Getting ready for Hailey

We keep a dry erase calendar on our fridge door. Its a place where we keep track of upcoming trips, events and such. Brenda updated the calendar yesterday and we realized just how close we are to welcoming Hailey into our lives.

First we had to get Grace into her big girl bed, so we could use the crib mattress for Hailey. We borrowed Missy and Richard's crib and put that in Hailey's room. Brenda picked out the new bedding for Hailey's room (ladybugs) and we put Gramma on the mission of finding the perfect accessories.

Brenda also put the pack-n-play up in the family room and moved around Grace's toybox and toys to make more room. It will be time to get the infant carrier and bases out of the garage and get those cleaned up soon.

Today we are going to tour the new Women's Center at the hospital. It is the same hospital where Grace was born, but they have added a whole new wing with the maternity center including lots of new labor and delivery and recovery rooms. I can only hope that they have improved those awful couches!

We still need to add a few more pieces to make Hailey's room complete, but it won't be long! I will have some pictures soon of Grace and Hailey's new rooms.

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Anonymous said…

It is getting SO close to Hailey's arrival!!! Where has the time gone? I guess it is "ready or not, here I come!"

Love, Gram

March 14, 2009 at 10:43 PM

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