Making progress

We made some serious progress on the nursery this weekend. We (meaning mostly Brad) got all of the office furniture moved downstairs and I cleaned out the closet to make room for Tag's clothes. We are getting there. I am hoing to move the baby furniture in soon so I can plan out the decor of the room. It's so fun to have all these little clothes out again:)

I Pledge Allegiance

I don't remember how we got on the subject but I started tellng Cy about how I used to recite the pledge each morning at school. I started telling him how it went and he stopped me, saying, "hey, I know that one" and proceeded to recite it with me. This makes me happy! Wish this still carried all the way through the kids schools today. 

Stocking Up;)

Probably, the thing I like least about being pregnant (besides not working out much and getting out of race shape) is not being able to drink. If you know me, you know I love my wine. I love to sip and cook in the evenings after work or have a glass on the porch with Brad at the end of the day. So, arguably, this is the hardest part for me. The silver lining of this all is that I have been stocking up during my pregnancy thus far so that when I get the green light I will have a full wine bar full of delicious reds to choose from. I just got my latest shipment of California reds in today and I can't wait to try them!!! Yum!!!

Moment of Panic

I had a moment of panic tonight while I was giving Cy a bath. I was talking to Cy about how swimming was starting next week and I wouldn't be picking him up from school anymore, it's Daddy/Cy time now that I'm coaching. This makes me sad anyway, it was really hard for me last year too because I cherish the time with my little buddy in the afternoons. But here's the thing, we were talking through the rest of the year and I had a moment of panic realizing that this is the LAST time in my and Cy's life when we will be able to hang out consistently, just the two of us. From this point on, after swimming is over, it will be the three of us in the afternoons. I am not going to lie...this about broke my heart.

I am excited about Tag coming into our lives and I know that Cy is going to be thrilled to be a big brother but there is nothing that can compare to our family of 3 right now. We are such a good team, and I know that it will get better and more defined with Tag, but in this moment I am just a little sad. So many things are going to be different now and I know it will feel normal as a family of 4 this time next year but I will miss these moments with my Cy.

Nesting!

I am using the weekend to Ty to get organized for Tavs arrival. I pulled all Cy's old clothes out of the attic to sort through. There is very little that I am not going to use. We are not going pink crazy so I am going to use a lot if his blue and neutral items and supplement with some cute accent pieces like pink/yellow leg warmers and hair/head accessories. I am also trying to figure out her room, which is currently our office. We are going to leave the guest room intact downstairs and keep her upstairs with us. We don't really use the office anyway as we do most of our work in the kitchen. So, we will need to move all the furniture downstairs into the basement space so we can move her furniture in. Alison and Creighton are going to lend us their baby furniture since we brought nothing with us from CO. This is the last baby for he Cooke family so if I can avoid buying new stuff, I will...except for some new cute things especially for a little girl:) 

Much to do as we approach the final trimester;) Thanksgiving break is going to be devoted to nursery build out around here:) fun, fun!

Canvas Crazy

I have been a little canvas crazy, I just love the look of them. Much better than framed prints in my opinion. I needed to do something to our entry wall to spice it up a bit. We originally had two prints from a local artist in Steamboat there but they were jus too small for that space. So, I had a 20x30 canvas print made of the three of us. I liked it but it still wasn't right, so, I decided to use photos from our summer adventure to make a collage. It came out great. I did a 20x30 of cy and I and the four additional 8x12s. Now I am working on one for over our bed of Picts of Brad and I.

Baby Leg Warmers

I have a list of projects I am working on or making for Tag. The nesting has truly begun for the arrival of this sweet little but. Today's project was baby leg warmers. I am obsessed with baby girls in leg warmers and hair bands, it kills me! I searched for some on Etsy but the ones that I found were expensive or too girlie. So, I decided to make my own. I went to 5 Below and got 5 pairs of knee high socks in funky colors and went to work. They came out great, I also discovered that these will work great as arm warmers for me for early spring running;) Bonus! Tag and I are sharing clothing already ;)