Has anyone ever actually used the new baby room when their baby is born? I'm looking at the room we're going to use for Archer for the first months of his life, and wondering how long it will take to get done.

I made a lot of progress on it the past couple of weeks, but there is still just random junk sitting in there. It almost feels like I need to just put that junk in another room and tell myself to deal with it. We have so much stuff in this small apartment, and I thought we were fine. Sometimes I want to buy a storage space, but then it just becomes junk sitting in a room that I'm paying for. Oh well.

The exciting news is that I've felt archer move more :D Melody says she saw him move and that's pretty cool. Every week seems like it's getting longer and longer because I'm waiting for the best present ever. Everything also feels like it is falling apart though. Our car just took a dump and we probably have to make a bunch of repair bills. Work is kind of stressful and I feel like my performance is suffering because of everything that is going on. 

Melody got really upset today and asked if I thought we were ready to have this baby. I know it was because she is just feeling a bunch of frustration from her mood swings and all that fun stuff, but I thought about it. I think we are as ready as we possibly can be, and more important we want the baby. No one is ever ready for their first baby right? I feel like we are trying our best, but I really just want to see my son.  It's like waiting for someone to come into a train station and you've been waiting on for hours... except I've been waiting for months.

22 weeks down, 18 to go! :)

I've been feeling kind unsure about what was going to happen and how it was going to happen lately.  I wasn't sure if I was ready, and I didn't know if I could support Mel the way she needed to be supported.  Well, I felt the baby move for the first time yesterday...  That opened my eyes a little.  I understand now when people say that no one is ever ready, but I think I'll take my chances.  I cannot wait to see my son for the first time, and I love my family very much :)