Monkeying Around the Nursery

Dear Little One,

The last few weeks we have been busy getting your nursery ready.

Mommy drew up some monkeys on an over-sized sketch pad. She has been working on a theme to match the theme of baby blanket that your aunt Stephanie has been working on. The blanket is a "Jungle Babies" print with fun jungle animals.

Your uncle JD transferred the drawing to the wall and added in some vines. He's been painting the monkeys a little at a time on the weeknights he doesn't have to work. It's slow progress, but it looks great!

Hope you enjoy what we are doing! If you look at the picture above that is taped next to the mural, you can see an idea of where Mommy got her inspiration for the monkeys she drew. Uncle JD is using this to help him know what color the monkeys should be. When you see this mural it will be all done and the monkeys will be right above your crib!

Here is the progress on your mural so far:

Then, long after I'd gone to bed, you uncle JD started on the vines. He has some more detailing to add to the leaves and vines, but so far, it looks wonderful.

So if we notice you climbing around the furniture, or swinging from any vines or ropes, we know where you got the idea!

Operation Baby's Room

Dear Little One,

You Uncle Brighton and his fiance Jenny decided to drive out to Utah for a visit. They wanted your mommy to take their engagement pictures and in return, Brighton showed your daddy how to kick carpet. Here's a picture of the carpet in your new room. Now, before you go and roll your eyes, I've got to tell you that this room looks 100 times better than it did just a month ago.

You see, your Uncle JD helped Daddy paint the room. It was very ugly before. We had to tear out the old carpet because it smelled really bad and had huge stains in it. Some of the sheetrock had been torn out, so your daddy had to re-frame and sheet rock part of the closet. The yellow part of the walls was a thin coat of yellow over blue, and it was very uneven. If you don't believe me that it was ugly, well just look at this picture.

After the room was carpeted, your daddy built your crib (a gift from your Grandma Kent). Then, when the crib was all put together, Mommy helped Daddy put in the closet doors. You already have a lot of new clothes and things, so Mommy will be filling your room with all kinds of baby things!

We are very excited for you to be born. We sure hope you like your bedroom.

Oh and here's a picture that Brighton took of Mommy and Daddy. Look how big Mommy's tummy is!