Entry for January 27, 2009

I finally got around to having Jon help me take some maternity photos!  I thought I would share them here.  Only 1 week left until the baby is here!

Entry for January 18, 2009

Bubbles!

 Ella and I are tired of winter.  We want to go outside and PLAY!  Since it was finally sunny one day this week we decided to bundle up and play one of our favorite outside activities, bubbles!  Ella had a blast and stayed out much longer than I did.  I can't wait until spring comes and we can be outside all day.



We also finished Ella's room/the nursery with the help of my dad.  My dad designed and built a fabulous loft for Ella's room, so that we could maximize space in the room to fit both kids.  The crib was moved into  Ella's old "room" (the walk-in closet) and we are much closer to being ready for baby boy.  I still have a few things to finish on the mural, but I am excited to be almost done.  (CLICK ON THE PICTURES TO SEE BIGGER)

The room:





Under the loft:





Baby's room:

Entry for January 11, 2009

Well, only 3 weeks left until baby time.  We have a date for the c-section, Feb 3.  I am so very excited about this, and also worried about getting everything done in time.  We still cannot agree on a name, and THAT is driving me crazy!  Ella is very much anticipating the arrival of her very own baby and asks often when he will be “out”.

 

 I haven’t taken on any sessions this month due to the pregnancy, but Ella insisted that we do a photo shoot of her last week.  She loves being in front of the camera and I guess 2 weeks was too long of a break for her!  We had fun playing outside in the beautiful Alabama weather.

 

We have also been busy bees getting the room ready for the baby.  Previously, Ella shared her bedroom with my office, but with #2 coming we decided to move the office into the master bedroom and give the kids their own space.  I am thrilled to have a kids’ space to decorate and I decided to do a nice, gender neutral Jungle theme.  Ella and I have been painting a mural on the wall the past couple of weeks and I am really proud of it!  It still isn’t done yet, but hopefully will be soon.  Here are some pictures of our work so far.

 

I don’t know how often I will be posting until the baby is here, so I hope you all are enjoying your 2009 so far!