Well, ever since we found out Baby Boy "C"(Dustin's nickname for the baby since we already had a baby "a" and baby "b") was coming along.....we have been going back and forth about what to do concerning a crib for him. We have 2 cribs. One of which we own, one was Hunter's. Our other one that was Emmy's, was ruined when she had her climbing out episodes. Anyway, my temptation was to just put the twins in toddler beds, and use one of the cribs for the new baby. That would mean we'd only have to buy one toddler bed (we already have one in storage) and be done with furniture buying for a spell. Several grandparents said to me- "oh, just put them in toddler beds." I just don't think I can do toddler beds yet. My thought has now shifted to buying a nicer crib (the twins' cribs were cheaply made, I will NOT buy the same brand). I think we'll get a nice convertible one that can be used later for someone as a toddler or full size bed and leave the twins' cribs as they are for now. I just can't handle fighting the twins for naps and bedtime right now. They are used to the cribs, and it just works for us right now. I'm going with the old saying "if it ain't broke, don't fix it!" I made my final decision after watching my favorite TLC show "Quints by Surprise". I got crib tents after seeing how wonderful they were on their show, and I just saw them change to toddler beds at 3. So......maybe we can squeeze out in the cribs till next Dec.! I don't know if they'll make it that long, but we'll see! The frugal side of me was trying to not buy the crib.....but for my sanity....I think we need it. I was going to wait till the baby was here and then decide, but I think it will be easier to get it put together and ready so he can take naps in there once he's home. That's how I started getting the twins' used to their cribs and ready to transition from our room to their room.
I'm sure you wanted to hear ALL that about a crib...but it's what's going on now. And I'm just thankful to be having a healthy pregnancy. I just hit 25 weeks, and with the twins I was already full-term size wise, and I also started having contractions at 25 weeks and had to go to the hospital. I am enjoying a slower-paced pregnancy this time and the ability to be very active.
As far as all our house projects, we are still plugging along. Dustin got our gutter guards put on today, and he moved the woodstove for our shed. I have washed the newborn baby clothes, just need to wash and put them away. I also ordered curtains for the baby's room-a splurge. My sister got a crib set for $15 at a consignment sale, so I thought it would be nice to get curtains to match. Meme & I found a great website for valances, www.valancestation.com when we first moved here. They are simple and cute and homemade. I love their stuff! And the best part-it's also cheap!
I am re-doing the twins' room in monkeys to make it more toddler-like and less nursery. We don't need two nurseries, right? I thought monkeys were cute and very appropriate for them right now. They are getting the stuff for Christmas. I got them each a comforter off of Etsy, another favorite website of mine. I am going to get a few monkey wall decorations and paint a few phrases on the walls....and call it a big-kid monkey room. With cribs. haha I just thought about that-kind of a contradiction huh? :-) I'm definitely out of my comfort zone because I normally don't spend money on decorations or splurges like this. I usually do the minimal decorations because I'd rather spend the money on something else, or save it for something big.....like the buggy we want to get in the spring to ride our four wheeler paths as a family. But....I do want the kids to have a nice room that they like playing in....and put their toys in. We put together cubbies I had gotten at Target for their room, so now I need to move most of their toys into their room. Putting together the cubbies was quite interesting. Dustin chose to put them together last weekend, when we had 5 kids to help, not just 2. Not sure what he was thinking....but first Carson stopped and said he wanted to be a "helper". He kept saying "I helper, I helper." So cute! He would hammer on it, and use the screwdriver. Daddy was very patient. Then Emmy walks by and wants in on it too. Now, he had two helpers taking turns using the tools. Then Kelsey decided she should help. It got a little crazy with 3 trying to rotate turns, so we gave her the all important job of reading directions. She took it very seriously and would stare at them and then tell Dustin where the screws needed to go. Hunter was last to join in....he was helping a bit with everything. It was cute and it got done.
I just really need to work with them on putting their toys away. They are very routine oriented and now like putting their shoes in the shoe closet with ours. I just can't seem to get the routine shifted to the toys and books. I am getting tired of picking up all the toys every night. They are getting better, but I need to work on it even more.
We are slowly but surely getting ready for the baby. I have done lots of projects, and still have a few more to go. I tried to get the kids to help me clean the shoe closet and it was a disaster. Well, it was fun but it didn't get clean.
Oh, and anyone who has ridden in my car in the past few months will be happy to know that it is being professionally cleaned Friday! I am SO excited! :-) No more eating in Momma's car! We'll see how long that lasts.
Dustin also brought it to my attention that February is a leap year this upcoming year. So.....if our little peanut is late....he could be born on the 29th. For my own sake, I hope the dr. doesn't let him go that long past the due date, but we'll see. We are doing an ultrasound towards the end to see how big he is, so I guess we'll go from there. But it is food for thought......with that...I'm off to order our crib!
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