Nursery Sneak Peek

Dear Baby Holler,

Daddy delivered on his promise to get your decal tree up in your nursery over the weekend...I have to say, you need to give him tons of baby kisses and cuddles when you see it, because it is beautiful and he was super patient getting it on the wall just perfect.  We are really lucky to have such a sweet Daddy:)

We still have lots to do in the nursery to finish it, such as put up the curtains, and I'm still waiting on your rug to come in....But overall, I think we've made some progress and I'm pretty excited about it!

The only bummer is that your name decal is too dark of a pink, and it's hard to see on the walls, but the super awesome seller I purchased it from on Etsy, a shop called Modern Walls, is sending me another name decal in light pink!  So I'm excited that she was so accommodating and even though I picked out the dark pink, she is still sending a light pink replacement free of charge.  I'll definitely be using her again in the future!

Okay so here we go....Without further ado, YOUR TREE:

 

Next up, we have the changing table/dresser....I may do a collage of other prints around the one I currently have up there....

I LOVE the Cameron wall units from Pottery Barn Kids, and I really wanted to get you one, but they are pretty expensive!  Fortunately, I lucked out and found one on Craigslist for a REALLY good deal!  Daddy also hauled that upstairs and into your room- remember you owe him lots of baby kisses!!  I don't have all of the things I want to put in the wall unit, such as cute baskets with pink liners to organize your stuff, or books and frames for the shelves, but you can get a general idea...

Just giving a special shout out to Cousin Wyatt to thank him again for the super cute pink Humpty Dumpty!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here is the name that came out too dark of a pink....To be replaced soon with the light pink!  And that's Daddy's Lazyboy recliner that he demanded be a part of the nursery.  We girlied it up with a cute pink pillow just to drive him nuts;)

This is the view of the whole nursery as you walk in....We REALLY need curtains and a rug!!!

And finally, I ordered you the most beautiful and soft blanket from Pottery Barn Kids...It's one of my favorite purchases for you so far!  The inside of the blanket is crazy soft sherpa, and even Daddy threatened to swipe it since you're not using it yet, and use it for himself. 

So that's what we have so far....Hopefully, we'll get everything finished before Daddy leaves, but since we are heading out on our Baby Moon next week to Charleston, SC, I'm not totally sure.  Either way, we have a good start!

That's it from the outside, Harper!

We love you, and we hope you love your nursery!

Love,
Mommy & Daddy

Daddy's Home & Bump Update!

Dear Baby Holler,

Daddy's home!  YAY! 

I just got through doing "Show and Tell" for all of the things that came in for you while he was gone...And tomorrow he's going to finish the wall stuff in the nursery!  I can't wait for it to be finished!

He's off to nap, and I'm off to cook (red beans and rice with sausage - YUM!), but I just wanted to post a quick bump photo because you're getting so big, even day to day!

25w1d:

Happy Saturday, Harper!

Love,

Mommy

Happy Friday Surprise!!! The Hurricane is Bringing Daddy Home Early!

Dear Baby Holler,

Daddy's on his way home!  He wasn't supposed to come home until late Monday night, and you and I have to be in Orlando on Tuesday for work, so we weren't going to see him until Tuesday night.  But today, he texted me and gave me the best Friday surprise ever when he told me that he'll fly home tomorrow to get ahead of the bad weather!  I am jumping for joy!  I've never been so grateful for a hurricane!

Typically, when Daddy is about to come home, I clean the house and buy tons of groceries, and just all around try to make everything perfect and tip-top for him.  This surprise return means that you and I have a lot to do between now and 3:30 tomorrow!  My nails are a mess, there's a TON of laundry we've been ignoring, and there are zero groceries in our fridge. 

So you and I need to get crackin' and get ourselves and the house in order!

Woohoo!  At this time tomorrow, we'll be a complete family again!

Sleep tight in there, Baby Girl....Tomorrow is a big day!!!

Love,
Mommy

6 Months Pregnant! T-Minus 15 Weeks Until We Meet You!!!

Dear Baby Holler,

Sorry I have been such a slacker with blogging.  You and I have been very busy lately...Daddy was home for a little while, and then after he left it has been like my brain has exploded trying to get ready for all of the things that need to be done before you get here.  It is so crazy to say it, but we are 6 months along!  Holy crap!  Exactly 15 weeks from today is when we are expecting my doctor to induce me.  15 weeks!!!!

The amount of things that are required to support a baby has made my head spin.  I have been diligently researching what I'll need for you, and in the typical fashion of a high-maintenance first-time mom, I'm doing everything I can to make sure you have the best of everything:)  I have a hard time denying you of anything, and lucky for us both, Daddy has a hard time denying either one of us anything, so needless to say- I think you'll be pleased with the setup we have for you when you get here:)

When Daddy gets home, he is going to put the tree decal up in your nursery for you.  I was so excited to get it hung, but I tried to just stage it on the wall with tape to see where I wanted it all to go exactly, and I couldn't even do that.  It was all crooked and a total hot mess.  Daddy is Mr. Projects and Tools, and if he hangs it, it will be perfect because he'll use all this stuff that makes red lines on the wall or something.  He won't just stand on a ladder with some scotch tape and "guess-timate" like Mommy does:)

My latest obsession is your nursery, and I have some good ideas.  I don't want to spoil the completed unveiling, so I'm going to just show you this teaser of a super cute print I bought to frame and put on the wall above your changing table...As soon as I saw it, I had to have it!  It pretty much sums up how Daddy and I feel about how lucky we are:)

This great print and more can be found at http://www.etsy.com/shop/enduringarts?ref=seller_info&atr_uid=0

So I'll be hard at work finishing your nursery over these next few weeks!  Daddy comes home a week from today.  He is going to freak out when he sees how huge you are! You are about 13.5 inches long from head to toe, and you weigh 1.5 pounds!  It shows too!

 I took a 6 month photo but I'm not posting it because I was wearing the same skirt that I had on in my last photo, and Daddy made fun of me for wearing my "candy cane skirt" again!  So I'll post a 25 week photo in a few days, and I'll try to wear something else!

Oh whoops!  I do have a non-candy cane skirt photo from 6 months...But we are in our pajamas - haha!

See the fan behind me?  Yeah, I can't breathe at night because of my pregnant sinuses from a certain baby girl,  so I need hurricane force wind on me while I sleep!  Small price to pay though:)

 

 

See how huge you're getting?  I haven't wanted to know how much weight I'm gaining, because I didn't want to let it totally stress me.  But I think I'm going to ask the next time I go for an appointment, just out of curiosity.  I hope it's not a number that makes me cry my face off:) 

That's it from the outside, Big Girl!  We love you:)

Mommy