Too Cute

Too cute is Trent saying his big boy bed was wonderful.

{And a semi-sneak peak of his room as it slowly comes together.}

Too cute is Trent playing on his rug with his trains and saying it was awesome.

 Too cute is Trent singing while in the bathtub:

'Brrr, it's cold in here.  There must be some Trentys in the atmosphere'.

Too cute is Trent willingly eating apples at dinnertime and once for snack.
And then eating raisins (another old 'no way' food) for my dad.
This mama wants to cry!

Too cute is this little ham with her first pigtails.

And dirty self.

And handprint on her head???

Oops...My Bad

See this paint?

I was decisive and by myself picked out the paint for Baby Gurl's room.

Decisiveness is not my strong suit.

Cost $50.

I was so proud of myself.

My fabulous mother-in-law painted a few sections of the room.

I hate it.  {Brent and the FMIL do too, ha.}

See these little paint samples?

These are the samples of new colors.

Cost $6.

Oops.  Costly mistake.

Maybe next time I should be indecisive and make other people help me choose.

I still intend to do a sneak peak at some of the BBR and nursery projects, just haven't gotten my act together to take pictures and organize.  Plus, I've had some other semi-disastrous DIY projects that have to be corrected...at more cost.  Good times. 

Randoms

• I bought Baby Gurl's bedding this weekend!  I am so excited to get started on her room.
• I just got a call from Trent's school that he needed to be picked up for his behavior today.  Please OT help us!  {On a side note, I could do a whole post about how disappointed Brent and I have been about his school this summer.  The teachers he has right now are not helping in the least in this situation.}
• Trent's BBR is painted!  I ended up mixing 2 colors from the original 4 we tested, and I LOVE it.  I think out of the 4 colors in our house, only 1 is not one I created myself.
• The sheets I wanted to order originally ended up coming back in stock, and they came in the mail Tuesday.  Love them.  We pretty much just need a mattress and can move him in.  Thinking that'll happen in the next week or two.
• To add insult to injury, at my 24 week OB appointment yesterday, I was measured for the first time and measured 27 weeks.  I have said from the get-go that I seemed bigger this pregnancy.  So I am having an ultrasound at my 28 week appointment (in addition to the fun glucose test) to see what's going on in there.  Luckily, the nurse said my weight gain was 'fine'.  Ha.
• 'Finding Nemo' comes back to theaters next weekend.  I am going to take Trent - it'll be his first movie theater experience.  I am so excited!

Weekend Recap

We had a good and busy weekend!  I took a ton of iPhone pics and wanted to share.

I took Trent to the circus.  Dena came with her kiddos.  Overall it was a neat experience.  I hadn't been since I was about 10.  I still remember watching and loving 'Circus of the Stars' as a kid.

That hat? To buy cotton candy you had to get the hat.  $12.  Ugh.

Tight rope walkers were for sure the coolest part.

Saturday evening we went to my sister's house.  She was babysitting a nephew from the other side of their family, so we had 4 kids just the 2 of us!

I just think she is so dang cute.  Her fat thighs kill me.

This caught my eye.  Yowza!

First time we've had these 3 together in the tub!

They are all looking at Patty being silly.

Sunday was all about errands.  I was at HEB, Target and Home Depot.  Spent about $400.  Ouch.  

Trent was playing in this instead of napping.  Said he was riding a motorcycle.

So I had to push him around in it after naptime.  He is a mess.

Trent's BBR will be getting a fresh coat of paint today!  So excited we're moving along on that project.  I can't wait to have his room ready!  Brent puttied all the holes in there and we also took everything off the walls in the nursery and puttied those too.  I was a little bit sad to see his room lose its babiness.  But I guess it's very exciting to look ahead to how things will be in just a few months!

Trent's Big Boy Room...Oh the Drama

I'm consumed with decorating Trent's Big Boy Room and redoing the nursery.  Trent's BBR is the priority because we want to move him soon to get him used to it before Baby Gurl's arrival (Aunty K Dub christened her with a new blog name.  It's totally perfect, huh?).  Plus, I think it's a little more exciting to decorate a room for a child who has a personality and can let you know what they want.  BUT...it can be a little dramatic too.

First, I found the perfect quilt for our truck loving little boy.

But, alas, it only came in a twin and we're putting a full bed in the BBR.  Ugh.

So then I found a great quilt that is more neutral.  I did buy this, so I at least have this purchased!!

The plan with this was to get truck sheets.  The perfect pair that had lots of different types of trucks...sold out before I could order.  Sigh.  

I have a set of sheets that at a minimum will be a backup set (bought by my fabulous MIL or FMIL), but it's all construction trucks, and as soon as T saw them, he asked where the garbage trucks were.  We're contemplating trying to make sheets.  Crazy?

Next up, paint.  The Big Boy wants a green room.  Green is for sure his favorite color, and I think it's adorable he has a favorite.  My FMIL and I had decided on some samples to start with and she surprised us with them (along with T's sheets), so of course, we got painting.

Happy little painter

And yes, we did let him do all the initial painting (my job was clean-up)

Our initial 4 colors...'BL' is my favorite at this point

I already have ideas for a rug and certain things to go on the wall, can't wait to get them ordered but am trying to not spend ALL our money in one month...

To say this is a project is an understatement but SO much fun.  Of course I say that with the majority of the work ahead of me.  Brent and I have already argued about how to clean out the closet (there are baby boy clothes in there which Brent is adamant we get rid of because he is DONE having babies...which prompted me to almost burst into tears because I am NOT done...but maybe we should have this baby first?!?!), and I still have to actually clean out the room and closet, paint the room, move all the furniture into it, and decorate it...after finishing the plan.

And then?  Onto Baby Gurl's nursery!  Oy!