Coming together

Okay, so I'm not even going to try and catch up on my "thankful for..." posts for the month of November.  Instead, I thought I'd give a little home update.

The nursery is finally almost complete!  We are just waiting to get the wall art from the painter, need to iron the curtains, and finish the bookshelf.  But all the furniture is finally here!  We just got the glider in tonight and my husband and I spent about 15 minutes in her room looking at everything and talking about how surreal it is that soon our little girl will be home with us.  We both sat in the glider and imagined rocking her... So exciting!!!

 

Many of the rooms in the house are still VERY empty and in need of furniture.  One of those rooms is the study.  We don't have a desk or bookshelves yet but my husband did manage this victory.  I had been adamantly opposed animals on my walls.  Just not my style.  However my mom convinced me the look is "in" to mix shoulder mounts with nice furniture in studies and rooms of that sort.  Since she is an interior decorator and I always like her finished products, I trusted my very talented mother.  My husband has never loved his mother-in-law more.  Three deer heads made it in the house.  More are in the garage but that's man zone and I don't care what goes in there.  I actually am glad this little piece of my husband has taken over a room.  Marriage is about compromise right?

And our Christmas tree is up!  Thanks again to mom for doing everything!  She does the decorative part (with my assistance) and then Brantly and I put our ornaments on at the end.  I think this was the fourth tree she did last weekend so I appreciate her helping her pregnant daughter!  Love you momma!



There is still SO much left to do in our house but having the baby's room come together is such a relief.  That was my main priority.  The rest will be over time.  And that's okay by me! 

Monday thanks

November 13 - I'm thankful for family dinners at my parents

November 14 - I'm thankful my husband had a golf tournament at work today and will be home early.  This means an evening walk together before dark!

Lazy Lauren

I have been so lazy lately.  It has been nice to be able to take naps, do laundry, relax, and spend time with family.  I have to admit I didn't even shower yesterday.  I have had a lazy week but am looking forward to getting ready and going to the couples shower of my dear friend Emily tonight.  It will be nice to get out and about with the hubby!  With that said, you can see I've even been too lazy to get on the computer and write what I'm thankful for this week.  So here is some catching up on what I wrote down.

November 9 - I'm thankful for books and the time I've had to catch up on reading.

November 10 - I'm thankful for all the wonderful girl friends in my life and all the babies that are on the way!

November 11 - I'm thankful for the holidays and the cheerful decorations that are already up around town!

November 12 - I'm thankful the weekends and time when my hubby is off work and able to be with me as a family.

November 8

November 8 - Today I am thankful for my wonderful mom who turned 56 today.  She is the best wife, mother, Mimi, and friend anyone could have.  I hope to be the woman to my family that she is to ours.  She is the glue, the rock, and the love that makes our family as close as it is.  I don't know anyone who loves their family like she does.  I hope to grow up to be just like her.  Love you momma!



Giving thanks for Thanksgiving...cont.

November 6 - I am thankful A now has a light in her room!  We have been replacing all the light fixtures in the house from the hideous lights that were here when we moved in.  We finally found a little white fan and light kit and hubby did his handy man work yesterday.  Let there be light!  On that note, I'm also thankful for a husband that can do pretty much anything around the house.  I grew up with a dad who can fix/build/repair anything on the planet (love that mechanical engineer of a father) and I'm lucky to have a husband who is like that too!

November 7 - I am thankful I grew up in a faith filled, religious family.  I don't know how people get through hard times without a solid foundation of faith.  I have had a life time growing in a relationship with God and I thank Him everyday that I had parents who taught me how important that is and how it has has helped me through life's challenges.

Short and sweet

Thankfulness catchup:

November 3 - I am so thankful for the beautiful weather!

November 4 - I am thankful for my sweet, littlest niece Kylee who was born two years ago today!

November 5 - I am thankful to be scratching many things off my to-do list.  Got pre-registered at the hospital.  Returned some stuff to BabysRUs and got more we needed.  Got my nursing tops and hospital clothes.  Worked on baby's room... So much getting completed!

Giving thanks for Thanksgiving

Most of you probably know the tradition of listing something for which you are thankful each day in November all the way up until Thanksgiving.  I'm a day behind but better late than never.

November 1 - I am thankful for a husband who is easy going and laid back.  He seriously is happy in just about any circumstance and doesn't mind just going with the flow.  Yesterday I had big promises of a yummy meal waiting for him when he got home but after an afternoon of not feeling great he was more than happy to pick me up and take me for a lovely dinner date at Chickfila so I wouldn't have to cook.  He really doesn't mind doing whatever makes me happy.

November 2 - I am thankful I'm able to be at home during these last weeks of pregnancy.  This afternoon I found myself starting to get bored but quickly reminded myself how blessed I am that I am able to be in my home, lay in my bed, and nap when I need to during the home stretch of pregnancy.  It really is a blessing to spend my days in my house getting things done and resting.  I'm so thankful I'm able to do that.

I'm also thankful for my photographer sister-in-law.  She is amazing and I love having someone so talented for all our photo needs.  She recently did my maternity photos and I just got a sneak peak.  I love the pic!  It did, however, make me realize how puffy I'm becoming and my husband almost cried when he saw how bald he's getting from an aerial view.  LOL.  My face isn't quite looking like itself and that was actually the last day I could fit my wedding rings on my swollen little fingers.  Puffy-ness and all, there were LOTS of great shots from that day and I can't wait to see and share the rest!  A perk of knowing the photographer is that you can look through her camera after the session to see some of the goodies to come!  No matter how puffy I look and feel these days, I love seeing our little family together and cherish our first photos as a growing family of three! 

Love the sweetness in this pic!

I am so lucky to be married to a man who is so sweet to me and SO in love with his two girls.  He couldn't be more excited to hold his daughter and I feel that love from him when I look at this picture!