The Nursery Is Complete!!

Yes - we finally have the nursery done! Jeremy worked all day Saturday painting, then Saturday night (once the fumes cleared the room) we hung the border. Then we spend all Sunday afternoon organizing everything and arranging furniture. It looks awesome! For those who've never been to our house, this room was meant to be a den/office. When we moved in, there were no doors - just a wide opening. Jeremy hung the French doors back in October to close off the room. This room is adjacent to our bedroom. Now it's decorated and ready for the baby! Enjoy the pictures!

This one is looking into the nursery from the hallway through the French doors.

As cliche as these glider rockers are (Babies R Us must sell 1M a day!),
it's super comfy and will be great for those middle of the night feedings.

This is looking back out toward the hallway
(yes, the ladder is still in the hallway),
changing table on the left.

And here's the crib. You can't see the detail on the crib linens,
but they're the ones Mom (Grannie) made - they match the room perfectly!

Baby Names Chosen!! (And Other News)

I know... it's been a while since I put anything on here. It's just that there's not really anything exciting to report. We haven't had another ultrasound, and won't have another one unless the doc suspects any problems (let's hope not!). As of my last doctor's visit, everything's going great. My blood pressure is still very good, everything measures okay, no infections, and I was cleared for gestational diabetes. So far, it's been a very healthy pregnancy. We're very thankful for that. Overall I've been feeling pretty good. I have the occassional heartburn. And I feel huge some days. There are challenges to getting comfortable in bed some nights. But none of it's too bad -- and it'll all be totally worth it!

Two weeks ago our friends here in Michigan hosted a wonderful shower for me. We had a great time and got some fabulous gifts. We're really very blessed to have made some great friends in our time here. There were pictures taken at the shower - I saw the cameras flashing away. I just haven't gotten copies of them yet. As soon as I do, I'll post some. (And you'll get to see how much bigger my belly's gotten!)

We definitely have an active little baby - it's moving and stretching all day and night! I'm guessing it's got Daddy's big feet - there's some pretty powerful kicks. The nursery's coming along. We picked a wallpaper border and paint colors. Now Daddy just needs to get in there and paint! Then we can finish organizing everything and getting the room ready to welcome the baby home.

We also scheduled the baby's Baptism. We've chosen to baptize him/her at the church we've been members of here in Detroit - the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament. We are quite lucky, though - Fr. Wayne LeBleu (you might remember him from our wedding!) has offered to come here to baptize the baby. Okay, he didn't really offer, so much as he demanded that he be the one to baptize this baby. :) So, because of travel arrangements, we worked with Fr. Mike here to pick a date - June 8, 2008. We're excited to have all the grandparents planning to be here for it, along with the baby's Godparents. We asked my brother, Kent, to be the Godfather, and my very dear friend Leslie (Chauvin) to be the Godmother.

Oh... and the names! We've decided on names for the baby. Obviously, we picked one for a boy, and another if it's a girl. If a boy, he will be William Henry, and if a girl she'll be Madeleine Grace (pronounced "line" not "lynn"). No, not Bill, or Will, or Maddie. William or Madeleine.

I think that's all for now. Hopefully I'll have shower pictures and pictures of a finished nursery to post very very soon! Stay tuned!!!