The Simplest Things In Life Bring So Much Happiness :)

Wednesday February 11th 2015

I am 20 weeks pregnant and loving every day of it more and more!!!

Our little Sweet Pea is a quiet baby, but when he/she moves, I can feel every toss and turn very distinctly :) I absolutely LOVE it!!! Its no longer a 'fluttering' feeling, rather, I can feel actual movement now. For those who aren't moms just yet, it's the coolest feeling in the world and an experience you have to look forward to.

As mentioned in an earlier post, Sweet Pea is most active at night; especially when I lay on my back. That is when I feel the most movement. I feel the baby move off and on throughout the day, but for the most part, usually when I'm sitting still for a period of time or laying down.

I think the busyness of my lifestyle sooths and rocks the baby to sleep; at least that's what people keep telling me . lol

When you chase around 4 children under the age of 3 all day; 5 days a week, cook, clean, do laundry, run errands, be a wife and a mother, not to mention a Pastor's wife on top of it all, there isn't much room for 'quiet time' or 'rest'.

What exactly is rest anyway? lol That word has become foreign to me as of 3 years ago when we started our church, I became a Pastor's wife and a new mother. ha ha

Anyhow, as crazy as life may get, sometimes its the simplest things in life that can bring so much joy and happiness.

Growing up my dad always use to tell me "Devin, no one gets quite as excited as you do for things! Never change that; it's a rare and wonderful quality to possess!".

Needless to say, several years later, not much has changed.

The simplest and smallest of things can send me into a frenzy of excited shrills, claps and a series of oo's and aw's.  It really doesn't take much to get me excited. lol

Just yesterday, I got a call from my mom saying she found the dark wood wicker laundry basket I've been looking for for Sweet Pea's nursery. Not only did she find the basket, but she said she had purchased it for me as a gift for the nursery and was on her way over to drop it off. Now, to some you may think 'That's nice of her, she got your laundry basket', but for me, it was more than just that; my heart literally leapt with excitement! I was thrilled!! lol

I was so excited, I text my husband right after and told him what my mom had done. lol

When she came to the door, with laundry basket in hand, I let out a shrill and began to clap my hands with joy. lol This is just a natural reaction for me!

We took it to the nursery and set it in its corner. I stood back and smiled ear to ear as I admired my new laundry basket for my darling Sweet Pea :)

Moments later, I got a knock at the door and it was my dad!! He had surprised me and stopped by to install our new nursery light and dimmer switch.

Now as if the laundry basket wasn't enough to make my day, I was now floating on cloud nine! lol

I immediately ran up the stairs and excitingly pulled the ceiling light from its box and began to help my dad lay his tools out. Once everything was said and done, room swept and things in place, my level of excitement hit the roof. lol

I couldn't believe the transformation of the nursery with just a new ceiling light and dimmer switch.

All that's left to do now is buy a white area rug, white curtains and move the nursery furniture in once Nya's big girl bedroom set arrives in March.

The base colours of the nursery are cream and white with accents of my Sweet Pea's gender colour :) I wanted a very light, 'clean and fresh' (lol) look; something calming and soothing.

The nursery furniture is all dark wood, the walls are a rich tan/cream colour, the rocking chair is dark wood with cream cushioning, the bookshelf is dark wood with cream fabric baskets, the carpet will be white, as well as the curtains.

Seeing the nursery come together is soooooooo exciting!!!! I can't wait to start loading freshly washed little clothes into the closet and dresser drawer :D

I also need to shop for nursery accessories like pictures, etc. but that will come later.

I'll post pics of the nursery currently and document the changes as they occur; stay tuned :)

 

The Nursery- A Work In Progress :)

(Ps. Don't mind the ironing bored in the pic;

this has becoming our ironing room until the baby comes! lol)