Nesting, Part 2

Well, here's an update on all of the projects going on around Pine Hill in preparation for baby's arrival.

Last weekend, thanks to amazing Tyler and stupendous Monique, we were able to complete the "double vanity" project in the master bathroom.  Check it out:

Before

After

So what's the next project for the man of the house?  That would be ripping out the old exterior access to the basement, and building an awesome new lower deck to serve as, among other things, covered storage for the snowblower. Here's the beginning and the progress...

My fabulous mom was in town last week/this weekend to help set up the nursery and prepare for the baby.  She also got roped into sealing decking pieces for this project.  In her "office with a view":

Oh yeah, so she was also here to help with the nursery... and boy did we make progress.  So the "theme" is loosely camping, the outdoors, forest creatures, the mountains, etc. etc.  So on the crib wall, we painted a mural of aspen trees:

Over the changing table, we hung canvases of various campsites of ours and one of our Jeeps in the mountains:

The sitting/nursing area is mostly the same, just set up a little nicer with the lamp and stereo.  We have the valances (temporarily hung in the window here), but my mom is going to make some burlap shades to go underneath them, and then we'll hang them up properly:

We also spent lots of time doing laundry, organizing the armoire and changing table with bins, shopping for the  baby essentials still needed, and packing up the birth bags.  It seems like we are really ready to have a baby!  This is a good thing too, because I have been fatigued, nauseous, without appetite, and having some fairly strong practice contractions over the past three days.  I fully realize that by saying this, I virtually guarantee that I will still be pregnant at 42 weeks, but the reality that he *could* come early is still setting in, and I'm glad that we're ready.

Here's a bonus picture -- my dear Caitlin knitted us a nerd blanket.  I don't know if you can read it that well, but the first row says "E=mc2", second row says "V=IR," and third row says "F=ma."  It makes this nerd-mama's heart happy.

 Clearly this kid is going to get the right start.

Stay tuned for more updates to the new lower deck... there's already been enough progress for me to take another round of pics.  I can't keep up!!

Starting to Look Like a Nursery...

Now that my critical event has passed at work, I can get back to normal activities, like... oh.... life.  So today was a productive day of productivity here on Pine Hill.  Devin and Kathleen are in town this weekend for a visit (yay!) and so we enlisted their help to haul some furniture around.  (Yes... makes you want to come visit us, doesn't it??)

So we (and by "we" I of course mean Travis and Devin) hauled the Beast of an armoire up to the future nursery (baby closet!).  I should have taken pictures of this operation, it was so impressive, but went off quickly without a hitch.  Good job, manly men.  Then, Kathleen and I left the manly men to put together the crib while we made cranberry-pecan muffins.  Sadly, I have no pictures of the muffins (which were delicious, btw).  Happily, I do have pictures of the nursery-in-progress.  Now with crib!!!  It's like there's actually a baby coming here soon!!

Armoire Beast and crib (yay!)

Changing-table-to-be -- needs a pad

To finish off the furniture we have so far, we set up the glider on the "see the gorgeous mountain view out the window" platform.  *sigh*  It's going to be a retreat.

In other news, Travis's "man cave" office, recently relocated to the main floor, is coming along swimmingly.  And we have restacked wood by the house after nearly depleting it during the recent cold/snow.

Now we just need some decor-power in that nursery!  (Mom?)

Oh yeah, here's a nice shot of my 28wk belly (last week).  I think it's starting to look like a pretty pregnant belly now!  Hooray, third trimester!

ETA: Just kidding.  Couldn't resist the muffin picture...