Furniture is here...

Well, we finally have a place for our little one to sleep. Thanks to major contributions from both of our parents, we now have a crib and a dresser in our baby's room. You'll find pictures below of the installation process...my particular favorite is the one of Kurt and his dad trying to look manly in their matching white Fonzie t's. I think they might have been successful had it not been for the polka dots on the wall behind them :)

Things are really starting to feel like they're coming together. Paint is on the walls, furniture is up, Grandma B. is making bedding...very exciting. IKEA is coming to Portland in about two weeks, so we'll do some last minute accessories shopping there when the inevitable grand opening madness dies down. We are loving our little nursery more each day, and we're confidant that we're creating such a warm, inviting room that our baby will immediately want to sleep 9-10 hours uninterrupted each night. Ok, ok...stop laughing...I can hear you all the way over here!

As I'm writing, baby is performing his/her nightly tumbling routine in my belly. Watching this performance never ceases to amaze and greatly amuse both Kurt and me. We see heads and bums and limbs and hands and feet all over the place. You'd think there were at least two or three tumblers in there but we've asked repeatedly and our doctor assures us there is only one. Our baby also gets the hiccups at least once per day, often two or three times. Supposedly this does not hurt or annoy the baby and it's a sign that there's plenty of fluid in the womb. I just think it's too funny, and I can't wait to see if the trend continues post-birth (my guess is that it will).

Enjoy the photos. There will be many more to come :)

Kim