Big Boy Room

We've decided to put the boys together so that we can keep our toy room until the toy room is no longer needed. So for a long time!
The furniture is all new from JC Penny's of all places! The Aiden Group on super sale made perfect sense and fit in the room like a glove! It fit all of our bed requirements which were dark wood, a bed that could be trundled, and it couldn't break the bank. It allowed us to get the night stands, which the boys love having a drawer all to themselves and underneath I put baskets to hold books.
I love John's bedding (Christopher Construction by Pottery Barn) and both boys LOVE construction, however, it's no longer made and PB can't find any quilts anywhere. So, I'm searching ebay. I've founds the sheets and the sham, but am still waiting on the quilt. So for now Colin is using a gray or blue blanket, which he doesn't mind at all.

I painted the pin board using colors from the quilt, and added trim to bulk it up a bit. Now they have pictures of their friends and family to look at all the time! Above their beds are their custom frames with their names and birth stats on them, with pictures from their first year. The Go Diego Go stickers on the wall are a much loved (by the boys) Christmas present from Aunt Christine. If they come down they won't go back up, but until then the boys love looking for animals before bed.

The pictures above the dresser we painted by Aunt Courtney and match the bedding perfectly!

We also added a lower closet rod so that they can reach their own shirts and have room to store all of their things! The hamper in the closet is holding all of their stuffed buddies that never really had a home before and now are much happier!

The boys are starting to go to bed quickly (usually) and have nights where they sleep all the way through. They don't wake each other up as much as I thought they would, and I can see it will get better! We are very happy with how the room turned out and once I find the navy Roman shades I'm looking for (and the quilt) the room will be complete!! Now on to the baby girl nursery!!!

20 Weeks

I can't even believe I've reached the half way point! I still have SO SO much to do!

How far along: 20 weeks or 5 months

How big is baby: A week ago she was 9 ounces, and 6 inches head to bum. The emails I get say the length of a banana, 7 inches and 11 ounces this week. She had measure a little small, which would be a nice break from her "huge" brothers!!

How big is momma?: At what doctor's considers my pre-pregnancy weight. So at zero. This is par for my pregnancies, John I didn't gain until 19 weeks and Colin it wasn't until 25 weeks.

Gender: Still a girl:) 7 ultrasounds with 3 different techs, I don't think we've missed anything!

Movement: Yes! ALL the time! I'm not sure she ever sleeps! Big movements like Colin, shy when others try to feel like John.

Sleep: The boys are now in the same room and are kinda sleeping through the night (knock on wood). I am still up a few times a night but it isn't too bad, plus I'm so tired I'm just passing out at night!

What I miss: Can I say drinking without sounding like a drunk? It's been a tough week, a Richard's marg sounds SO good right now... It will taste so good at my birthday dinner in June!

Cravings: Not sushi anymore:) I went and had some cooked and a few steamed pieces, Emerson did not like them at all. Still loving the steak tacos! Most days it's just anything that I don't have to make!

Symptoms: I guess the sleepiness, cravings, and general crabbiness are all pregnancy related.

Best Moments: We had a really good "big" ultrasound with our office last week, in fact they said she looked perfect! My blood clot had shrunk so much that I don't have to go in for an entire month, something I haven't done since my first trimester with John!!

Worst Moments: We had a fetal echo done because once you have a baby with a heart defect your chances of having another child with a defect goes up by double. Overall, she looks perfect (love that word) but (hate this one), she has a leaking tricusped valve. It doesn't look like she has any of the usually related defects, so the doctors aren't too worried. However they are having me come back in March just to be on the safe side. I am super grouchy right now and am really ready to be done with that!