Baby Jones Update

In case any of you are wondering - baby Jones has yet to arrive. Ashley and I are pretty much ready to meet this little guy or gal. We've spent the last few weeks really trying to get everything ready to bring baby Jones home and now we're pretty much just counting down the days. The only problem with counting down the days is that we really have no clue when this baby is coming... The due date is August 24th, but as we've heard and seen from other first time parents - there's really no rhyme or reason to the day these little critters decide to make their grand debut. If you asked Ashley she'd probably say that any day is a good day. She's getting a little tired of these 95+ degree days and is ready to breathe a deep breath again. At this point the only "comfortable" place she's found is in the pool. So she plans to spend as much time in water these next few weeks (or days) as she can.

But one thing that allows us to rest a bit easier now, is knowing that the baby's nursery is complete and ready to welcome it's new resident. And while we're still trying to figure out where we're going to put all the baby's things in his/her relatively small room - we try to remind ourselves that babies are very small creatures and don't really take up much space :) Needless to say we are so excited to meet baby Jones and finally put a face (and gender) with a name (also unknown still...) and welcome this tiny little miracle into the world and into our care!

Here are a few pictures of the nursery and a few of our (Oliver's) favorite things.

Don't worry - the frames will soon be filled with beautiful baby pics!

My amazingly creative wife's art for the baby's room!

My favorite little onesie that Ash bought at
a consignment sale (if we have a little boy)

My old Nikes that will be worn by baby Jones (again if baby Jones is a boy)

So there's a quick peek at the nursery and a few other baby things. And don't worry - we've got our hospital bag packed. The camera and video camera are charged and ready to go. The car seat is in the car. And now we try to enjoy this last little bit as just "the two of us" before we become "the three of us"!