Baby Room

We decided to convert our dining area into our baby room. Our friend wants to silk screen images on the walls, but in order to accomplish that feat, the wall surface needed to be smooth and our walls in that room had a good amount of plaster texture. So instead of sanding the plaster down or plastering over the plaster, Gramma Callahan had the genius idea of putting a lining paper (similar to wall paper but much thicker to cover textures and imperfections) up to cover the texture! She's a smart one. Not only did it work wonders but it wasn't as messy as the other options. When Dad and Bonnie came up, they helped us put up the liner paper and we accomplished the job in record time!

Dad and Bonnie only stayed for a few nights. When they left Scott and Patrick came up just in time to help us paint the room! How convenient! With all the help, we got the whole room papered and painted in just a few days. It was great to have the help. Here are a few "before and after" pictures of the room and of the crib that the guys put together. It's not a huge room, 8x8, but it's just for a baby, right?

Before


After


The crib!

Sonogram

The 18 week sonogram
... and no, that's his pelvis and spine!!

Belly Shot

Okay Karen, this one's for you. Here are a few photos of me at 25 weeks pregnant! Everyone says that I'm not that big, but I feel HUGE! Everything is going well. Michael felt the baby kick the other night! Finally! I feel him move ALL the time. It kinda feels like gas but then you don't fart!
We are looking forward to Dad and Bonnie's arrival tonight. They are moving back to the bay area and are gonna stay with us for a few nights. I am happy and excited that they will be so close when Lucius is born. It's always good to have family near by. And in a few days, my brothers, Scott and Patrick, will be coming up. It should be fun.
~jen

Top of the World!

When Michael and I were down south, he took me to a spot where he and his friends use to hangout in high school. They called it "the Top of the World." Here are a few photos from the top.
~mama jen with baby lucius kicking in her belly ;)

Getting Started

So we're havin' a baby and I've decided that the best way for the grandparents and great grandparents and uncles and aunties and ALL the family to keep updated with us would be to try and create a blog of sorts where we can post whats new and exciting with our family and hopefully, if I can figure out how to, post photos and video. We'll see how well this works!
So, as of today, I am 23 weeks pregnant! We went to the doctors last week and she says that everything is going well. My favorite part about going to see Dr. Kaur is that we get to hear the baby's heart beat. It's so strong! He has been kicking and moving more these days. Soon I think Michael will be able to feel him kick.
~mommy jen