Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Where's the camera?!?!

Last night as Tori and I sat watching TV, she let out an exclaim of, "Whoooa!" When I turned to her she informed me that Jack had moved so intensely that she could see him push her stomach out. I spent the next half hour trying to catch him moving, but it was like he knew when I had my head turned away. Tori would go, "Whoa!" I would turn my head back to her belly, and she would say, "Oh, you just missed him again." Then I would stare at her belly for the next minute and Jack would hold still. I would turn back to the TV, and he would move again. Finally, he started moving so often and so vigorously, that I couldn't help but see him move.

I wanted to break out the camcorder because, as I told Tori, these were our baby's first visible movements. For me, this whole experience fluctuates between totally surreal, and so real it is overwhelming. Sometimes, if Tori is bundled up under a blanket on the couch, I will forget that there is a little boy growing in there. But when I think about that fact, I am overwhelmed with joy and anticipation. I just can't wait to meet Jack and to be a Daddy.

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Baby's Room





This is what the baby's room looked like before we started working. Notice my weight bench with baby stuff underneath, along with Tori's roller blades and my ab-roller.





I forgot to take a picture of the room before we built the crib. Here is the crib all alone. That's Tori in the corner working on the changing table. Just try to stop her.





Crib and changing table naked. They are treated with different sheens. The colors match, but one is glossier than the other.





Crib fully and appropriately dressed. Apparently it gets embarrassed for pictures, because normally it isn't that red.





The crib and the changing table ready for a night out on the town. Tori is not.






The colors we were deciding between over the crib. We chose the one in the middle. The color of the crib is more accurate in this picture, too.