1st Nursery Sneak Peek!

Well, I have been dying with anticipation to start showing some of the nursery! I wanted to have it all finished before I showed yall. But here is a little peek at a project I did and of our paint and board and batten trim. You can read more about our board and batten trim here.

The grey is Mombasa Mist by Ralph Lauren and the trim is Woodlawn Snow by Valspar. I used the actual Ralph Lauren paint, because its so thick, I love that stuff!

The prints I made in Photoshop. I had seen some on etsy that I liked, but I wasnt going to pay that much for something I could make myself. I found images in a google search (fancy I know) and made them into paint brushes in PS.
Everything looked great on screen, but when I went to pick them up from being printed they were pixelated. Instead of reprinting them (because Im cheap), I decided to improvise.

I cut out the letters and silhouettes and attached them to black paper I got at Hobby Lobby. This ended up working out much better because the frames from Ikea have a weird sized opening in the matting and the 11x14 photos didnt fit.

I kinda love them... a lot!

The K is for Keating and the L is for Lola. In case you are wondering, or have no clue who Lola is. Lola is our furry child, a Boston Terrier. =)

32/33 weeks

*This is the only pic I have from 32 weeks. Me in the middle with my sexy friends! *

*How far along?: 32 weeks! I get progressively more nervous every day! AHH

*Total weight gain?: 15lbs

*How big is baby?: 4.5 pounds! The DR said he will be a 7 or 8 pound baby... Im hoping for 7!

*Sex: Still a boy!

*Maternity clothes: Yes, and leggings lots of leggings. God Bless my husband who has been so gracious to not tease me about the current state of my wardrobe.

*Stretch marks: Nope, staying lubed up with lotion and oil!

*Sleep: Lately, not so great. My mind moves 100 miles a minute on things that I need to get done.

*Best moment this week: Spending time with my oldest friends in the above picture.

*Movement: All the time. He has started stretching out and he is going to have VERY LONG LEGS!

*Food cravings: Still sweet stuff. I had to throw out all of the Christmas goodies to ease the temptation.

*Labor signs: just braxton hicks contractions. Stay put in there, Im not ready yet!

*Belly button in or out: Depends on the day and how he's laying around in there.

*What I miss: people not wanting to rub my belly, sleeping on my stomach, sleeping through the night

*What I'm looking forward to: To finish painting his room. Should be done in the next few days!

33 weeks! 7 to go!
I'm thinking that I'm starting to look pregnant!

*How far along?: 33 weeks!

*Total weight gain?: Ill say 16lbs if I'm gaining the recommended pound per week. Although, I own no scale and I havent been to the gym in weeks, so this is a guesstimate.

*How big is baby?: 4.5-5lbs

*Sex: All boy

*Maternity clothes: yes and sporting the bella band when I can.

*Stretch marks: lets hope not, so far so good

*Sleep: Well, when I get out of bed, I have to roll to the edge, then hoist myself out... kind of like a beached whale. (Thank you Kristi for the analogy!) Really attractive!

*Best moment this week: Finished painting the nursery!

*Movement: Yep!

*Food cravings: everything... Im thinking the whole hungry pregnant woman thing is starting to catch on.

*Labor signs: nope, which is good!

*Belly button in or out: Still depends on the day

*What I miss: how about what I wish. I wish that people would stop forming opinions about the health of my child based on my weight gain. I promise he is measuring beautifully and ahead of schedule. My Dr says Im right on track as well. K thanks.

*What I'm looking forward to: Revealing my nursery to all of you!!!

Thank you Target!

For stating the obvious...

1. I am too pregnant to wear the current cute clothes you have so eagerly put on the racks.
2. That it is freaking 20 degrees and much too cold to wear them anyways!!!


I have a thing for yellow and black, so when I saw these things on the rack... my heart skipped a little beat.


Definitely wont be fitting anytime soon!
I can probably still swing this. In the store, it has a great tweed texture.

I looked like a giant polka dotted blimp in this... seriously!

Love the frilly neckline

So perfect for spring! Now if it would only warm up about 50 degrees!

Vacation is over!

So, its 2010 and Christmas vacation is over until next year. Sad story.

Who's ready for summer??? I AM! Its 25 degrees and colder than a witches tit! ( I cant take credit for that phrase... that one is from my mom)

This year my blog may change just a bit. I will be having obvious changes such as having a baby... I know for some reason, people dont like reading my baby posts. Well tough cookies! You have been forewarned. =) I am sorry if you dont like them.

