Expectation

Just a quick post, for those still reading, that all is fine at the Hilden household. Jennifer has officially reached the point where the baby needs to come out NOW! There is only so much swelling and expansion that a woman can handle and I'm amazed that she's doing as well as she is. With that said, our baby is active and dropping. We're anxiously awaiting our new arrival and things seem to be about ready. The car seat is in the car and I believe it's been installed correctly. There's complete blue in the level device and despite my best efforts to do so, I couldn't manage to tear the seat out of the car. God bless LATCH systems.

Our nursery is ready to rock after Jennifer and her family helped put on the finishing touches. The crib seems to be stable and I used every last part with none left over. We've got diapers and onesees and a bunch of toys the poor child will never get to play with for at least a year. Most of our clothes are all washed in Dreft and I now smell like a flowery poof of...well..baby.

So all we need now is a little tot to grace us with his or her presence. And no, we still don't know what it is. Seriously, we're as excited to know as you are.

With that, I'll leave you with these pictures of our soon to be born baby's room.



The crib that managed to have me fooled for a day or two...those drop rails shouldn't be as hard to figure out as they are.






A changing table provided by a friend of ours and MJO bandmate. And the coolest gumball machine toy that Jennifer found at a garage sale. That thing is awesome!












Some of the safari decorations that Jennifer and her family put up in the room. I like the lamps best.









A new friend for our little one. Don't worry, his home is only in the crib until the real owner starts sleeping there. Then it's off to the shelf for him.


One of the first moments when it all starting hitting home was when we bought our first assortment of diapers. Seeing those in your home makes you realize that things are changing fast.




More to come and thanks for your thoughts for Jennifer and our baby!