Done.

We finished the baby's room just in the nick of time!!! The room is one of the smallest I have ever been in, but at least the important pieces of furniture fit. Changing table, crib, and dresser. Rick will have to deal with the night time nursing in our bedroom as there is no room for my rocking chair!

We went with an airplane theme since that is Daddy's favorite. We were lucky enough to find just the right set.

Rick received these two airplanes from my Grams and we think they look cool hanging from the ceiling, although now I am looking for an American airplane, as these are not.

The room came out perfect for the little man, and all we can hope is that he truly is a boy. Otherwise we hope Katie's little sister loves airplanes!!

In One Week

In one week from today we will go from being a family of three to a family of four. Little Ricky will be here for the three of us to hold and coo over. We have waited so long for his arrival, 3 1/2 years to be exact. With his birth brings a multitude of emotions and nerves. It was almost unfathomable that Rick and I would even have another child. The years between him and Katie brought a lot of pain and heartache. We had resigned ourselves to being the parents of a wonderful only child. Katie is and always will be the greatest joy of our lives. She is so full of love and life, we are in awe that we could be given such a wonderful gift.

She isn't a baby anymore, and watching her grow is so much fun.

Today she is Mommy and Daddy's big helper. She has just figured out how to dress herself (with amazing style) and this very morning she got herself a drink of water, doing the entire thing; getting the glass, filling the cup. She can't wait for her brother to get here either. She has big plans; changing diapers, getting him dressed, bathing him, and making him laugh. She will likely steal that baby's heart as much as she has stolen her Daddy's and mine.

She may not be our little baby anymore but she will always be Daddy's best girl! Unless Little Ricky turns out to be little Amy and then she will have to share that title!

Katie's new room

A few months ago we decided that since we had to remodel the guest room to be the nursery, we should do Katie's room too.

Katie was able to pick the color (which she did very well!) and the theme. She decided on a princess room, and we did our best to make it happen. Her Grandma got her these wall stickers, and she did a great job putting them up!

She loves her new room. All we still need are the closet doors (which need to be painted) and a bedroom door. But she is thoroughly enjoying her new space. She can't wait for everyone to see it!

Grandpa Visits

Rick's dad came out to visit us for the weekend on the tail end of a cross country trip. He spent the weekend with us and explored Southwest Wyoming. We took him to see pieces of the Oregon Trail, and our town. Katie couldn't wait for him to get here, and was jumping for joy when she saw him.
She was so excited to give him the grand tour of the house, and teach him all she knows. Katie just learned to count to 100 and told him promptly how. She also taught him to play Mario Kart, and the ladybug game. She is very good at both, and he seemed to enjoy being "taught." We can't wait for our next visitors, Katie will keep them very busy!

Painting and Ukelale Playing

I went to an beer and wine tasting auction at work last night, and I won two prizes, a night at a hotel, and a ukulele. Katie confiscated the ukulele when she got home this morning (she spent the night with my aunt since I didn't get home until so late.) She happened to be wearing this dress and the flower in her hair and it went to perfectly not to share with all of you.

Rick has also completed painting Katie's room. He still has trim work but the new electricity is in and the fan works. He has been pretty overwhelmed with not only work, but getting the rooms finished in time for Little Ricky to get here. He is in the home stretch now and we are almost ready to decorate.

As you can see, he had help with Katie's room. She couldn't wait to get some paint on the walls and did a pretty decent job with little mess.

She is making her room a princess room complete with a castle wall paper mural for the wall. We'll post it as soon as it's done!

Blowing Bubbles

We are finally, FINALLY, getting some nice weather here in the Rock. Today it got up to around 60 degrees. We have to take advantage of all the nice weather we can get!!!

So we blew bubbles. This has become Katie's new favorite outfit. She puts it on almost daily, high heels and all. What a perfect outfit for blowing bubbles right?

9 Months

The final month has arrived. All the heartburn, sleepless nights, and swollen extremities is coming to an end. We sure can't wait to meet little Ricky! (Which may or may not be his name, but sounds good for now!)