Decorating the Nursery

Winnie the Pooh seems to be an expensive theme for a nursery, so we have decided to handle a few of the decorations "home-made style." We figure our little one won't notice the difference until he's a little older and by then he'll probably have grown out of the Pooh theme anyway. So here's a sampling of the new artwork for the baby's room.

Daddy's First Kicks

Last week Eric had his first chance to feel our little guy kick. It's been a long awaited event, as he's been looking forward to this since I felt our little guy doing the hula on my birthday in July. The baby seems to have Eric's personality. I can almost imagine him in there saying "No need to be too excited, I just want to relax." So it's a big event every time we feel him moving around. His movements are starting to feel more like kicks and elbows, rather than squirming. But yet, we're sure his bones are still hardening because his kicks are not very forceful (and I won't complain about that).

So we've reached another big milestone. It's starting to sink in a bit more... there's going to be a new addition to our family in a little less than four months. His kicks and movements are just another reminder that we'd better keep preparing so that we're ready for this little guy. It's good motivation to continue making progress on the nursery, making those big purchases and making decisions about all of the many many details. Four months feels like an eternity from now, but we're sure it'll pass faster than we expect.