eMBRaCiNG PiNK...

Ben took a few days off this weekend and I decided it would be the perfect opportunity to get a project done.
YAY for Honey Do Lists!!!
So, I decided we should tackle painting the little girls room. (Little did I know that Ben was going to make me wear a mask the entire time I was around paint fumes). But, other than the mask it was a blast and I am so happy with the way the room turned out.
We have moved our guest room to the basement so both kiddos will be upstairs with us. So, our task over the weekend was to paint the guest room to look like our girls room. I have already bought the bedding and it is pink, black, and white. I decided to paint the room pink and then will decorate with black and white accents. I went with a really pale pink (almost white) in an eggshell finish and then went one shade darker and bought that in a semi-gloss. I told Ben I wanted stripes and away he went. He was such a hard worker and everything turned out exactly like it was in my head.
THANKS BABE!!!
Sorry for the awful lighting in the pictures below.
This is the room before we started painting.


Right when we first started painting...(you can tell b/c Ben still has a smile on his face.)

This is the room after the first coat of paint.
Even though it is a light shade, you can still totally tell it is pink.

Kai was not in the room while we were painting. He did come in to check it out after he woke up from his nap and the first coat was on though.

Like father, like son....
I love these two pictures. Kai loves to mimic us. Whether I am wiping something up, or Ben is measuring something, Kai wants to help. He is so cute!!!


This is right before we started painting...taping all these lines took a bit of time...and a bit of math.

Benny, hard at work.

Can't really see a difference in the paint color yet huh?

After



Here I am...almost 26 weeks along.
My belly is getting bigger!

Next project on the list....
Curtains!

WHeRe'S YouR NoSe???

I have been teaching Kai what different things are called...bellybutton, nose, ears, etc...
He usually points to whatever I am talking about, but this is what happens when I ask him where his nose is.
GROSS!
When I tell him that is yucky and we don't do that, he just sticks his finger in further...awesome.


So, I am done teaching Kai where his nose is.

"...We're Hooked Up With The Love Cause We Grow It...."

Went to the doctor yesterday for my 24 week appointment. Had another ultrasound to check my cervix and I am fine. I am still having contractions, but that is just the way this pregnancy goes I guess...better get used to it.
They did another sex check since last time she had her ankles crossed and we couldn't get a clear shot.
I will be the first to admit....I WAS WRONG AND EVERYONE WAS RIGHT.
We ARE having a girl!!! It has taken two confirmations for me to truly believe it, but it's true. Bring on the pink.
The last picture is the one where you can tell it's a girl. The ultrasound tech put a circle around the girl part b/c I still couldn't see it. Denial is a crazy thing...

Don't get me wrong. I am so excited to have a little girl. I want a girl.
But when you have 4 brothers and no sisters, anything pink can be intimidating. Girly stuff is intimidating. I just need to get over it and jump on in. Maybe we will paint the room pink this weekend!!!