Crib Dreams

Andrew and I have been looking for a crib for a few months now... We had decided that was one of the things we would prefer to either buy new, or from someone we knew, just for safety reasons (I know that at this point some of you are thinking "new parents, new parents"). So, I've been looking and keeping Andrew updated on things. I finally found one that I thought would work, was the perfect colour (espresso), wasn't too expensive (I guess that's relative... thank you US government for some extra dollars this year), and basically looked pretty hot, all things considered. But, I wanted to wait around and see if perhaps we could get a better deal or find another one. So last week he basically indicates that he thinks we should go ahead and get it and, yes, it was out of stock at Walmart and the espresso colour was no longer on the StorkCraft web site (which to me says it's no longer being manufactured, cause they had five other colours available). So, I look around, and find another one that seems like it will work. It's a little too harsh in it's modern design, but I think, hey, it's the right colour, and it could be worse. And I kinda like it (I don't think Andrew does).

So, two nights ago just before going to bed, we sit down and decide to just order the less-hot crib. I'm tired, but decide to go ahead. As I'm scrolling down trying to find it, Andrew goes "Hey, click on that other one!" He has somehow noticed that the wording beside the hotter crib has changed.... it went from out of stock to available! We couldn't believe it. I was too shocked to do much of anything. He, being the guy that he is, grabbed the computer and just went ahead and placed the order for the crib. So, miracle of miracles, I think I'm going to get my hot crib! It should arrive at our Walmart by next weekend. I'm still kinda shocked. What's even cooler is the next day when we went to check on the web site, not only is our crib back to saying "out of stock," but so is the other less-hot crib that we were going to get! It seems like God was definitely working that out for us. I wonder if someone ordered it, but then didn't want it? Or if they found a few in some warehouse somewhere? Whatever the reason, I'm thrilled. I guess espresso is either a way popular colour or going out of style. Anyway, we're pretty pumped up.

I'm getting excited about the baby's room. We now have a crib, and a repainted dresser (which is gonna look great), and walls that are being painted. Andrew is actually back there painting right now. He's almost done and it looks really good. I'll post some pictures when it's all painted (and I transfer them from the camera to the computer). I'm pretty excited about the whole thing. Plus, we only have four weeks left to our due date! Yikes! I'm pretty ready to have this baby, though. I can't wait to meet him or her!

HannOni's Room

So, we've finally taken steps toward preparing the baby's room for habitation. :) After much deliberation we decided on colours for the room. We're painting three walls a medium-light shade of brown, and the other wall will be a dark chocolate colour (and yes, I do use the term "we" lightly... I'm not doing any of the painting, much to my chagrin). I think it will be pretty. Gina Gayle actually came over yesterday to get started on doing the trim work in the room. I wish I'd thought to take before and after pictures, but I guess we'll start from "trim work" to "completion." I will post pictures of this project as it progresses. We're hoping to finish up with the painting some time this week. Sam and Gina have volunteered to help out with that as needed, so that's good. I'm glad Andrew has help, since I'm not able to paint. The medium brown shade is darker than I had hoped it would look on the walls, but it will still be beautiful. We're hoping to lighten things up with some white accents.

Also, we've begun (again, I use "we" lightly, but it was my idea, so I get included) to re-work an old dresser, hopefully into something that will be beautiful. Andrew is currently sanding the fronts of the drawers to an old dresser that I had back before we were married. It was painted blue and white with stickers (maybe from old wallpaper?) glued to the front. We're intending to re-paint the top and sides white and paint the drawer fronts the chocolate brown. I think it will look pretty hot. And, it will double as a changing table. Yay. We'd spent a lot of time looking, both online and in stores, for a dresser that was affordable and that would hopefully be the right height for a changing pad with absolutely NO luck. It was very frustrating. But, I think this will work nicely.

We've been looking for a crib too... It used to be fun to look around hoping to find "the perfect crib." But, I found "the perfect crib" several times, and each time I was thwarted in some fashion. The one we really like is out of stock in the espresso colour that we want, but they have it in stock in at least 5 other colours! It's officially frustrating. And it doesn't look like they will be making any more any time soon. Every time I find another that I like, either it's out of stock or doesn't have a drop side rail. Oh well! It's not like the baby will really care, right?

Anyway, there will be updates to the nursery decor as they become available. Thanks for tuning in to this episode of "HannOni's Room."

mKhulu and nGogo's house

This week Andrew is in Parkersburg for training for work. :( HannOni and I are visiting Baba mKhulu and nGogo for a few days. It's been good to visit as we haven't seen much of my parents lately. Andrew's been very busy with school in the evenings and every weekend. Hopefully that will tone down at the end of February. It's nice to be spoiled by my parents for a few days.

I'm starting to think about the baby's room. I hadn't really given it too much thought, not really knowing what I wanted to do, but now I'm having several ideas that should be fairly cost effective as well. I was going to leave the room the pale green that it is now, cause I like it, but the more I think about it, the more I want to change it. I'm thinking blues and browns at the moment... I'm trying to talk Andrew into painting stripes on the bottom half of the wall, but I don't think he's very into that (not so much cause he doesn't want stripes as he doesn't want to be the one painting the stripes, I think). :) But really, with paint, curtains, and perhaps a rug, that should make a big difference. I'm starting to realize there are quite a few things that we will need that I hadn't really thought about. There are a lot of little things, and several big things. Wow.

It's crazy to think that we have so much to do in the next ten weeks. It's also crazy to think that we just have ten weeks left! Yikes. Our childbirth classes have been canceled the last two weeks due to snow. Hopefully we'll be able to meet this week, with this new weather system possibly coming.

The baby is still as crazy active as ever. He's kicking and wriggling as I type. It's still awfully neat to feel him move around, but man, he does it a lot!

Right now we're enjoying watching basketball with mKhulu. The Mountaineer women are playing Rutgers and we're ready to watch the second half. I'm trying to train him (her) young.