5 hours 30 minutes

K

So I could share with you about the shower we had today, but I am going to save that for later. I need to tell you about what took 5 hours and 30 minutes. Putting together your crib and dresser! I am so excited about this. Okay a little background. . .

Your crib and dresser arrived on November 11 and has sat in your room. It looked like this.

Yep. It just sat in boxes, in your room for over a week. During that week, we did a lot of this.

Not really, I wrote IEPs, worked on lesson plans, we watched TV, worked in the yard, and kinda avoided the task. Joey, though slept a lot on the sofas. When I talked with your Aunt Meg, she asked if I was waiting until Papa came down to help us. When I told her we were going to do it on our own, she laughed. She laughed for at least 5 minutes straight. It made me feel really good about myself. When she got down laughing, she said something about it taking us 8 hours. She said it would take us 8 hours to put the crib together.

So yesterday at 6:30, we began. I should probably also tell  you, it was 6:30 pm. This is what the first 2 hours looked like.

Joey checked out our work a couple of times. He isn't sure what to think about what is happening in his your room.

The finished product. We still need to get you a mattress. Don't worry, you will have one before you come home. 

So I was feeling really motivated after finishing the crib. It was only about 8:30 pm, plenty of time to work on the dresser. So here's the next 3 hours and 30 minutes. Okay, there were breaks, but together it took about 5 hours and 30 minutes.

Joey really likes standing on things he shouldn't. So here he is standing on the sides of your dresser. There was a lot of styrofoam between the two boxes. We are still finding styrofoam around the house from it.

 

The finished product. That's your Dad's rocking chair from when he was little. Your Grandma Kathy thought you might like using it.

Okay, so there is more to share, but I will do that another day.

Love,
Mom