Nursery - Phase 1

My wonderful husband has been hard at work transforming our guest room into the nursery.  He chose the paint colors and has a design in his mind.  Our neighbor is helping close off the closet so that little hands will not disrupt our heating/cooling system.

Step 1 - painting over the tannish yellow color

Step 2 - adding the darker brown to the top and bottom of the walls

Step 3 - Painting the dresser

Step 4 - ????

30 Before 30 - #24 Continued

I realized that it would be cool to chronicle the progression of this pregnancy for all to see.  Here is the pregnancy so far in pictures:

13 Weeks, though the placement of the picture was horrible with that wicked shadow on the wall.

16 weeks, much better location for picture

22 weeks, plus that shirt enhances the pregnancy look

25 weeks, starting to really feel pregnant

Today, 31 weeks, another pregnancy enhancing shirt.

30 before 30 - #12 Expensive Car

Another perk of our spring break trip was I got to drive Sue's BMW 328i, which is worth more than $50,000.  It was a very smooth drive and pretty awesome

30 before 30 - #18 - Road Trip

During Spring Break 2012, Nate and I ventured south to visit our dear friends Sue & Dave.  We spent 4 days on Lake Wylie in Charlotte, North Carolina.  Our trip took us through IN, KY, TN, and NC.  Once in NC, we ventured into South Carolina via the boat.  It was a glorious trip, 80s and sun shine.  We spent a day on the boat and played 18 holes of golf.  Nate drank a bunch of beer and I laid around preggo!!!

30 before 30 - #24....Baby Green due July 2012

Baby Green is due July 12, 2012…..I heard the heartbeat on 12/20/11 and we told our families around Christmas.  Nate heard the heartbeat on January 17, 2012.  We saw our baby for the first time on February 17, 2012

At first, Baby Green was kicking up a storm then BG cross its legs.  In the above picture, left leg is resting upong right knee.

30 before 30 - #29 - Find a second job that brings in substantial income

This is probably an immature post as I didn't actually define substantial income.  During the 4th of July weekend (Madison Regatta) my husband had to work and I didn't want to Regatta alone so I volutneered to work at the Historic Broadway Hotel and Tavern.  It started as a simply help a friend out and has expanded into some weekend catering gigs and another weekend shift.  I loved working during Regatta because that was spending money for our honeymoon to England.  Now I like it because it is helping pay down some bills faster.

30 before 30 - #7 - Canning

Thanks to my amazing friend Casey and her mom, I was successful in my first canning endeavor. I grew quite a few tomatoes, cucumbers, and peppers this summer. The tomatoes were used to make pico de gallo most fo the summer but a batch made it into salsa. I also planted cucumbers and was unsure what to do with them as my hubby doesn't eat them. We were also involved in a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) so we had a bunch of beans as well. I am most excited to eat the green beans!