Nursery Updates

I finally got around to doing my first load of laundry for our small babe this week so that I could put sheets on the crib and give it a semi-finished look.  I have to say, buying the baby laundry detergent and doing a load of small baby clothes really hit home that we have a baby on the way! 

Stuffed animals from the shower (the elephant smells amazing!)

 

Looks like I need to smooth out the bed skirt a little!  It is amazing how tightly that mattress fits in the crib.

We decided on a rug from Pottery Barn Kids for the nook area, in hopes that it would make the area look more like its own space.  I hope that once we move the rug back just a little bit that it will help us achieve that look a little better.

We have purchased all of the decorations for the wall, so we just need to set aside time to add the large tree decal behind the crib and the elephant decals above the dresser along with the letters that spell out Grayson's name.  I think it is coming a long quite nicely.  I just can't wait for it to be done!

A Shower to Remember

Some of my most favorite people in the world threw a shower for me in Dallas a few weeks ago.  I so appreciate all of the time they spent meticulously decorating and cooking for me and Grayson.  We were showered with so many wonderful gifts, P and I can't even explain how grateful we are.

 

The decorations were awesome!

A tree for wishes from all of the guests

Sweet sister making decorations

Beautiful table for the food

Pretty sister-in-law with decorations

Before the shower got started, we took a picture with all of the shower hostesses:

And then we ate cake, opened gifts, and played some games.

Delicious Cupcakes

Book Basket

 Thank you for such a wonderful party!

More Pictures/Week 33

The last few weeks have been pretty busy, and I just have not taken the fruit/veggie pics that I would like to have.  Since my sister took pictures of me a week and a half ago, I am happy that I at least have week 33 documented in some way. The hubs and I had Jess take pictures of us outside my parent's house and then at Parker Square in Flower Mound in the early morning sun. Thanks for capturing some great shots, sis!  We greatly appreciate it.

I love my Dr. Dr. in training

Am I supposed to hear anything with this??

My love

Loving Gray's Baylor gear already!

Photographer

Last weekend while we were in Dallas for Grayson's amazing shower, I asked my sister to take some pictures of me and P.  I think she has a great eye for pictures and a much better camera than we have right now.  Her patience with the heat and finding the perfect spot for pictures was great.  Here is one of my favorites in front of my parent's house...I'll put more up later.

Shopping Finds

When I was at HomeGoods last week looking for inspiration for my shower hostess' gifts, I of course, drifted over to the baby section for a bit and found the cutest onsie collection.  It is a set of four onsies with each of the upcoming holidays on it.  Each one says "My 1st" and then the holiday that it is referring to.  I love that the set grows with the baby, meaning, the first two are size 0-3 months, and the last two, (Christmas and New Years) are 3-6 months.

I hope that Grayson likes the holidays half as much as his mommy does.  I know that this year he won't understand anything that is going on, but I am so excited for the holidays to come.  Kids just seem to make them so much more special. 

While at HomeGoods, I also came across a very cute stool.  I took the picture below at the store and sent it to the hubs to get his opinion.  I thought P would be more excited about it (it has an elephant on it!!), but his excitement level was a little disappointing.  I almost didn't get it because of this, but then I reminded myself how cheap it was ($15!!), and that at the very least, a low stool for nursing had been recommended in my nursing class. 

I think this stool will grow with our family for a long time.  Starting out as a nursing stool, then I can imagine it being in the bathroom helping Grayson reach the sink, and as a small seat for his tiny toddler body.  Although P was less than enthusiastic about this purchase, I think it will be great!

Milk...it does a body good

When I buy milk I always check the expiration date before taking it off the shelf.  I don't really drink milk all that often and it usually goes to waste.  I hate wasting the money, especially since we've been buying special milk for me during the pregnancy (Organic milk with DHA added).  Well, this weekend I was amused when the milk that I picked up had a longer shelf life than the due date!

I know he may come later than this date, but it was amusing and put a smile on my face.  Five more weeks!  We can't wait...

Work in progress

Once we decided on Grayson's name, we tested it out between the two of us for a while before telling too many people because we wanted to make sure we were positive we liked the name.  We've become very comfortable with his name, and I finally gave myself the green light to buy his name in wooden letters for the wall.  It took a little longer than I had thought it would to get the letters purchased because it never failed that the letters I liked would be missing a letter in his name.  I finally bought G-R-A-Y-S-O two weeks ago at Hobby Lobby after being assured that they would get more in the next shipment. 
I have painted all of the letters with a base coat, and I am trying to decide if I want to attempt painting a design on the letters as well.  Here is what I have so far...

Please excuse the belly...it just makes itself seen these days :)