A Long Week!! And Month for that Matter!

So I know I still haven't posted about what we are having and the reveal.  Well... It's a BOY!!!  Brody Aaron Cliburn will be arriving the end of July/early August, and we have been working hard getting ready for his BIG DEBUT!!  I will do a seperate post of the reveal, but those pictures are on another computer.  Soon...I promise!

This past week was Matt's Spring Break.  It was so wonderful to have him home for an entire week!!!  I put him to work though as soon as he arrived back in Jackson.  We worked last weekend on painting the nursery and refinishing and antiqueing Brody's furniture.  Well...Matt did the painting in the nursery and I worked on the furniture outside where things were ventilated. 

This is the before of his dresser...and this is the after!!!

I haven't had a chance to take a picture with the new hardware, but it looks awesome!!!

This is the before of the cupboard that we will use for books, toys, etc... and the after!!!

You can also sort of tell what the paint looks like in his room.  Looks even better now with the chair rail up!!!

These are the adorable frames I bought and painted/distressed! There are 3 that are just alike that will go above his dresser.

My parents came up this past weekend and helped us with some other things like putting up his chair rail, the cornice board, the changing table topper, curtains, his mobile, etc.  I am not going to post pictures of this stuff until later down the road when we have a crib and bedding.  But let me just say, his room looks incredible!!!  My dad did an AMAZING job constructing the cornice board, changing pad topper, and hanging the chair rail...So thanks BIG DADDY!!!  Needless to say...I am exhausted!  But I'm so excited about how it looks and even more excited about being done, at least with the big stuff!

So an update on the baby... He is perfect!  Growing like a weed in his Mommy's belly.  He is approximately the size of a large mango this week at 6.5 in long and weighing about 10 oz!!!  I am 19 w 5 d as of today.  This is a huge week for me being that it marks the half-way point!  Twenty weeks!!!  BUT...It's also a very emotional week as well.  Tomorrow, March 15 was my due date with our first baby that we lost back in August.  I can't help but think about what that baby would have been like, or if it would have been a boy like his brother or a little girl.  One thing is for certain though.  I think there is zero coincidence that my due date with baby #1 and my mid-pregnancy milestone with baby #2 fall within 24 hours of each other.  No coincidence at all.  Just reassurance from MY GOD that HE IS IN CONTROL OF EVERYTHING in my life BOTH GOOD AND BAD!!! And that He makes all things work together to bring happiness and joy to His children!!! AMEN!!! I will post belly pics next time I can load my camera onto the computer.  And for those wondering...YES!!!  He is moving up a storm.  Even waking me up in the middle of the night already!!!  I love feeling those kicks and punches!  Such an incredible feeling.  Thank you Lord for blessing me with Brody!!!