Playing catch up...This may get long!

I have really been a slacker when it comes to blogging lately!  Sorry everybody!  I have just had so much going on and I am completely exhausted all of the time now.

Let's see where should I begin??

Well I guess nothing really exciting has been going on with the exception of the shower that took place Sunday.  It was so much fun and Ava got so much stuff!!! I mean seriously wait until you see the pics...the kid got anything and everything anyone could think of... The girls did a GREAT job!  Everything was so cute with the colors of the nursery spread all around Marc's house, and Cannon even got Marc to wear his pink collared shirt lol.  Seriously though I really could not have asked for a better baby shower!  Thanks to all who made it possible!!! So without further delay here are some of my favorite pictures from the fabulous event...

Proud Mommy-to-Be

and Daddy-to-Be (yes he did attend lol)...

The spread...Jenn did such a great job with the sandwiches and picking out the cupcakes and getting Terry to put his girly touch on the fruit tray:)

Ben could not come from Savannah with Brittney (BOOOO!!!) but he did send his very own gift for Timmy... it included a package full of Winchester ear plugs lol

Sue put this fab basket together for us...it had all kinds of stuff in it...

including Ava's very first UGA book!!! GO DAWGS!!!!

Meghan made Ava's gift specially for her... an adorable little dress and blanket to match!  

Big Tim and Vivian got this darling night light...I didn't get a picture with it at the shower so I took one at home...

me and my mom and two sisters...

Sue, Me, Jenn...

Me and the Hostesses...

And this is the enormous amount of stuff that I went home and spread out in her room...

Again thanks to everyone for everything that was gifted and for all of the hard work that was put in to hosting this shower...Tim, Ava, and I are truly blessed to have such wonderful friends and family!!

Since the shower I have purchased the last of the furniture to be placed in the nursery... 

the rocker...

I bought it Sunday night and it has been shipped Site-to-Store so it should be here any day now.  I can't wait because it will complete my nursery.  The nursery just isn't complete until there is somewhere for me to rock my baby girl to sleep!  This will leave only two things for me to do for the nursery to be totally finished...make the bumper pads and wash and put up the enormous amount of stuff that we got Sunday.  I have full confidence that this can all be accomplished this weekend.  Maybe next week I can update with pictures of a completely put together nursery!!!

In other news, Monday marked 34 weeks so of course I had a 34 week check up with Dr. Umana on Tuesday.  He said that both mom and baby are doing good and he is proud of us.  As way of showing just how proud he is he told me that if we continue to be good patients then we can be induced at 38 or 39 weeks!  I was so excited to hear that because I know that by then I will be beyond ready!  For those of you looking for a specific date, well we won't know that until we make the plans, but I can tell you that this means we could have a baby girl anytime between March 23 and April 5 (actual due date)!!!!  I'm so excited and can't wait to hold her in my arms!

Well I think that that is all that I have new to share for right now...it should be plenty to hold you over til next time:)

XOXO

Nursery Update

Blanket complete...check!  And I LOVE it!!! Next mission bumper pads.  I am definitely starting to feel the need to nest.  I find myself just walking into Ava's room and standing there looking at what will soon be our little girl's room.  These projects, like making her blanket, help with that nesting feeling.  It makes me feel more a part of the process rather than just going to a store and picking something out, handing a cashier some money, and bringing it home.

Nursery Update

The nursery is coming together slowly but surely.  I just had to share this picture of the lamp that I have now finished!  It turned out way better than I thought it would!  I had to wait for a week for the central park toile fabric to get here from Maine, and when the UPS guy made that knock on my door yesterday afternoon I was so excited that I could not make up my mind whether I wanted to finish the blanket for Ava's crib or the two lampshades that have been patiently waiting to be covered.  I decided to do the lampshades because I really didn't feel up to all of the measuring etc that went along with finishing up the blanket, but it will be finished by the end of the weekend and I can't wait to post the pictures of what it all looks like together!  For now you will just have to settle for bits and pieces here and there;)

XOXO

A nursery takes shapes

So last time we talked about the nursery Jennifer and I had just spent the night before removing the man stuff and were about to begin the wonderful journey of painting...duh duh duh.
I really wish that Tim had not taken our camera because no one will ever really understand the transformation that this room will have made once it is all finished!  So Tuesday night we cleared out all of the man stuff, Wednesday night we deglossed furniture, Thursday night we painted the first coat of paint on the furniture, Friday night was a night of rest so that Jenn could attend the wonderful Spongebob Squarepants party for her precious nephew Blayd, Saturday was spent painting furniture, Sunday was spent moving furniture around and painting the walls, Monday was a much needed night off, Tuesday night was spent doing a second coat on half of the room's walls, and Wednesday (which was Veterans day so our office was closed) was spent finishing the second coat on the walls and putting all of the furniture back into some kind of order.  
WOW that was a lot of work!!! Of course it was all worth it...Jenn helped me on every single day that I just listed so many many thanks to my homegirl for that!!! Sue came over on Saturday and helped me price cribs, removed some border and painted some furniture.  Jenn's friend, Chyna, came over on Saturday to help with some painting and again on Wednesday to help move the furniture back to a semi normal state.  And of course I can't leave out our very own little Peytone-rouge and her friend Heather who came over on their day out of school and helped finish up with that second coat of paint on the walls.  Thanks to all of you guys who helped... you are life-savers!!!!
Some previews of the nursery....Drum roll please.....

This picture encompasses pretty much all of the colors that I will use in the nursery...

New wall paint...newly painted black furniture, brushed nickel hardware, and white and light pink accents.  Jenn and I spray painted some AWFUL 1970s lamps that Tim had and I made stencils for the initials and TADA!

I found this cute white baskets with pink and white swirl fabric at Michaels...it looks so good with the black dresser!

There is still work to do, but it is all coming together...will post more as it progresses!

Until next time...

XOXO

And a Room Idea Was Born...

The pictures above are my inspiration (inspiration being the key word) for little Ava's room.  I found them on a random website while doing research on nursery ideas.  I began my search through hundreds of pictures and when I came upon these it was like the heavens opened lol...  I love the neutral wall color and the black furniture with the white and soft pink accents!!! The only thing that I will definitely be leaving out is the crazy diamond chandelier ...its just TOO much for a nursery in my opinion.  I'm also looking for a pink toile to do the bedding in (haven't decided if I am going to make it myself or buy it...hmmmm).

So once an inspiration was found it was time to start working on bringing it to fruition!  Tim and Marc left Monday morning for what Tim referred to as "the big trip" to Illinois/Missouri for two whole weeks...this leaves me with lots of spare time on my hands and gave me the opportunity to turn what once was the "hunting room" into a little girls' nursery...lol poor Timmy:)  He did officially give me his permission to clear the room on Sunday afternoon so I don't feel soooo bad about removing all of his man stuff and pretty much saying "this has to go."

Jennifer (my amazingly wonderful "buttercup") came over last night, and in only one hour we had sorted and removed ALL of the hunting stuff/fishing stuff/collector cards/sentimental stuff from the new nursery!!!! I was SO proud of us.  So tonight begins the real work... we will wipe the furniture down with a deglosser and begin the painting YAY!  I will keep you guys informed as the nursery transforms...

Until next time...

XOXO