Monday, May 28, 2012

Long (working) weekend

So I was totally a super productive dude this weekend! John hadn't see Avengers yet so we went to go see it before we started working on the nursery on Saturday. (I really should write a review of Avengers, I haven't enjoyed a movie that much in a long time.) Once we got back, John put the molding up around the vent while I did some painting touch up work.

After he went home, I kept working and started painting the trim and doors. I finished up the first coat on the trim Sunday morning before church, went to church and did the second coat when we got home. After that, Kelly and I went to her sister's house for a Memorial Day cookout where I chased around and played with my niece and nephews and had a few adult beverages.

Today, I cleaned up the mess in the nursery and pulled up the carpet and padding. The floor itself is in surprisingly good shape! I started pulling up all the tack strips and staples but I kinda hit a wall and decided I was done for now. Now we're getting ready to go to a picnic and I might do some more work when I get home.

On a slightly different note, the baby has been moving and kicking a lot lately! It's the coolest thing and I will never get tired of watching it. I can not wait til this little girl is born even though I feel like I won't have enough time to get everything I want to get done done. As long as I get the nursery done though, I'll be pretty happy.

Monday, May 21, 2012

Ugh, so sore

Didn't get too much actually done in the nursery this weekend. Pulled down the painter tape and it pulled off some of the ceiling paint so I gotta do some touch up. My buddy John (who has been helping a ton, because he's an Awesome Dude) came over and cut some molding that's gonna go around the vent. Using my new saw! I totally just wanna go around cutting things solely because I have a new saw.

Yesterday, though, kicked my butt. Our church used yesterday to go out and help in the community. We went and cut grass, pulled weeds, planted flowers for people that can't do it anymore. We're also sponsoring a house down the street from me where we're going to bring it up to code for a very nice older lady. I was part of the group working there and we did a TON of work, clearing out a bunch of overgrowth and some small trees. We're not even close to done (we haven't even started the painting or any of the actual repair work yet) but the lady said it's the first time she's seen the street behind her house in almost 30 years. I went to town on some bushes with a hatchet and now my whole right side of my body is sore as heck. But it felt awesome to do something that's gonna help somebody so much!

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

So cool

Last night, the baby was kicking up a storm. It was the first time I really got a chance to see and feel her move that was 100% undoubtable. There had been times over the last few weeks where I thought I saw her move but wasn't sure but last night there was no question. It was honestly one of the most amazing things I've ever seen. And when I put my hand on Kelly's tummy, the baby kicked so hard it made me jump a little. I've been around pregnant people before and seen babies moving and all, but when it's actually your own kid, it's kinda awe inspiring.

Also, over the weekend, I got the walls painted in the nursery. I think the color is going to look really dang good with the theme we picked out. Here's a small sample of what the room will look like. Don't mind the dirty trim, that's my project for next weekend.

On another front, picking a name is not nearly as easy as it seems. Oh well, we have a few more months to go.

Monday, May 7, 2012

Busy weekend

Ceiling done. Wall color chosen. Now all I gotta do is actually paint the walls and pull up the carpet and see how the floor looks.

Friday, May 4, 2012

I haven't abandoned you

I just wanted to hop in and let you guys know that I haven't given up on blogging again. It's just been a relatively quiet week on the baby front. I think I may have felt her move but I'm not actually sure if I did or I psyched myself into thinking I did.

Anyway, my friend and I will be doing some more work on the nursery this weekend and finishing up the ceiling.