We've Got a Nursery!

Yeah, we've finished our nursery, for the most part. Robert put together the crib and the changing table today. They were donated to us from Shelley's sister, Ellen and one of her coworkers. Ellen and her husband, Rick donated a bunch of other stuff to us, including the dresser that we have in the nursery. We are very grateful for all the donations and gifts that we have received from everyone. We have been very blessed to have such great family and friends.

We are posting 5 pictures of our nursery. The first one is actually the east side of the room which we are using for storage. You may see that we have specifically set up the shelves there to allow us to put a gate up to keep the baby out of the storage.

The other 4 pictures show a full view, the crib, changing table, and rug respectively. Of course we will probably put more stuff in there, but it is pretty much complete now.







It's hard to believe that we only have a month and a half left now. We have been very lucky with the health of Shelley and Tiger. Tiger is the nick name we have given our baby now. We don't want to give him his real name until he is born.

Many people have asked if we have any names in mind. We have a few, but are not discussing them with anyone because we don't want anyone calling him by any specific name (except for Tiger, of course) in case we choose a different one. To dispel any rumors, the name Tiger will not be on his birth certificate. We really don't want him to be a golfer.

Fondue Recipes

Shelley had a good time at the baby shower last Saturday. She doesn't like to be the center of attention, but she did it for Tiger.

We had another ultrasound appointment today. Tiger was little too shy and wouldn't show his face, so we don't have any really good pictures. However, his weight is 5 lbs 11 oz which is pretty big for his age.

Shelley's sister, Ellen, gave us a couple of fondue recipes that many people have asked for. We have posted them here:


• If you don’t have a fondue pot, you can also use a double broiler placed over a pot of simmering water.



SPINACH & ARTICHOKE CHEESE FONDUE
1/2 c chicken broth
2 T lemon juice
2 T white cooking wine (optional)
1 – 2 t minced garlic
3 oz frozen chopped spinach, thaw rinse well & squeeze out water
3 oz chopped marinated artichoke hearts
8 oz mozzarella cheese blend – ex: romano, parmesan, fontina, asiago…
3 – 5 turns of black pepper
1 T butter

Put the broth, lemon juice cooking wine and garlic in your pot on medium heat until it stars to simmer. Add the spinach and artichoke and mix well. Add cheese a little at a time and mix until melted. Add the pepper and butter and mix until everything is well blended. To thicken, add more cheese. To thin, add more broth. Can be served with breads, crackers, corn chips, bagel chips, pita chips, pretzels, vegetables, apple slices, etc.


CHOCO-SCOTCH FONDUE
¼ c milk
6 oz butterscotch chips
6 oz semisweet chocolate chips
1 can sweetened condensed milk
1 t vanilla

Mix milk and chips in your pot on low heat until melted. Add condensed milk and vanilla and mix. Can be served with fruit, marshmallows, cookies, pound cake, angel food cake, cheese cake, pretzels, etc.

Another Ultrasound Picture

OK, so we don't have as creative of a title on this post. We just started on our trip again to the edge of the earth and decided we needed to turn around.

No, we don't have any new pictures of our nursery. We want to wait for the rest of the furniture we are putting in before we take more pictures. We do have an ultrasound picture to post, so we'll go ahead and do that. This ultrasound was done on Tuesday, 1/27. Tiger was up to 3 lbs 8 oz by then



Shelley went to the Dr. today, but didn't have an ultrasound done. She will have another one done in 2 weeks, however. We'll post another picture then.

Robert has been very busy with Cub Scouts. He has been the Cub Master in our ward for a month now. He has been to a lot of training, including a Pow Wow, New Beginnings training, and Leader Specific training, all within a 7-day period. Robert has gone a few days now without having to think much about Cub Scouts and is starting to feel a little relief.

We will hopefully get the rest of the furniture for our nursery this week. We will post more pictures then