Enjoying This Time

So, our little baby is about 4 days past its* due date now.  I won't say late because the little bean will come when it is ready - at the exact right moment - and God already knows its birthday!  In the meantime, Drew and I are enjoying the calm.  We've been sleeping in, I've been doing a lot of napping, we've been going out to eat almost every meal (and I don't even feel guilty since we won't be able to do it soon and my dieting has got to start soon too!), and we've just generally been relaxing and enjoying each other.

Thankfully, we're not anxious.  Don't get me wrong, we are definitely excited – excited to see what my body is capable of during labor and delivery, excited to see what my body is capable of once the baby is born and I can still provide every nutrient that little one needs, excited to see what my husband and I are capable of as new parents, and so, so excited to see what our child is capable of.  But we know that peanut will come exactly when it is supposed to.  As long as I still feel great and our baby is doing well in there, we don't mind waiting.  In fact, it has been a wonderful time to just be still and know God is in charge.  As Psalm 46:10 says, "Be still, and know that I am God."  There is no better time to be still than when you are waiting.  And I'm enjoying the peace of knowing and feeling exactly who is in charge.  And it's not me!        


*  Yes, I refer to our baby as "it" and that doesn't bother me.  Hope it doesn't bother you either.  But, since we don't know the gender, it is just too much work to write he/she every time and "their" wouldn't be proper grammar.  So it it is.

Art of the Baby's Room

As we anticipate the arrival of our little nugget (hopefully any day now!), Drew and I have been busy putting the final touches on our baby's room.  Lately when Drew comes home from work I will be in the baby's room organizing (or more likely reorganizing) and his response is typically something like, "Didn't you do that yesterday?"  Yes, yes I did do that yesterday, but I got an idea about a better way to arrange something so I had to put it in action.  I think they call this, along with all of the cleaning I've been doing, nesting...

I think that we've accumulated so much cute art for the baby's room that I wanted to share it.  Most of it we got from Etsy, but some of it is from family and dear friends.  So, without further ado, here is the art of the baby's room!

Adorable decal from Etsy

Rocking chair that Drew was rocked in as a baby - we
reupholstered it ourselves.  And we think it turned out pretty cute!

This wooden Octo from Etsy makes me giggle every time I look at him. 

Mr. Crab from Etsy

Growth chart from Etsy - it may be awhile before bean uses it

Sea turtle (eek!) from Etsy

Bee plaque from Sarah - so special

This was hanging in my room when I was a baby! 

Cradle that Drew's grandpa made & AWESOME USC mobile from Lindsay.
Fight on!