The Nursery..in Progress

For those of you who have asked, here are some pics of the nursery in progress. We left the antique dresser and will convert it to a changing table. Still waiting to get that changing cover. We also have my great grandmother's rocking chair--just have to recover the seat. Material is there, just need to stretch and staple! Love my little baskets with all Joseph's cute things in them, and the cotton curtains that let plenty of light in--very happy and cozy. Then, in the next corner, we have the bed. Decided not to go with "bedding" and just stick with neutral, organic cottons, so that all of the old blankets and things will just mix right in. Please note the adorable quilt that Billy's Mimi made him when he was a baby. love it. Also, Billy's sweet parents gave us a beautiful needlepoint of a little black lab puppy named Mabel, seeing as she will be Joseph's first dog. I feel sure he will cherish this framed picture forever, probably much to his future wife's chagrin! Need to hang the mobile and get his icon corner set up, but all in all, if he came today, Joseph would have a place to lay his head and what a happy place he will make it! Oh...and for my far off friends who have been asking, here's a somewhat shot of what I look like at nearly 37 weeks pregnant. I'm home alone this morning, so it's the best I could do! We'll try for a better one when hubs gets home from riding. So there ya have it. A quick look at what's going on around here at over 9 mons preg. We go for the big drs appointment tomorrow to see if we have made any progress and then the waiting continues. Meanwhile we are enjoying relaxing, hanging out with friends and just life as usual. The juxtaposition is a bit strange, but we like it. Enjoy your holiday!

The Countdown

Where has the time gone? My puffy face and swollen feet would like to know. With temperatures settling in the 90's for a good, old-fashioned Memphis summer, it seems I am not going to be able to make it out of this pregnancy without at least a tiny bit of discomfort. But, I digress. With Joseph's due date a mere 29 days away, I can thankfully say, that God has been merciful to us in so many ways over the last 9 months. We are healthy and happy and can deal with a little back pain and swollen feet in light of that!
So in approximately 1 month our little peanut, who is growing exponentially on a daily basis, will make his arrival. I'm finally able to sit back and absorb that. Up until now I feel like I have been running--physically and mentally--in order to prepare and get some last minute socializing in (you people need to quit scaring me with all this, "nothing is ever the same again" business. It's wearing me out and giving me cankles!) and also to distract myself from the impending labor and nervousness that sort of takes over when I think of it too long! Thanks to Billy, I realize that Joseph's arrival is not a deadline..we will still go on being us, knowing how to do the things that we know how to do now. So, if those curtains don't get hung before he arrives, it's OK. Breathe, Marj, breathe. Thanks, B.
Meanwhile, amidst my regular nesting freakouts, we have nearly finished Joseph's sweet little room. We went for simple and are very pleased with the results. We have about 3 more small things to do and then I will post a picture. Thanks to precious friends and family for all your help and generous gifts of love-- we are so grateful and humbled by your generosity. Joseph feels the love and looks forward to giving you snuggle of thanks soon!
I'm at work, so no pictures today. But, the shoes are off, the feet are propped and i'm steadily moving through my mound of work to try and close up shop here. When I started here, I certainly didn't think I'd be experiencing this stage of life behind the same desk....That was T-5 yrs ago and here I am, T-29 days. Weird how the time goes.