You will also probably see a lot of posts on renovating and redecorating our house. I have spent hours upon hours the past two weeks caulking, sanding, priming and painting our board and batten trim. Cleaning out closets, organizing craft stuff, picking out paint colors etc. etc. etc. We are also now considering a laundry room renovation. Our goal is to use up the wasted space in our tiny little cracker jack box and make it more functional.

Since there is soon to be 3 people in here, we need all the space we can get!

I just know that as soon as we get the house exactly how we like it, it will sell. Which I'm fine with, thats just always the way that it goes! I think all of the improvements and changes we are making definitely make it more unique and functional.

I have finished painting Keating's room, now comes the fun part of decorating!

Here is a sneak peak with it primed. Excuse the junk, that is all cleaned out now!

YAY FOR PROGRESS!

My cleaned out closet/ future sewing/ craft area. I cant wait to get this finished!

Thats all for now! Lola and I are tuckered out! Stay tuned for progress!

2009 The good, the bad, the ugly

I know for a lot of people that 2009 has been a really tough year. Quite frankly, this year sucked for a lot of people. Im sure we all know someone who has lost family members, lost jobs, lost homes... the list goes on. There is no shortage of suffering and it makes me realize how truly fortunate I am because we were blessed with a pretty great year. Sure it had its ups and downs, but we are healthier and happier than ever.

I think that 2009 has taught me a lot about myself, about my family, and about life. Here are some of our ups, downs, all arounds in the form of one liners.

My on going Twilight obsession

The passing of my father in law

Taking up blogging

Hoping our house sells

Being newly weds

Started Sewing

Craft nights with Missy

Going to Savannah

Hoping our house sells

Beach trips

IM PREGNANT!

My 25th Birthday

Warm days on the lake

Getting back into Photography

An AWFUL UGA football season

My BFF moved to Romania =(

New favorite show.... The Office!

ITS A BOY!

1 Year Anniversary!

Finally preparing our wedding album... 1 year later

Boston

STILL HOPING OUR HOUSE SELLS...

Having to give Titan away but knowing he is healthy and happy!

500 year flood

Missing sushi and red wine

NEW MOON!!!!

My niece started saying my name correctly, and that makes me sad because she is growing up so fast.

RAIN... LOTS OF RAIN

CHRISTMAS TIME!

HAPPY NEW YEAR !!!

HELP!!! Im nesting and I cant stop!!!

I think I need to be committed. It is 12:41 (WAY past my bedtime) and I just finished cleaning out our entire closet.

I had the epiphany that our closet had a lot of wasted space today.... Wasted space that would make the perfect new home for my sewing/ crafting area! Wasted space that I needed to take care of, immediately!

You see, my sewing and craft room is being kicked to the curb for Keating's room. The sacrifices we make for our kids! =) So I had to find it a new home.

Messy closet before

2 hours later... AFTER!

I think I'm going to move or get rid of the bottom shelf and put my sewing table there. Then use the shelves to store my crafty stuff and fabric scraps.

This still may look messy to some, but it is so much more consolidated now. If only I can keep it this way!

I am like the Energizer Bunny on crack... seriously!

I'm here

Im back! Not that I went anywhere, I have just been enjoying some time off of work and getting things accomplished!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas! We sure did! I am sad it flew by so quickly.

So, on Christmas night I was woken up with contractions. I was pretty sure that I wasnt in labor and that they were most likely just really strong braxton hicks contractions, but it still freaked me out! I probably should have called my dr, but I figured it was due to being dehydrated and turned out I was right. Good thing I didnt head to the hospital. Its really scary thinking "this could be it!" I nearly crapped my pants, Im not ready yet!!! =)

Today I had my 32 week appointment and an ultrasound. Keating is measuring right on track, actually 3 days ahead. He is head down and his butt is up in my ribs. He is weighing about 4.5 pounds. She said that if he continues on this track that Im looking at a 7-8 pound baby. So much for hoping he is born little like his mama was! I have his father to thank for that. Little porker.

I have been making lots of progress on his nursery while I am home this week. Last night I got his quilt all put together and tried out my new sewing machine! Today I caulked the walls. Hopefully tomorrow I will get the desire to prime them. My goal is to have the walls and quilt finished by 2010. We will see how that goes!