Parker's Room

Here are pics of Parker's room...It's finally finished!

The changing table his Poppa made...isn't it beautiful? It's exactly like the one from Pottery Barn, only better because it was crafted with love!!!!!

Of course we had to have puppy prints in here so Tulip wouldn't get too jealous!! We are not doing a dog theme, those are the only dog items in here!! They were too cute to resist!

It will only be fully complete when our sweet little baby is in here!! I go back Thursday, so please say a prayer for more progress!

Friday Night

If you read my 8 things list, you know I mentioned spending time Friday night with friends I wish I could see every day....Well, here they are. Our good friends, Chris and Erin Wright were in town to visit all of us, so we decided to get together for burgers Friday night.

We took a pic of the moms and all their babies..this is really a special pic for Phillip and me, because each of these wives have husbands who have played a huge role in his life-his lifelong friends. He's known Chris and Tony since he was in 6th grade-they used to all be neighbors. How funny is it that life has come full circle and now, over 15 years later, he and Tony are neighbors again? And, did I mention that he and Chris lived together for 3 years in college? Speaking of being roomies, he also lived with Matt and David-yes, Phillip made the roommate rounds in college. Anyway, not to get too gushy, but I just wanted to put a plug out there for good friends...lifelong friends that we love dearly. We are truly blessed-I'm especially blessed to have gotten to be such wonderful friends with these women because of our husbands. And I think we can all agree that even 5 years ago when most of us were getting married, we never would have imagined life would take us all to this moment with all these babies!




From Left to Right-Erin & Cade Wright, Dayle & Karoline Carozza, Me & Parker :), Sarah & Zane Bell, Carrie & Shelby Donnell

Eight things...

Sarah Bell tagged me to complete these lists of 8 things...I'll warn you, I'm not very interesting, but I'll give it a try!
Here are the rules:

• Mention the person that tagged you
• complete the list of 8 things
• tag 8 of your blogger friends
• tell them you tagged them

Eight Things I look forward to:

*Meeting Parker! (That should count for all 8)-Seeing my husband every day after work-Seeing my dog every day after work-Going to sleep at night-Beth Moore Bible studies-Talking to my mom and 2 sisters on the phone-Hearing stories about Lily, Abby, Gavin, and Emma-Heaven (kind of cliche, but it really is true)

Eight Things I did yesterday

-slept in-cleaned my house-spent time with wonderful friends who I love dearly and wish I could see everyday-went to the grocery store-kissed Zane Bell-went in Parker's room wondered what in the world I'm going to do with a baby-took a nap with my dog (yes, I take naps with my dog)-talked to my mom and both sisters (this has become a daily ritual)

Eight Things I wish I could do

remember things without having to write them down-snap my fingers and have a clean house-sew-sleep on my stomach-drink as much cokes/tea/coffee and not have to worry about it-work 3 days a week, still get off at 3:30 and be off during the summer, while still making what I make now-remember every single minute of my pregnancy-run several miles without feeling like I'm going to pass out-sing

Eight Shows I watch

-Young and the Restless, Grey's Anatomy-Survivor-Amazing Race-Today Show-NBC Nightly News (if I'm home and not napping)-Private Practice-Mentalist

I tag:

Jordan Malone-Ashley Patterson-Natalie Cole-Devin Bertram-Dayle Carozza-Rachel Harrison-Leslie Warford-Mandy Osborne-

36 weeks

Today marks my 36th week of pregnancy. I also had a dr.'s appt. today, and the news was good! I am already dilated to a 1.5, almost a 2, and I'm 50% effaced! I know I could stay this way for a while, but I'm really hoping I keep progressing. I want him to stay in for a couple more weeks, but I just feel good knowing something is going on!

I'm not quite ready to not be pregnant with him. It's really sad for me to think that I only get a few more weeks with him, BUT I know it will be so much better when he gets here.

So, if you're reading this, please say a prayer for more progress, and a healthy, happy baby boy.

"The Lord is good to those whose hope is in Him, to the one who seeks Him." Lamentations 3:25

Texarkana shower

This past weekend we headed down to Texarkana for a baby shower. We had a fabulous time! It was so good to get to see people we haven't seen in a very long time. Despite the rain, there was a great turnout, and I think it's safe to say that we all had a wonderful time! The weekend started out a little rocky-let me explain...

We started out late on Friday night, around 9pm. We had a Sunday School social so we left after that. Anyway, we got past Malvern and I realized I forgot the dress I was supposed to wear to the shower!!! Instead of turning around and driving back home to pick up the dress, I decided I'd just run to Target early the next morning. So, I got up early Sat. and Meredith and I headed to Target. (Please notice the new green dress I'm wearing at the shower courtesy Target.) Mere and I are shopping around, trying on a bunch of clothes when we look at the time-it was 9:45 and the shower started at 10:30 on the other side of town! We had to rush home, iron the dress, get dressed, but we still managed to make it there by 10:20ish.

It was a close call, but I can honestly say I don't surprise myself anymore. You'd think Phillip would get used to my forgetfulness, but for some reason, he really wasn't that amused that I'd forgotten the dress...
Anyway, the weekend ended up perfectly! We got a ton of wonderful things..I'm including pics of some things below.

Outfit from his Marmee-I mean seriously, how cute is that? The frog has "googly" eyes!!

The sweetest newborn outfit from my cousin, Shelby..can't you just see his sweet little body in that??? Yes, I will be "that mom" who makes her son wear outfits like this...

Phillip came to help us load gifts-we realized we all had on green! This is him, his sister, and mom. Me and my girls-Courtney, Lily, Mom, Abby, Me, and Meredith..Please note the yellow dresses that my mom smocked! She is AMAZING!

We also got the cutest burp cloth from Phillip's Aunt Mary Kay that says, "Itsy, Bitsy Baptist". I'll post pics of it later. He'll definitely be taking that one to the nursery!!!

I was once again completely overwhelmed by the love, generosity, and support of the people who surround us. Phillip, Parker, and I are three very lucky people to have this many people who are praying for us and supporting and encouraging us through all this. Please keep the prayers coming-we definitely need them in these last few weeks.

Nosy Neighbor

This is my my first post ever, so be patient with me. Allyson is too tired to type so she is sitting behind me coaching me on the art of blogging. This picture needed to be shared. Let me give a little background to the picture. My office was recently converted to Parker's room. Therefore, my office is now in the guest bedroom. Tulip and Allyson love the fact that I have a bed in my office. It is their favorite place to be while I work. On Tuesday, there was a lot of action on our street. The kids were out playing, a firetruck passed by, etc. It was killing Tulip not to be out there. At one point, I turned around and this is what I saw. Tulip had rearranged all of the pillows so she could lay comfortably while checking out everything that the neighbors were doing. Just more proof that she is the most rotten dog ever.

32 weeks

Here I am at 32 weeks..I am definitely getting big!!!! I am starting to feel it, too. I can't complain, though because I've had a great pregnancy. I can honestly say I LOVE being pregnant!!!! I know those of you who've had hard pregnancies probably want to strangle me right now, but I have really loved it! I think I could be pregnant for the rest of my life and be completely happy!! Parker is moving all the time now! He gets hiccups almost every day; I'm still amazed by that!

This is Phillip and his dad after the bed was put together. We are soooo thankful for all the help Parker's Poppa provided! He spent 3 days last week up here helping us! We couldn't have done it without him!

The following is a list of the things we've gotten done in his room: crib put together and put in place, changing table finished and installed (it is truly amazing), swing put together, crown molding installed (it looks beautiful!)....I think that's it. The next thing on the list is to get some pictures and his letters hung. I'll post pics when I get it all finished.