Claire Sophia

So with a week and a half to spare, we moved into the house and then welcomed our daughter into this world.  Claire Sophia was born Valentine's morning at 7:34 am.  She was 7.2 lb, 20 1/4 inches long and absolutely perfect.

Jesse is continuing to pick away at odds and ends with the house, although that has dramatically slowed down since this little angel entered our lives.  I will continue to post pictures as we make this house our home and finish things here and there.  Our yard is still a pile of mud, our exterior doors need to be hung, the stone needs pointed, we need shelves in our bathroom closets, curtains need hung, built in storage areas need made for the mudroom... the list goes on and on.  For right now, we are enjoying the first days of Claire's life and will pick away at the house when we can.

Made it!

Occupancy inspection was passed on Friday,

Move day happened on Saturday,

And I still haven't had the baby!

We made it!!!

 Last week, our family and friends spend countless hours helping us finish everything in time.  Here Karl is working on the built-in window seat in the master bed, which Jesse is currently using as his dresser.

 Dad painting the final coat in the master bath.

 Rachel painting the kitchen window sashes.

 Mom cleaning the nursery windows.

 Temporary curtains made of burlap bags.

 Jesse and I were completely blown away by the amount of people who blessed us on our move day.  At one point there were 15 cars parked on our street!  My awesome sister, Jen, made a delicious lunch for everyone and Jesse's aunt Becky provided snacks for everyone to munch on throughout the day.

 Thank you Becky for putting the pack and play together so that the baby will have a place to sleep next to my bed!!

 By lunch time, everything was moved!

Couldn't believe it.

Then we spent the afternoon putting things away and organizing everything.

 It is still a work in progress, but it feels so good to finally be here!

 (master bath vanity)

 Nursery!

I finally got to use my nesting instincts and organize all the baby stuff!

Can't believe there will be a little one here soon.

 Rachel made these adorable curtains for the nursery

and I think they look perfect!

Thank you to everyone who has helped us in the last few months of crunch time here in the Pellman household.  We have been so incredibly blessed to have your love and support!  

There are still lots of things to work on here in the house, but we feel good with where we stand right now.  

Now we are getting used to all the new noises the house makes and having fun making it feel comfy in time to bring our baby home to.

My hospital bag is packed and I finally feel ready!