The baby should be here in the next month or so and I think we're on the road to being ready. We had some work to do to get the house ready which we've been slowly working on since around the first of the year. The main project was converting the study to Rosemary's room (see the post below) but that also meant rearranging some other rooms to accommodate the things that needed to come out of the study. Overall, I think we're more organized and got rid of some things that we didn't need in the first place.
The living room became the living room and study. I actually really like having the computer in the living room now. It's a little tough when Jonathan has a paper due, but it worked out for me to just stay in the back rooms during the end of the spring semester and I don't think it disturbed him too much.
We just got the valances hung. I think this room is just about done.
The ladder shelf helped to get some of our many books out of the study and not in our bedroom. :-) It also makes it not seem too bulky for our little room. I hope to post a pic in the next month or so of this red wall. We have something planned to go up here.
Our "study." The desk took us four hours to put together and weighs a ton, but at least it went together easily.
With this being our second baby, there isn't too much that we "need." I did want a sling because I thought that it would be handy with two kids, but after pricing some out and looking at them, I thought I would try to make one on my own. One day, Rosemary and I went and picked out the "gender neutral" fabric at a quilt shop in Alachua and after looking online and asking friends who had slings a lot of questions, this is what I made. I'm hoping the sizing works out. It's kind of hard to measure while pregnant. :-) This is a pouch sling with a padded rail--similar to Slinglings or a Hotsling.
While at the quilt shop, we picked up a yard of fabric to make a nursing cover. I had enough fabric left to make a little matching burp cloth too. I found the boning and D-rings at Joann's and used one of our many baby washcloths to make a pocket in the corner. I may make at least one more before the baby comes. We'll have to see how the time goes.
For the baby's room, we converted the toddler bed back to the crib and moved it back against the side wall. It's made and ready for whenever baby arrives.
There's not too much different in this room although I think it seems so much more together this time around. The carpet helps. Also, having just gone through it with Rosemary, we already know how things work and where things should go. Depending on whether it's a boy or a girl, we may change a few things to make it more personal for the baby.
The changing table is clean and ready to go and all of the green and yellow clothes that we have and that friends have let us borrow are in the dresser. I just need to get some newborn and size one diapers. I think we'll switch to cloth diapers once the baby is a month old, but I don't want to add the laundry responsibility during that first month. We're looking at pre-folds with covers and bumgenius 3.0 (see http://www.sunshinediapers.com/).
The swing and bouncy seat are ready to go too. Jonathan got the gear down from the attic and I threw all of the fabric items in the laundry last night so I was able to get a lot of things put together and batteries installed.
Last night, Jonathan and I put the bassinet together. Once we're home from the hospital, we'll move it to our room.
So overall, I think we could have this baby tomorrow and be okay. (Hopefully, that will NOT happen). Not that we're packed, that should probably be next on the list, but I think we'd be okay. :-)
He's such a cutie!
Renae and Katie (and Isaac too) stopped by yesterday to meet the little man.
Bob Gailey came by too. Benjamin waited until Bob got back from his ride to make his appearance.
Renae came back for an encore with Chris yesterday evening.
Charlie stopped by again last night with Lorie and Laurel.
Bennett, Sara, Logan and Caitlyn came all the way from Central Florida to meet Benjamin.
Jonathan has not lost his touch. I think he can look at the baby and it will fall asleep.
He's so nice to hold.
Already a little patriot.
Headin' home.
Chris was our nurse when we delivered and our discharge nurse.
Home at last!
Grandma Peine and her newest grandson
Our family at home.
Chillin' on the couch.
The grandmas love their newest grandson.
Rosemary gives a big sister kiss.
