The party's over...

As you can tell from the title of the post, the party is over..spring break that is. It was WONDERFUL. I was a little productive (at the beginning of the week), but for the most part I just got alot of much-needed rest.

Our crib was supposed to ship this week, so Phillip called to check on it. They'd moved the shipping date back to April 18th! This is for a crib that was ordered on Feb. 2nd! We decided that was way too close to Parker's arrival, so we went ahead and found a new crib. It should arrive this week! Whew! What a weight that's been lifted off our shoulders.

Phillip's dad has almost finished Parker's changing table unit-I'll post pics of the final product. Let me just say, it is AMAZING. Truly, truly beautiful. Way better than what I ever imagined. I gave him a pic and expected some type of version, but he actually made the exact thing I wanted! It's just like the Madison changing table from Pottery Barn kids.

As I post this, Phillip and David D. are out in the garage being productive-working on crown molding (I think) and other manly chores. He did just walk in and say they were looking for instructions a.k.a. The Home Depot book we have. In his words, "If all else fails, read the instructions." So, once the crown molding is up, bed gets here, and changing table is finished, Parker's room will be a lot closer to being ready. He'll be here in 8 1/2 weeks, so yes, I am getting a little nervous that it's not going to all get finished. It's really hard being almost 8 mos. pregnant and feeling like you have to depend on everyone else to do things for you. I'm usually a take-charge, get things done type of person, so this has been a really hard pill for me to swallow.

I am sitting here posting on the blog, dreading going to the grocery store, cleaning my house, and paying bills. I just want to crawl back in bed, but since I've already had a 2 hour nap today, I guess I'll get on my to-do list.

Below is a pic of two of my beautiful nieces-it was Abby's 2nd birthday on Friday. We celebrated with them on Saturday in Texarkana. I know what you're thinking, "Those are two beautiful girls." Let me tell you, they're as pretty on the inside as they are on the outside (most of the time).

My two sweet nieces...

A bed fit for a prince...

This is the beautiful bassinet my sisters bought for Parker. I did not realize they were planning to do this...they actually kept it a secret, which is a huge accomplishment for Courtney, my oldest sister..she's not exactly known for being a good secret-keeper.

Anyway, the weekend of Parker's shower, Meredith showed up and told me she needed to go ahead and give me the gift from her and Courtney..I insisted she take it to the shower, but she explained that it was too big to carry around. I opened her backseat, and there it was..in the box of course, but there was a gorgeous picture of it. I was completely shocked...I don't get surprised that often. Phillip had it up within about 30 minutes. We've already got it in our bedroom ready to put the sweet little prince in....I can't wait to see him sleeping soundly in it.. (hopefully sleeping, not screaming).
Thanks sisters!!!!!

Tulip's got a friend....

I kept Karoline for a little while last week while Dayle ran an errand....she and Tulip had some great bonding time! They've met before, but we've never let Tulip actually get down around her. They have walked together, stared at each other through the window, etc., but this was their first physical encounter. Tulip LOVED her!!!!!!! She was soooo good with her. She pretty much just followed her around..she even let her step on her tail and rub all over her!

This wasn't Tulip's first playdate with a child (she plays with my nieces and nephews), but it was her first playdate with a baby this young...so we're starting to feel a little better about Parker...or is that just wishful thinking??

Karoline and Tulip in Parker's room (note the new wall color). I'll post more pics when we get the crown molding up and bed in! Check out Karoline's bow!!!!

Karoline.."What is she doing..hm...can I get that bone??"

Showered with love...

It was a very busy time around the Petty household this past weekend! Friday night, the 6th was our 5 year anniversary! Wow! Neither one of us can believe how quickly time flies!!!! I began the day by taking a personal day off work-it was fabulous! Meredith came in (and she and Courtney, my oldest sister, surprised me with a beautiful bassinet!!! I'll post pics later) and I immediately put her in the car and took her out to run errands with me. It's not often that I get to have one of my sisters here to run around with me. We went to the spa later that afternoon-thanks to my wonderful husband!
We had a great dinner for our anniversary and were home by 8:30! I guess we're getting ready to be parents, huh?
Saturday was our first baby shower! Wow! We are both completely overwhelmed by the love and generosity of our friends! It was absolutely PERFECT!!! I couldn't have imagined it any better. I am soooo mad, though, because I didn't get a single picture of the beautiful table! The diaper cake was gorgeous!!! Plus, they had monogrammed petit fours from Community Bakery-my ABSOLUTE FAVORITE! So..I'm posting a picture of the diaper below at my own house since my wonderful friends put so much effort into it. (Ignore the junk on my dining room table)

I couldn't resist posting this pic of Lily and Pratt. My mom, oldest sister, and nieces got to meet him for the first time..I think they all fell in love....

Me with a great helper-Abby!

Me with my wonderful friends/hostesses! We missed you Dev, Holly, and Amber!!

Wow! I don't know if I can say that enough! Thanks to all of you who came and shared their time with me on Saturday! You don't know how much it meant to me to see all of you there...I am truly the luckiest, most blessed girl in the world. I'll be sure to get better pics at our next shower, including one of me with my beautiful mom, sisters, and nieces! Thanks Mom, Court, Mere, Lily, Abby, and Marsha for spending the weekend with me!