Scaredy Dog?

The weather in Denver this summer is similar to Florida - very hot during the day, an hour or two of thunderstorms late afternoon/early evening and pretty nice at night - except for the humidity (thank heavens). Well, our puppy does not like thunder and lightning - the poor thing is deathly afraid and has no idea where to go or what to do when it is storming.

We have recently noticed that she disappears during the storms, and we figured that she just laid in her bed or in her crate, but we were wrong. Here is where we have found her...

Yes, that is the tub. My mom says it is something to do with the static electricity and her fur - I honestly think she is just confusing earthquake preparedness and storm preparedness.

So we closed the bathroom door to see what she would do next....

Here she is in our closet - sitting on our shoes - waiting for the storm to pass. (I know her eyes look totally creepy.)

I think she is ready for fall.....

Our Generous Parents....

Well, we did it – we have started the process of putting together the nursery. What better was is there to start than with the crib? After clearing out the guestroom by moving the bed to the basement (the new guestroom) and selling some furniture, we finally have some room for our little boy to live.

My parents were generous enough to purchase our baby his crib and mattress (thank you thank you thank you), but of course, it came in a million pieces. We decided it would be a good idea for both of us to put it together. Now if you know us at all, I am a planner and Michael is a "fly by the seat of his pants" kind of person, so of course I grabbed the directions while he started spreading out all of the pieces.

I wanted to make sure we had everything before starting, but Michael thought it would be easiest to just start with the changing table. And voila! - we created a changing table (sorry for the picture quality)....

We figured we had gotten this far, might as well finish, and about an hour later, we had something that resembled a crib! We used all the pieces, all the right screws...just amazing what a couple of grown adults can do when they set their minds to it ;). It has a nice linen drawer underneath and lots of storage on the changing table - just perfect!

(Just ignore the cat clock - it is not staying there and Michael is trying to figure out where he wants to move it to) EDIT - The cat clock may be staying. It really ties the room together.

So as most of you know, another big purchase for a child is the stroller. We are pretty outdoorsy and knew we wanted a jogging stroller that could go "off-road" on hiking trails, etc. Well, Michael's wonderful parents (thank you thank you thank you) bought us a "tank" of a jogging stroller - a BOB Sport Utility from REI - I am really excited to go pick it up next week. Is it scary that I am excited about a baby stroller? I mean, take a look at this thing....

We also go the infant insert, so our baby will be hitting the trail soon after birth whether he likes it or not.

So we are making progress....the great news is that IKEA opened in Denver this week, can't wait to see what we can pick up there!

25 weeks down....15 to go!

On Tuesday, we went to find out how our little guy is doing at our 24-week check-up and find out the results from the ultrasound. It turns out everything is “normal” and we have nothing to worry about. I know that no news is good news, but I am a details person – I like to know exactly how big he is, how much he weighs, if he needs more nutrients, etc., but when the doctor says everything looks good - what else are you supposed to ask?

We went in knowing we were going to ask if we could “see” him. Normally in these check-ups, they just check the heartbeat and measure the belly. My wonderful husband, who comes to all the appointments with me, asked if we could do an ultrasound. The doc said today was a good day because he was on schedule, and that would be no problem. He put the camera on my belly, and there he was, little guy just kicking away. It is so cool to see how much he has progressed – you can see all his bones, facial features, and he is definitely getting bigger because his whole body no longer fits on the screen. Not to go into the wonders of nature – but it really is incredible.

The name game is still going on – who knew it was so hard to name someone? We like a name one day, and that changes 24 hours later - it looks like we won’t know what it is until we see him. His crib comes today (thanks Mom and Dad), so we will start putting together the nursery. Fortunately, the room is already painted blue, so put a check next to painting! Now it is just figuring out a theme…..


So here is a picture of me and my “belly” (and of course Ruby wants to be in the picture) – still don’t feel like others would know I am pregnant from looking at me, but I am grateful for not blowing up like a whale (yet). The little guy is kicking like crazy, but I love it - just makes me know he is in there!