phase 2, get to work

We're halfway through Mark's training.  He graduated from Phase 1 yesterday and will begin Phase 2 Monday.  So with that comes crunch time for me.  I've GOT to get Roscoe's room under control.  I know we'll live if it's not completely ready by the time he's born, but there's still something inside me telling me to get off the computer and get things straightened up.  Here's where it's at as of right now.

I have to begin with this.  These guys seem to have worn out their good behavior on the first 3 weeks, in my opinion.  It's actually probably not them.  It's more my loss of patience.  I'm sorry, dogs, but I just don't get excited about nothing like you do.  When I get up to move from the computer to the bed to take a nap, I don't want or need you to jump all around me like I've just told you we're going for a ride.  At any rate, when I got up this morning and started to clean some stuff up, the settled down like this, as if things were normal again and they could FINALLY take a good nap.

My mom and dad and father-in-law came over last week to help get the crib into the house and assembled.  Yes, I asked for that help.  Pat on the back, please?

A little apprehensive about this new piece of containment.  It's almost like he thinks it'll be a punishment pen for him.  Well, at least he hasn't done anything worth punishment since we assembled the crib.

And now for the current state of the baby's room.  A few more pictures.....

Not too bad.... Yes, the crib is the current home for the exercise ball.  Keeps it from rolling around!

Oops, sorry...... Sometimes Sherman wants to make his presence known.  Yes, Sherman, we know you're in here...

Ahhhhh, beautiful mess.  Keep it pilin' up....  Yes, those are Christmas ornaments.  They never got put up in the attic and for some reason people don't want me climbing up a ladder and into the ceiling to put boxes away....

My dresser, also with all sorts of baby stuff thrown on top.

Well there's the pictures.  So for anyone who asks "you have the baby room ready yet?"

No.