Glider and Crib....Nursery in Progress!!

Jeff and I visited a few stores around Thanksgiving in search of furniture for the nursery. We soon realized how two of everything can take up major space and also can be a bit costly. The first store we visited was called Room to Grow. They had a wonderful selection of beautiful furniture, but the prices were a little bit more than we wanted to spend on everything. Before we left the store, we entered a drawing being held raffling off a crib. Our next stops (not including the mutiple bathroom breaks and a trip to the mall food court) included Babies'r'Us and Burlington Coat Factory Baby Depot, but alas we returned home tired and empty handed.

The next day though, I was searching around on craigslist looking for a bargain (must be in my genes) and found a woman who was selling a beautiful upholstered rocker/glider and ottoman. We quickly set-up an appointment to see what would soon be our first baby purchase. The rocker/glider was in almost new condition and a butter yellow color. We snatched it up quickly and drove it home before the seller could change her mind. The glider and ottoman have been sitting alone in the nursery until recently....

Remember that drawing we entered (in the first paragraph) well whad'ya know, I received a call from the store saying that our name had been drawn and we were the lucky winners of a top of the line crib! We were so excited. Jeff left work early the day after we received the call so that he could pick up the crib. See pictures below of Jeff and Kramer assembling our beautiful new crib. Now if we could only win another matching one......


Assembly Begins


Confusion Sets In


Time to Read the Directions


The Final Product


Relaxing on the Glider

December 22, 2009 Appointment

We had out latest appointment today. My blood pressure, protein test, and weight gain are right on target. We did not have an ultrasound today (next one scheduled for January 13th, 2010), but we did hear the heartbeats. The little boy is positioned low on my left side while the little girl is positioned high on my right side right under my ribs. These positions make sleeping on either side (sleeping on back or stomach is already a no go) not the most comfortable thing in the world. So overall the family received an A grade for our appointment today. The next one on January 13th includes an ultrasound and the results of the glucose test (testing for gestational diabetes).