So I just decided to glance at my blog page before I wrote this post. I noticed the little baby counter that I had forgotten I'd put up. 19 days. Wow. That is not a lot of time at all. I also noticed how much room that little baby seems to have. Let me comment on that fact, HA. Yeah right. Still floating like he's in a pool? I think not. Squished is more like it. And constantly punching my bladder and kicking my ribs out. I wish there was still that much room in there. That would be nice. As many of you have experienced, I am well into that very uncomfortable third trimester. And for those who don't know, you will. As the carrier, or the spouse, you'll experience it. It is... less than fun. But the last hard time before your little one comes to meet you. Which is most likely the only thing that keeps people during this time from doing some crazy things. Or maybe not (anyone tried castor oil...)
Anyways. I thought I'd get on and update everyone. You know, since it's been months. But I also wanted to put up some pictures up for those friends and family who aren't around to see me or the baby room they are probably so curious about. So let's get started.
This is me at 37 weeks. Some people are not convinced it's a baby, but more convinced I am simply hiding a soccer ball under there. Trust me. It's a baby. A very very wiggly little baby boy. Who I am so excited to meet (hopefully sooner than later).
And on to the nursery. We decided to go a little... unconventional. But regardless, I absolutely love it. Besides. It's my baby's room. Not yours. So if you don't like the boldness, decorate your baby's room differently. Plus, if we end up staying here a while, we won't have to worry about an older kid stuck in a room for a baby.
This is the view from the door. NOTE: I did actually use some of my own talents. I made the curtains and the crib set. I love the colors. They are fun and exciting, but still very manly.
Floating book shelves. I found these at Ikea. $15. Awesome. The one I really wanted looked like a side view of stairs. Unfortunately Ikea stopped making them (apparently) long before I was looking to buy. So I had to go with plain flat ones. But no worries. They're offset so as to match the "urban" design of the rest of the room. Plus the red matches as perfectly as you can get without actually having used the same paint.
Good looking crib set huh? And artwork.Yep, his name will be Aceson. Think of it like Mason, but without the "M". So A Son. And that reaction you had is more or less what we were going for. A different and uncommon name, but still a name. Not a fruit or a flavor or a brand.
I have a buddy from high school who is studying graphic design and kinda specializes in more a graffiti type design. We asked him to do this for us. He actually did it on some art paper. Then Cory and I scanned that onto the computer and projected it up on the wall. Then we painted it all ourselves. I'm really glad it looks so good, because it was not easy. And even though we have a few more names (my friend did a boy and girl name, and our last name, each in about 3 different styles) we most likely will not be doing this again. It was a
little lot more difficult than we originally thought.
Oh what a good looking crib set. Where did you find it? No biggie, I made it. Of course I had a lot of help from my wonderful Grandma Linda. But still. I did most of it.
So there you have it. Picture of me, pictures of baby's room, pictures of baby. Oh wait. Scratch that last one. You're going to have to wait a few more weeks for that. Although I'd really like to be able to post those right now. Well I know I promise this almost every post, but I really mean it this time. I will be better at posting. Plus with this new addition to the family that I am super excited to show off, I think I will have more to post about. I will try and avoid the parts about the first time he throws up, or the first time he eats at home. We'll try and stick with actually interesting stuff. Like the first time dad throws up from changing a stinky diaper. The first time baby smiles. I apologize in advance if I change my mind and post about something that seems so uninteresting to those of you without kids. If you ever have kids you might change your mind.
Well, until next time (I promise it will be within the next month). I'll keep stalking your blog if you keep stalking mine.
