"Things are popping out around here"

The other morning, I saw this deer wondering around our yard, eating our roses, and trying to eat our spinach. I shewed her away to try and prevent her from deciding our garden was a place to feast. Well, come to find out, she was looking for a place to nest.

For that night, our neighbor calls our house phone and was leaving a message when I awoke my husband to check things out. He looked out our front window and there were two cops shining their spot lights in our yard. Come to find out, there was the deer who decided to birth her baby in our front lawn, and our neighbor witnessed the entire thing!

Now, we do not live in a forest or even near a forest, we live in the middle of the city a mile or so from downtown; so for a deer to have her fawn in our front lawn is very big news! I was very sad that I didn't get to witness any of it, for deer have always been a symbolic part of my life. The symbolism is truly a blessing from God, because at our wedding we had two deer bucking heads in the back of the ceremony, and now I am days away from having a baby and a deer decides to have her fawn in our front lawn. God you truly have a sense of humor!

Secondly, we have had a very persistent Robin building this:

and laying these:

When we realized she was nesting, we would knock her nest down because we knew that we would consistently disrupt her going in and out of the back door; but she won. Therefore, I watch her everyday tend to her nest.

So, there are lots of things "popping out around here" as my neighbor said. We are just waiting for Baby C to make his/her grand entrance. Luckily, I will not have to labor and do my birth on our front lawn with my neighbor as our witness. :).

3 Weeks and Counting

Well, it has been awhile since I have updated the blog, so let's begin.

As of today, I am 3 weeks from my due date. Everything is going very well. I feel big, a bit uncomfortable, but cannot complain knowing that in a few weeks (or any day for that fact) all this could be over. I am just trying to embrace every moment, movement and feeling of this pregnancy- for it will never be a "first" again.

Now, let me share the BIG SURPRISE that I received last weekend. My husband and I went away on our last "baby moon" to Santa Fe. It was such a joy because one thing I have really desired this pregnancy is a jetted tub. The tub allows me to control the water temperature but to have the luxury of the jets, and that is one item my husband guaranteed me in the room. Sure enough, when we got to the room, the first thing I did was grab my book- draw a big bubble bath- and didn't get out until I absolutely had to! It was WONDERFUL! But this isn't the big surprise...

Here is the background story to the surprise:

I had given up on the idea of completing the nursery before the baby was born. I am still working 40 hours a week, pregnant, with not much extra energy these days. Plus,we have chosen other house projects to complete before diving into the nursery- i.e. planting the garden, installing a wood floor in the kitchen, paint and organize the laundry room, etc. Another reason was the crib set I had picked out tends to be on the boyish side, and I didn't have the time to invest on being creative to make it work for a boy or girl. So, decorating the nursery waited.

While away enjoying the weekend- my husband had secretly hired our friend, who is an amazing artist, to have full range to the nursery. He had shown her the crib set and the furniture and said "Go for it..." When we walked in the door, my husband blindly lead me into the baby's room to see this...

This is a picture of the crib set.

To say the least, I cried in my husband's shoulder, for my heart was absolutely overwhelmed with gratitude and joy. I loved that it was gender neutral, original, it matched the crib set we purchased, and it was more than I ever expected or dreamed of!

So, here are the pictures of the completed nursery:

Now, we just are awaiting for the baby to come...

Honey, Thank you SOOO much for taking care of our family, and facilitating a welcoming environment for our little one.