Houston, we have a Crib!!!!

We picked up the crib tonight and I was lucky enough to con Karl into putting it together and I put the bedding on!

Here it is:

Happy Holidays!

We hope that everyone had an enjoyable Thanksgiving! I was able to spend mine with my family, while Karl had to work. We'll be celebrating with his family tomorrow. No complaints here! I love Thanksgiving! Bring on the food!

Well, we've been working hard to get the baby's room ready for her crib. Here's a sneak peek:



Her little wardrobe is also quite extensive. We have a full closet rod of clothing so far! I haven't even had my baby shower yet! All this is from both Grandma's and myself! I think we need to cut back! *lol* I still need to organize her closet, and Karl needs to hang 2 additional closet rods on the left side...as soon as I find homes for the 2 boxes currently stacked in that area!



Anyway, we want to wish everyone a Happy Holidays and we'll be in touch soon!

Love,
K&K

22 weeks

Sorry, I forgot to ask for picture-taking assistance again! But, alas...a new belly shot! I'm getting big! Eek!

Hurray for progress!

I just to start by giving a big Thank You to Karl and Adam for their awesome work in the baby's room. The wainscoting, top rail and new baseboards are in! Now they just need to be painted, and that is supposed to happen tonight. The room looks truly amazing and I'm sure our Baby Girl will love it!

I got a call on Tuesday telling us that the crib was in! They told me 8-10 weeks! I'm super excited that it came in early, but we can't go pick it up until the nursery has transformed into a non-construction zone. Karl's thinking that Monday will be the day, but we shall see. I'm anxious to get everything loaded in and her bedding put on!

We plan on taking a trip Sunday down to Ikea to purchase a dresser. We weren't too fond of the one that matched the crib. It wasn't our style and the price was a bit absurd! Gotta love the insane pricing of baby items!

I promise I will post pictures soon. It's nothing I'd like to take a picture of right now! It's a war zone in there, but hopefully by tomorrow it will be suitable for a photograph! =o)

20 Week Check-up

I've gained a total of 8lbs, the baby looked fantastic and is at no risk for Downs Syndrome, Spinabifida, etc. My Anemia on the other hand is not looking good at all! I'm Anemic on my own, but this baby has caused my levels to decrease that much more, and they are way lower than acceptable. I have been taking an iron supplement daily since finding out about my pregnancy, but that is not enough...I now have to take them 3 times a day! Fun stuff! I hope it works and I don't have to resort to other forms of treatment.

The Nursery has been painted pink, and Karl and his friend Adam will start putting up the wainscoting on Sunday. It's nice to see progress being made! The crib should come in sometime by the end of December, if not sooner. Now all's we need is a dresser and we are set! We were able to score a nice glider & ottoman from Craigs List for $150. The ones that we were looking at were $700+! I of course prefer the fully upholstered ones (look like a normal chair), and those cost the most! =o) Can't blame me for good taste! But we were happy to find the bargain.

We went to Los Angeles on Sunday to see Wicked with my best friend Anaya and her husband Greg. It was a really great show and I recommend it to all! It was a long day for me and I was excited to get home and rest.

I'll leave you with a picture of Chloe testing out the baby's swing. We put some batteries in it last night to test it out, and thought Chloe would be a good stand-in for the baby since she weighs about 7 1/2 lbs. She really liked it and did not want to get out. You should have seen the look on her little face when we turned it off! Poor thing!

Hope everyone is doing well!

Love,
K&K and Baby A

Exciting Day

The Baby's bedding arrived today. I'm very very happy with the quality. It looks great, too! We ventured out to Lowes tonight and picked out the pink paint for the walls, and Karl is probably going to start working on that on Monday.

My Dad is in town this weekend, so tomorrow we will go to the baby boutique and order her crib! The only bummer about that is that it takes 6-8 weeks to arrive, so I'm hoping it will be here by Christmas! If not, no biggie, but my goal is to have her room done by then.

Tonight Karl got to venture in putting together our first baby item, the Fisher-Price Nature's Touch Swing. It looks great and now all we need is a baby to put in it! =o) I can't believe we're having a baby! It seems so surreal.

Tomorrow marks the halfway point for me and I cannot believe how fast this first 20 weeks has gone by. I can only imagine how fast the 2nd half is going to go, especially with the holidays quickly approaching. I think there's like 52 days until Christmas!

Karl was finally able to feel his first kicks last night. She has definitely become quite the active little one. I'm certain we'll have a little gymnast on our hands if she keeps up the pace that she's currently going at.

That's our fun and exciting news for now.

Until next time,
K&K

Our Bedding - Bubble Gum by Banana Fish

The Crib - Munire Essex Collection in White