Jonathan's Room

{Ok, I'm not great with getting pictures from other things onto my blog - if anyone can help that would be great!} - until then, you get this size of picture :)


As mentioned earlier, I am starting to work on transitioning Jonathan into what will be his big boy room, and as part of that I wanted to decorate it some, not make it too little boy, but for it to still be fun. I found this collection of fabric online and loved it, and then found it in a local quilt store today. I was able to buy some there, and then just ordered the rest of it online. I am soooo excited to get it all here at my house and to begin playing with it! I have decided against making an actual quilt for him - because I already have bedding for him, but these fun prints will be making their way into him room in some ways - I just have to decide exactly what/how/how much time I have/want to spend on it :). But, I LOVE finding fun fabric, and am soooo excited to play with this! It makes me happy every time I look at it! And the walls will be painted a blue to coordinate with this. Now, we can buy paint and now Jeremy can paint! (yay for him! I'm sure he's excited!)

Whoa!!

And now here it is the end of August and I'm finally on here again - actually I am often on here, because I check and read everyone else's blogs, but don't seem to update my own. But, think it's time for a quick update :)

I am now 33 weeks! Which is crazy to me! Baby continues to be super active, and as a friend described, my belly is like a bowl of Jell-o! Love that description, because it is so true! I am starting to finally accept the fact that baby is coming and it is time for me to get with the game and get things done around the house that I need/want to do. {hubby is loving my growing to-do lists} ;) I'm still sick every morning and am finally putting on some weight, which I think is probably a good thing for little one.

I think it is easier getting into baby mode now, because my mindset has been that baby comes when summer is over, and so I got to enjoy summer and then start making preparations for baby. What is interesting is having to remember some of the things that I need to do for baby. Not nearly as much as last time, but some basic things that need to get done, like pulling out the newborn clothes and getting them washed, setting up the cradle and it also looks like we will be moving Jonathan into his new room before baby comes, so getting his new room set up.

I was just talking to Jeremy tonight and I really think this has been my best summer ever! It started out fun, and has continued that way. In May we went to California as a family, June was my trip to Hawaii, July was gorgeous and hot and we had some company and then this last week I got to go down to the Seattle area to visit one of my very good friends, and we had a great week together, and I got to leave Jonathan with Grandma! :) AND, and I experienced 80 degree weather every month of the summer! Doesn't get much better than that for attitude and keeping spirits high! :)

So, as mentioned I went away last week, and was truly refreshed from the week away. I got to spend the week chatting and catching up and helping her move (haha as much help as a 32 wk prego is) :) - but we had a great time! And I think one of my favorite things was traveling with just a carry on bag, and just having one flight, oh and flying by myself was quite pleasant! Don't get me wrong, I absolutely LOVE Jonathan, but it was refreshing to do something a little different, and I knew that he was well taken care of. And yes, maybe a little pathetic that "wild and crazy" to me was now flying by myself, with only a carry on - don't judge me :).

Jonathan had a blast with Grandma - Jeremy would go over after work to help with bath and bedtime (the easiest time of the day), but then Jonathan still got to see Daddy some. I also was treated to a number a picture texts of my little man throughout the week and he would talk to me on the phone a little bit each day - so those were special moments and he was sooo excited to see me when I got home - it was very sweet and he is not letting me get too far out of sight right now either.

Well, fall must be upon us, which I'm looking forward to. Although we don't have anyone attending school this year, there are still other things starting up that will keep up busy and it is nice to have a schedule to stick to. And the other sign that it must be fall time is that we are in a state of watching constant Nebraska Husker games, getting ready for a new season. College football starts this weekend!

All right, well no pictures tonight - hopefully later this week. But I wanted to update this some and be able to reflect on what a great summer this was and I think I'm ready to transition into fall.

Ahhhh,,,,

It is August and I spent today, the entire day, at home! For a SAHM that may not sound like a big accomplishment, but the last few weeks have been crazy busy and it was so wonderful to not leave the house. And it was a perfect day to have planned to be home, as it has been raining all day long and I've actually really enjoyed hearing the rain. However, by the end of the day I'm not sure Jonathan really wanted to be inside all day long, but it was the best for us for today, so I held strong and didn't leave!

Jeremy's Dad and niece were here last week visiting and it was really great to have them here! Jonathan of course loved all the extra attention and went into full entertainer mode! It was also great having them here because Jeremy got some things crossed off his "honey-do" list :). So, both bathrooms got painted and the back entry hallway. I love the color of the bathrooms, and how they turned out, maybe once I get them cleaned again I will take a picture ;). Just one more painting project, and that will be to paint the bedroom that Jonathan is to move into.

I am now 29 wks pregnant! And have decided to start the "before baby is born" checklist. I'm sure Jeremy is really excited about that one too :). When I was at my last OB appt and she handed me the pre-registration form for the hospital, it sort of started to hit that this baby is going to come! And with only around 11 weeks to go, I am close to starting the count down. So instead of counting up to how many weeks in row I've been sick in the morning, maybe I can start counting down to how few I have left! Yes, lovely thought, I know. We even decided it was time to start talking baby names! Whoa - now we're really getting going on this new baby thing. Before I was pregnant with #2 I always had hoped that I would treat the pregnancy with the same excitement and joy and anticipation as I had with the first, but reality is, that just hasn't quite happened. It's not that I'm not excited, but right now I feel like my life is much more occupied in the day to day and harder to daydream of the future and plan and such as before. The reality is that when there is already one child around, my focus isn't always on the baby growing inside. Maybe that's why I've been given the sickness every day, so that I can't forget that I'm pregnant, because there have been some days where I think I could have. Although at this point I'm getting into the uncomfortable stage, where there isn't a moment that passes that I can't forget. This little one has been quite active, much more so than I recall with Jonathan, this one has woken me up many a night with limbs kicking and punching all over the place!! And at my 28 wk appt I had finally put on some weight! At my 26 wk appt I was still below my original weight! This comes as somewhat a feeling of a small victory, since with Jonathan I ballooned and was huge and uncomfortable. So, hopefully there will be less to lose afterwards!!

All right, enough about my prego state .... I know I had some pics to post, can't remember what all they were, but enjoy!






We had a gorgeous blue sky day last Thursday, so I finally bought Jonathan a baby pool thinking he would love it, because he loves the water and to swim -- haha I was wrong! We even brought warm water from inside and the sun heated it up quite nicely, but he still wasn't too sure. Oh well, my mom and I enjoyed putting our feet in it while we sat in the sun and watched him play.









Somewhere in the above pictures is Jonathan finally getting to take a walk around the whole house with Grandma, of course he is naked :).

Also, he really wanted her mug of iced tea, so Jonathan traded his water bottle with Grandma! What a good sharer!