Yay for Progress!!!

This past weekend, Drew and I went to Tupelo. On the way, we stopped in Woodland, MS at Woodland Furniture to look for a crib. I had heard from several people I knew that it was worth the trip to look at nursery stuff because it could be alot cheaper. I went with the mindset of really wanting to find a crib that day, and I did! I had found a crib that I liked here in Jackson for and I was hoping that they might have the same crib there for alot cheaper. They had the crib but it was not that much of a price difference and they would have had to order the color I wanted, which could take about 8 weeks. In my mind, I didn't think that would have made the trip worth it. SO.... I kept looking. And finally I found one that is very similar but it was like $150 cheaper! Yeah! Now THAT is what I call a deal. It's really perfect and beautiful. This furniture place is in an old school, and there was no air in any of the buildings....miserable for a pregnant girl! Here are some pictures of the crib, and please disregard the green walls in the background. We are painting the nursery next week.

Daddy putting the crib together!

Still working.....

Of course I had to put my 2 seconds of time in :-)

The finished product! It's so sweet:-) I know you can't tell from the picture, but the color is called "French White," which is basically off-white.

After I purchased the crib, I thought I would check out some of the gliders they had while we were there. I had already picked out one at Playpen in Jackson. They were going to have to order the chair in the fabric that I wanted because they don't keep many choices in stock. Well, Friday must have been a lucky day for me because right when I walked in the building, the exact chair in the exact fabric that I wanted was sitting right there in front! It was the same price as the one here in Jackson, but it was ready to go! I thought it was too good to be true, but it wasn't :-) So I purchased that too! We looked like the Beverly Hillbillies when we left that place! Here is a picture of the glider. It is covered in the minky dot fabric and the color is "Latte," basically a really pretty neutral.

I know you can't really tell the color from the picture, but you get the idea :-) We have decided to paint the nursery a really pretty neutral taupe color, and do one accent wall with stripes. The accent wall will be the wall her crib is up against. We are going to do a darker stripe of a tannish-taupe color. I want to keep the colors neutral and let the fabric and the wall art be the pops of color.

We finally got the chandelier hung! It's the exact one from the picture in my previous post, so I won't post it on here. It took FOREVER. The instructions were not the greatest.....But it's done! I am getting so excited. I feel like the next 3 months will be the longest months ever. I'm trying to enjoy myself though and relax as much as possible. I just really can't wait to get going full speed on the nursery! Drew's parents are giving us a beautiful antique buffet table that I am going to refinish and use as Ella Kate's changing table. The Lord just continues to keep blessing us in different ways. I wasn't sure if the budget we had for the nursery was going to be enough, but it clearly is plenty now! I will post pics of the table when it arrives in a few weeks!

My mom came over the other day and brought me a couple of things that were mine when I was a baby, and I can't wait for Ella Kate to be able to use them. She brought me a sweet pair of shoes, that are still for sale at Ole Tyme Commisary....same brand, same style - after all these years! She also brought me my old bonnet. I will have to have her picture made in it!

I would say I have had a very productive weekend! I can't wait to get started on the painting. Well, I should say that I am ready for DREW to get started on the painting :-) That is probably all that will get done in the next month for the nursery, but it is a great start! I hope you enjoyed the pictures! This blogging thing has been good for me, in the area of taking pictures. I never ever take pictures of anything - I don't know why, I just don't. But I have been taking more pictures than I probably ever have for this blog. Yay for documentation! Have a great rest of the day!

It's TOO Hot Outside!!!

Mondays are what I have designated as "Chore Mondays." This morning I woke up (with no morning sickness for once..YAY!!) and I went to the gym, the grociery store, the farmer's market, and then to Newks to pick up some chicken salad for lunch. Yum! I intend on cleaning the house later today, but Drew may get off early and we might try to go to the pool. I don't know how long I will make it. I thought I was going to die at 9:00 am just walking from my car to the gym. It's way too hot outside for anyone to spend the day in the sun, especially a pregnant woman!!! Other than that, today will be uneventful. EXCEPT for The Bachelorette tonight! So excited to get together with the Monday night crowd and watch it! I love all the drama!

I really feel like I need to be getting stuff together for the nursery, but I can't really do anything until I decide on a paint color or colors and get the crib. I already have the fabric and Drew's mom is making everything for me - she is SO awesome!!!!! We are going to Tupelo this weekend and I am going to go to Woodland, MS on the way to look for a crib, so hopefully I will have one by the end of this weekend! I already have a distinctive picture in my head of what I want her nursery to be like. I want to fill her room with antique furniture. It is going to be SO girly! First, before I show pictures of ideas and fabric for the nursery, here is a preggo picture I promised my friends. We took about 50 of these and I don't like how any of them turned out. My hair is too flat and I was finding it hard to smile considering I was drugged up on phenergan. Ha.

