The new additions to our home

No, It's not the baby, yet. We still have about 4-5 months to go. We will be having our gender ultrasound the first week of February. What we did add is the crib for our new little one, courtesy of Andrew's oldest brother and his wife, who after 4 boys, have decided to pass the crib on. We love it. It's the same neutral honey color as Beth's toddler bed and her dresser, so it fits in quite nicely. We'll probably move the room around, but right now the crib is blocking Beth's access to the dreaded window seat and blinds!! :-)

And, we got a new mattress due to our 4 year old mattress being too bumpy and lumpy. Our mattress was under a 10 year warranty, so after Denver Mattress concluded that ours was not normal wear and tear, we got a brand new one, with memory foam in it. It is very nice. Beth seems to enjoy lounging there!!

We also got our brand new tv stand/entertainment center. We designed it and Andrew built it. It sits higher, and has cubbyholes and  portions that can be child locked so Beth isn't constantly turning on and off the surround sound or TV. It's gorgeous!

OLD TV Stand/Entertainment Center

NEW TV Stand/Entertainment Center

The other new addition to our home is Miss Grouch, Beth. She is now fighting every nap, every bed time, every meal and every minute I am not holding her. It's rather exhausting and completely unexpected. Some would say she's "sensing a change with a new little one on the way," but I think it's more of a change in schedule now that I stay at home and she doesn't get to visit Gran Dawnie and the puppies. We are all adjusting to a new schedule and it's rough on us all. 

Andrew started his 2nd semester at CWI, and is taking Geography, Psychology and Math. He does very well at keeping up with his homework, and his job keeps him very busy. We are excited to get his generals done so he can apply to the Nursing Program and really get the ball rolling. This is the fun of the last week. Hope you all are doing well!