Friday, August 12, 2011

Home again (or for the first time)

Big sister happy to have her little brother home at last!


Little guy finally opening up his eyes & checking out his new home (and his proud mama)!


Zaida got this little giraffe for Robson & wanted to take his picture with it. (Sorry about the sideways photo - don't know what happened to the formatting)

Zaida posing the family again - put this hat on Dad. Since he was sleeping we were able to sneak a pic in.

Again with the cowgirl hat! If it's funny on Dad, it must be funny on the little one, right?

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Welcome, welcome ...







Robson Wheeler Meurer

born August 1st @ 4:37 pm

7 lbs & 18-1/2" long


Robson is adorable. He has tons of dark, thick hair. He has 10 fingers, 10 toes, squinty dark eyes & the cutest little sideways smile.

Zaida thinks he is pretty cute! She told Maui (my mom) that it is Zaida's job to hold him. Apparently, this is only true in small doses! :)


He has the proudest momma ever, cause he is the cutest little guy I've ever seen.

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Yep, 9 months pregnant

It is 3:23 am. I have been awake now for nearly 1.5 hours. I'm sitting here watching "Chopped" and I really want to eat a donut (which is in the kitchen - taunting me). I think it is monumentally unfair that the big, fat lady cannot sleep more than 3 hours at a time. I am not ready to say that I am done with pregnancy & let's just have this kid. But, it's getting pretty unpleasant.

Good progress though ... the room is nearly complete. The light fixture needs to get installed & the crib bumper needs to be put on the bed. My hospital bag is packed. My quilt is almost finished ... did I mention I was making a quilt? On Sunday I took it to this quilt pro in my ward for a couple of ideas on how to complete it. She, bless her heart, took it and is going to top stitch it, finish the back & the bindings for me. She said I should get it back by Thursday. What a sweetheart!



Things to get done still??? ... I have high hopes that I can make & freeze a few meals. As a mother's day gift my husband got me a credit to get the house cleaned (awesome!) - so I'm hoping to have them come out early next week. So, really not much left on my to-do list. Whew!


BUT ... we still can't agree on the name. Poop.

Friday, July 22, 2011

2 weeks to go

Big news .... Baby Boy Meurer will be born on August 4th! So the countdown has begun!!!
I still have some stuff to get done - clean the house, pack my hospital bag, figure out this kids name, finish the room. Now I'm panicking a bit. Wish me luck!

Friday, July 15, 2011

Baby room before & afters

Here are the closet doors before any treatment ....


Here is the closet doors with the cork surrounding them. It looks a lot darker in this picture than it actually is, but it's pretty cute.

BEFORE


Boys proud of their work. This is the pre-stained version ....


... and voila! The finished barnwood stain treated wall. Love it!

Just a couple of the big changes so far. Still to come: dresser, crib, rug, drapes, shelves, pictures, and much more!

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

One month left?

So, having a lovely insomnia night. At least I am now only one month away from my due date of August 11th. Well, maybe. I had a doctor's appointment yesterday and she said the little guy is in a weird lie right now. She's hoping he will start to get himself into a more optimal position in the next couple of weeks. If he doesn't then she will induce me at 39 weeks. Which only leaves me 3.5 weeks - YIKES! I have so much to do still ...

I went to the hospital yesterday too (it's a new one for me), so I will actually know where I am going when the big day occurs. I am starting to feel a little less stressed with that off my check list.

Honestly, I think the thing that is stressing me out the most is deciding on the name!!! Why does Corey need to have an opinion on this?! We are down to about 4 or 5 names, but I'm just not feeling like "Ta-Dah, THIS is the name!"

Wednesday, July 06, 2011

Baby Room teasers



So I am going to post some of the key elements of the room ...




I will post a couple pictures of the room mid-design. It looks a little tree-hugger right now, but it's going to be fun, colorful & peaceful ---- and I think it will be perfect for me and my little guy.