At 1:21 in the morning on 1/21, 2015, Killian Alexander Covington was born. He weighed in at 7 lbs 6 oz and measured 20 inches tall.

We ended up deciding not to assemble her bed for another month or so. The logic was that she already had to get used to the new room and she’s still just so little to be climbing in and out of bed. This way there won’t be any concern about her falling out of bed while we’re also dealing with newborn chaos.

So far she has spent 1 night, 2 naps, and has started the 2nd night in her new room/floor bed. We’ve put a pool noodle under the sheet so she can’t roll off, even though it wouldn’t hurt her from where she is. She seems to really like the room. We’ve been talking so much about big girl rooms and big girl beds that when I took her to lie her down last night she just grinned in a way that suggested ‘finally.’

The contractors are finished and we’re nearing the end. Here’s what’s left on the to do list:

Put down the rug (it’s a very bright pink and will leave about a foot of floor exposed along the perimeter of the room)
Cover the outlets
Hang curtain rods/curtains
Assemble her bed
Hang her alphabet wall over the bed

That’ll be it for now because we’re not bringing toys or books or other distractions in until she’s settled into her new room and bed.

The contractors are finished and we’re nearing the end. Here’s what’s left on the to do list:

Put down the rug (it’s a very bright pink and will leave about a foot of floor exposed along the perimeter of the room)
Cover the outlets
Hang curtain rods/curtains
Assemble her bed
Hang her alphabet wall over the bed

That’ll be it for now because we’re not bringing toys or books or other distractions in until she’s settled into her new room and bed.

They just have to put one more coat of clear polyurethane on the floor. The dark spot in the corner is where it was white before. We’ll be putting curtains up, the rug in, and assembling her bed this weekend. Then I’ll just have to hang her alphabet wall and artwork.

Only thing left for the contractors is finishing the floors! Then we’ll move Helen Jeanette’s bed and rug in this weekend.

Looks like we just need one more coat!

We have counted up Helen Jeanette’s words and totaled 26 English words and 4 Spanish. She can parrot quite a few words other then this but these are the ones she pulls out regularly without prompting.

Spanish
Si
Boka (mouth)
Agua (she says agu)
Roja (red)

English
Mama
Dada
Ball
Baby
Doll
No
Blueberry (blue baba)
Banana (baba)
Uh oh
Tickle tickle
Car
Kick
Stick (sticker)
Book
Eye
Nose
Hair
Ear
Milk
Keys
Juice
Shoes
Pa (opa)
Ma (Oma)
Hi
Cheese

The room has had one coat of primer.

Dutch doors!

I went digging through the blog for before pictures of this room, I’m sure I can find better ones but from this you can tell that it used to be a kitchen.