Progress

Dear Little One,

Wow- we’ve made so much progress in the last little while. First off, Daddy & Uncle Tony put in some landscaping rock in the front yard. It’s that cool red lava rock that matches the décor already out front.

Dad’s been working on getting his bike tuned up & ready for a few bike rides that he and Mom have planned for next summer. We are so excited to be able to ride our bikes everywhere together, and to take you along, of course. Your dad’s bike is a pro edition he got on his mission from a guy who worked at a bike shop. Sadly, the bike sat for quite some time after his mission. So far he’s replaced the tires and done a little tune up on the breaks. Now he just needs to get the shifter back into working order.

We’ve been arranging furniture some more. Since starting on the nursery, the sewing room/guest room has become a bit of a staging area for different things. Mom finally put her foot down and decided she needed to get things ready to handle guests as well as any sewing projects that come her way. The shuffle of things into the downstairs has slowed down a little because we’re running out of places to put things. Don’t worry, Mom & Dad have a plan to do a garage sale of a few bookshelves, books and some other things in the near future. 

Mom went to the doctor to check on how you are doing, little Corban. She was delighted to come home with some new ultrasound pictures of you. She couldn’t wait to get them up on the blog so that people could get an idea what you will look like when you’re born. 

Yay for mom finally reaching 31 weeks of pregnancy! At the advice of her doctor, Mom is going to have a party this weekend. The survival rate of any baby born after 31 weeks is the same as a child carried to full term! So, Corban, whenever you are ready and need to be born, we’re ready and open-armed (though for the sake of medical costs we hope you wait another month or so).

Monkeying Around Part 2

Dear Little One,

The one thing any expectant set of parents loves is to plan/dream of the future. Part of the planning and dreaming phase has opened our eyes to the bedroom that will be your nursery. We've recently had some of those plans and dreams come to fruition as your uncle JD finished painting the mural above your crib.

We want you to know that we are so excited to for you. We hope you love your nursery with the soft new carpet that will be perfect to play on, the lovely white & blue/grey walls to calm you and the exciting new mural to help inspire your imagination. We want you to be happy in your new room and your home here on earth with us.

As we continue to gather in new things, including outfits and other items, your father and I become even more excited about it all. We've registered at both Target and Baby's R Us. This was a fun way to once again dream and plan for when you are here.

We both long to see your face, your smile, and of course, we can't wait to tickle your cute little toes. We are anxious to get to know you and show you this lovely world that we live in.

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!