The "Before" Pictures

This room will soon be filled with a crib and other fun baby stuff for Addison. This is a dormer window area in Addison's nursery. Wayne plans to build a toy box to go in this area.
A close-up of the lovely greenish-blue sponge painting that is currently on the walls in Addison's nursery.

So here are some lovely "before" pictures of the room that will soon transform into Addison's nursery. It has been a guest room since we have moved in and currently houses the furniture that was Wayne's furniture growing up plus a few extra pieces. The chair if from his grandmother's (Addison's namesake) house. It will remain in the nursery along with the bookcase, but everything else must go. As you can see, the room has a cute dormer window area and another window, so lots of natural light. Wayne plans to build a toy box into the dormer area and decorate it with her name. I can't wait to get the walls painted and get rid of the terrible sponge painting. I've cleaned out the closet and all the drawers in the room and plan to finish relocating all the stuff today. It's fun to see the transformation begin.

Several people have told me about the "nesting" feeling I'd probably experience. I think it is hitting Addison's dad more that it is me right now. In the last week, he has decided we need to add an attic fan to help ventilate the upstairs to make sure she doesn't get too warm. And we need to replace the carpet and hardwoods in the main living areas. It's something that has needed to be done since we moved in almost 4 years ago, but now it has become a priority. I've already had one carpet guy here this morning and have 2 more coming this afternoon. It will be nice to have everything in top shape before Addison arrives.

Well it finally happened this week. I've had 2 stranges ask when the baby was due. I have been waiting for this to happen and it finally did now that I am at 25 weeks. I guess I'm finally looking more pregnant than fat. :-) And I am loving being pregnant. I'm feeling good and enjoying this new adventure in life! Thank you for your continued prayers and support.

Rebecca

She has a name!

Wayne and I have finally decided on a name for our little girl. We actually have been talking about this name since shortly after I found out I was expecting. We have talked about many boy and girl names, but nothing stayed with us except for this one. We both like family names, so if it was a boy it would have had the name Wayne as a middle name. My dad's mother has a great middle name--Elizabeth--but my cousin already beat me to that one.

So, our little girl will be named Addison Jane. This name is actually from 2 of our grandmothers. Wayne's grandmother was Addie Mae and my mom's mom was Rita Jane. These were two of the most gentle, loving women I have ever know. They had very sweet spirits and were truly Godly women. I pray that our little one is very much like these wonderful women. I plan on calling her Addison, but know that it will probably shortened to Addie at times. Actually my brother and his two boys have already come up with a few nicknames--Addie, Addie J, and AJ.

It's hard to believe Addison is schedule to arrive in less than 16 weeks. My plan for this week is to get the room that will be her nursery cleaned out so her daddy can get it painted. Right now it is horrid--blobs of paint in a random pattern in an ugly bluish-green color. It was the previous owner's idea of a cute nursery for her little boy. It is the only room in the house we have not painted because I didn't want to have to paint it twice. I picked out this room for the nursery before we moved in. I'm just so happy we are finally getting to decorate it as a nursery. I will post "before" pictures soon.
Rebecca

What a Week!!!

Our ship, the Royal Caribbean Mariner of the Sea, docked in Labadee, Haiti.
Standing on the east coast of Cozumel at El Mirador.
Wayne climbing Dunn's River Falls in Ocho Rios, Jamaica while his jealous wife took pictures. I have always wanted to do this, but it was too dangerous to try while I was pregnant. Wayne has promised we will go back and do it again.
Lazy in Labadee--Wish I was still there!!!

We have been back from our cruise since Sunday evening and I'm still trying to get used to the "real life". We lived in the lap of luxury for 7 days and nights and enjoyed every minute of it. It was so nice not having to cook, clean, or even make the bed. We had lots of time to relax and enjoy as well as time to talk about our little girl and all we need to do this summer to get ready for her arrival. We visited 4 ports of call--Labadee, Haiti-- a private peninsula for Royal Caribbean guests; Ocho Rios, Jamaica; Georgetown, Grand Cayman; and Cozumel, Mexico. All the ports were new to us except Cozumel. We also had 2 full days at sea to enjoy the ship. It was a huge ship with a 3 level dining room, 2 story theater, a rock climbing wall which Wayne climbed, 3 pools, a 9 hole putt-putt course, an ice skating rink, an inline skate park, and a full size basketball court. Needless to say, we didn't get bored. We are already looking forward to the next cruise--number 5. :-)



I had an OB appointment on Monday. The baby and I are doing well. I'm starting to have a little swelling in my feet, especially on long, hot days. I gained more weight this month than any previous month, but am still doing okay in that area. I don't think going to the doctor the day after we got back from the cruise was the best thing as far as weighing in goes. We ate and ate and ate for a week!!! Mom and I have spent a couple days this week looking for a crib for the baby and I've been searching the web for bedding because I can't find what I want around here. I think I am leaning towards a cream and sage (green) toile fabric right now. Yesterday mom and I found a little shop in Trussville that had a crib that I really like. I want Wayne to see it before we make a final decision. I'm feeling a little rushed to get it ordered since it takes 4-6 weeks to arrive. I'd like to have most of the nursery finished before I go back to school which is only 7 weeks away!!!



Hope everyone is doing well and enjoying the summer!

Rebecca