It's FINISHED!!

Besides the rocker and ottoman that will be arriving in about 4 weeks, the nursery is finished! We hung the last two pictures tonight. I have spent several hours adding, moving, taking away, and then adding again different items. I am SO happy with the finished product and will be even happier when we have our little bambino in there as well! I took a video clip so that you can see all the angles - the color is still bad, which annoys me but I don't know what else to do. Just picture everything "brighter".

The tan frame that is hanging low on the wall was from Heidi and Lauren back in November of last year. They gave it to Ted and I after we had our miscarriage. It says....

"If I never met you, I wouldn't like you. If I didn't like you, I wouldn't love you.
If I didn't love you, I wouldn't miss you. But I did, I do, and I will. ~Unknown"

Lauren and Heidi had taken our ultrasound picture of Peyton and put it in that frame. I knew when they gave it to me that someday we would have a beautiful nursery and that that precious frame would have a special place in that room. It is so amazing to think back on that time almost 11 months ago. I remember feeling so many different emotions - sadness, anger, confusion, guilt, hopelessness. I thought I would never get through it. I can even remember being angry after we found out we were expecting the 2nd time. I felt guilty for being excited about the new pregnancy because I felt like I was forgetting about Peyton. And I was so terrified it would happen again. Since then, I have come to grips that God knew all along what was going to happen and why. I was able to find peace in the fact that there was something wrong with that little baby and that she simply needed to be with Jesus. I was also able to let go of the feelings that it happened because of something that I did wrong.

It was so amazing to see the different lessons God taught Ted and I during that time. Going through an experience like that made us fall even more in love with each other...Never thought that would be possible! I am so thankful that God blessed me with him. I cannot imagine having to go through a hardship if I didn't have his love, comfort, and support.

So here we go... potentially our last weekend together "just the two" of us. I am so excited, yet nervous at the same time. How do you really prepare to welcome a little life into the world!? As miserable as I am, I thank God EVERY day for the blessing he is giving us. I will cherish these next few days with Ted and I will cherish the final few days of kicks, tumbles and twists that our little gymnast so frequently practices. Our lives are about to change forever and we couldn't be more excited!!!
We are ready to meet our little boy... or girl. :)