26 weeks... and a Nursery update!

This 2nd trimester has been a breeze! I feel great, am eating happily, and am up to my eyeballs in nursery & baby shopping during the day while Baby is kicking and punching my insides quite often. I have to admit that it's pretty fun.  :)

These last few weeks have seen some progress in the "guest room-to-nursery" conversion that we've undertaken. We painted, ordered a crib & a dresser/changing table, the crib mattress is on its way, and I just ordered the glider & ottoman today! Can't wait for it to get here next week! I will be lounging in it A LOT!  :)

So the crib & dresser we ordered turned out to be some unexpected drama: they were HUGE and they were HEAVY and we had to rent a pick-up from U-haul to get them home from Babies "R" Us. The dresser came fully assembled (did I mention it was HUGE and HEAVY?) and it was not fun to move up the scissor staircase. Matt had to recruit the help of our neighbor & his son-in-law to move it in and the 3 of them sure did some wrestling with it. It looked like a pain in the butt from where I stood (supervising with my hands on my hips). The crib was also a giant box but was a little lighter and less bulky. The crib required assembly on our part. Luckily, the instructions were easy enough and we got it put together in no time at all.

Even though all the furniture isn't here yet and the walls aren't decorated yet and the bedding isn't all there yet, I still love to walk into the nursery and admire it. We've worked hard and it's all coming together quite nicely. I couldn't be happier!  :)

~ Tam

Anniversary in Tahoe

Baby Gaddis is a little over 25 weeks now and all is going very well. Our prenatal appointment on Wednesday went smoothly and everything looks great. We love these doctor visits! It's so exciting to hear baby's heartbeat each time we are there.  :)

We just spent a long weekend at Lake Tahoe for some relaxation and outdoor fun (and to celebrate our 2nd wedding anniverary!). It was the BEST!  So cozy & quiet and the weather was gorgeous!








We brought Ike with us on our weekend getaway and rented a cabin in a quiet mountain area in Tahoma, on the west side of the lake. This little cabin could NOT have been any cuter, I promise you!

Matt grilled meats for every meal and I spent most of the time with my feet up on the deck, soaking up the sunshine & forest scenery. We even had this baby bird fall out of a tree and land on our deck! It managed to fly off shortly after.  :)

The lake was beautiful -- blue, clear, calm, with perfect water temperature. I tried to get Ike to walk in the water with me, but he doesn't care too much for being wet in any fashion. He preferred to hang out in the sand away from the water.  :)

We could have spent the rest of forever on that little stretch of beach in the shade of aspens and pines, but we did manage to pull ourselves away and head home...

Really, we MUST go back and plan to do so. Baby will be going with us next year!  :)

~ Tam

24 weeks!

The last few weeks have been busy! We had a trip to Denver to take care of some condo business (well, Matt did) and I got to spend some time with my brother, Heather, Logan, and Grandma. These weekend trips always end so quickly and it's always sad to have to leave my incredibly awesome, so entertaining, amazingly bright 3-yr old nephew. He cracks me up the entire time I am there and it's so crazy to think that he is reading already. Where did that tiny diapered baby go?!

T & M & Logan - 06/26/11

Baby Gaddis (who we've already named and will be sharing that info soon) has been very active and does backflips and high kicks every day. Matt felt the baby move for the first time while we were in Denver! Baby Gaddis gave a really good punch so his Daddy would know that it was him.  :)

T & M - 06/26/11

We recently finished some big baby chores:  ordered a crib & dresser, bought a car seat & stroller, bought a Cradle 'n Swing, and WE PAINTED THE NURSERY!! So the nursery is now officially "Under Construction" from here on out. We went with a very light blue for the walls (BEHR Cool Sky) and a beige for the baseboards (BEHR Sunset Beige). We left the window sill & jambs white to maximize light. I fully intended to take photos during the painting process but it was just too much going on and we were up to our necks in painting gear, so it wasn't so convenient to be taking snapshots the entire time. It was so much work, but once the painting was done, it made me so happy! Now I can focus on decor, furniture, shelving, curtains, wall accents, and all the other fun things that go with putting together a nursery. I've got so many things I want to order! Woo hoo!!

We leave for Tahoe Friday morning for a weekend getaway (and to celebrate our 2nd wedding anniversary!) so we are very much looking forward to the relaxation. Ike will be going with us and Muenster will be holding down the fort. When we return, it'll be back to more nursery planning and decorating. I promise to take more photos then!  :)

~ Tam