Bathroom Floor

We finally got the bathroom ceiling and walls painted last weekend, so Adam was able to install the bathroom floor yesterday! We put down the peel-and-stick linoleum tiles, something that was easy enough for us to do ourselves and inexpensive.

This was Adam's first time installing any kind of flooring. He did a very good job. He even let me measure and cut a few of the edge pieces. It was actually fun - but I like numbers and math stuff.

The finished product! The plumber should be here this afternoon to install the toilet and sink! Then all we'll have left to do is hang up the little stuff like the mirror, towel bar, etc. Tomorrow I am going shopping for accessories - we're going with a pale blue and brown color scheme!

Sorry this is out of order - but I just had to put this picture up! Adam installing the last few tiles. Must have been hard work - the shirt is off :)

Week 16

We successfully made it through another week! It amazes me at how fast the weeks are going by. I had some lower abdominal pain and cramping this weekend, so I called my nurse, and she said I was probably dehydrated and/or experiencing 'round ligament pain.' This is just my muscles stretching to keep up with the babies growth. She said its completely normal and many women experience it during the second trimester. Here's what's going on this week:

Your baby continues to be busy growing and developing inside of you. He's now the size of an avocado, measuring 4 1/2 inches and weighing approximately 3 ounces. His heart is now pumping 25 quarts of blood every day and his bladder is emptying every 45 minutes.
His limbs are even more developed and their movements have become increasingly coordinated. He doesn't yet have any hair but the patterning of his scalp has begun.
What's in the future for your little one? A growth spurt is just around the corner! In the coming weeks he will double his weight and add inches to his frame.

Boring Week

Other than our doctor appointment on Tuesday, nothing exciting has been happening in the Nerlien house. Adam has been doing A LOT of painting. He finished painting the nursery, the new bathroom, and had to repaint over the half-wall because our contractor had to texturize the new drywall. HIS next painting project is the living room - we also had to texturize the other side of the half-wall, and of course don't have the paint color for it. I think we're going to paint it sage green. Anything but another shade of brown - all of the furniture is a nude color, so we need a splash of color.

It's hard to believe that we're under a blizzard warning for the weekend - I hope Adam makes it back safely from the National Guard. Actually, I'm not surprised - it seems like it always snows at least once in April.

Oh yeah - CONGRATULATIONS to Adam's brother, Justin, for passing the PPST - a 3-part test required to get into UNI's College of Education! It is a difficult test - but we knew he could do it. We have another panther in the family now!