Phew.

Ben and I put the crib together today...took about 3 hours, but we did it!  (Ok, ok, he did most of the work, but I was definitely helpful!)

The nursery is NOT set up how I want it yet, but I was DYING to get the bedding on it.  I also wanted to wash all the clothes and blankets we had to get them stored away in drawers and not piled up everywhere.  

Side view of the crib with diaper holder.

Awww, crib buddies!

Hard workin' man.

Front of the crib.  I LOVE the design!

Inside of the crib!

Dresser/Changer.  The blanket on top is the one my mom made.

So that's what we've got so far.  The rest of the room is still a complete disaster, but I'm slowly but surely getting it put away.

23 weeks on Tuesday.  I've been baking a lot, and had my cute apron on!

I made BBQ chicken packets the other day for dinner.  Trying to come up with new meals for us to eat instead of the same old thing.  They turned out great.  Here's a picture:

Chicken was smothered in Oklahoma Joe's BBQ sauce, pineapple, and corn.  

That's all for now, I need to go finish up the laundry...although it's hard to get up with a fluffy cat keeping you warm...

Today.Was.AWESOME.

Why today was AMAZING:

1. Ben woke me up at 7am to tell me that he had made STAFF SGT!  He worked hard for this, and I'm super proud.  I was extremely exhausted, but peeled myself out of bed while he was moving around the house (after all, he got off work at 2am and was up already...).  I suggested we go out for breakfast, so we headed out for IHOP.  (After my shower, of course.  I went to bed with wet hair and I looked like a mad scientist crossed with this guy:

2. We went to Walmart to get stuff for Ben's favorite meal: lasagna.  Yes, I make if from scratch.  Yes, you can be envious.  So while we were there, I got some good news of my own.  No, I'm sorry, I can't tell you yet.  Soon enough though.  It was enough to send both Ben and I over the edge of happiness!

3. I baked a ton of oatmeal raisin and peanut butter chocolate chunk cookies for Ben to take to work with him.  (PS. he should be home any minute because he only has to work a couple hours tonight!)

4. The nursery furniture arrived today!  The delivery guy was really nice and had a New England accent.  Not thick and obnoxious (like Jersey accents), but subtle and fun.  Reminded me of my sister and my family in CT and MA.  

I WANT TO SET IT UP RIGHT NOW.

So that's about it, but I'm pretty stoked about this entire day.