Jane Ellis Shower

Here are some pictures from my first baby shower given by some wonderful family members. The food was wonderful and the company was even better. It really makes it real when you have a baby shower... just a few more weeks!

I'm about 32 weeks here and still feeling wonderful. I'm still working nights, and honestly prefer to do that. I'm still able to sleep during the day and nights are calm enough that I'm not just totally exhausted when I get home.

Here are some pictures of my ADORABLE cake! sarah Wright took these pictures with her awesome camera so you can really see the details.

This is a picture of the gift Robert's grandmother gave me. It is a framed pink bib that her mother crocheted years ago. Her mother is gone now which makes this gift especially special.

Got to love Edible Arrangements!

Here I am with my mom, Stephanie, her mom Alma, and my dad's mom Joyce. All wonderful ladies who I'm proud to call my family.

My mom, my grandma, my sister Shannon and her 7 month old daughter Emma.

Here are some pictures of Jane Ellis's room. I had a wonderful baby shower this past saturday and got some beautiful things. Pictures of that shower will be uploaded soon :) Now, back to her room. Robert and I decided that she needed a beautiful blue ceiling to look up at so that's what we did! I painted it in one day... yes it was a bigger job than I originally had planned, only because it required three layers of paint and not just two, but I think it was well worth it...

Here is Jane Ellis's shelf with all her sweet toys/stuffed animals... far away from Daisy! There is also an adorable frame with her name on it from my bro Ray's sweet girlfriend Megan :)

This is a mirror I found at Garden Ridge. I plan to paint it white and hang it above her dresser. The frame is metal so I'm hoping it will work.

This is my sweet glider from my MIL! I love it... it's so comfortable. It will glide, recline and glide, and lock. I also really like that it's small enough to be in her sweet little room but big enough that Robert it comfortable rocking in it... and yes, he's already tried it out :) The yellow blanket on it used to be Robert's when he was a baby. The little table is from an antique store in Forrest City, I bought it for $25... a very good buy I do believe!


Here's a closer picture, you can see the curtains a litttle better. I bought those at Pottery Barn outlet for $35 for both panels. I love them... they have a small strip of sage green along with a little bit of pink. The sweet little stuffed animal stacker also came from PBO. it was originally $90 but I waited and waited and was able to get it for $25! Yay :)

Here's JE's dresser I found on craigslist for $90. Robert and I had to drive to Brinkley to pick it up, but for that price, and it was already painted green... I didn't think I could do much better. The flower photo holder was on sale at Pier1 and the cute little piggy bank was also a gift from my bro Ray's gf Megan.. tooo cute! The pink pail with her name on it is from my aunt GiGi, friend's Kristy and Sarah Wright and Kristen Murphy... also adorable. I love that her name is everywhere because I love her name!

I also love her bed! It was a gift from my mom and the mattress was from my grandma Oma. The bedding is from Pottery Barn... it's "CoCo Dot" and I love that it's not themed! But I do want to incorporate owls... I just have to figure out how to do that tastefully and girly.

Here is her closet full of sweet clothes! I need to buy some organizers for the shelf but it will be organized! And I will post pics of that soon :)

This was a gift from Robert's Gandmother Hill. Grandmother's mother crocheted this bib years and years ago. Mrs. Hill found it and wanted to have it framed so that it could be passed down for generations. How awesome is that?

Here is a pic of JE's beautiful stroller! It's a Safety 1st AeroLite LX Travel System Stroller in Pegasus. So far I love it... but we'll see when baby Jane gets here.

This is her infant car seat...

And here is her stroller!

There are still a few things I need to do to get her room ready and when it's officially finished I'll be sure to post more pics!

Mmmmm.... Glucola!

So we've made it to 30 weeks! I'm so proud of Jane Ellis all ready, she's growing big and strong and is still head down :) Good news to this mamma! I went to the Dr friday and had to do my glucola test. I wasn't too nervous about it, but I didn't want to fail... and I didn't. I had to drink the orange, but it wasn't too bad. I scored a 135 out of 140! Woo Hoo :) Afterwards... McCalister's, Pier 1 and to see Emma! She's getting so big! Here's a super cute pic my sister took the other day.

Emma and Riley at 7 months

Baby Squash

We're 29 weeks today!! Yay! I can't believe it... She could be here whenever she decides now... crazy! However, I'd prefer her to wait 11 more weeks :) So here's a little update on her size and what veggie she is this weeks!

Baby's now the size of a squash!

Baby's energy is surging, thanks to white fat depositing beneath his skin. And since he's growing so fast (weight will triple by birth), things are getting kind of cramped in the womb. What all this means for you: Get ready for some more kicks and jabs to the ribs.

Yay! I love feeling her kick :)

Go Hogs!

So Robert and I got to do the only thing we love more than the lake... see the Razorbacks win! We headed out to Fayetteville around 11 pm Saturday and ate lunch at Coltons. I was craving their sweet rolls lol We made it to the stadium around 330 pm. Parked and walked right in about 430. It was great! The weather was beautiful, not a cloud in the sky, and the stadium was full. I heard their were around 70,000 fans! This is a picture of the stadium across us about 45 mins before the game started so you can imagine how much it filled up when the game started.

How beautiful is this?

I'm a little aggravated at myself for not getting a picture taken of me and my Jane Ellis belly... it was her first game lol But I have a feeling she'll be going to a lot more! Here is a great picture of the band at half time.

The game was a success, we beat Tennessee Tech 44-3. Now, granted, it was Tenn Tech, but your first game sets the tone for the whole season. Ole Miss lost their opening game in double OT to Jacksonville State... hummmm. Anyway... the game was over by 9 pm so we decided to just drive home that night. Robert got me to LR and I drove the rest of the way. Needless to say, Daisy was excited her mommy and daddy were home! All in all - A Great Weekend!

Jane Ellis's crib

My mom bought Jane Ellis's crib for me and it came in the other day! We haven't put it together yet, because we still have to paint the ceiling. But here's a picture of it.