Me at 26 weeks (yesterday). This is the first "belly" picture I have taken. I know I will regret it later for not doing it sooner...Oh well. Next time! :-)

Now on to nursery stuff!

I know its hard to make out, but it was the best I could do. Sorry! The toile print fabric has cherubs on it and it is so sweet! This will be for her curtains and the outside of her bumper pad. The inside of her bumper pad will be the cream colored minky dot fabric. I will also use the minky dot to make her a sweet baby blanket. The taupe dupioni silk fabric will be for her dust ruffle and also a valance covering for the top of her window. I am going to have her initials monogramed on it too! I am in the process of picking out another patterned fabric for some accent pillows as well but haven't decided on one yet!

This is her chandelier that we ordered! It is on its way and I cannot wait for it to get here! How sweet and precious is this?

I love the stripes on the wall in this nursery. I am either going to do stripes like these, but with richer neutrals, or just paint the room one solid color. If I do stripes, I am thinking it might be easier to just do one accent wall of stripes. I haven't decided yet. The fabric in this picture is similar to mine but a different print! I got most of my inspiration for the nursery from a website call PoshTots.com. Super cute!

I am totally doing this in her nursery! I found a dress form similar to this one on ebay, but instead of iron at the bottom, it is wood. I am going to have a tutu made to go with the colors in her nursery. Love this!!

Just wanted to share my favorite outfit of Ella Kate's (so far)! I can't wait for her to wear this!! Notice the tulle fabric on the hat....hehe!

Whew! That was alot of pictures to load. Hopefully, I will get alot faster at this! I hope you enjoyed looking at some of my nursery stuff...I can't wait to post more pictures when I actually really get going with it! Hope everyone has a great day!

Happy Father's Day!!

What an awesome day it was today! I know Drew is technically not a father yet, but I honored him today anyway! He has already been such an amazing father and provider for Ella Kate and she is not even here yet. He has been working so hard the last couple of months and working extra shifts at the hospital to make sure she has everything she needs for her nursery. I love that man SO much!! We went to church with my parents this morning and then we went to eat lunch at a place downtown called Two Sisters Kitchen...and can I just say yummy? Best home cooking ever (I of course was the only one at our table that went back twce and filled up my plate)! Tonight I am taking Drew to eat at Amerigo's. It's his favorite place in Jackson! It was such a great day to honor all the dad's in my life. I have the greatest stepfather who has been nothing short of a dad to me my whole life, a great dad, and an amazing husband and father-to-be! I am so blessed.

Happy Father's Day T-daddy!

Happy Father's Day Dad!!

Ella Kate is waving and says, "Happy Father's Day Daddy!!"

This morning at church I got sick again, which has happened the past few weeks. I am so glad we sat on the edge of the row in the back because I had to make a quick exit as soon as Chip started preaching. I hate when that happens! Sometimes I don't know why I bother going. It's so embarassing to have to get up in the middle of the sermon when you know your face is drained of color and you are only praying you can make it to the bathroom! My parents were joking with me and telling me I must not be able to handle the "Sex Talk" series at church! If only that were the issue because I could get over that quickly! HA! I took half a phenergan at church (I would have been passed out in 5 minutes if I had taken a full one) and by the time we dropped my parents off after lunch, I was slurring my speech and could barely hold my eyes open. I can't believe how that medicine affects me! Needless to say, I was out on the couch today from 1 - 5:30. Oops....

I hope everyone had a great day too!

Here We Go AGAIN....

Well, I'm back! A year and half after starting my old blog (with the best intentions of posting every week), I am ready to go at it again. I am much happier with the way this blog turned out though, so maybe that will inspire me to keep up with the posting! Also, I thought about how much I have going on in my life right now, and I don't really desire to share it ALL on Facebook so I'm thinking this is the perfect time to start a new blog! I hope to journal about my pregnancy often, and for those friends of mine that keep asking to see baby bump pictures (which I have not taken yet), this will be the place I post all that! SO, yay for me! I'm excited to get back into blogging!

Not much is happening today. It's a beautiful day outside and Drew and I went to look at some plants this morning to put on our back deck. After about 45 minutes, I felt like I was going to pass out so I knew that today would be a day where I stay inside and keep as cool as possible!! Pregnancy this far has been pretty rough, I am not going to lie. I am 26 weeks now, and I am still nauseous every single morning. I usually still throw up a couple times every couple of weeks. It hangs around until about noon, and then I'm ok for the rest of the day. But I KNOW it's so worth it and I can't wait to meet her!!! I am hoping the rest of the time flies by. Also, I have been feeling her move all day and everyday for the past 3 weeks. It has been so exciting, and I can't help but smile everytime I see her kicking, stretching, and poking my belly! I eat ALL the time - as a matter of fact, I just downed 1/3 of a bag of Jalepno Kettle Cooked Lays potato chips. Nice. I'm sure that won't appear on my behind later. Oh well. I'm enjoying myself :-) So that's all I have to say for now....let's see if I can keep this thing going this time!!!