The Nursery!

It took forever but it's finally done - and I love it.  LOVE it!!!  I truly love everything about it and can't wait for my baby boy to enjoy it as much as I've enjoyed decorating it for him.  : )

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Our Nursery Theme

I finally found bedding and a theme for the nursery! I was getting so discouraged by the baby boy bedding selection until I found these 'Shooting Star' bumpers and absolutely fell in love with them.

Here is the photo that I plan on getting my inspiration from...

Of course, I still need to get Mia's room done first before I start on the nursery. I've made a lot of progress cleaning out the closet in that room and the zillion drawers in that armoire. The queen bed has been put on Craig's List and then we'll start painting once that is sold. I've already picked out a really pretty yellow color for her room...so it's coming together little by little.  Pictures to follow as soon as some more progress has been made.

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First Shopping Spree!

Okay, so maybe it wasn't really a shopping spree because I don't have that kind of money to spend right now, but I did make my first few purchases for baby boy Kiefer.  : )  I was out running errands and found myself in Gymboree...which happens to be my favorite kid's clothing store (very dangerous, I know!).  The temptation was too much - everything seemed to be on sale and I remembered I had a merchandise credit in my wallet.  Then the sales lady announced to me that I would get an additional 20% off for my "new mommy" purchase.  I was sold!!!  I admit that it was so nice to be shopping on the other side of the store for once.  I was also thrilled to find two lines with puppy themes.  Our dogs, Marley & Bindy, were our babies for 6 years before we had Mia.  Although girl clothes are definitely cuter, I remember being so disappointed that only boy clothing seemed to be puppy themed.  But now I can finally buy those puppy themed clothes - yay!  I was so excited to show Rick my new purchases when I got home and we both agreed that this was our favorite outfit.

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IT'S A BOY!!!

So most of you already know this but I still wanted to post about the day we found out we were having a baby boy. It came as a HUGE surprise as we both were convinced we were having another girl. In fact, even Mia thought she was getting a little sister out of the deal and announced it to her teachers and friends at school a while ago.

Our appointment was at 11:00 am on Monday. I had gone to the bathroom for the 10th time that morning while the ultrasound tech asked Rick if we wanted to find out the sex. He told her yes and that we were pretty confident we were having another girl since this pregnancy has been a carbon copy of my pregnancy with Mia. She was so sweet and said she would get to determining the gender right away and not keep us in suspense any longer. She started the ultrasound and although I had no clue what I was looking at, it seemed the tech knew right away. She pointed to something on the screen and asked us if we knew what it was. I didn't see the three distinct "girl" lines but was still convinced that I was looking at girl parts. Then she announced that it was in fact a penis. I didn't believe her! Seriously, I didn't believe her...and she knew it. It wasn't the greatest view since he was lying on his side so she was determined to get a better shot. Finally he gave us the "spread eagle" view - and that's when I saw it...and "it" was definitely a boy part. OMG - it was true...I was having a baby boy!!! I cried and saw Rick's eye's well up with tears. It was such an amazing feeling. We've been blessed with a beautiful daughter and will now welcome a son. So in the end I was wrong and couldn't be more happier about it!

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