Hung the Moon

Marshall got in last night around midnight, just as I was about to doze off on the couch and JoJo was sound asleep at my feet. That didn't last long though. As soon as JoJo realized Marshall was home she got her second wind. In fact, Marshall and I both were ready for bed and JoJo was still bouncing off the walls. We gave her a treat, Marshall took her outside and we even turned off all the lights and told her it was night night time. She protested by bounding up onto the bed and rolling around like a madman. She was wide open just like a little kid on a sugar rush. We finally got her to calm down by petting her and letting her snuggle on the bed for a bit. Eventually, she jumped off and took up her usual bedtime spot next to the bed. This morning I got up early for Zumba and Marshall got up to go get his hair cut.

We decided that since this might very well be our last weekend without a baby we would take advantage of the time alone and go to the movies. We went to a matinee and saw Beautiful Creatures. Marshall enjoyed the film, but I found quite a few flaws with it. I found some the acting really bad and the southern accents were driving me nuts. I really didn't like the main boy at all and I didn't really buy the chemistry between him and the girl. I do have to admit that there was a twist at the end that I wasn't expecting. That being said though, it did not make up for the rest of the film for me. I did enjoy the time with my husband though. Right before the film we learned that our niece who's 17th birthday it is today flipped and totaled her truck. Fortunately, she was not hurt other than some minor cuts and bruises.

After the movie, Marshall talked to his nephew and his family some more and was reassured that while the truck didn't survive, our niece was completely fine. After the film we went home and Marshall decided we should put together the remaining baby stuff. So he first put together the baby swing which went together pretty easily and without much complaint on his part. The bouncer chair was a whole different story. I was waiting for Marshall to just throw the whole thing in the trash he was getting so frustrated with it, but he finally got it put together. We then hung up the moon that Marshall had purchased last year when I was pregnant with Nolan. Marshall was so excited when he bought it that he was like a little kid showing it to me and how it would light up and show the different phases of the moon. It really was pretty cool. It had a remote on it that allowed you to turn it on in whatever phase you wanted to or to let it cycle through the phases of the moon. It also has a self timer that turns it off after 45 minutes. Ironically, when Marshall brought it home I showed him a wall decal saying that I had purchased that went perfectly with the moon. It read:

"I see the moon and the moon sees me, Please bless the moon and please bless me."

We also hung the painting my friend Teresa did for the baby to remind him of his big brother Nolan who's light burned out long before it could really shine. Hers was a painting of the famous "star light star bright" saying. Now I feel like there's only really cleaning and the closet doors left to put up and we are pretty much ready for the baby. At least as ready as we can be.