The Purple Gameroom is History!

Shawn has spent another busy week painting.  This time it was our upstairs gameroom.  As most of you know, this room has been purple since we moved into the house.  We were both so ready to see it go!!  Now that Emily is on the way, we are hoping to get much more use outof this room.   

Before

 

After

Later this year we plan to get new furniture and start decorating this room, but new paint was the first step!  I'll post updated pictures once this room is completly done.

A Week Full of Painting

So I came up with a great idea for the nursery! I wanted stripes painted on the wall that the crib will go on. I thought stripes would be a piece of cake for Shawn to do. Well, apparently painting stripes on a textured wall isn't so easy. Who knew? Luckily, Shawn has been quite the trooper and has spent every night over the last week painting Emily's room. I think it turned out great! So here's a sneak preview of her nursery. We obviously still have a long way to go, but I wanted to share all of Shawn's hard work!

3rd Trimester Here We Come

Well, I am officially 28 weeks today and therefore, in my 3rd trimester. Only 12 more weeks to go! The time is going by so quickly now. I know Emily will be here before we know it!

Here I am at 27 weeks.

Belly Pics

My belly has definitely come a long way over the past few months.  At the beginning of my pregnancy, I felt like it was taking forever for me "to show", but that has certainly changed now.  Here's a few belly pics to show my progress over the last several months.

25 weeks

22 weeks

15 weeks

As frustrating as it can be for me each morning as I'm trying to find clothing that fits me, I'm trying to enjoy this one time in my life when it's okay to have a big belly! 

Welcome to our blog!!

So, after much debate, I decided to join the blogging world. Let me catch you up on what has been happening at the Baxter House.  Shawn and I got married on March 29, 2008 and moved into our first home in May of 2008.  A year later, in March 2009, we learned we were expecting.  We couldn't have been more excited!  We've been busy over the last several months preparing to welcome our new baby girl that's due to arrive in November.  We hope you will all follow us on our journey as we grow from a family of 2, to a family of 3.   I hope you check back often for updates!  Enjoy!