I MADE it!!!

Well- I made it! It is now January and I am still pregnant! I did not have a December baby like I feared (not that we have anything against December babies Andrew and James...). And today is January 2nd so it isn't a holiday baby either. Jason went back to work today. He thinks it would be most convenient to have the baby this weekend so that way he has a couple of days to get his people working on whatever before he takes off for awhile again.

So what have we been doing for the last wonderful week and a half with Dad home? Well, among other things, we got the kids room painted and the furniture all moved around. Most everything is in the right place but there is still the final organizing, putting away, hanging up, and other little details to get it all finished. There are a few more things we need to do to the kids room. But here are some photos to give you an idea of how it looks. Allie and Luke are really excited about it! They love that it's them painted on the wall. To really appreciate it you will have to come visit us and see for yourself!
I LOVE this shot of Allie! She really was a good little helper!

Love this shot of Jason too! He's so hot!

The before (above) and after (below). Can you see that it is snowing outside? Luke loves to jump and play on Allie's bed. Can you see him?

Ikea bedding and rugs!

The baby!
So there are some more things to add but you get the idea. The baby will be in our room for a few months but then he will join the others! Allie and Luke sleep through each other so I am assuming/hoping that it will continue that way.

By the way, I used a clip art drawing that I use for my spanish class as the basis. We had always joked that it was Allie and Luke in the drawing. Then I changed some of the clothes, faces, arms and legs, etc. I did the basic painting and some of the outlining but I have a really talented friend who did the shading and many of the other difficult details that really made it come to life! She is so good! She was the one who helped me get it all together- the ideas and how to apply it. It was her paint too (the blue and green was from Lowe's). By the way, the whole idea started with the tree that Jenny had done for baby Jack years ago. Jenny, I liked your tree much better although this one has improved some since I took these photos.