37.5 week belly photos

Don't I just look awesome?!

Big boy bed

So, we FINALLY have Nate's bed all set up. It has been a slow process of a little bit getting done very couple of days. We got it two weeks ago and Peter got the bed set up, but not the trundle. He finished the trundle a couple days later, but one of the drawers was broken. Also, we had gotten a rail assuming it would work with our bed, but because we don't have a box spring we had to get a piece of ply wood to put under the mattress so that it would be stable. And actually, the rail is still not ideal for our type of bed. It does it's job, we just can't fold it down or tuck it under for daytime use of the bed. So, that didn't get put up for about a week. In the meantime, Nate fell off the bed the first night (although he had rocked his first nap time!) so we moved the mattress to the floor so if he fell (and he did, at least once) it wouldn't be quite so far. We were also using an old quilt to cover him for awhile, until we got the new bedding Nonna sent for Christmas (but said he could open early). When he opened it he said it was "magical"! Then once we got that all set up we had to rearrange his new dresser and cubby fixture so the room doesn't feel quite so crowded. We haven't gotten all of the room's accessories quite figured out yet, and he has some more coming for Christmas in addition to the magical bedspread, but those will wait until the 25th. Take a look at the process...

Nate helping Peter put his bed together. We wanted to make sure he had some involvement in this process hoping it would help with the transition. I don't know if it made a difference, but it definitely didn't hurt! 

Looking up to dad!

Nate sleeping in his bed for the first time (see the missing trundle and non-magical quilt)

All set up and ready to go - "magical" bedspread and all!

Saved by the rail!

This cubby used to be downstairs, but because of a lot of changes that had to be made due to Cranberry's upcoming arrival we had to move it. We don't really love it in Nate's room, but love the piece and really don't want to get rid of it. He doesn't play in his room right now, but once he starts it will be a good place to store his toys. And it's a great little holder for all the stuffed animals he doesn't have to sleep with and some additional room decor. 

His dresser - definitely holds a lot more clothes than the changing table dresser does. 

The final product. Don't judge me for it not being made! That rail makes it kind of difficult.  It might be hard to tell, but under the regular bed is a trundle. It looks like there are six drawers in the trundle, but the top three are just for show - that's where the trundle mattress is. The bottom three, though, do actually have storage space. Love it!

So, he's been doing very well sleeping in the bed. The first couple nights, and at least one nap time, he tried to come down before he went to sleep, but we just showed him his way back upstairs. We've gotten a gate at the top of the stairs since then so he can't come down anymore (also hopefully he won't fall down them if he wakes up in the middle of the night still a little groggy). The only downfall to this is that he hasn't been sleeping in quite as late as he used to. He does play in his room for awhile some mornings, and before we put the gate up he actually came downstairs once. That kind of freaked me out, but as far as I know all he did was pull out all of his dinosaur flash cards and spread them out on the table. Luckily he didn't try to go outside or anything. But now he just makes his way to our room and says that it's not dark outside, so it's time to wake up! Can't wait for him to learn to tell time so I can tell him he has to stay in his room until at least a certain hour. Of course, by then I'll have another one to deal with... I hope she's as good of a sleeper as her brother!

It's a Guessing Game!

We are exactly one month away from Cranberry's due date! That means it is time to look into your crystal ball and tell me everything you know about her. This is a pretty serious pool (I stole from our friends Collin and Clare) that accepts guesses for everything from time and date of birth, hair and eye color and you can even put your guesses in for her name! Everything is judged a little differently for the point system, but they explain that on the main page below the survey. Again, this is just for bragging rights (I won Collin and Clare's pool!) but maybe we'll throw in an extra special picture of Cranberry or something. There's a permanent link in the bar to the right or you can find it here: http://bebepool.com/sjmorris31

Just in case you find it helpful here are some stats about Nate:
Estimated Due Date: March 7, 2009
Actual Birth Date: March 4, 2009 (39 weeks, 4 days)
Time of Birth: 1:04pm (Eastern)
Length: 20.5"
Weight: 7 lbs, 5 oz
Hair color: Blonde
Eye color: Blue

Also, our guidelines for picking a name are:
Can't be in the top 20 for the last couple of years (Nathaniel was 76 in 2009)
Has to be something we can make a nickname out of (Nathaniel ---> Nate)
Both given and nickname have to sound good with Morris alone and as her full name (???????? Diane Morris)

Good luck!