Is it a Girl or is it a Boy?

We've gotten lots of questions lately about baby. Most have been whether it's a boy or a girl. We still don't know yet, but we're supposed to find out in just a few weeks (as long as baby cooperates, of course).

Meanwhile, we haven't done much more to prepare for baby. We've cleaned a little more, and our living room is finally relatively normal, but that's about it. We have lots of projects we'll need to get to before baby comes, but fortunately, we still have a ways to go.

The other night, though, we did do one thing that was super fun... You see, I haven't started any sort of baby registry yet, but I have started researching various baby products and picking out colors and such. Brandon and I wanted to keep the bedroom a neutral color scheme, so I found a bedding set I loved online at Babies R Us. We stopped by the store after work the other night because I really wanted to see it in person and show it to Brandon.

We found the bedding set, and the good news was I absolutely LOVED it (and so did Brandon). Bad news was it was on clearance (ugh!) and there were only two sets left in the store and one was damaged. Better news? Because it was on clearance, it was marked half off. After thinking about it for a while (we lounged around in some gliders to discuss our options), Brandon convinced me we should just pick it up. It was such a great deal, and he could tell how much I loved it, so he didn't want to wait and risk us not getting it later on.

As such, we now have a theme and color scheme for the nursery!

It's just precious! It's green, yellow and white mostly, with chocolate brown trim. It features these cute little monkeys, elephant and toucan, as well as some giraffes, a lion, tiger, rhinocerous and crocodile! I just love it, and I'm glad we splurged!

I'm going to buy some fabric in a complimentary green color so I can (someday) make some curtain's for baby's room. And that's about as far as I've gotten so far, but hey, it's a start!

And so it Goes...

We've made a lot of progress on the redecorating front! We successfully moved the desk and computer equipment out to the living room. Surprisingly, it looks great - not too crowded and the computer is somewhat hidden from view. We bought a cool cabinet from IKEA, which we're going to mount on the wall and then fill up with some of our "collectibles" that no longer will stay in the baby's room.

Next step, sell our extra couch and chair so we can buy a smaller loveseat that will actually fit in our now smaller living room.

And good news, we traded in our extra twin bed for a crib and changing table! Now, my sister has a more comfy bed, and our baby to be also has a place to sleep... No mattresses yet, but we'll get there!

What else is going on in our lives? Work is going well for us both. Things are super busy, so we're tired a lot, but we're happy that God has provided us with these jobs at this transitional time in our lives.

We had our 12 week check-up earlier last week, and baby is doing well! We couldn't believe how much it was moving around in there. At first, it was squirming all around, but then it stopped. My doctor smiled and told us to watch, then she smushed the ultrasound camera thingy into my stomach and our baby flailed it's arms and legs! It was amazing. She got a picture right when that happened. You can even see fingers and toes. We're already so in love and can't wait for the baby to get bigger. Honestly, we can't wait to meet it - even though we still have six months left! :-)

That's all for now! Tonight, we're having date night. Since I usually want to go to bed super early, Brandon is bringing dinner home and we're going to watch movies. Just what I need today!

Redecorating for Baby Arrieta!

I've decided to get back into the blogging thing. I'm hoping this will be a way of posting updates about our life. I don't really figure many people will read it, but I'm fine with that. And for those of you who do read it, you likely already know what's included, but that's OK, too.

Today, Brandon and I have decided to redecorate the living room. We plan on making room for our desk in there, which will require that we completely change the layout of everything. We're going to switch everything entirely and I'm so excited! We're doing it as part of our first big attempt to make room for the little one that's currently on the way. I'm not due until February 29 (yes, that date is correct - leave it to me a Brandon!), but we realized that with us both working full time the entire pregnancy, we're actually going to have a hard time getting to all the things on our to-do list to prepare for baby. Which is why we're starting now! Once we move the desk out of the second bedroom (and it's many contents), we'll be able to start going through some of the stuff we've accumulated in that room so we're ready when the baby joins us next year.

I've actually wanted to redecorate the living room for quite some time, so I really can't wait. I'll post pictures another day!

Love, Kendra