Weekend of preparations...

We had a three-day weekend (thank you for summer hours!) filled with LOTS of fun times and lots of preparing for the next few months. Friday Izzy and I spent the morning on a long walk and then at the pool (such a different crowd from the normal weekenders... stay-at-home-moms and nannies galore) while Mike stayed home to begin painting Izzy's "big girl" room. That night (and Saturday night) we painted Izzy's headboard, dresser and mirror.

Saturday it rained pretty much the entire day, so we got creative; we spent a few hours at the library for song/story time, we had manicures and pedicures, we ran many errands to get items for Izzy's new room and watched movies.

And thankfully today was a gorgeous day, so we again spent it at the pool and in the backyard in our own mini pool. Today we also had a 2nd interview with a nanny so she could have a playdate with Izzy. Turns out Iz loves her and so do we. We have offered her a job and are waiting to hear her final decision (she has another family she is waiting to hear from). Stay tuned to find out if she will be the latest addition to our family.

Izzy helping daddy cut fruit (you can also see our new backsplash, sink and faucet)
Such a big girl...she wants to be a part of everything we do

Here is a picture of Izzy's big girl bedroom. We've just finished the paint on the walls and the furniture. Now we have to get the finishing touches: Mount the headboard, install window treatment, hang mirror and wall decor, figure out how to attach the guard rail and move all of Izzy's things into the room. We spent a lot of time in her room today to get her acclimated and she seems to be taking to the bed quite well; she climbs up, crawls to the pillows, lays down, stands up and jumps and then climbs down. We're hoping to transition her in the next few days, as we'd like her to have the most time to adjust before baby Mac #2 arrives. (Which, p.s., we still haven't decided on a name yet!!!)

Here's a picture of Katie Monster sleeping in Izzy's chair. This chair will eventually make its way up to Izzy's room - to the foot of her bed. We're hoping she'll use this to climb up into her bed and a way to safeguard her if she (by chance) falls out near the foot of her bed.

Speaking of Katie...our friends, Katie & Rick, are in the hospital as we speak laboring their first baby. Katie was due last Monday (6 days ago) and was going to be induced tomorrow. Fortunately, Katie called me last night telling me she'd started laboring on her own. Phew! We're so excited for them and can't wait to meet their little man soon!