Travis and I were discussing last night the fact that, in just 8 more weeks (54 days actually), we will be meeting our son. When I threw out the number of days, Travis looked at me like, “Really? Only that many more days?” Funny how fast time flies. I’m so BEYOND excited to welcome a little BOY into our lives! I can’t wait to see how Marley reacts to meeting her baby brother. And I can’t wait to just smother him with kisses! It will be a great day, no doubt!!
Although we have not prepared as far in advance as we did with Marley, we’re getting there. This coming weekend will be devoted to the nursery. The bedding/décor/paint colors/furniture is all picked out and purchased (for the most part), and now it is just a matter of getting the room cleared out of “spare bedroom furniture”. Travis is installing all new crown molding and trim in the room, along with a chair rail and new closet doors. He likes to stay up late to work on household projects, and since I’m really not of too much help (and Marley’s bedroom is right across the hall), we are going to head to my mom’s house for the weekend. I’m excited to see how everything looks on Sunday when I return!
Baby name…yet another item to check off our list of things to do. We had 1 boy name and 1 girl name picked out when we got pregnant with Marley. One would think this name choice would be easy, it was anything but. I ruled out our original boy name, agonized over lists of new possibilities, and we (or I) couldn’t commit to ANYTHING. But, while we were on our trip to Ely last weekend, I was writing out names on paper and just looking at them………and then it dawned on me. The boy name we had picked out before Marley was born, which also happened to be Trav’s #1 name, just kept jumping out. To make a long story short, I made this whole process way more difficult than it needed to be. The name just fits and when I see it or say it, I smile, so I feel like it’s the one!
JAX THOMAS
Jax--we always loved this as a nickname for Jackson, but knew we could never use the name Jackson for one of our kids. Jackson Severson?! Too many -son- sounds!
Thomas--after Trav's dad, Thomas Severson.
This past weekend, while Travis was up north working, I drove to Faribault and spent some time with my sister. Travis and I were supposed to have a family photo session with Casey V Photography on Sunday, but since he was going to be working out of town, I had to cancel. I was BUMMED! However, my sister snapped a few photos of Marley and I while we were out on a walk in the Nature Center. She has a NICE camera and has taken an interest in learning more about photography……..and she’s taken REALLY GREAT photos of her kiddos. Anyway, she’s working on the photos now and hopefully we’ll have something cute to use in baby boy’s room. Thank you, sissy!
And on a random note……Marley LOVES sleepovers with her cousins. Staying up late, dance parties with Uncle Andy while doing some afternoon cleaning, TREATS, cuddling in Ava’s bed in the morning! They are all so cute together! Ky keeps asking when his little buddy is going to come out and be able to play with him. Poor guy needs a boy in the family……….soon, Kyan. Very soon!!
My last doctor appointment (on Friday) went very well. Baby’s heartbeat was 132 beats per minute and he’s very active. This is the start of my twice monthly doctor visits, and in November I’ll be going every week. So. Many. Doctor. Appointments. Ugh!! And I’ve added a weekly chiropractor appointment to my list of to-do’s (to help with my lower back pain), which has been oh-so-nice, but it’s just hard to manage it all. One more thing to do.
Here I am at 31 weeks (taken on our hiking trip to Ely over my birthday weekend):
And here are 2 of my favorite little lady, sporting her newest obsession.....Missoni rainboots. She won't take them off!
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