Getting ready for Eli!

I got sweet Eli this soft minky blanket.

Eli's room. We hope to get new blinds and curtain rods this weekend!
Eric had all the furniture in the driveway to refinish. See Drake in the pack and play? He chills in it with some toys while we do outside stuff.
Eric putting the hardware back on the dresser drawers.
Eric painting!

We've made GREAT progress in getting ready for Eli! While he really doesn't need anything ready for him except diapers and my boobs, it is a relief to get his room ready. I've washed a million loads of diapers and clothes, and they are almost all put away. I've got to buy a couple of more organizers for diapers, and some clothes hangers. Once I get those, I think I'll have about everything put away. So, now onto the good stuff!

His room is a pale green, and his bedding is green, brown, and ivory. It has elephants on it! It's more modern than babyish. My cousin gave us a changing table (Thanks Ashlee), and my parents bought us a crib (Thanks mom and dad!). We bought a chest of drawers off Craiglist, and Eric refinished it. We decided to go with a changing table versus a dresser that we used as one (like Drake's room), because Eli's room has two closets. My Mom and I hit Target up for closet organizers and the such, so they meet my OCD requirements;-)

I only need a few more things, like a diaper pail and mattress pad. As far as decorating and the such, we need two shelves. One to hang a quilt from, and one to put above the changing table for diaper creams and cleaning spray. I'd also like to get another rug, but we'll see. If I find a glider on craigslist, my Dad can paint it, and my Mom can recover the cushions. I'm gonna work on all these things with my next paycheck, so we are VERY close to being 100% ready for our sweet Eli.

I had a checkup yesterday with my favorite midwife Tina. I informed her that her scales were wrong, because they only have me gaining 11 pounds. I feel HUGE, so I just don't know how that's possible. But she told me the scales don't lie, and the numbers are written right there in my chart. Unlike some other offices, my chart isn't some big secret with my midwives. I'm free to look through it as I'd like. Sure enough, it's only been 11 pounds. I still don't see how that's possible, as big as I am. Anyhow, I was worried about it, since Drake was so small. Tina said that 15-25 pounds is okay, and it's normal to gain less in a second pregnancy. She reminded me I'm only 33 weeks, and will be gaining lots more in this third trimester as Eli puts on weight. I only gained 22 with Drake. My belly measured right on track at 33 weeks, and his heartrate was fine. AND....she said she thinks he's head down! This is fabulous news for someone like myself, who is scared to death of a C-section for unnecessary reasons. She told me to expect another small baby!

So, that's all the Eli update we have. He'll be here before we know it- and I've got to get Drake a big brother shirt!