DD minus 2 weeks

We’re now 38 weeks in, meaning Baby McCoy could make his or her appearance at any time. As a result, we’ve been working hard to get the nursery ready. (And when I say we, I mostly mean Dan—at least as far as all the physical labor goes.) These projects may explain the dearth of blogging lately (sorry to everyone who was waiting!). Mike and Judie put in a nice new ceiling fan when they were here in December. The old pink and green wallpaper is gone—thanks to a lot of help from both of our families—and replaced with a fresh coat of sunny yellow paint. (See the picture for a glimpse of the nursery in its lovely original colors!) Dan did a great job with the painting, even though the pink trim took about five coats of paint to cover.

Stripped wall paper and the first coat of paint

Kristin even got her hands (a little) dirty

After a lot of finagling, we found a good arrangement for the furniture. It’s a good thing Dan is a very patient person. (Kristin: “Hmm… I’m not sure if I like the dresser where it is—let’s try moving it over there.” Dan: “Sure sweetie, good idea!” Kristin: “Now that you’ve moved it, I realize that it looks better where it was before.” Dan: “I completely agree—just give me a minute to catch my breath and I’ll gladly move it back.”… and so on with the crib, bookcase, changing table, and chair.) Now we just need to get a few decorations for the walls, and the room will be complete. We’re actually planning to wait until after the baby is born for those last details so we can add a few personalized (and less gender-neutral) touches. After all that hard work, I’m not sure how much time baby will be spending in the room during the first month or two, but we’re glad to have everything ready just the same!

Finally ready (as we're going to be)!

Dan here - Baby McCoy is in the last few weeks of intense growth (gaining ½ pound each week!). Kristin’s really excited about that part. There is some small difference in these photos taken two weeks apart. I attribute most of that to differences in angle and lighting, though. (It’s probably safer that way.)

36 Weeks... and 38

Truthfully, we are both excited and a little nervous about the arrival. The house and nursery are ready, and we’ve taken about every class we can to prepare. The rest is on-the-job training. I think we’ll do great. I plan on riding Kristin’s coat-tails as far as I can. For now, I guess we just try to get some sleep. It won’t happen again for a while.