I got some privacy door panels for the front door windows on black friday for a good deal so I put those up. And also, I put up a curtain in the kitchen window finally and we got barstools for the bar. The kids eat there most meals now and don't dirty up 3 tablecloths everyday which was getting pretty annoying.

Christmas TREE!!!!

This is our very first christmas tree we have had as a married family. We have always traveled to either my parents or Craig's and were never home the last few weeks of december... and didn't bother with a tree until now. Craig's mom got us this tree a few years ago (she got for cheap after christmas sale) and it's been in storage. So I busted it out a little early this year in excitment :) We also had a box of Craig's old ornaments his mom saved of his growing up so we were finally able to put those up. My mom had giving me this tree skirt and all the little village people decor a few years ago as well.

yes I have wrapped all my christmas gifts and put them under the tree already....did you not just read that I mentioned this was my FIRST tree!!!!

baby bump-26 weeks (6 months)

Crib Bedding!!!

Once again I looked on craig's list and found some amazing deals. Here is what I got.

( http://www.babysupermall.com/main/products/coc/coc713033.html?utm_source=froogle&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=ComparativeShopping. )

Here is a link to the line to buy online. I got the sheet, dust ruffle, bumper, comforter, diaper stacker, 2 curtains and the lamp all for $60.

Here is an actual picture of the bedding on my crib.

I thought this was so cute becuase I have been giving craig a monkey for valentines day every year since we were dating and so now I can decorate his room with all the monkey's craig doesn't know what to do with :)

I got this crib, mattress and all the bedding/decor for the same price I was able to get when returning my old crib. :)

luck for the unlucky

Craig and I aren't usually people who are lucky with anything. But yesterday, since we are both sick just lounging around all day on the computer, discovered that our crib that has been out in the garage for a year was on a recall list. We were able to take it back for a full refund!!! We never had any problems with it, but apparently a few babies got hurt when the slide down side forms a gap somewhere and traps them... It's like a huge deal now and over 600,000 cribs have been recalled...you might want to check on yours if you haven't heard. anyway... so we took back this used scratched up crib I wasn't to happy about having to bring upstairs and clean off anyway, and got over twice what I actually paid for the thing at the time :) It was on clearance and then actually mismarked and we only got it because we moved to moscow and the 13 year old crib didn't make the 3rd move. I was able to use the money to buy a new, much better, clean crib that actually matches our new changing table and I have money left over to buy a bedding set I might go pick up today from someone on craig's list.

New Purchase: crib and mattress for $75

thanksgiving dinner

Yesterday was our celebration for thanksgiving dinner with all of Craig's family. It was a great weekend. Craig and I went and saw new moon friday night and then spent the night at his mom's house. All saturday morning we spent cooking and ate at 2. All the food turned out great. My cheese cakes are gone and my green bean casserole was all gone... (NO LEFT OVERS FOR ME :( ) It was great company, kids had a blast playing with cousins. 4 pregnant woman all due 6 weeks from each other and all having boys with various sized belly bumps might have something to do with the NO LEFT OVERS :) Craig and his good friend Dinko from law school and Derek (brother in law) all went shooting and busted their recently made target to smithereens. The evening ended with a few casserole dishes and bowls being shattered and craig and I apparently getting sick. ( we were just tired last night but after waking up sick, realized the tiredness was a early symptom.)

baby fun

Last week I got a bunch of the baby stuff out of storage and washed, cleaned and put them back together again in early anticipation of the little guy's arrival. You'd think with the third one we would have everything but after 2 kids and 4 years in storage some things have need to be replaced...ever since I have been on Craig's list looking for good deals. So far I've gotten a really nice changing table, and a boppy with the toy/food tray.

Soren's old baby clothes: these are his NB-3M clothes..im pretty sure baby #3 will most likely be 10 lbs and zoom right past these onto the 3-6, but I've got those all washed as well and ready to go. Except Soren was born in sept and this little guy is due in march so the weather should be about the same for the first little while but for 3-6M Soren was in full blown Winter and this little guy will be full on summer so it seems every 3 months or so we will have the right kind of clothes and then the next 3 month change we will need different.

Bassinet: this has been used by a lot of babies starting with my younger brother Mack who is now 13 (he might have just turned 14 last october..I can't remember now if he turned 13 or 14)

Car Seat with new baby head support.

The Swing/Gilder

New purchase: Changing table (got for $30)

New purchase: Blue Bumbo with tray

Great dilemmas

The last 6 years, being the first 6 years of our marriage, were spent being young poor college students. And starting a family when you are young poor college students leaves you with certain dilemmas that you usually don't get to pick the outcomes of. You aren't usually giving much choice of things to get for the babies or where to put the nursery.... You live in a very small 2 bedroom apartment and the kids are gonna share :) You get the hand me down clothes and cribs you can get your hands on and smile with gratitude :) Being Young I never really felt like I was without anything. Being young and in college you still have the willing help of your parents and they both have been life savers over the years.

We actually have nice sturdy trim around the door so we can actually hang up the jump a roo thing :) I love how the most stressful dilemmas I have is whether or not I am going to put the baby in the SPARE room or if he will share with Soren. I HAVE A SPARE ROOM!!!! Or if I am going to put the swing upstairs in the family room or downstairs near kitchen so I can swing him occupied while I clean up.

We are going to put up our very first christmas tree this year because we will actually be home for christmas. We have always lived far away from both parents and so have taken both holidays (Thanksgiving and Christmas) off each year to travel to see them.

It has just been really nice looking forward to the future and being able to plan and choose and experience this new phase in our lives. I am really trying to take it all in and enjoy all these great dilemmas for once before all the really hard dilemmas of this phase in our lives kick in.