High Heels and Rainbows

It's currently 53 degrees outside. That is a super warm day for us up here in the frozen tundra of Summit County. The sun has been shining for two straight days and I'm loving this little warm up. I say little because I know it won't last. We still have a good two months of snow coming. But, I'm not thinking about that, I'm thinking of how wonderful it was to wear high heels today! High heels instead of Sorrells! Oh, I felt like a woman again. It was fantastic!

Never mind the fact that I wore high heels while there is still snow on the ground. Just because it's 53 degrees outside, it does not mean all the snow has disappeared. It's still there and it got into my peep toe high heels while I was walking on the sidewalk today. But, a few cold, wet toes are worth it. Oh, high heels, I've missed you so!

This warm weather has me thinking about spring. And, after spring, comes summer. We all know what happens this summer, right? MY LITTLE BOY COMES HOME!

I'm beginning to think about the baby's room. Right now, Daniel's room is our guest room and Dave's office.  We'll be moving Dave late spring/early summer. I haven't been able to start decorating for Daniel because I can't give up our guest room yet. We have had non-stop visitors for 6 months and while we are currently guest free, we have our wonderful friends from Austin visiting next month. I'm also pretty sure my parents will show up again in a few weeks. It's time for their quarterly 10 day stay. God bless my husband.

Anyway, I don't think I've blogged about the baby's room yet. The walls were painted in anticipation of a little boy a year or so ago. There is one rich chocolate colored accent wall and the rest of the walls are a slate blue-ish grey color. I didn't have any idea of how I wanted to decorate that room until I saw this bedding set.

I love the Noah's Ark theme. When I was younger, every time my family was in a car and saw a rainbow, my mom would point it out and say, "Look, God keeps His promises, that rainbow is a sign of it." I'd always think back to the story of Noah's Ark and am reminded of it today whenever I see a rainbow. When I think of Dave and I becoming a family and our struggles with infertility, I never once thought that I wouldn't have kids. I just knew becoming a mom was part of God's plan for me. Seeing a rainbow reminds me of how God can keep His promise to me about becoming a mom. Being able to incorporate that idea into my son's bedroom is sort of a cool thing for me. I didn't plan for it to happen, but once it all came together, it just felt right.

Our baby crib was a gift from Dave's brother and sister in law. We are so thankful for them and how they already spoil our little boy.

We weren't sure about a crib, as Daniel will be somewhere between 14-16 months when he gets home. This crib is one of those 3 in 1 deals. It converts from a crib, to a toddle bed, and then to a full size bed. I love it! And I love how we have options for whatever is best for Daniel once he gets here. I'd love to set it up now, but I know it will be too hard to see every day. We plan on setting it up early in June, or whenever we know we've been submitted for EP in Korea.