Finally.... The Den is Done!!

Well, truly it's been finished for a while. I was just waiting on a table to take the final pictures. We ordered a small corner desk and of course, I thought it would be bigger than it was. We had to order a "hall table" to go next to it to put the tower under and printer on top. It'll be nice though because it'll give a space while sitting at the computer or on the couch for a drink or something.

Anyways, onto some pictures. You can see my previous posts about the Den project here.
A couple before. Just to remind you:

Now after:

I absolutely love this room! Kevin's company did a wonderful job. The new carpet and paint make it feel like it's a real room in our house. We find ourselves in here pretty often. With this room done, we felt like our house was huge. Like we have all of these rooms that it's so hard to pick which one to go in for the evening. I know that will change once we fill this house up with children! This room is so cozy and nice and will be nice for us to spend time in here with Nate and it'll give his things a place to go. Therefore it makes his crazy, organized Momma feel much better :)

34 Weeks!

 **I wrote this post on Thursday 2/10 but was waiting on my picture to post it!**

Yesterday I turned 34 weeks and it really hit home that we will be having him shortly. I feel huge, he's definitely dropped, and my stomach is hideous due to stretch marks :(
He's running out of room in there that's for sure. When he moves at all I can feel it. When I bend over, I am squishing him and I feel him move his hand and what not. I read that it would be normal for me to not feel him as  much since he's running out of space to move around but not this little guy, he is CONSTANTLY moving!! Luckily he's still quiet while I sleep. Must be all the jolting around all day chasing M and J, and tap dancing ;)

This past week, we got quite a bit done. I'm sure you're wondering, "What on Earth does she have left to do??" but there were/are a few things. We:

*Took our hospital tour.
*Took a Newborn Care Class
* Hung the rest of the pictures in the nursery.
*Rearranged some things in there and set up the fan, CD player, and monitors.
*Started filling out his baby book ~ This is funny because I remembered that a long time ago (wayyyyy before getting our BFP) I had purchased a Classic Pooh baby book from The Christmas Tree Shop for $3.99. Well I found it and it's perfect to use for Nate!
*Got his bedding and changing pad cover back on and covered with aluminum foil so the cats don't want to be anywhere near it. It's working too!
*Washed his bumper pad and put it away.
* Made and froze 3 meals.
*Pre-registered at the Hospital

It seems all I have left to do really is to get any items we didn't receive or purchase yet. I'm waiting until my 2nd shower on Sunday before doing that. The only things we **need** are another changing pad cover and some sheet savers. Other than that, we're pretty set. We certainly have all of the absolutely necessary stuff but we have lots of other helpful things too!

It says that at 34 weeks, the baby recognizes songs he hears over and over again and will enjoy hearing these songs once he's out of the womb. My question is, do I really play these songs more for him once he comes out? I am a dance teacher and listen to the same 13 songs each week at least 3 times each. Does he really want to hear "The Mummy" or "Passage" by Vienna Teng (both are not appropriate for an infant that's for sure. One is from the movie "The Mummy" and the other is about dying in a car crash...) or do I stick to my lullaby CD's that were purchased for him?  I think I'll go with the latter.

And here's a bump pic, see how low he is!

This picture was taken at 34w, 3d

This week we're going to be turning our beautifully renovated den into the playroom. I was waiting on the last table to arrive so I could take a few pre-baby stuff pictures. Then it's time to bust out the stuff that has been in storage since December or earlier. We'll be setting up the swing, pack and play, bouncer, tummy time mat, and a few other toys. Luckily, it seems we'll use most of this stuff in stages so it shouldn't take over the whole room. Wishful thinking though right?

Den Progress....

So far the den has been gutted, re-insulated (there was hardly any before,) drywalled, painted, new trim, and the holes for the lights are in.
Here are some pictures.The lights are getting installed today.
Quick before reminder:

 

You can see my original blog post here where you get some more before pics and a little description of this fun adventure.

Here are some during pictures:

Day 1

 All the wallpaper/wood paneling/drywall was removed. As well as the (very little) insulation and the carpet.

Day 2

New insulation was added. The textured ceiling was fixed. Recessed lighting was added.

Day 3

Drywall installed. Hole from lighting fixture fixed. 

Day 4

It looks pretty much the same. They had to tape and mud the drywall.

Day 5

Walls primed and new white trim installed. 

Day 6

Final paint and all the trim painted white. I love it so far!!!

While we've been doing this, we are doing some other stuff at the same time.

We added recessed lighting to the living room, took out an old/ugly medicine cabinet in the bathroom and drywalled it. The bathroom and hallway/stairwell will be painted as well. Before and after pics of those will be posted soon. 

 The living room recessed lights. There was no overhead lighting before.

 

The bathroom cabinet before and during.

 

We also added a ceiling fan to our bedroom. Again there was no overhead lighting at all. 

 

So I'll update shortly with finished products. I have lots of redecorating to do to these areas and rooms now! Keep checking for updated posts :)

Den/Playroom Redo!

So Kev and I decided to redo our den. It is by far the ugliest room in the house and ends up being the junk room because of it. It currently has wallpaper over wood paneling and a very very dirty carpet. We're demoing the walls and dry walling them, replacing the carpet, and adding recessed lighting. Here are some before's. DISCLAIMER.... THIS ROOM IS A MESS.

I'm not sure what to do with the room necessarily. We are thinking about getting a corner desk and smaller chair to save some space. One like this one:

I need some serious suggestions.... anyone wanna help me out???