Nursery Nursery Nursery

Im going paint crazy! I cant seem to get the right shade of green for the nursery, a first for me as I usually think Im pretty good at picking colors for my house. We had a friend come paint this weekend and he is coming back next weekend to fix my color woes. Otherwise, I found a really great custom mobile on Etsy. Im sure its not really practical as there are no flashing lights and spinning animals, but its a really sweet set of 3 handmade birds hanging from a stick. Its much cuter in real life than in the picture. She made it in a pink paisely to match my bedding. I also found a really sweet chandelier for super cheap at the Land of Nod outlet store, I love bargains! What else.... I still havent ordered furniture. I was supposed to do that today but got sucked into a 2 hour Kerby Vacuum Cleaner demonstration, Im sure this was not the last of my bad judgement calls while pregnant, but it might be the worst. If you ever see them at your door, run far far away! This is a really boring blog entry, but Im trying to be better about writing, even though Im not sure anyone is reading!

Reasons this baby will love her daddy....

I have always heard some people say that girls end up marrying someone very similiar to their dads. I personally know this is true. I married a man that has so many similiar traits as my dad that it makes me love him more every day. I grew up every day watching the way my dad loved my mom, the way he showed her he loved her and not just told her, though he told her a lot too. Seeing that everyday was one of the greatest gifts I have been given.

Sunday night I was laying in bed and I needed a glass of water, which Greg of course went downstairs and got for me. As I was laying there trying to sleep I started thinking about all the little ways he shows me he loves me constantly. I felt a really great peace come over me in knowing that my daughter is going to grow up seeing that everyday. It makes me confident that she will find a strong, loving man like her daddy to marry one day. Im sure I will still worry when she is old enough to date that she is dating the right men, but I know in my heart she will look for someone as wonderful as her daddy. So little girl, if you ever need a list, here are just some of the reasons I know you will love your daddy....

.. he will always put your needs first
.. he will always make you smile
.. he will always let you smother him with hugs and kisses
.. he will always rub your feet (even though he doesnt want to)
.. he will always laugh at your silly faces and stupid jokes
.. he will always make sure you are taken care of
.. he will always tell you sweet dreams before you fall asleep
.. he will always calm you down when you are upset
.. he will always make you see the simple things in life
.. he will always support your decisions and push you towards your dreams
.. he will always tell you he loves you (he has already started telling you every night)

Random Pictures

I should post more pictures of life before baby.... I will make an effort. To start- here is Greg in front of the Golden Gate Bridge, something he always wanted to see.

Blog Slacker

I never claimed to be good at keeping up with a journal... in fact I will readily admit I am terrible at it...

So lets see. I am 26 weeks and feeling great! I am getting pretty big and space is coming at a premium. I feel like she likes to hide up in my rib cage so I have absolutely no room to take a deep breath. She is also moving a TON, which is exciting because Greg can finally feel her. Last night he asked if she was trying to kill me, he couldn't believe she kicked that hard. Its still somewhat tricky to get her to move when he is trying to feel her. I keep trying to convince him the fact that she calms instantly when he puts his hand there means he has some sweet touch and will always be the one to put her to bed when she is fussy.

Otherwise things are pretty calm. We are having the nursery painted this weekend and I finally picked out furniture I just need to order it. I cant wait to have her room done so I can go in there and day dream. Im excited for Marley to start wandering around in there also, getting used to the idea. Right now he thinks any thing new I bring home for her is somehow a toy for him.

Everyone keeps bugging me for a picture of me, but that is just so hard for me to get used to! I feel very unphotogenic at this stage but will stick to my photography morals and shoot some pictures sometime soon I promise! I promise I dont really look all that different than last time you saw me! I havent gained any weight yet, and my belly is just getting to that point where people who dont know me can tell Im preggo and not just chunky :)

Love you and miss you all! Thanks for reading!

Oh and SAVE THE DATE! the Sander's Baby Shower is going to be Sept 29th!