Can you believe it?!

Daniel's room is painted!!!! I still cannot believe how quickly Justin and his mom threw two flawless coats of "Maiden Voyage" on the walls in the nursery! It is just perfect thanks to Julie's painting skills she learned from her father, and the tips Justin picked up from his father while re-doing our guest room furniture.

The room was yellow, in its former life as an "office" (lol, let's be honest, it was a junk room)...here are some "before pics":

Now it's time for this room to be a nursery! The house is 72 years old, I wonder what this room was used for in the past......?

My sister stopped by to check out the progress and take a few pics of the painters in action! Thanks, Kel! Here are some pics of the painters:

You can check out Julie's artwork on her blog, Art By the River. She paints walls, and they look great, but they pale in comparison to her paintings!

The happy daddy-to-be!

A peek at the finished project!

Justin worked so hard to get the room cleaned out by the time I got home. When I arrived the only things in the room were things that we are using to decorate the nursery, no ladders, no paint, no cats with blue feet.....

Did you happen to notice the white sailfish on the wall?! I worked with Ken Laudadio from The Fish Mount Store to create this beauty! His prices are very reasonable, and he was so happy to help me get exactly what I had envisioned! Saturday afternoon he drove all the way down from Cape Canaveral to deliver our little friend, and Justin couldn't have been more excited to put a hole in the freshly painted wall to hang it!

I thought that Ken was going to think I was absolutely nutty when I asked for a white sailfish, but he has actually had requests for white sailfish before! A designer from CA that did work for stores on Rodeo Drive has bought several of these from him that he was going to use to display socks! He never got any pics of how the displays turned out, so I guess we are all left guessing until our next trip to Rodeo Drive.

Until the next post....

Surprise.....

HA! So how big of a jerk am I?! I called my friend Cathie to tell her that I wouldn't be attending my church meeting last night, and she convinced me to come for the first hour because they had something special planned for us. {Mind you, I was SO TIRED that I wasn't sure how I was going to drive the 5 minutes home from work without falling asleep, so going to this meeting was going to be a huge endeavor.}

So I changed out of my PJ pants into jeans, threw on a jacket, and got my tired self to the meeting only to find out that the meeting was not a meeting...it was a surprise baby shower!

So, how big of a jerk am I?! Number one, I was trying to skip out of a church meeting and I was being a brat about attending my own shower (before I knew it was a shower, of course)....words cannot do justice to how humbled and embarassed I was.

Since I hadn't taken time to change my ratty old t-shirt before I left the house, I was embarassed to take off my jacket...and the room was really hot, so hot that I almost started sweating and even got a little light headed, but the jacket was not coming off.

Just in case you were wondering, God does have a sense of humor! :)

Happy Valentine's Day...

from the excited parents to be,

their sweet little Ollie (he's the Birthday Cat today),

and Mango, the cutest dog you have even seen with a mohawk!

The Nursery!

So, I mentioned the intervention....remember the one where Amanda was going to have an English accent and I was going to wear a flower in my hair to make it feel like the TV show, Clean House? Well, it didn't happen for my neighbor, and it's looking like it won't have to happen at my house either!!! Justin and I have been hard at work on the nursery to get it ready for painting! Justin is working a whole lot harder than me, I must admit!

I want to share some rough word "drawings" of what we hope the nursery will look like! There is a picture of the east wall (the first wall you see as you walk in the door), the south wall, and the west wall. The north wall will have a custom, coastal bookshelf built by my very own hubby, but I didn't make a sketch of that wall.

We are going for a coastal/nautical theme. We want the nursery to be soft, and not too babyish...

The is the wall you first see when you walk in the door. The door on the left side of the pic is the door to our closet...I like to leave it open because we have an octagonal window in the closet (lol, I am still not sure why the window is in the closet) that lets so much more light into the room. The chairs are gliding club chairs and there will be a shared ottoman for Justin and me to prop up our feet. The lamp is a sea urchin lamp, and the curtains are white with navy blue trim! The best part of this wall is the sailfish!!!! A gentleman in Cocoa is creating a half mount of a sailfish, and painting it white (with a blue eye)! He sent a pic of the fish last week, and it looks AMAZING!

