Little H Countdown

Saturday, January 29, 2011

"Over Achiever"

This week, a good friend referred to me as an "over achiever" in regards to baby prep. She's probably right...but I blame it on my "planner/organizer" genes, and the fact that the spring is NUTS for both Justin and I at work, so we're making an effort to get big things done now so that we don't have to worry about them when we're both swamped at work. So, what have we been "over-achieving" on??? Here's what we've accomplished so far, in no particular order:

1) We have both a girl and a boy name ready...we're open to considering other names, but we're pretty stuck on what we've picked so far. And no, we won't tell any of you what the names are. Guess you'll just have to wait :).

2) We finally bought and with the help of Dad H, hung ceiling fans in both the nursery and the other room. Really, this is only partly baby related, but still had to be done!

3) We've bought the nursery furniture. In my defense, it wasn't supposed to arrive until mid-to-late February...so when it arrived instead in mid-January we really couldn't help but begin to assemble it. As of now, the dresser has been assembled (with the help from Dad H--thank goodness) and the crib is set to be assembled today.

4) We've bought our two posters for the wall, and the frame for one of the them. Dad H is on the job for building a frame for the second poster. Neither are actually IN the frame yet...so better add that to the to-do list :).

5) We're 99% sure on the nursery bedding. It's super cute and gender neutral. I can't help it if I found one right away that we liked, can I?

6) We're buying and assembling the shelving unit for the nursery this evening...it's really because the baby already has tons of books and we need somewhere to put them...oh, did I mention the baby already has a small library? I guess that's what happens when one grandma is a teacher and so is the mom :).

That's pretty much it, so I mean, really, I'm not THAT much of an over-achiever...am I? There's still PLENTY left to do :). I'm thinking though that in March, April, and May, when I start to get huge and have tons of meetings and have to travel for work, I'll be very glad that my over-achieving self got so much accomplished so early!!

Here are some pictures of Little H's nursery in progress...



Saturday, January 15, 2011

"Prom"

Here are the two pictures we purchased on our cruise. The first is from formal night. My sister aptly called this our "prom" picture. We think it's great, and it's now hanging on our wall :). The second is from clear water kayaking...I LOVE the water/background of this picture!!



Friday, January 7, 2011

New Husker Gear


My parents got us some much-needed new Husker gear for Christmas...Justin is really excited about those socks (I wonder if he realizes they won't fit him...)

Sunday, January 2, 2011

HAPPY NEW YEAR!



Happy New Year to All!

It is really hard to believe that 2010 is gone and 2011 has begun! I'm pretty sure at school tomorrow I'll continue to write '10 on everything...it always takes a few days to get into the habit :). Justin and I are very excited about this coming year, and all the adventures it is sure to bring! We are wishing all of you a happy, blessed and wonderful new year!


Just one of my favorite pictures of our "children" from this year...they have become quite good buds, especially in the colder weather. Apparently, Mozart makes a very good pillow!