Playing

Here are just some random photos from the other day of Hannah playing.

I can't believe today is Wednesday. Didn't this week just start? Ugh.

Today is going to be a 'tackle my to-do list' day. 

I've got laundry to do (Nick's mom bought us fleece sheets and I can't wait to wash them and get them on the bed!).

I have to iron a butt-load of Nick's shirts. 

I also have to address Hannah's birthday thank you's so I can get those mailed out. 

I might even head into the basement and try to organize some of the baby stuff that we'll be needing (ie. bottle, onsies, etc.) and get some other things moved into the actual 'storage' part of our new basement. 

Oh, and I will take a few photos of the progress of our basement...we're moving right along! :o) The walls are framed for our offices and the electric is run through the walls. We're getting super close to drywall (this weekend we might be able to start...maybe? A pregnant girls who isn't getting any less pregnant can hope! Right!?)...and then paint! :o)

Okay, I hope everyone has a great Wednesday. It is cold here...Nick had to scrap frost off of the car before work...so I think a fire in the fireplace will also be on the to-do list today! You have to have one enjoyable thing on your to-do list! :o) 

Christmas Cards

I realize that we are only a day after Halloween but I wanted to get our Christmas cards designed and ordered before things got too crazy around here with the Holidays, the nursery, the pregnancy, etc. So the other week I designed our card and yesterday I ordered them.

I used one of the fabulous photos that Amy Straka took and I just love how it turned out. :o)

Now, I know some people who will be receiving a card, also read my blog; so if you want to be surprised I wouldn't read any further. For those who want to see it, then go ahead and scroll down.
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Here is the front:

And the back: 

I love them and I figured we'd give Hannah the spotlight this year since next year she'll have to share it with her brother!  :oP 

Happy Halloween!

We took Hannah to her grandparent's houses yesterday for trick or treating.

We got her all dressed up in her costume. Her costume was the same costume I wore when I was 18 months old. It was really great to have my little girl wear it!

She looked so stinkin' cute!

I'll scan a photo of me in the costume sometime this week and I'll do a side by side. :o)

But once we were all dressed up we headed over to my parents house.

Then we headed over to Nick's parents house.

We also made stops to Hannah's GG's house and her Auntie Mandi and Uncie Travis's house.

Needless-to-say, Hannah had a blast and has been enjoying her candy! I couldn't get over her cute little pigtails and how cute she looked in the costume. It definitely brought a smile to my face to see her so excited about everything. :o)

Hannah's 2 Year Stats

Hannah had her 2 year wellness visit this past Thursday.

Here are her stats:

weight -- 24.9 lbs

25th percentile 

(+1 lb from her 18 month visit)

height -- 34 1/2 inches

60th percentile 

(+3 inches from her 18 month visit)

So we've got a tall, skinny-mini one our hands! :oP

The doctor said she looks great!

Colson's Bedding

While Sara was in town for Hannah's birthday we took a trip out to Babies R Us with my mom and sister. I had to get a few things for Hannah, plus I wanted to look at crib bedding for Colson.

I felt like I was lost as I was looking at the bedding. While I changed my mind many times with the bedding I wanted for Hannah, most of the girls bedding sets were cute. But in trying to find something that I liked for Colson, I realized that the boy bedding was just awful! I was having a hard time even finding something I liked. There were parts of sets that I liked but there was something about each set that just prevented me from actually getting it.

Well, as I was about to throw in the towel and just get a brown bumper and separate sheets, I saw the bedding set that I wanted forever ago...like when I was 8 weeks pregnant. The only website I could find it on was Amazon so I thought it had been discontinued and pretty much threw it out as an option.

But there it was, on the top self, in the back corner of the store. The Kenneth Brown Jumping for Joy bedding set.




I loved the colors even more in person! I decided that this was the bedding I was going to get!

My mom bought the display set so we got an extra 10% off! Then as we were waiting to pay, the store manager told us to take 20% off since we were waiting in line for so long. Awesome! Plus, on top of that 20% off, my mom had a 20% off coupon. So a bedding set that started out at $99 only cost us about $60!

I also found the changing pad covers in the clearance aisle so I got two of those for the price of one! It was our lucky day and we got a great deal!

I'm still not sure how I am going to paint Colson's room. I love that it is more muted colors but it still has the browns, greens, blues and oranges, so I am thinking maybe a dusty green color. I like the paper lanterns they have hanging in the picture so I'll probably get a few of those. I'd like to do some sort of accent on the crib wall so I might do something in a darker shade of paint that the other walls. I'm thinking I'll just have to browse through some websites to see if I can find some inspiration! :o)

So YAY! We have Colson's bedding! I can't wait until I can finally start getting his room in order!