This is the south wall. The white crib will be centered between the two windows. The bedding we have chosen is white with navy blue stripes. The "Sleep in Heavenly peace" saying is being custom made by a vendor on Esty. She is using vinyl wall letters. The stars on the walls represent starfish (the ones that are about 5-6 inches and have the skinny arms)!

Last but not least, this is the west wall. The schooner is also being supplied by my uber talented "friend" on Esty, and will be a vinyl wall sticker. The lamp is another sea urchin lamp that matches the lamp on the east side of the room. The blue thing on top of the dresser is the changing pad; we aren't going to have a separate changing table...why spend the money? The weird looking thing on the stand to the left of the dresser is a super cool treasure chest that Justin's mom gave us. We are going to use it to hold baby booty accessories such as diapers, wipes, creams, and whatever else people use for changing time. The door on the right side of the pic is the door to the hallway.

Now that you have seen what we are hoping for....it's time to show you what we started with... I promised some "before" pics even though they are terribly embarassing! Here they are:

(east wall)


(se corner)

(south wall)

See what I mean?! That mess is TOTALLY embarassing! You should see the room now!!! (Actually you will in a couple of days!) All of the furniture is gone, and the crib has been moved in! There are still a few piles of junk and paperwork, but the cleaning out phase is almost complete! Thankfully the hardest part is done as I am entering my THIRD TRIMESTER!!!!

I keep hearing that I should post more belly pics, so here's my first (hopefully of many) efforts to keep you all up to date with the belly! There hasn't been much to see up until now....and, well, it's still kinda hard to see! Justin likes this pic because the whole family made it into the pic...Mango is a little fuzzy, and you can't see Ollie's face, but we're all here!

Those are Daniel Austin's initials on my belly! This is his first monogram! My lovely friend Betsy gave me the idea for this shirt (the same Betsy that we will name our little girl after....we'll have a little girl...I just know it), and I am so excited that I have popped enough to wear it! Thanks, Betsy!!!!

I have got to go make some chicken salad! I think that will be a good supper surprise for Justin! Mango, Ollie and I are hoping that Justin's teacher lets him out of class early since he is taking a test tonight, so I better get hopping!

Good night! :)

24 Week Update!!!

Happy 24th week birthday little Blueberry!!!


How far along: 24 weeks


Total weight gain/loss: I have gained 5 pounds total, but if you count how many pounds I have gained since I lost weight because of morning sickness....11 pounds.


Maternity clothes: They are becoming way more comfortable than my regular clothes! I wear more and more everyday!


Sleep: I have more energy now than in my first trimester, but I am starting to feel sluggish again. I better get my booty in gear and get the nursery done!


Best moment of this week: Listening to Daniel's heartbeat and movements for almost an hour yesterday....even though it was in a hospital bed.


Movement: Oh yes! :) His movements are very big and sometimes we can see my belly move!


Food cravings: Eggs and milk


Gender: Boy!


Labor signs: Nope


Belly button in or out: In


What I miss: Restful sleep...I still sleep well, but not like I did in the past. I start getting uncomfortable in the middle of the night.


What I am looking forward to: Tomorrow! We are going to tour "Sign With Me", the preschool where we plan to send Daniel, and then we have our monthly doctor's appointment!


Weekly wisdom: Don't be a pack rat! ;)

THE Crib! :)

We have a crib....and it's not just a crib, it's the perfect crib!

Here's the story: I had decided that there was no reason to spend $400 or more for a brand-new crib when we could get one at a consignment shop or off of Craig's list for around $100. Even though we were hoping to find a deal, you have to know that we were still VERY PICKY about how it looks....and we hadn't found "the one" yet, and Justin was starting to get antsy.

Well, last Saturday Grandma and Grandpa Price were searching the Vero garage sales and they happened across a sale that had 'lots of baby stuff for sale. They asked the owner of the house if he had a crib for sale...and it just so happened that he had a crib, for sale, that hadn't made its way to the garage AND he was only asking $40 for it!!!! SWEET!

