Blue room no longer!

As the weekend comes to an end, I am ready for some tequila and a cigarette! Actually, I don't smoke and tequila makes me do bad things. Oh yeah...and the whole 5 months preggo thing :)

We have had quite the busy weekend fixing up the nursery. I feel like I now can call it the nursery without the "quotes". From the get go, my mom and I had planned on her making all of my bedding. We spent Thursday evening checking out fabric stores. With no success, we made our way over to Babies R Us to register. Kris had made it quite clear he wanted no part of that! So who better than your husband to have by your side? Your own mom of course! As we made our way around the store we came up to the clearance section and there it was...Exactly what we had been looking for at the fabric stores, minus the blood, sweat and tears wasted over the sewing machine. On sale no less! So we went ahead and made the executive decision to purchase. From that point on, I was on a mission. I spent all day Saturday painting and Kris and I ( and the sweet Patricks!) spent today putting together the crib and bedding. See the amazing transition below...

Charm isn't the only thing that comes with an old house. Don't forget about foundation problems! Little Austin will be pleased when he sees this fixed. EVERY time he would get a diaper change on the old bed, he would look up with fear and worry and tell me, in his sweet concerned voice, "Uncle Kris needs to fix!" (I think he had visions of the ceiling falling in on him!) Kris worked his tail off cutting out old repair jobs and re-mudding the entire ceiling! You go Uncle Kris!

He even cleaned up this mess! Jealous ladies?

Goodbye blue...Hello PINK

The infamous BLAAAACK crib!

Childhood dresser+2 cans of black spray paint=saving $400 on a dresser :)
Will also double as a changing table. My next mission...finding fun drawer pulls!

Now the really fun part begins...decorating!!

Omelet anyone?

Something I have come to accept and love about my husband, is his odd habit of sleep talking. The first time it happened, I must admit, I was a little taken aback. Waking up to Kris tearing through my clean, freshly folded, stack of clothes demanding "WHERE'S MY CRACK! WHERE'S MY CRACK!" was a little concerning. Obviously, I'm not talking about mumbling and nonsense you can't make out, I'm talking intense! On certain occasions he will get out of bed while having a completely absurd conversation with me as though he needs to stand up to really get his point across. A few weeks ago, I wake up to Kris pacing across the bedroom. He stops at the dresser, turns to look at me and asks, as if he were completely lucid and awake, "Would you like me to make you an omelet in the morning?" Sure! Veggie please!

Last night it happened again. At about 3am Kris sits up and begins to tell me that Pancho and Nelson (two of his workers) had better hang the magazine from the string at the right length or they will be in trouble. Deciding to play along I ask, "How will they know if it is the right length?" Kris-"Oh! By God they will know!" I giggle and fall back asleep. At around 4:30 I wake up to Kris's hysterical laughter followed by "Oh by God they will know!"

Of course this morning he had no idea what I was talking about. Just a funny quirk I love about my husband :)

PS...wait till you see my updated pictures of the "nursery" progress. You won't believe your eyes! Blog to follow this week :)

Elly Jean!!

We had our 18 week sonogram today and....drum roll please....even though you all already know.....I still want some anticipation....it's a GIRL!!!! Little Ellyson Jean Roebuck (Elly for short). I really don't understand how a Dr. can figure this stuff out. A picture that resembles nothing of a little girl and he says with such certainty "it's a girl!" I guess it's more about the lack of the "stem on the apple" as Kris puts it. Or maybe he could just see the sweetness oozing out of her and just knew such sweetness could only come from a little girl :)

Little arm waving "Hi mom and dad!"

Sweet little profile and spine shot! I think I did that pose in yoga the other day :)

Paaarrrrty!!

"Hey Austin and Kalynn, how old are you?!"

(Their best attempts at three fingers comes across as about 2 1/2)

What a day! The bees and wind were a bit of a nuisance, but for the most part, the birthday party at the local park was a success! Complete with hot dogs, presents, cake and a pinata, it couldn't have gone any better. Kris and I even got in on the fun...

Take notice of Kris's "bum wing" as he calls it (left arm)...a result of his "pop a wheelie" gone bad on our leisurely bike ride through the neighborhood!!!

Cake time!!

That's what I call an easy clean up!