Ta-Da!

I finally have most of Lucy's nursery put together. The crib is up, clothes are put away, and now all we need is our little girl to complete everything. I'm glad it's all ready for her but I still have another 3 1/2 weeks until she shows up so I'll have to keep myself busy with other projects.

BEFORE...

AFTER...

here's the cute letters my mom made to put above her bed

I stole the idea from my friend Amilee and made this bow board from an old picture frame, some fabric, and chicken wire

I found the vintage white lamp at a garage sale for just $2...it's probably one of my most favorite pieces in the room

we had this old chair in our house when we moved in and my mom got it recovered for us

Love it! And the table I bought for $20...it's just one of those old seventies style tables. I decided to paint and glaze it, topped it off with a goodwill vase and a cute little doily.

I absolutely love the way the nursery turned out. Cory was even sweet enough to let me put in new carpet and installed some crown molding to finish it off. Sometimes I just go and sit in there and think about how bizarre it feels to have a nursery in my home. We're both so excited for her to get here though so she can be the finishing touch on the room. Hurry and get here LucyAnn!

Welcome to the World Baby Brock!

On Sunday my little nephew Brock was born. He is such a cute little stud and we all love him! Linds says he's a great sleeper and I'm only hoping his cousin will share that traight. I have only seen his eyes once because every time I've seen him he's been asleep! He's such a sweet little guy and now I am even more anxious for my little one to get here.

Can you tell that Kenna was so EXCITED to meet her little nephew?

Baby Shower...YAY!

Last week I my baby shower. It was so much fun! I got to visit with some great friends and got lots of fun gifts! Thank you to everyone who came. Love you guys!

Mom and Kellie, doing what they do best...making GREAT food for everyone!

Grandma enjoying her diet coke and costa vida salad

Cami and Brooke, my photographers

The McElprang ladies

The Selks (and Mallory)

The Harper Gals!

Tricia and Meghan

Too many presents!

Kenna, clearly DONE watching me open presents. Haha!

Cami, pointing out just how HUGE I am

gearing up for baby

Cory decided it was time to try out the baby carrier he bought. Since we don't have any dolls around our house, he went with the next best thing. I think our little yorkie Kingston liked the carrier more than we expected. I guess if the baby hates it, at least one of our dogs will like it.

Preggers

After Sunday dinner we decided to get a picture of all the pregnant ladies in the family. Linds is due Sept 8th, I'm due Oct 8th, and Nicole is due sometime in February (not sure on the exact date). Soon there will be lots of little kiddos running around our Sunday dinners!

Harry Potter

Just saw the new Harry Potter trailer and can hardly wait until fall! I'm so very, very, very excited! If you haven't seen the trailer you need to! And if you don't like Harry Potter, well, you need to give it another try because these last two movies are going to be AMAZING! Did I mention that I'm so excited to see it?

On the Brighter Side

Despite the scorching temps, the fact that my belly is getting HUGE, and the realization that none of my clothes no longer fit, I've decided to look at some of the more positive things about this past week. Here's what I've come up with...

• I slept through the entire night TWICE without having to get up to pee
• We scored some free garage shelving thanks to my bosses at BlindsChalet.com
• Cory has already set up said shelving and started organizing our garage
• I found out I'm going to be an auntie again next spring
• I got a great deal on a car seat and 2 bases on craigslist (only $40 for all 3 pieces!)
• One of my BFFs found out she's having a boy so now we can set up an arranged marriage between our kids:)
• Cory and I both have a 3 day weekend to spend together
• There's only 97 days 'til my due date!!!

Yay for thinking more positively! Now it's time to go hit up some garage sales in hopes of finding a dresser! Enjoy your long weekend everyone!