So, Grandma called Justin and told him about this deal of the century and he had her ask the gentleman if the crib was white and if it had fixed sides....the answer was yes! Since we were ready to walk out the door, we hopped in the truck and went to Vero to check out this crib that was "on hold" until we got there to say yes or no.

Grandma and Grandpa had waited for us to get to Vero and they introduced us to the owner when we arrived. He brought us into his home to show us the crib that was neatly and very non-chalantly leaning, in pieces, against his dining room wall. As soon as I saw it, I knew it was Daniel's crib! (Side note - when we walked in the front door of the seller's house had a great feeling about the crib because their house was decorated so much like our house! I was hoping that they would throw in the tablecloth too....but I was so excited about the crib that I forgot to ask.)

I told Justin, "pay the man, this is our crib"! We were so excited! And then Grandma told Justin to put his money away because she wanted to buy the crib as our shower present! How wonderful is that?!

I knew deals like this were out there, but I couldn't believe that we, rather Grandma and Grandpa, had found one! I was truly expecting an old, rickety crib after our drive to Vero, but oh no, this one is a cadillac!

We packed up the crib and went back home to unload it. Then we hopped back in the car and went to Stuart to visit our friends Gaving and Angie at the hospital. They had just had their twins the day before!!!

Even though we had a full, fun day, I couldn't stop thinking about the crib that we sitting in Daniel's nursery. I wanted to see it put together SO BADLY! Justin, being sweet husband that he is, set up the crib in the guest bedroom for me! He knew the whole time that he would have to dis-assemble it to get it into the nursery, but he put it together just so I could see it....awwww!

I can't help but peek in on it at least three times a day. LOL, maybe the 3 peek estimate is a little conservative ;)

So, I just overheard Justin say, "She's getting big" to someone on the phone...HA! He told me the other day that he just can't wait until I get huge...not exactly what I wanted to hear, but it's just so cute how he is so excited about our pregnancy!

A Middle Name, Choosing a Blue and a HUGE Project

I'm baaaack!!!!!

Hello everyone! Happy New Year...a tad bit late! ;)

I have taken quite a break from blogging, but I am happy to be back! There is so much going on that I am very excited to blog about!

I am not going to tell you everything all in one post because the post would be never-ending! Instead, I am going to make every effort to post way more often so that you don't get too far behind with what's going on with the Prices....

So, we have chosen a middle name for Daniel...Austin!

Daniel Austin Price

We liked Daniel from the very beginning and then we found out that Justin's dad was supposed to be a Daniel, but his mother was convinced by her mother to name him Dennis instead....so Daniel is a nod to Justin's father. Austin is a way to use Justin with a small spin on the first letter. So that's it....our little Daniel Austin is named after his grandfather and his daddy!

Last week after church we decided, on a whim, to go to Home Depot to check out their selection of blue paint. Surprisingly we were able to narrow the endless choices down to three! We bought samples of all three and took them home and painted them on the wall to see which we like best.....

Ollie helping...he was able to help paint and not get any on himself!

Mango couldn't quite decide which was his favorite...

Amanda, Jamie, Madisyn and Owen came over after they were done with church to help us decide which color to choose. With their help, we chose to use the color on the far left...Maiden Voyage! We think the name is pretty fitting for our first baby's room.

So, now that the paint has been picked....the room has to be purged of all of our junk so that we can paint! And boy oh boy do we have some junk in there! I will share before pics in another post since they are still on my camera...

LOL, one more thing! Amanda and I are doing an intervention for our friend Krista. We are going to invade her house the weekend after next to help her clean out some of her stuff. To make it a little more fun, Amanda is going to speak with an English accent like the guy from Clean House and I am going to wear a big flower in my hair like Niecy! I am sure that we will make it more fun than work....that's what the show looks like anyway!

The real problem with this intervention is that I see one happening in my house soon after Krista's if I don't get my booty in gear and clean up that back room! Justin is very good at helping, but there is a lot of my stuff that I have to clean out. So I am going to try to have it all done before the day of the intervention....YIKES!

We started working on it yesterday and I wore the big pink flower in my hair to get motivated. It worked for about three or four hours... Keep your fingers crossed that I don't start the next sleepy pregnancy stage in middle of all this! HA!