Pictures

I have taken a few pics to finally post of the room. It is far from finished but here is an update.

I did not want to do a traditional themed room.
We like the idea of adding old motorcycles here and there.

This is the chair we got for Christmas.

We also received the crib mattress for Christmas,
so now all of the bedding is put together.
I love that it is a babies room with an old school vibe.

I bought this sign. It is the first thing you see when
you walk into the room.

A close up of the Christmas chair.
This is my new favorite spot to read or sit and let my
mind DREAM about the future.

It's been a while

Caleb and I had a great holiday season. We spent good amounts of time with both our families. We were given a few items for our child's room. We were given a crib mattress, a changing pad and cover and the rocking recliner we wanted. I have taken a couple of pictures and will post them soon. I have also been working on the decor of the room. It is coming along pretty good. I will have to take some pictures of it as well and get them posted on here. Since the room is coming together I think I have a new favorite place in our home.

On Friday night Caleb had to work a little later than normal. I turned on the TV and the Hope for Haiti marathon was on. ( I have always joked with my mom because she cries/tears up over TV shows.) I am glad I watched this marathon in the comforts of my own home and by myself because I cried buckets. I had to change it to a different channel every now and then to give myself a break. I also Tivo'd it so I could go back and watch the parts I missed from changing it.

That's it for now I guess. Pictures to come shortly.

Pictures of the furniture

Caleb and I were able to get the furniture in one load. This made me very happy. We got home yesterday and put it together before Caleb had to head to bed. We both love it. I would have to say it is better than I thought, since we never saw it in person and ordered it through a book. Here are a couple of pictures.

The furniture....

Caleb's dad called us today to tell us the the furniture that we order for our baby's room has come in. they close at 4:30. Caleb has been at work since 6:00am. We might not be able to pick up the whole order today. We will see. Once I have pictures of it in the room I will post them. I was so excited to hear that it had finally come in. Yippee.

Arts and Crafts for the room

I have been to a couple of really cute baby boutiques and there are cute picture frames. The only thing is they are between $20-$30 each. I know in the back of my mind that I can make some that will match the theme and colors of the room we are putting together. I gave it a shot and here is what the finished product looks like. I am very pleased with the outcome.



Once they are officially in their final spots in the room I will post another picture.

Baby Furniture

I went yesterday with my father-n-law and bought a crib and dresser. It should be delivered by Dec. 4th. I hope that it comes sooner but that is still pretty quick. We found it at Direct Buy. I found the exact same ones online and we are going to save a couple hundred dollars. I have all of these ideas that I want to start doing to our babies room but I also keep putting it off. If I start any of them I will post pics. I hope that working on the room will help with my excitement and the waiting. Once I have the furniture I will post a pic. As time goes by the more excited we get.

An experience I will never forget

A co-worker and his wife are adopting a little boy from Ethiopia. They are going through the same agency BFAS. This is who introduced the agency to us. Last Monday He asked if I would come up and video record him and his family as they opened up the referral letter from the agency. The referral letter is the first picture of your child. Attached is a copy of all the medical testing/records from Ethiopia. Watching their family open and read about their son was amazing. It made me realize that what we have been working towards will pay off. We are so close to starting our family. Their baby is a month old and so cute. It was very motivating for me. They are a few months ahead of Caleb and I so it helps to see them progressing with the process.