The Nursery...a work in progress

We are starting to work on Drew's room and it has been so much fun!  We found a changing table/dresser for a great deal on craigslist.  Then we found a crib on sale at Children's Fair.  The bedding is ordered and I am so excited to see it all come together!

The crib:

Michael painting the dresser:

The bedding:

Now we are on the lookout for some colorful pieces of artwork or I may just go photograph our city's carousel in Coolidge Park.  Not sure yet.  And we still have to find fabric for recovering the purple rocking chair too!  It's a work in progress but so much fun!

Whats in a name?

Michael and I had no trouble naming this sweet boy.  We have chosen, Andrew Joseph.  He will be called Drew.  I can't wait to monogram something!

Andrew: strong, manly, courageous.
Joseph: God will add, God will increase.

May God bless our baby boy, keep him strong and healthy.  This is our nightly prayer.

Gender Reveal Party!

At our last doctor's appointment I was 14 5/7 weeks, Dr. B asked if we wanted to find out the sex if he could get a good shot?  We stared blankly at each other surprised by his offer, previously we had been told we would find out at the 18 week visit.

So, we told Dr. B that if he felt really confident then please write it down and seal it in an envelope.  We were planning to have a party with our family and find out the news together.

He did the ultrasound and had us look away when he ventured south so we wouldn't see anything.  Afterwards, he printed 2 pictures and gave us one of them.  I asked if that meant the other picture was our news and he said yes.  Gulp!  We immediately called our families and invited them to our party which was scheduled for 2 days later.  (Yes, Michael and I waited 2 whole days to find out!)

We had a cake made and the inside was either pink or blue...

 We asked family members to wear their color, pink or blue.  More people showed up in blue.

 It's A Boy!

We are so excited about this little boy!