Fabric Fun

So, after registering yesterday at Babies R Us - we went to a movie. On the way home after the movie I asked Anne if there is anything else we needed to do while we were in that part of town. She mentioned maybe we should go to JoAnne's and see if we could find any fabric we liked for baby curtains and crib skirt. Man, I really wished I hadn't asked that question. JoAnne's ranks somewhere between going to the dentist and swimming in sewage.
But....being the fantastic and accommodating husband that I am - we drove over to JoAnne's. And I'm not ashamed to say it was the most fun I've had doing any baby activity to date. That's because I was able to talk Anne into a fabric that I just had to have. I even went to a SECOND JoAnne's so that we could get more of the fabric to make sure we had enough!!
Ok, sometimes I can be a 35 year old little kid.....but I'm pretty excited to sit in Fenn's room and stare at his eventual curtains. Pictures below!

Ta Daaaa!

No sweat. Actually, quite a bit of sweat....but no too difficult. Below are a couple of pictures of Fenn's new bed! It matches our armoire pretty well - which is what we were hoping for. We're going to use the it for storage and a changing table.

Wish Me Luck

The crib has arrived! The good news is - I really like the color of the wood. The bad news is....there is a loooott of assembly required. Of course we knew that - but - now I've got to try to make it look like a crib. I've heard a lot of horror stories thru the years about Dad's trying to put cribs together. Here's hoping that they've gotten easier since most of those stories!
So far I've come up with two excuses to delay starting. First....I don't want to get in trouble for Anne not getting to help - so I can't finish before she gets home. Second, I decided I better let the screwdriver battery charge for a while. Battery is probably charged now....so it's probably about time to get started.

OH, WAIT....I better go open the AC vent in that room.....then it's going to take a while to cool off in there......

A Place To Sleep

We received Fenn's mattress via Fed Ex yesterday! No crib yet - it should be here within a week - but at least we have the mattress. So he's got a place to sleep if he decides to come early.
I'm posting so seldomly on here now that when I do, I doubt many people see it. There just isn't a lot of news right now plus I've been pretty busy with Real Estate activity over the past couple of months.
We are officially in the third trimester now - 28 weeks yesterday - which is 70%. In a way - it seems like the past 6 months have flown by. But, 3 months also sounds like a long time to wait.
In addition to ordering the crib, we've been working on other fun stuff in the past week like creating a will, talking life insurance,etc. May as well buy a grave while we're on such fun tasks!

We are going to see Dr Sullivan every 2 weeks now. They are pretty quick appts. Mommy blood pressure, weight, and baby heartbeat and measurement - and we're done. Anne has finally started to gain a little weight - although it's still just a total of about 9 lbs. So - she'll probably gain 10-15 lbs over the next 10 weeks or so. She's starting to get a bit more tired, and becoming a little less mobile - but overall, still feeling very good.
Anne has decided Fenn has a sweet tooth. She says after she eats ice cream or other sweets he gets more active. Sugar high I guess!