Getting Ready!

We're getting closer and closer to at least being physically ready for Jolly's arrival.

After much discussion about what to do about a changing table - we really didn't want to spend the money on one, but didn't already have a piece of furniture that would work, so Kris was maybe going to make one - I finally had a brainstorm and realized we could set up a changing station in the laundry room, which is just right off the nursery! But this room was just so blaringly white with while walls, white tile, white washer and drier, white sink, white countertop, white cupboards, that it kind of hurt the eyes to be in there. So we decided to paint one wall and generally make it a little more pleasant in there. The laundry room is also just off of one of the upstairs bathrooms, which has a Caribbean theme. We had some left over paint from doing the bathroom, and had a bunch of things we had bought in the Caribbean and not ended up using when we did the bathroom. So we were able to dig through that stuff and come up with some things to make it a little cozier in there. I think it turned out pretty well - hopefully it will also work well for changing diapers.





We've also spent a fair amount of time finishing up in the nursery and getting that ready to go. Here are some pictures of that.

Notice the crib that Laura and John gave us and the gorgeous quilt that my mom's friend Donna made:


Here's an antique rocking chair that belonged to my Great Grandfather Perusina (my dad's mom's dad) - and the microwave stand that Kris made many years ago when we lived in the apartment in St. Paul.


Lots of gifts from folks on the shelves that we made a few years ago (when our 4 year old neighbor "helped" us paint and ended up covering himself in primer the evening before his first day of school - yes, our neighbors were thrilled)


Look at all the tiny clothes!


Here's a card I got from Katy that I framed. It's for the year of the Golden Pig - which is Jolly's Chinese astrological sign. Apparently it is very lucky to be born in the year of the Golden Pig.



And finally, here is Kris having way too much fun trying to get the bouncey seat on loan from Jennifer to work.