Where does time go these days? My mom used to always tell me, "As you get older, the time goes faster." Of course, I didn't believe her back then, as with a lot of other things, but I sure believe her now. There is a fitting quote that says something like, "As I grow older, my parents grow wiser." Its funny how just in the past few days this message of time moving quickly has really hit me from a couple of different angles. I guess this is my sign that I really should pay attention.
At church on Sunday, Father Luis spoke about how we never know how much time we have left or when it will be our last day, whether we are called or the good Lord will come back. Today, I heard Kenny Chesney's
"Don't Blink"on the radio and for the first time really listened to the words. Boy is it so true. I can only imagine once our little one arrives, how quickly time will go then. This excites me, as well as makes me nervous. I hope that we will take the time to truly cherish each and every moment we have. I hope that our family and friends will help remind us of this as well. (wink wink!)
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| 26 weeks with the most recent addition to the nursery - valance and black out curtains |
Today is 26 weeks. Only (approximately) 14 short weeks left! Each week truly does seem to go more quickly than the previous. And my belly seems to grow larger each and every day as well. Before we told anyone (which was quite possibly one of the hardest secrets to keep) the time seemed to pass very slowly, as if each day just creeped by. It did not help that it seemed every time I talked to someone, especially my mom, that babies seemed to enter into the conversation somehow. Good thing (one of the only times I'll say this) we live 10 hours away, because family and friends were not able to see my smirks, eye rolling, etc. when our conversations involved babies. I really do not know how people manage to keep pregnancy a secret when you live close to your loved ones. It would be really tough! Jared and I passed the time by buying some books and researching/purchasing a car seat. I'm glad we are past this stage and we can share our joy/excitement/nervousness/(insert almost every other emotion here)!
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| LuLu giving the baby "kisses." We'll see if this is the case come March! |
Jared and I thought about having a mural painted in the nursery. Just a few jungle animals, to match the bedding set, around the door and on one wall. This was a short-lived thought, based on the quote we received back. Geez louise! I consider myself creative, but I lack the actual artistic ability to make things a reality, unfortunately. Then we decided that because our little one probably would not love cartoon jungle animals forever, we could get away with just getting some decorations for the wall that could easily be changed. One thing we decided on, just like a lot of other parents, was wooden letters to spell the baby's name. We wrote out "Kherington" and "Greyson" and realized that a lot of the letters could be used for either, mostly because Miss Kherington's name is lengthy. Then, we figured out that if we alternated 3 colors, green, yellow, and orange, it would work perfectly for both names. I guess it was meant to be! So after a quick trip to Michael's for the letters and Lowe's for the paint, (we couldn't use craft paint from Michael's because Jared said they would not match closely enough - I think my OCD is slowly rubbing off on him ;) ) we had an art project to work on. It literally took us about an entire day to complete, but I think the end result is well worth it. Hopefully, our little one will think so as well, at least for a couple of years! If not, I think they'll just have to deal with it, at least until Mommy and Daddy forget all the time and "joy" associated with the project.
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| Original letters from Michael's |
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| OCD kicking in - taped off so we could paint the bottom layer |
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| Bottom layer painted orange |
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| Middle layer painted yellow (hard to tell) - first tried taping this layer as well, but quickly decided it was easier to freehand and touch up with a wet paper towel |
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| All three layers painted |
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| Close up of the letters - all three color combinations |
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| All finished |
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| Letters will most likely hang above the crib - just have to see which name it will be! |
Making the decision to have a child is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body. ~Elizabeth Stone
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