i've been staring at a white primed old closet door that is hanging sideways on my bedroom wall above our bed for weeks now, and it erks me that it's a half done project constantly calling my name.. so today i braved it and put up the wall-paper. i think james was just as relieved as i was, because after seth hung the, um, "art?" James kept asking, "what's that? ...what's that?" every time he came into our room.. he was puzzled by it, and he would say, "it's white..." hahaha!!

what am i talking about?? don't worry, i'll try to post pictures in a few days and that should explain it....

the boys' room is also coming together. i got some really cute things for the vintage toys theme at my shower, and i have been taking pictures in there as each part comes together... i'll post those, too.. one of these days....

i have maternity photos scheduled for myself for April 19th with an amateur photographer in Chico. i'm excited because i never got maternity photos done when i was pregnant with James, and i have since taken them for everyone else!! haha. so it will be fun to document this special time this time....

i've been preparing for Josiah's birth lately and thinking a lot about how it might all come down.. my grandma is going to watch James, so i've been writing out all of the emergency information and info about his medications; mealtime, naptime, bathtime, and bedtime routines, and stuff like that for her. i will need to show her how to install the carseat into her car...

i've been thinking through all of the things i need to pack for the hospital for seth and josiah and myself. i've been trying to make sure that i have all of the "essentials" at home for when we bring him home.. so i won't need to leave the house at all for several days in the beginning if i don't want to...

i've been preparing James.. i got him a boy doll and have been letting James put his "baby" in Josiah's swing and his crib, and help me pretend to change his diaper and stuff like that! hahah.

i'm getting anxious about James' surgery that's coming up this friday morning. it doesn't get easier... it gets harder, actually, as James gets older and knows more about what's going on... and i'm a little worried that i won't be able to be there to comfort him as much as he would like to have his mommy because i'm not sure if my very pregnant body is going to allow me to sleep in the, um, "bed?" chair thingy that is in the hospital room next to his hospital bed.... he might have to "settle" for comfort from daddy instead part of the time.....

Josiah is going crazy right now. i think he likes the sound of me typing because everytime i get online and type on the blog or write an email or anything like that, he moves soooo much. his kicks are getting stronger, and i love it :) i've been happier and calmer about the pregnancy in general the last several days, as he's been moving a lot more, and i just can barely wait until he's here! i can't believe we are going to have another family member!!!!!!!!!!! Seth is starting to get very excited, too, as the time draws near. 8 more weeks (or maybe a little less, i hope :)