The Nursery Phase 1

Well, we began work on the nursery this weekend. What was supposed to be touch-up paint and a few accents turned into completely re-rolling the ceiling, all of the walls, and creating a contemporary mural of sorts. I guess if you are going to take the time to do, do it right. In addition, this morning I am having all of the carpets and air ducts cleaned. Do you think that this is that nesting thing of the third trimester I have heard so much about?

Brian was really proud of the man-made compass he devised to draw perfectly round circles, too bad our tracing skills weren't too great. Some of our circles look more like eggs.

Oh well, it looks cute anyway. Hopefully all of our furniture will arrive this week so that we can get it all together and finish things up next weekend. Enjoy the picts of phase 1 and watch for phase 2 in the next couple of weeks!

Brian's Baby 101

We went to Phoenix last week to see some of our good friends who just had their baby, Noah, back in mid- June. Brian took the opportunity to use the experience as Baby 101- feeding and diaper changes. He fed his first bottle and changed his first poopy diaper, all in the same weekend. I was so proud. And what is even more surprising is that Noah didn't seem to mind a novice practicing on him. I think those two guys were the best of buds by the end of the weekend. Enjoy the pictures, I know that I did!

The Baby Shower

Thanks to everyone who was at the baby shower in body or in spirit... we had a ton of fun. Amber's home was dolled up as cute as can be. The shower decorations were terrific.... I think that I might just have been replaces as party planner extraordinaire in the family, because Amber sure did deliver. Not only did Brian and I get tons of wonderful baby stuff to stock the nursery with, every one had a great time. Some of the special guests included Graham Stanford, Kenedy Chauvette, and Dane Armes, all members of the next generation. I know that Caden is excite to join their ranks! Enjoy the pictures!

28 Week Ultrasound

Here is an updated picture of the baby... this was taken at 28 weeks. He is still healthy and growing, he was about 14 inches long and weighed 2lbs, 9ozs, so all is well. We have another ultra sound scheduled at 32 weeks, which will be the 2nd week of August, so we will hopefully have another picture then.

Chris visits SC

My brother, Chris Jones, was able to make a quick visit to the Greenville area. We went downtown during the Downtown Alive summer festival and saw the Reedy River bridge and some of the many fountains in the area.

In addition we were able to hit one of the many mountain trails around the area, specifically Table Rock. We were able to get about 3/4ths of the way up, but had to turn around due to time. Overall I think he enjoyed the visit.

Pics of the house and landscaping (so far)

Now that things have greened up a little with the most recent rain, I thought I would post a couple of pics of the house and landscaping that we have worked so hard on.

This first couple of pics are from the street. The big trees in the front were from the previous owner as well as most of the hedges in front of the house. Most of our work has been in the back yard. We really like the black mulch as it provides more of a contrast to the colors.

Here is view from the back porch. The smaller trees in the yard are some of the 14 we planted last year. The back yard used to have the same big trees as are outside the fence, but the previous owner wanted a big yard so he cut them down. Coming from West Texas, I cant get enough trees.

Here are some more misc pics of the landscaping and stuff we have done to fix up the house so far.... Enjoy.

Well, Here are some new pictures of baby Jones!


We had our ultra-sound this morning and everything looked great.

There were fingers, toes, legs, arms, a head, and a great heart beat, all of which we were very thankfull for. Baby weighed 10 oz and is on track growth-wise, and all organs/ systems look good right now. Which of certianly made me excited.

I think that the most exciting thing for Brian was the "little boy parts" that were front and center! It looks like we will be adding a little boy to the Jones clan... so start praying for me now! And any advise is aprreciated!!! Enjoy the pictures.