Ian Frost Borchert

Ian Frost Borchert

8 lbs 12 oz

20.5 inches long

January 22, 2009 at 8:15 am

Here are a few pictures (I'll post more when I'm not quite so tired):

Nesting = Decorating

I'm totally in the nesting phase right now~ I want the house to be perfect when Ian arrives, not to mention when all of my family comes. The only issue with that is that I have ZERO energy to do anything. I'll look at the Kitchen and get this intense desire to clean it~ and I mean really clean it: sweep, mop, shine the appliances, not just load the dish washer. I'll gather up the cleaning stuff (meaning bending over to retrieve it from under the sink) and by the time I've done that, I feel as though I need to take a nap! Yucky!

Anyway, even feeling this way, I've have this extremely intense need (call it like a craving for Coke) to redo the guest bedroom. The room was so boring... I've had the bedspread since I was in college (more than 5 years ago) and room was so basic! Just a bed, dresser, and TV. Nothing on the walls, nothing to want to make anyone come and visit me... very, very sad. That being said, since I've been so tired, I've been watching a lot of HGTV and TLC. Not a good thing to do when you're trying to save money. Oh, well. I was inspired by this room on Designed to Sell. Very Paris, with it's black, white, red and tan. So I redecorated it (and I got most of the items on sale!)

Here is the before:

Gotta love the plaid and yucky brown curtains (which were fine until my taste changed)

And Here is the After:

You can't see the dresser very well, but I put a really cute lamp and a night tray to decorate it.

Maybe now I can interest you to come visit me!

Baby Update

We've FINALLY decided on a name for the new baby...

Ian Frost Borchert.

I know... not the most traditional name, but it kind of grows on you. Ian means the same as my name (gift from God) and Frost is my mother's maiden name (if this baby was a girl, her middle name would have been Louise). Given the fact that my children look nothing like me, at least this one will have my family heritage in his name.

Also, baring some miracle that labor will start early~ which is not very likely to happen~ Ian will be born Thursday, January 22nd at 8 am. I'll post pictures when I get the chance.

I just want to take a second and thank everyone who is coming out to help me with Ian and Nolan and Brennan. Don's mom will be here Wed- Tues, Steph flies in Tues-Sun with the babies (we are super excited to see them!), Heidi will drive in Sun-Fri, and Tammy flies in Fri-Mon. Lots of help and I am SO grateful!

Brennan's First Sleepover Party

If you recall, Brennan wanted to have a birthday party at Chuck-E-Cheese with all of his friends. Last weekend, we went to make reservations at the CEC near our house. It was TOTALLY insane! There were police breaking up a fight between two moms~ not exactly what I want my children to experience. So Don came up with this wonderful idea: Brennan could have his birthday party there or he could take the money we would have spent on the party and buy toys with it. What do you think Brennan did? Well, he asked a couple of questions (like "will my friends still give me presents?" and "do you REALLY have a hundred dollars dad? Really?"), and decided that he would rather take the money for toys than have a party.

Well, I couldn't just let it be that... he had a really bad birthday (traveling and being sick). So I came up with a great solution: He could take the money and have a sleepover party instead of a real party. And after the birthday party we went to today, I think that we made the right decision. Keep it small~ Keep it simple.

Brennan invited his friends Asher (who lives across the street) and Fletcher (his friend from boy scouts). It was a typical sleepover~ lots of playing with toys, video games on the wii, board games, and fighting over the right bedtime. It was Wonderful!

Happy 7th Birthday Brennan! (FYI- This ice cream cake was really, really good!)

Brennan and Fletcher

Brennan and Asher (I love this picture!)

Brennan, Fletcher, and Asher

Nolan Loves Daddy

When I took Nolan to his 18 month appointment this week, the doctor gave me a paper of what to expect from 18-24 months. On that list was the fact that babies start to prefer their dads to their moms. Can you believe that!? Now that I've read about it, I've started to notice more and more that Nolan wants to play with Don and just show me affection, but not really play. All I can say is that it makes me sad to see him growing up so fast!

Now after looking at the pictures of what they do together, do you really wonder why he prefers Don?

The Crazy Activities of Brennan

Here is a short update on Brennan:

Brennan had his parent night at Karate on Wednesday. He is getting so good~ his teacher pulled me aside to say how polite and focused he is in class. Not exactly as he is at home, but I'm proud that he knows how to act out in public.

Brennan had his first basketball game this morning. I don't really know if basketball is his thing (he really doesn't understand the rules of the game), but he had fun playing. He didn't shot at the basket, but he did play great defense and even stole the ball!

Brennan also had a birthday party for a friend in his class today~ they went to a place that had laser tag, bumper cars, and ice skating. All of his friends wanted to skate, so Brennan decided that if they could, he could too! He was a little wobbly at first, but he got the hang of it after about 20 minutes. Although he fell a lot, he wasn't afraid to try something new!

Happy Birthday to Me!

So I turned 27 on the 5th.... I'm getting old! I'm no longer in my mid-20's~ I'm now in my upper 20's. The only thing that gets me through this very difficult time (Crazy smile here), is knowing that no matter how old I get, Don and my siblings are always going to be older than me. In their eyes, I'll always be the baby (which I'm perfectly fine with!).

Even though my birthday was on Monday, Don and I decided to celebrate on Sunday. The day started out wonderfully! We went to a starving artist sale in Nashville where I got 2 awesome paintings for my birthday present! The pictures of them don't quite do them justice~ I just LOVE them!

That evening, we got a babysitter and went to dinner at The Melting Pot. YUMMY! I love that place... although it made me think of the last time we were there. It was our wedding dinner and my mom was with us. It made me cry a bit, but only because it was such a happy memory of spending time with her.

On my actual birthday, I felt quite loved. I got a phone call from all of my siblings, most of my in-laws, and a few of my nieces and nephews. My phone was going off all day! I know I'm pregnant and hormonal, but it really made my heart happy to know that I'm cared about by so many people. I'm such a sap!