Handy Man.

I am proud to say that I have a live in handyman. Not only is he handy, but he is good at being handy. While I have been resting my bottom on the couch or in bed for over a month now, Eric has been completing a large amount of projects in and outside our house in order to get ready for these twins. When we moved into our house we planned our rooms set ups with the idea of having another child or two in the future. We knew that with a third child we would probably have to rearrange some rooms, but we had time. Or so we thought. We never thought that we would have to change around 3 bedrooms so soon in order to accommodate two babies at once. Let me just say that our house has been turned upside down with these tasks. Tyler had the second biggest bedroom in the house. The guest bedroom was the next smallest and the office was a lot smaller. We had planned this so that when another child came along, they would share the bedroom with Tyler. Well now that two babies are coming, that has all changed. We decided that Tyler would have to move into the smallest bedroom, the guest bed and office would be combined into the Tyler's old room and the Twins would get the middle size bedroom or the old guest bedroom. I know that it sounds a little confusing. Well trying to move everything has been just as confusing.
Our main goal first was to get Tyler into his new bedroom ASAP. We did not want him to have too many changes all at once so we needed him to get used to his new room before the babies came. The most exciting part of this new room was that he was going to have Bunk beds. Can you see our minds looking towards the future of these twins also using them. For right now, it also provided a more beds for cousins to come stay the night. Tyler was really excited about his new room and had no problems with getting accustomed to it. I even like to go lay down on his bed and look up at his really cute sky ceiling. Ty's new room before it was set up. Its a pretty small room.
His cute bunk beds, new dresser, and bedding were all extremely discounted from a pretty high end kids store. We love their warehouse sales. His toys also fit really well in the room. Good use of a small space.

Next Eric worked on the new guest bedroom and office. The major upgrade was that this room used to be bright blue(Micky Sailor Blue). When we first picked out the color for Ty's room, we had in mind to paint the ceiling white, but when we closed on Escrow so late, we only had 3 days to paint the entire house so the ceiling was also painted the same color as the walls. I have to say that I have loathed this bright blue ever since. Well now the walls are the same neutral Haze color as the rest of the house and the room has taken on a more serene feel. Eric took more time with this room, but it was finished in a total of 3 days. Decorating it will have to come later after all the rooms are set up.
The next project that Eric did was to build custom shelving in our master bedroom closet. I have a lot of sewing and craft supplies. Since we had to condense the office and guest bedroom into one room, we also had to condense the closets so I decided that I would put my stuff in my closet. My sewing desk and sewing machine was also moved into the Master bedroom. I told Eric how I wanted to organize my stuff and he went to work and did a fantastic job. This project took a lot longer than Eric wanted it to because of all the cutting of the wood, painting, and installing. Now I just need to put my supplies on the shelves in my own organized way. It is going to be a slow project right now since I can't be on my feet for too long, but I am so excited about it.Before shot. It was very hard to keep my clothes and fabric in nice piles.
The finished project.
The very last project is yet to be finished and that is the nursery. I have worked hard on organizing the closet and putting all the clothes in the drawers by size and with outfits already put together so that we can just go and grab one without looking for a shirt that matches a pair of pants. This weekend we will set up the cribs with the help of my parents. And then we will just clean up and organize the rest of the house.

Getting ready for these babies has been quite an ordeal. We have procrastinated a lot because of a lot of unknown events and circumstances in our lives, but I am so glad to be able to still have some time to get these projects done before the boys arrive. Eric has also had a huge weight lifted from his shoulders as he has completed each project and he is so proud of his work. I am so proud of Eric for his hard work and dedication to make our home more comfortable and I am love having a handy man in the house. Can't wait for all our sons to help their father with projects in the future.