quick post before bedtime.

Worked today. Let me just say that I work with some
of the most hilarious people in Macon.

Outrageous couple did not counter or accept our offer...
In the words of their realtor "They REALLY love the house, and
they may be back in a couple of weeks."
Are you kidding me...
They have officially lost their minds!

I have felt Rowan kicking yesterday and today.
There's no denying there is a baby in my belly.
It weirds Alan out.
I find it totally awesome.

A few of the ladies at work were asking me
if I am sure I am pregnant...because I'm still not showing.
Then they said...Well, we have seen the pictures so we know its true. ;)

Do-Si-Dos, Samoas, Tagalongs, and Thin Mints.
Enough said.

The crib sheet and crib skirt came in the mail today!
Bumper is on backorder, but should be here soon.

Gage is battling his first little cold.
Pray he gets to feeling better!
We've got some playing to do this weekend!

Would you look at that ticker...19 weeks!
Less than 5 months till our due date!

I found the most precious song tonight by accident.
It's the 1st one on my playlist.
(Baby Mine by Alison Kraus)

Ok...gotta get to bed.

happy things today...

~ Lunch with Boo at Subway. Lovin' the BLT since I can't have
processed lunch meat!

~ My friend Sarah sent me some Pampers diaper coupons! Thanks Sarah!

~ I also received a precious birth announcement from
my dear friend Laura in the mail.

~ Sleeping in with nothing to do today!

~ Went by to look at the house above. We love it.
Is it the one? Who knows?

~ Ribbon burpcloths and a monogrammed blanket for Rowan.

~ A free subscription to Parents magazine for 2 years.
Don't ask me how I got it.

~ Gifts to Grow points at pampers.com.
You accumulate points and then you get to order "free" stuff.

~ A new Southern Living magazine.

~ Looking forward to spending the weekend with Lauren, Chris and Gage.

~ The crib skirt and sheet will ship this week.
Bumper should follow soon.
We ordered the one from Restoration Hardware.

~ Finding out that Kroger carries Stoneyfield Farms yogurt.
I love it! It's in the organic section.
Thanks Laura! They have 6 flavors too!

~ Buying baby wipes that are on sale + a .50 cents off coupon!

~ Staring at pictures of Rowan. Wondering what he is doing today.

~ Nursery ideas.

~ An e-mail from Lauren.

~ The ladies at Subway telling me what a good "man"
I have and telling me he always tells them about
his "pregnant wife". And telling me that Alan makes their day!
He frequents Subway for lunch if you couldn't tell.

~ Alan telling me not to stress.

Some days are rough! It's refreshing to make a list of things to be thankful for!

Stress is pretty high right now due to the couple who made the

offer on our house last weekend. They came back to our open

house yesterday.Made another counter offer today.

They are still being VERY unreasonable.

And their realtor is being a "hardball" and a "stick-in-the-mud".

(Those are the words of our realtor.)

Supposedly they are VERY interested in the house...love it

...and blah, blah, blah, but their offers are just simply unreasonable.

We are trying to meet them in the middle

and it seems that they won't budge.

I am trying to stay patient, stress-free, and calm.

Alan is helping me.

Please continue to pray that everything will work out.

What are you thankful for today?

baby blue...

Let the fun begin!

sleepless nights and a little boy.

Monday was a sleepless night for me.

I layed down at 12:00 and was up at 3:00am.

Wide awake.

Ready to talk.

Go to work.

Whatever...anything but continue laying in bed.

I showered at 4:00.

Thought maybe I could go to sleep after I showered.

Nope.

Got out of bed again at 5:30am.

Got ready and went to work.

While laying there I was having daydreams...or "night-dreams"

about the sweet little baby boy who is about to rock my

world in less than 5 months!

His beautiful lips that look just like his momma's.

His sweet little hands that I pray will grow to help and serve people.

His little head that I can't wait to rub.

His little cheeks that I can't wait to kiss.

His little ears and the twists and turns of them.

His cute little button nose that is perfectly planted on his precious face.

His arms and legs that will probably be long like his daddy's.

His round little belly that I can't wait to tickle.

I am truly and simply smitten by this little boy.

All these thoughts lead me to pray for specific things in his life.

Praying over him from head to toe.

After finding out he is a boy I feel a bond with him

that hadn't really happened yet.

The past two days have been filled with tears.

I am overwhelmed with love for this child.

Indescribable.

Yesterday morning on my way to work,
I was listening to a praise and worship lullaby CD.

I listen to it when it's just me and him...

One of them is called You are Good. (it's actually on my music player)

It talks about God's goodness no matter what is happening

in our lives.

And how we don't have anything to offer Him

but a love song. To tell you I'm grateful for holding

my life in your hands.

It makes me think about God's goodness for us.

And how he really does hold us in His hands.

How he gives us what we need when we need it.

You can ask Alan...

