Better Late Than Never!

I apologize for not updating the blog in awhile. I guess I haven't had much to say (shocking, I know)!

While things are still going well and I'm still being blessed with an "easy" pregnancy, I will admit this was a tough week. JZ was out of town on business for 5 days and I hate being by myself. You'd think that I'd be used to it by now, but I don't think I will ever get used to it, and I KNOW I'll never enjoy it. Luckily, he just called and is at DIA waiting for his luggage! Additionally, some of the yucky pregnancy ailments that I haven't had to deal with up until now, have all come on full force. I'll spare you the details, but I will say that I am now carrying a large bottle of Tums in my purse. I have had to spend a lot of time apologizing to my mom. Apparently she suffered from the same things I am while she was pregnant with me. Oops, sorry Mom!

Somehow, all of the whining I was going to do to the doctor today went out the window as soon as he put the heart monitor on my tummy and I heard This Baby's heartbeat. It's all worth it as long as he is safe and growing well. Luckily, the doctor says This Baby and I are having a textbook pregnancy. His heartrate was 154 BPM and we even heard him kick at the doppler. The doctor looked at our ultrasound results and said everything looks great. All limbs and organs are measuring exactly where they should be. I have really been able to feel him moving fairly regularly. Jeremy hasn't been able to feel anything yet, but the doctor said the movement should become strong enough soon.

Before JZ went out of town ,he spent every spare moment working on the nursery. He has worked so hard and I love how it is looking. I can't wait for it to be done and we can get everything set up!

This is what the wall looked like when we were trying to choose paint colors. We can never choose just based on the sample cards. We have to choose a few and try them out on the wall. Which one do you like? We chose the one in the middle - Cliff Rock.

Jer finishng up the taping

We thought we had a fool proof plan for painting stripes. First we tried using a clear glaze underneath the tape. That didn't work. The paint still leaked under the tape. Next, we tried using painter's caulk. The caulk kept the paint from leaking out from under the tape, but the caulk leaked instead. Jer had beautifully straight stripes that had a line of white caulk on both sides of it. He took a paintbrush and hand painted above and below each stripe. Now we're on the hunt for clear painter's caulk.

Here's what it looks like now. All we have left is the small green and orange stripes that go inside the big white one.