We are back!!

Hello friends...

Although I have been away for almost ten months, I thought it was about time I get back into the habit of posting on here.  We have so many things to share with you all in order to get all caught up, I almost don't know where to start.  We were basically derailed by the holidays, then the unexpected move and purchase of our house, and then of course the birth of our beautiful baby daughter, Ava, who is now 6 months old!  Although this is quite a bit of stuff, I just decide there is no better time than the present to hop back on the wagon and begin to blog again.  I am going to get a bunch of pictures organized and posted by the weekend, but for now I will just leave you one cute one from this past weekend.  We were about two hours outside of DC for our small group retreat.  Needless to say we have a great time with one another. :)

It feels good to be back!

27 Weeks - Last week of the Second Trimester!!

I can't believe this is the last week of the 2nd Trimester.  I think my nesting has officially set in as I had John running ragged all weekend trying to finish up home projects, including:

(1) cleaning out the back patio/raking up all of the leaves
(2) cleaning and putting away all patio furniture
(3) cleaning out all of the flower pots
(4) sweaping out the garage
(5) cleaning off the deck
(6) putting away all of the deck furniture
(7) reorganize the attic
(8) taking down all of the thanksgiving decorations
(9) getting out all of the xmas decorations - still a work in progress
(10) putting up the xmas tree - still a little tilty, but we are working on it
(11) painting baby girl's room - close to being finished

I have two big projects this week at work - so I hope I have enough energy to make it through this week!

Here I am at 27 weeks before Brandon and Jackie's engagement party this weekend:

Our unfinished tree - will put up more pictures once it is finished:

John working hard on the nursery:



Bednarz Family Shower

Baby Girl and I were so blessed and thankful to have a wonderful baby shower hosted by Grandma Bednarz!  We got tons of  beautiful and useful things, and had a really great time.  In John's family there are three of us that are all pregnant and all due in the same week: March 3, March 4, and March 5th!  Crazy!  Tara was able to make the shower, so it was fun to compare notes thus far!  :)  I am 26 weeks in these pictures!


Right before the shower:

At the Shower:

25 Weeks

Baby Girl now has a rug!!

After much deliberation, I have decided on a rug for the nursery.  I went back and forth on style, size, etc; but I am really happy with what we ended up with.  The only downside is that it is on backorder until 2/16/2011 and we were really hoping to get the rug before the furniture arrived, but oh well.  We are just going to have to recruit a few friends to help us move the furniture once the rug does come (I am pretty sure we can bribe them with pizza and beer)!  :)  I am hopeful that it will look as great in person as it does in the catalog.  I really wanted to the rug for two purposes: (1) to provide some warmth to the room, and (2) to provide some cushion in case Baby Girl decides to launch herself out of her crib (a talent I was well known for at about 8-9 months), or when she decides it is really fun to throw things out of her crib.  I hope you all like it as much as I do!

 

Baby Girl's Nursery

A few weeks ago John and I went and picked out the nursery furniture.  We shopped around quite a bit and decided to work with this store called Great Beginnings in the DC metro area.  It is a huge store with almost too much selection, but the workers are incredibly knowledgeable and were willing to answer any questions we had (even if they were a little silly).  After much deliberation (you should talk to John to find out just how painful this entire ordeal was), we decided to go with the Ragazzi Pompei collection in snow white.  Here is a picture of the collection, but in the espresso color:

We ordered a bundle which included: the stages crib, the 7 drawer dresser, the mirror, the nightstand, and the bookshelf.  We also picked out a glider and a footstand, which is also a nursing stool.  Unfortunately I got a call this past week that the bookshelf is on back-order, and their are no signs of producing any more any time soon.  The manufacturer gave me some different options, but I am going with the armoire instead (a nicer piece of furniture) for the same price.  We are just going to use our built-in bookshelves downstairs for all of her books, but I was a little bummed out I am not going to get the bookshelf, but fairly minor in the big scheme of things.   

We also ordered her paint for her bedroom and her bathroom (I know she already has her own bathroom...totally spoiled)!  We got it from Restoration Hardware Baby and Child.  Her room is going to be a light gray color (white furniture and pink accents) and her bathroom is going to be pink (with chocolate brown accents).

John and I have begun cleaning out the office and it is slowly becoming her room.  I think the hardest part was just getting started, and hopefully now it will all start to come together. 

I have my 24 week appointment in the morning, so hopefully it all goes well!

Welcome to the Bednarz Family Blog!

Hello and welcome to the Bednarz family blog. We have never blogged before so this is a new experience for us. Our little family is growing from 2 to 3, so there will be many new, fun, and exciting experiences in the months ahead. We hope that you enjoy the blog and will follow us over the next few months! :)