GROWING PAYNES

Well I know that Josh had Swine Flu last week but I couldn’t give him a whole week off of nursery work   Since he was already upstairs and going a little stir crazy I thought I could put that energy to good use.  Being the wonderful husband he is…he painted the nursery, hung molding and painted it, and put together the crib.  And he did it all with a smile.  I do want to note that he got a new miter saw out of the deal though.  But still, he is to be commended.  Then, much to my surprise, I got a call from the upholsterer on Friday night just as Josh was finishing up the molding work…the BUMPER IS FINSIHED!!!!!!  and right after that Babies R US called to say that the mattress was in.  I was so excited I couldn’t even see straight and that let me know what we were going to be doing Saturday.  Saturday morning Josh got up and went to pick up the mattress and I went to get the bumper.   The bumper turned out better than I could have imagined.  This was the first time my upholstered had ever done baby bedding so I was a little nervous, but had much faith in him because everything else he does is top notch.  We got home that afternoon and had to wait to put the crib together which killed me (not really, I’m just being dramatic for effect   We had dinner plans with a couple from Josh’s work so we thought we would take a break and finish everything up after dinner.  To our surprise the crib went together very quickly…it only took about 20 minutes!!!!!!  For anyone out there looking for a crib I will say I am so very pleased with this crib.  There were about six pieces total and they all fit together perfectly.  The crib is not only very very sturdy but beautifully finished.  And for the price you just can’t beat it! 

Below are some pictures of the nursery so far…hopefully this week we will get a dresser put together and some shelves on the wall.  Due to budget (budget??? what budget) we will probably wait until December to get the curtain fabric and reupholster the rocker chair.  Working on this nursery has made this whole experience just a little more real…there is gonna be a real live little baby in this nursery in just a few short months.   I hope he loves everything we have done to prepare…I think he approves though.  On Friday night, as Josh was painting, I was laying one the floor outside of the room.  Josh came over to my belly and started talking  Easton about all the work he was doing on the room for him and all the things they would do together one day.  Just as Josh finished and was getting up to go back to working he put his hand on my belly and Easton high-fived him back!!!! It was the first time Josh has ever felt him in my belly!!!  It was a very precious family moment and I know there are many more to come.

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