It has been a couple of crazy weeks and I have been behind
on my blogging. So I thought I would write an update of what has been going on
here in Rexburg. I had an awesome baby shower a couple of weeks ago and felt so
blessed to see so many old friends and our baby was so spoiled! We are definitely
feeling a little more prepared. I wish I had more pictures, I can’t believe I completely
forgot during the shower. The only thing I managed to get a picture of was the
cute decorations. My sister-in-laws and Mother-in-law made it perfect.
The next week was pretty hectic. We started it off by nearly
blowing a tire on our way back to Rexburg. As we were leaving, Brady noticed
that things just didn't feel right with our car and pulled over to find a major
bulge out of one of the tires. We ended up swapping cars with his parents and
they took our car in to get a new tire. Well, we knew after we had originally
bought the tires that they were not the best but you do what you do to save
money, right? Bad idea. We ended up having to replace all four tires! Grr. Very
very frustrating. Especially when we found out we were going to have to buy all
new tires I was picking up Brady to take him to the hospital for gall bladder
surgery.
Brady has had some serious stomach aches for a long time and
we have been searching for a solution. A couple weeks before we went in to have
his gall bladder tested and the doctor recommended he have it removed. We are
hoping it will solve his issues, fingers crossed! I don’t think either of us
were prepared for his recovery, though. It was a long hard week as he was
really sore and in pain. I took the next day off to be “nurse” and unfortunately
didn’t end up being all that great help as I came down with Bronchitis. Not a fun
combination with pregnancy, both Brady and I were a mess coughing and sneezing.
I ended up having to take off the whole week from work and we laid around just
trying to feel a little better. Friday night we decided we felt well enough to
head to Burley so we could be there for one of his cousin’s baby shower, another
cousin’s homecoming, and switch cars with his parents. It was really great to
be able to celebrate these events with his family and to relax a little. We
always have a really good time with his brother and sisters and made a campfire
and barbecued.
When we got back Monday night we finally set up our crib!
The weekend of my baby shower Brady’s mom and I spend the afternoon painting
and refinishing the crib and it turned out so awesome! I can’t wait to finish
the nursery. We have been busy working on things here and there and it is
coming together. I will show a little sneak peek of the mobile and window above
his crib and hopefully in a week or two I can reveal the whole thing!
First time we set it up! We ended up buying a used crib on KSL on our trip to Salt Lake and scored a great deal. It was a nice crib but I really wanted a vintage/white crib and make it all our own.
All done! It turned out so cute, better then I ever imagined! We used Annie Sloan chalk paint and finished with soft wax. I am in love with this stuff and can't wait to re-finish more pieces.
Little sneak peak! We scored that cute window at the DI for $5! And we made the mobile for $10, I am just loving it and can't wait to show more of the fun things we have done. (The banner is a little hint of his name...)
We are on the mend here and staying busy. Brady has a busy
semester and I have a list of things I want to get done before the little guy
arrives!
Thought I would throw a picture of these tasty cupcakes Brady made for his cousin's homecoming lunch! Way better then Hostess! He is seriously such a good cook (puts my cooking to shame). I have been thinking of posting some of his recipes cause they are so delicious. I am one lucky lady!
