More Nursery

I'm glad that we have managed to get quite a bit of things for the nursery finalized. Of course there is much to do before little Olivia is born, but we have some time still. I would like to get a rocker/glider chair and ottoman but am waiting on that. Also want to get a swing. Our registry mostly includes the little stuff and some things that Olivia will use a few months in, as our shower will be conducted after Baby Schmidt is born. We also don't have a high chair yet but that doesn't necessarily have to be here when she comes. :)

I'm looking forward to decorating the nursery and being able to take my time getting the last minute items that I know we will need. I want to get wooden letters that spell out "OLIVIA" and paint them as wall decor. We are also planning to put up pink "black-out" curtains and paint two canvases with blue sky and clouds for the wall.

I cannot wait until little Olivia is born! It's so exciting to be anticipating a new addition to the family! :)

It's a Girl!

Ultrasound...It's a......

It's a girl!!!! Yesterday was my main (and last) ultrasound at which I measured 19 weeks 6 days which is consistent with my previous dating ultrasound at 12 weeks. Therefore my official due date is June 1st. It took awhile to figure out the gender as little Baby Schmidt kept "her" legs together for most of the ultrasound despite much kicking and squirming around. Here are some pictures of little Olivia Lillian. :) Clicking on the photos will give a more detailed description as I tried to label them. We thought it was cute that her little hands were in front of her face the whole time. She refused to turn over despite much prodding by the ultrasound tech, thus we mainly can only see the back side and top of her head.

Note: While EVERYONE asked me what I thought the baby would be, I honestly just wanted a healthy little son/daughter. However, part of me did really think it was a girl despite not admitting this to anyone other than Mike. Had it been a boy, we still wouldn't have a name... lol. I think boy names are much harder to choose! Olivia is a name that we both liked after looking through hundreds (and eliminating hundreds of names). Lillian is after my grandmother. If it was a boy, the middle name would have been Michael, the first name.... who knows...!

Nursery Progress

We've made much progress on the nursery! Mike put together the crib and decorated it (the crib) to surprise me. The rest of the room has slowly fallen into place. You'll notice Otis under the crib in one picture. We purchased the crib on Amazon.com and the armoire at Office Depot. We are going to change the curtains to pink to add a little color for Baby Schmidt!

Week 19

This week we were able to order a crib, and buy a dresser/changing table for Baby Schmidt's room. We also ordered a computer armoire to hide the computer in. The room is slowly coming together. It's nice to have somewhere to put all the little clothes and toys that Baby Schmidt is receiving. Next week we will "hopefully" find out if Baby Schmidt is a boy or a girl! We are very excited and can't wait!

I'm hoping to mostly update this blog when Baby Schmidt is born but maybe with a few updates before then.