I Always Feel Like, Somebody's Watching Me

As I mentioned in my last post, we moved the old TV up front when we got our new couch. And that's because we got a new TV for our back room, as pictured above! We'd had our eyes out for a new TV for a bit, since we knew we wanted to expand our front living room into a bit more functional space. We figured with the baby on the way, and with more people staying and visiting, it couldn't hurt to have a second space for people to relax. The couch from the last post was Mommy's Anniversary Present, and Daddy got a new TV. Or at least that's how he got Mommy to let him buy it, anyway. Pictured below is the old setup.

Take It Easy

So I recently showed off all of baby's new toys that will welcome him into the world, but now its time to take a look at Mommy and Daddy's new toys that will help THEM welcome him into the world. If you've been a long time blog reader, or ever visited our house, you know what the front living room used to look like. An old Futon that's been passed around way too much, some chair my mom discovered for us on the side of the road, and basically a room with no purpose. The only time we even used it was on Christmas, and that's because it was the only room empty enough to fill with our ridiculous amount of presents. Enter our new Sofa, which we're unofficially calling our Anniversary present. I included a few pics of the new layout which also includes a great Sofa Table that my sister found at a garage sale for 15 bucks! You'll notice the TV above the fireplace, which used to be in our other living room. But thats for another post :)

High Enough

The next (and we think final) addition in our collection of baby items in the Graco Deco Collection is the awesome High Chair. Another special thanks to Grandma and Grandpa Hickel. I'm not sure what you can say about a high chair. You can raise it up and down to the level of your choice, the tray has a removable top that is dishwasher safe, and it reclines for a nice post-meal nap (I'm Jealous!) It also collapses into a pretty small little space, as evidenced by the picture below. Up next -- some new toys for Mommy & Daddy too!

It Don't Mean a Thing if it Ain't Got That...

In what has to be my quickest turnaround on a blog post, we're back with a few more new toys for our impending arrival. Soon to be Grandma & Grandpa Hickel were in town a few weeks ago, and took us to Babies R Us to look at few more items that we've had our eye on. After getting the Playpen/Bassinet & Stroller Set in the Graco Deco Collection, it only seemed right that we now add the Swing & Highchair in the matching pattern. Above is obviously the finished product, below is the "easy assembly", and then finally a picture from the 4th of July (when we had a little family cookout) of Kyson & Miss Jamie practicing strapping our little Monkey into the Swing.

In My Room

Daddy is such a lazy blogger! I blame the summer, the pool, the Royals, the busy month of June (birthdays and anniversary), beer, etc. I can keep going.

Wow, getting back on the blog got me looking at the countdown. Only 93 days left! I've got a ton of stuff to post on here, so maybe I'll do this marathon style and start pumping out some posts. Last time I posted, I showed the re-painting of our little guy's room, and now, the finished product! Enjoy!