The crib is done!

Finally, no more cardboard box in the corner of the room, no more packages of bedding in the drawers just waiting to be washed... the crib is put together and done! It really wasn't much work at all, in all honesty - getting the pieces out of the gigantic box they came in was the hardest part!

So the final piece of the puzzle is complete... a comfy bed just waiting for Aidan to join our family! Hopefully he will love his sailboats themed room as much as we do!

And an update!! We took down Ava's crib in her room yesterday and she slept in her full-size big girl bed last night for the first time! She did wonderful, after the inital shock of walking into her room at bedtime and shrieking "My crib?! My crib!?!" She wasn't crazy about the idea of sleeping in her big bed, until we showed her that all of her animals, blankies, pillows and favorite toys were there with her, and then she was ok with the idea. She snuggled in, and we didnt hear a peep out of her all night! SUCCESS!!

26+ week dr's appointment update

Today was Karin's 26 1/2 week dr's appt. All is well, luckily the migraine headaches have subsided!! BP was perfect - in the 110s/60s range. Aidan is still measuring about 2 weeks ahead, as he has been for the past several visits. If this continues later on into the pregnancy, the dr. suggested we may do an ultrasound to check out his growth more closely, and possibly move our due date up, depending on those results. But besides that, no news is good news! And here starts the every-two-weeks appointments from here on out... the joy of the 3rd trimester. Next appointment is Nov. 7, for some blood work and a gestational diabetes screen.

Our day at the Children's Museum!

All dressed, with her backpack, and ready to go!
Exploring at the water table.

Playing with the dinosaurs.

Checking out the underwater coral reef exhibit.

Looking at the trains.

Watching the trains go by.
Making a new friend!

Digging in the "rocks".

Good to know she has a career to fall back on as an excavator!

Building a giant Mr. Potato Head in the games area.

Checking out the cool dinosaurs with Daddy.

Through the tunnel she goes....

There she is!

More dinosaurs!

Oooh robots!!

Awaiting our baby boy...

We are making progress - Aidan's room is all painted, and the border is up! We've also got the valance up and the furniture in... in these pictures you can see his dresser, chest of drawers, and rocking chair. All that is left to do is put the crib together - And of course, start filling those drawers with tiny little boy clothes. That should be no problem, considering Karin has started shopping for Aidan already!

A room fit for a princess!

Ava's bedroom is coming together! Karin got the room all painted, and the border put up, and then we moved in Ava's big-girl bed. We kept the same "surfer girl" theme that she's had, so that we could keep all of her room decor like her lamps, rug, valances, etc. Not much left to do except to put up her pictures and wall hangings! We've decided to wait to do that until she is in her bed and we've taken the crib out of the room, so that we can arrange the furniture they way we want to keep it for a while.

Ava's beautiful big-girl bed... that she is completely boycotting for now! She did nap in it once, for about an hour, before getting up and asking to sleep in her crib instead! Now she sleeps in her crib that is converted into a toddler daybed... we're hoping to just let her take her time, and transition when she is ready.

The kids' bathroom is finished!

Finally - the bathroom is finished! We wanted to wait and find out the gender of baby Whetzel on the way, in order to pick out a theme that would be most appropriate for two kids sharing the same bathroom. The jungle animals have been a hit with Ava so far - she loves pointing out all the animals, and she loves to make monkey noises!!

Define "Spoiled".....

Here is Ava in Toys 'R Us.... checking her list to make sure we got everything! Life doesn't get much better than this now, does it?

A perfect day for a zoo trip!

We took Ava to the zoo this weekend for the first time - she LOVED it! The weather was perfect, and she was so excited pointing out all the different animals. It was a great day all around.

Checking out the polar bears

Ava loved the meerkats! She kept banging on the glass, waving to them, and having her own little cute conversation with them!

Ava attempting to climb in and join the zebras and the ostrich - good save Dad!

Saying hello to the llamas!

The cool underwater shark exhibit.

Ava pointing out the sharks in the "hands-on" tank where you can pet them.