right time), you would be able to feel it too!

It's a crazy feeling.  At first, I didn't even understand what it was.  I had just finished coughing, and just a second or two later, I felt a little flick or a poke from inside my stomach.  I thought maybe I had imagined it...or maybe it was more of the pesky round ligament pain I've been feeling for a while now.  So I just sat there and rubbed my stomach.  I tried coughing again, and then this time, waited with my hand on my stomach.  A few seconds later, I felt the poke again, and this time, I felt a distinct nudge with my hand from inside my stomach.  Apparently the baby's in there asking what all the coughing is about.  :)

I told Michael that I felt her move from the outside. He basically ran over, started rubbing my stomach, and talked to the baby to encourage her to kick.  He's been doing that every time I feel anything.  He's so excited to feel her move, but I guess she's shy to kick for her daddy still, because as soon as he starts talking to her and rubbing my stomach, she stops.  I'm sure it'll just be a matter of time.  :)

Special Delivery!

Look what came in the mail today!

The baby's crib bedding set came!  YAY!  It's funny because we ordered it through Amazon.com just a few days ago, and it's already here!  The picture came out a little dark...the blanket's colors are actually a little brighter than they look here.  We're soooo excited because we actually hadn't seen the bedding set in person, only online.  And yet, it's even better than we thought it would be!  So soft, too!  It's perfect! :)

Back to work...

I'm so sad that today is my last day of work before going back to work.  The past 2 weeks have been so nice being able to stay home with Michael and spending time with family.  Especially because I've been sick for the past week, it's been good to be able to get rest without being exposed to more new germs from students.

Of course, like anyone, I prefer staying at home as opposed to work....but also, I'm dreading going back to work because being pregnant, it's getting harder to chase after the students, crawl around on the floor, and do all the physical things being a special ed teacher entails.  My back and hips are starting to ache more, and its harder for me to just be able to jump up at a second's notice and chase after a student who's trying to run out of the room and into the street.  Also, I know my the baby is well padded in my stomach, but it always scares me when a couple of the more aggressive kids push and hit me on my stomach.  :/  I don't blame them because I know they don't understand, but still.

I'm trying to think positively, take things one step at a time, and hoping that time flies so that Spring Break will be here soon.  :)