Baby girls and graduation.

Side note: This was arranged into neat little bullet points...but for some reason when I publish it everything runs together into one paragraph. I'm not computer savvy enough to fix it. Oh well. Update time... We're having a little GIRL! Addison Kate Johnson. I absolutely cannot wait to see her. And hold her. And rock her. And see Wes hold her. I'm so in love already. And I love the fact that she's kicking my insides as I write ;) I'm pretty much huge. I've got quite the baby bump, and I've gotten a little fat in the face as well. I'm ok with it though. It's a sign Addison's healthy. And it WILL come back off (I promise, Wes). I finished school [for now]. I got a job at Children's of Alabama (formerly known as Children's Health System, formerly known as Children's Hospital)- start June 4 assuming my temp. license is approved by then. Wes and I have moved in on my grandparents in Gadsden for the month of May so Wes can do his very first surgical rotation at the hospital here. I'm so proud of him, his work ethic, and his thirst for knowledge. We're still in our one bedroom and have not yet determined when we'll move it on up. I checked rent prices on two bedrooms where we are now, and they've gone up nearly $200 since last month...yay. Looks like Addy may be sleeping in the living room for a while. Addison has a crib and a dresser! Her "nursery corner" is going to be beautiful. My baby brother graduates from high school this weekend. Weird. On top of that, he's moving nearly 5 hours away from me to the University of South Alabama. I'm thrilled for him, but a little sad he won't be in Montgomery every time I visit. Reality: My parents will officially become empty nesters AND grandparents this summer...and they're only in their mid-forties! Wes is predicting they'll both be driving Harleys by Christmas ;) I guess that's all the major news. I shall try to be more diligent in updating...at the rate I'm going I'll have a one year old next time I write.

Baby and a One Bedroom

I've decided to try the blogging thing once again. It's going to have a new spin, because our life has a new spin on it: a baby! Our Lil' One is due July 28, and we are very excited! Despite the morning sickness that has persisted well into my second trimester, I am loving being pregnant!

Now, we didn't put a whole lot of planning into this baby coming along, so our lease will be up exactly 2 days before my due date. That means we have three options:
1. Buy out of our lease early and move to a two bedroom (if you know how cheap we are...hell-o, Wes (the hubs) is in grad school...you know that's not happening).
2. Move the week the babies due, meaning I'll either be huge or tired/sore/cranky from giving birth.
3. We stay put and make due in our tiny little apartment with a third tiny little person.

Well, we've decided to go with numero tres. It just makes the most since for us right now. With that being said, there is a ToN I want to get done in our little home before Baby Johnson makes his/her appearance. I thought I'd use this post to itemize a few projects I plan to get started over the next few months as I work to improve our love nest. And hopefully in the process I'll inspire some others, too!

#1: I'm loving this DIY burlap headboard. Burlap may just be my new favorite fabric. I'm planning on copying this one next week (yay for working 7 on/7 off...especially when it's the 7 off week). I just found today and she's got some great little DIY projects going.

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#2: I'm really wanting to do something new with my [very narrow] foyer. Keep in mind we won't be here much longer, so I want it to be portable. I'm thinking a little console table with some great framed photography over it?

I like the idea of this coatrack- maybe then I could get Wes to stop throwing his lab coat over the dining room and living room chairs all willy nilly.

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I like the simplicity of this foyer (i.e. a creatively handicapped person such as myself might could actually accomplish this).

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#3: Bookshelves on either side of our bed.

Kind of like this:

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I'm thinking cheap Target bookshelves with this DIY twist:

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#4 A sleeper sofa- my mom and dad will need somewhere to sleep when they come to rescue us from our sleep deprived insanity help out.

#5 Our little nursery corner...but that's a whole blog (or 2, or 10) in itself.

That's just a peak into a few of the things I want to accomplish around here in the next 4 months. I'm saying this knowing that some of it will not happen, but I can set goals, right? Next blog: All about baby!