Nine More WEEKS (not months)

Well, I hit the 31 week mark. A little over two months until the arrival of our little bundle of joy. We are almost finished the two projects. I think we will be able to wrap them up this weekend. Maybe I'll be able to post some pics of the finished products next week.

The side porch has been screened in. All Christian has to do is paint the ceiling blue and put in a new ceiling fan. It's a nice little space. It is on the North side of the house, so it should be nice and cool in the summer.

The nursery walls are done, the rug is down, and all the furniture (except the crib) is in place. My mother-in-law, sister-in-law, and aunt-in-law are coming in this weekend to sew the roman shades for the windows. Getting the right fabric has been quite an ordeal. I went to Hancock Fabric in Augusta a few weeks ago, and found a striped fabric that has a perfect match to the blue and green we painted the walls. I mean PERFECT match. I got the pattern in the mail a couple of weeks ago, and went back to purchase said fabric. I needed 7 1/2 yards to make 4 shades. They had 4 yards. I frantically called my sister-in-law to see if they had a Hancock in Jacksonville. They don't, but she got online and found an online store that had the entire 7 1/2 yards. I went ahead and bought the 4 yards, and ordered the 7 1/2 when I got home (figuring I would return what I had). I got an email Wednesday saying they were out of stock and that product was discontinued. PANIC. I quickly went to Hancock online, and ordered the remaining 4 yards I needed, hoping the dye lots would be the same, and the fabric would match. I got an email yesterday saying they were out of stock!!! PANIC, PANIC. I went online, and found the closest Hancock is in Columbia, SC. One hour away, so it's drivable. I call, and they have it in stock, and have enough. So, I was planning on driving to Columbia first thing Saturday morning to get this fabric so the in-laws could sew with it Saturday afternoon. I don't even know this kid yet, and I am willing to drive all over the place to make sure his room is perfect????? Anyway, Christian volunteered to pick up the fabric, so it seems all is well.

The next few weekends will be spent going to the Tour of Georgia, Beaufort, SC and a baby shower. After that, we are done until Lukas comes. I figure we will need to store up our rest as much as possible. He is continuing to grow, which means I am continuing to grow. I've gained 32 pounds so far. I will exceed 150 by the time it's all over. Hilarious! It's kind of weird watching these lumps move across my belly. I think I am able to discern between head and feet. Crazy. For the most part, I am enjoying this pregnancy thing. Sure, there are days that are really uncomfortable, and I haven't had a good nights sleep in a while, but when I think about what I am sacrificing for, it's all good. I really can't wait to meet this little guy.