34 weeks down, 6 to go!

I can't believe Riley is going to be here so soon! I feel like we have so much left to get ready for her arrival. It is much harder to get things done this time around... huh, wonder why? Maybe it's our little 16 month old shadow :) We have made some more progress, though.

Ash finished painting the tree... We are still going to put a few fake, pink flowers in the tree. I just can't bring myself to pay $8 per flower... need a Michael's coupon or some cheaper fake flowers

The crib is put together, but not ready for a baby yet... two screws left to screw in and no mattress. The crib skirt we had made arrived... I can't tell if I love it yet. I need to see it with the mattress and sheet, so that it will be held in place. Right now it just sags and looks stupid.

Dresser is full of newborn clothes, blankets, and burb cloths, but no handles to open when with. You have to pry them open, being careful not the break all of your nails off in the process. The problem is that the top four drawers need pulls with the holes 2.5 inches apart and the bottom two drawers need pulls with the holes 3 inches apart. I can't find any of the same pulls with different hole widths! even online! I want some that are that antique rust color... Any suggestions?

I got crafty, with Brianna as my inspiration, and decoupaged some wooden letters with scrapbooking paper. When I finally got the nerve to do it, I called Chip and said that we needed to decide how we were going to spell the baby's name, so that I would get the right letters. He quickly enlightened me that either way we would need the same letters: Riley or Rylie. That is how quick my brain is working these days. I have to laugh at myself! Anyway, I think they turned out super cute and I can't wait to get them up on the wall. You can see that we got the changing pad and the cover came today!

As far as Hay Hay goes, she is doing great! Walking all over the place and speaking her own little language! She had strep last week, but has finished her antibiotic and is much better! She is ready for the summer, so she can swim and play with her sister :)

Making progress in Riley's room...

So, thanks to Aunt Ashley and Aunt Emily, we have Riley's room painted.

We had a dresser, that was mine and Ashley's when we were little, refinished. I wish I had taken a before picture because you would not believe the transformation. It looks awesome. Aunt Brittany found this lady off Craig's List. She is in Katy and very reasonable. http://www.simplematters.weebly.com/

The crib is here, but not put together yet. We have to get all of the furniture that's in the room out before we can get the crib in.

The bumper is here. www.babybedding.com

I am having a bedskirt made from a lady I found on etsy. www.etsy.com/shop/tcwilson She is doubling the white, so it is fuller and putting a solid pink layer in the back, so there is a hint of pink coming through.

Just a few more things and we will be ready for Miss Riley's arrival...
- drawer pulls for the dresser

- paint wall mural
- curtains

- mattress

- sheets

- changing table stuff

- and the list goes on...

Guess I better get to shopping :)

Wow, second pregancies go by much faster! Less that 12 weeks til she is due and so much left to do!

Happy Easter!

What to do in Riley's room?

Figuring out what to do in Hayden's room was so easy... not so much this time. I can't make a decision and I am not sure I even love the options that I am thinking about. I need opinions :)

I love this crib! Of course it is $900 and not going to happen, but I hope I can find something similar out there for less.

I love this paint color and the tree on these walls, but these walls kinda lead to a shabby chic room, which I am not too sure about... Plus I have no idea where to find a bed skirt like that or where to have one made. I found just some cream colored organic looking bedding, but I don't know. I thought with the crib above and distressing an old dresser to antique-ish white would look cute... I am just not sure about this whole theme.

Here is something else that I like, but it would mean new wall ideas... I like this one because Hayden's room has birds on it, so it would be a different take on the same thing.

What do you think?

Happy Birthday, Chip!

Chip turned 30 yesterday!

Chip's newborn picture in the hospital

Birth stats

Look how old school the color of this pic is! He He :)

Doesn't Hayden favor him?

Baby Gates #2 has a name!

It's official... Riley Kathryn Gates will be baby #2's name!




When you ask Hayden where the baby is she lifts up my shirt and pokes at my belly button! It's so cute... I hope we aren't confusing her for when Riley is born :)

Baby #2 is a GIRL

We found out on Wednesday that #2 is a another girl. She is growing right on track and everything looks good. I can't believe that we are half way to meeting her! Now that we know she's a girl we can start doing all the fun stuff... naming, decorating, shopping!

You can see her face in all of these pictures!

The ultrasound was really neat. We saw her wave and at one point she had her little arm up by her face, just like her big sister did in one of her ultrasounds. For a minute there we didn't think we were going to get to find out if she was a boy or a girl because she had her legs crossed at the ankles and wasn't moving them... What a lady :) It's so crazy how much you can see on an ultrasound... She looked so squished in there, but Dr. Putterman told us that her forearm is only 2 cm long... She is still so tiny. Why am I so big then?

20 weeks