Mom and Moomers at Work

Today begins the race against the four month countdown to get the baby's room completed before the little one arrives. Kristen and Kathy continue their quest to sew the fabric samples that Kristen studied, pondered about and questioned herself over before selecting what will ultimately be my daughter's first bedroom threads. I will be the first to say that the beginning pieces of the bedding look better than any of the thousand dollar plus ensembles that I have seen in any of the designeer baby stores. Kristen continues to do everything she can to make each moment, each part of our little girl's life special. They are both pretty wonderful. I also need to say the first of many thanks to Kathy for allowing us to enslave her for one of the first of many sewing sessions to complete the masterpiece.

After a few hours of prepping and sewing and prepping and ironing...

Handmade threads. Only the best for our daughter.

I Hope She Likes It!

Despite all the horror stories about furniture not being on time, damaged and hard to put together, the baby's new crib and accessories arrived and was installed in record time. Kristen was ecstatic! It was the first time in our history of buying furniture that it arrived early and delivered at the exact time of day it was supposed to. Now, I just hope the little one likes it. It is nicer than my bedroom furniture and about as expensive. But she's worth it! I can't wait to see her in it!

Funny side note, Kristen was talking to the delivery driver about their efficiency in putting together the baby furniture. She stated that our other furniture had come from Star (because they always have what we want), to which he replied..."So, you overpaid." Yep. That pretty much sums up all of our furniture buying. We are hoping that it lasts us for quite a while...one, two...maybe three kids...Stop right there. Don't ask any questions...

How is Kristen you ask again? Well I was able to grab a picture of her belly that she hates but I think is brilliant. 22 weeks and counting...My daughter is somewhere in there. Apparently head down, slightly to the right, behind the placenta so says the doctor.

I am sure that the room will look different in the coming weeks as the little one's mom decorates every square inch starting with the completion of the baby bedding. Two generations of ladies are working together to make sure it is as perfect as our daughter will be. We certainly are blessed.

The Peanut

Yes, it looks as if the blog is going to take a permanent turn. No longer hopping across the Atlantic or weekends in Napa or New Year's in New York, Kristen and I are having a little girl. It feels a little like the Mastercard commercial where the couple changes choice of cards for each passing phase of their lives. I believe I am leaving "Continental OnePass" Mastercard phase and entering "Disney" Mastercard phase. At least I have many buddies willing to offer me guidance on how things are done when a little girl becomes a key part of your life. When you get to our age it seems that everyone is either pregnant for the first, second or third time or is thinking about having children or actively trying to become pregnant. Its a weird, but great, phase of life. The video above is the ultrasound we saw when we found out that (and I am sorry for this next part), according to a co-worker of mine, Kristen and I did not "put the stem on the apple". Please forward the video to the 2:30-2:50 time segment for a more concrete confirmation.

For those of you wondering, Kristen is doing great! More tired than usual, but not sick. She likes to comment on her ever-changing shape. I think she is beautiful! I am so proud of her. I am blessed to have such a strong woman carry our child. How am I doing you are asking...or not...oh well whatever...

So I hope that those of you that enjoyed the travel blog will continue to read our story as it evolves. Who knows, we may make it somewhere else special not too long after the little one arrives, but for now our online haven will be dedicated to our impending kiddo! She will be here before we know it!