Worth the Wait...

So, I'm only 2 days behind with my weekly update, but I promise once we get through the week 20 details pictures of the nursery! You better not start scrolling down looking for pictures...it tells me if you read this stuff or not!!! Anyway...week 20 marks a pretty big week for babies, if anything were to happen that required me to go into the hospital or anything like that they would do it. Before this week, I'd be on my own so to speak. And unfortunately I've known (well, followed blogs) of many people who had their water break at 18 weeks and they were sent home because there was "nothing they could do" and stuff like that. So, being in week 20 makes me feel much safer that they will do everything for these babies-YAY!

As for babies, well, they have really picked up on their kicking and moving, though still not enough for Joseph to feel. I know he wants to feel them so badly, and I want him to too, but these are stubborn little babies I tell you. I know in the next few days/weeks they will really be kicking and everyone will be at ease! According to my book this week the babies should be about 9 oz. I'm thinking this is going to be pretty close to what they weigh. I go in today for another baby scan, so I'll have an update on that later! Really, there is nothing new to report. We are all doing great and I'm so thankful for such an easy pregnancy, considering it's triplets and all. My biggest problem is back pain, but it's so worth it...it's really not even worth mentioning!

So...on to what everyone really wants to see this week (until I say I have pictures from my scan, which I can't say b/c I haven't the last few times!). Due to the Winter Storm of 2010, which amounted to maybe an inch of snow and some sleet/freezing rain, Joseph and I (supervisor of course) worked in the nursery and it's pretty much done. There are a few things here and there to do, like get cribs, add some more stuff to the walls, paint a special something on the wall, etc. but for the most part, it's done! I decided to just show the finished product, but first, here is a brief run down of what we did...

1-had to prime it with a tinted primer, remember horrific green
2-started painting
3-measured for chair railing to make sure paint was at right levels (why? two toned!)
4-touch up painted to make sure everything was right
5-hung chair railing...that was a choir since the gun thing broke!
6-touch up on railings and walls
7-put room back together
8-hung some of the decals that we had

And here is the finished product...


Joseph and I are super thrilled with how it turned out! We went with a monkey theme, but only in bedding, I don't want everything monkeys! We thought this was a theme that could be used for a boy and a girl, and once we get the cribs and bedding in there I think it's really going to look great! So, there is the nursery! If we are Facebook friends you can check it out from start to finish over there later.

So, that's it for now. School was cancelled today, so I'm off and work was actually cancelled for Joseph too, so we have a day together to do nothing but hang out, relax and go see the babies! I will try to update later tonight on babies, but if not tonight, then soon I promise. As always, thanks for checking in on us and sharing in our journey...we are so happy you are a part of it! Also, please always, Remember Jackson!