I was so sad and shocked the night we found out we were pregnant.

While I "knew" that it was God's plan for us and that He would

provide for us...I was still so upset.

As I was talking to Alan...these thoughts came out of mouth.

It won't be just me and you anymore.

We don't even have a house.

How could this have happened? Now?

This is just great. Happy Birthday to me.

I wanted to be married for 5 years.

I'm not ready for this.

Boy was I wrong that night.

As each day goes by...

and the excitement continues to grow...

I can't imagine our lives any different.

The way Alan and I have grown in our marriage.

How we are literally waiting and expecting a miracle with our house.

The way my thoughts are more Christ-focused.

The absolute love I have for this child.

I think I am even more sensitive to others now.

He is definitely good all the time!

And he gives us what we need when we need it!

I can't wait to meet our little baby boy.

Our little Rowan Alan.

So happy to say...

"What a joy, it's a precious baby...

BOY!"

Below are some of my favorites...

Classic profile shot!

He's signing "I love you"! Awwww...

Look at that precious hand!


Look at that little face!
So perfect, so detailed!
Can't wait to kiss him!



Hi Mom and Dad!
Look at his arms and his hands!
My little sweetness!



We had a great time tonight.
I feel so full of love and joy!
So blessed!
It is truly a miracle...
to see the way God has knit him so perfectly
together in my womb.
How can a person not believe in God?

I am simply overjoyed.

Our little baby boy.
Our little Rowan...

Boy or Girl?

Less than 2 hours till we get to find out!

I CAN'T WAIT!

We will be updating the blog as soon as we
get back from the sonogram and celebrating!

lazy sunday...

We went back to Second Baptist this morning. So good.

Praying about where we need to join.
So ready to get involved somewhere!

Haven't heard from our realtor today.

Waiting...

I've spent the afternoon on Facebook chatting

with friends. I love it!

Also, been browsing HGTV's Rate My Space.

Found 2 really cute ideas for the nursery!

Thankful for another day off tomorrow.

Listening to Pandora Radio.

All you do is enter the name of an artist...

and they pick songs in the same genre for you.

Can't WAIT till tomorrow to see if this baby is a boy or a girl!

Wishing I could see how all of this is going to come together.

Trusting and knowing that God already knows!

Looking forward to spending next weekend with my bestest

and this precious boy!

It's amazing how God brought his whole life together!

Happy Valentine's Day!

I woke up to a dozen roses at the foot of our bed,
chocolate covered strawberries,
and the sweetest card from my hubby!
Oh how I love him!

We got a sweet surprise this afternoon...
an OFFER on our house!
It wasn't the greatest...well, actually the offer stunk!
But at least we got an offer.
We counter-offered this afternoon!
We are praying, as we have been, that it will be what God wants.
Please continue to pray with us!

I'm thankful for God.
For He is love.
Pure. Perfect. Complete.
Through Him we can love others.

doctors appointment

Everything went great today.

It was quite uneventful. But good!
The baby's heart rate was 140.

We are going to First Photo on Monday to find

out for sure whether it is a boy or a girl!

I'm so EXCITED!

Don't forget to cast your vote at the top right

hand corner of the blog!

Only 4 1/2 days left!!!

more baby stuff

I joined the Publix Baby Club online a few weeks ago.

They sent me 2 full pages of coupons and

the book that is pictured below.

I went to Publix last week and bought all the stuff in the
picture plus 2 jumbo packages of Pampers Wipes
for 46 dollars. I saved a whopping 40 dollars!
If you are pregnant or just had a baby you need to sign up! :)

My dear friend Sarah sent us this precious little
book for Baby Singleton last week as well.
I love books and can't wait to read this one
to our baby over and over and over.

Alan and I bought this sweet little outfit when
we went to Pigeon Forge at a little
store called Smoky Mountain Babies.
It says "God's creation" at the top.
On the leg it says "God saw all that He had made
and said that it was good".
It's so adorable.
It's made by a company called His Gem.
Every piece of clothing they make has a scripture on it.


Lauren gave me a boy and girl version of this outfit
for Christmas.
It is probably my most favorite outfit yet!
It says "Thank Heaven for little boys".

So soft and sweet!

Alan told me last night that his Valentines Day plans
were a bust. He went on to explain that he had tried to call
First Glimpse at least 6 times, he had e-mailed them, and
he had even driven up to Macon to go to the place.
It was closed when he got there even though the sign said
they were open till 5:00.
And he still hasn't gotten in touch with anyone there.
So, I told him it wasn't a big deal. (It's really not.)
I actually feel bad that he went to all that trouble for me.
He is so sweet to try to surprise me like that!
I asked him that if I called today and got
in touch with someone could we still go.
He said yes!
So this morning, I called first thing and left a message.
Hopefully they will call me back! Soon!
We may be getting a Gender Determination 2D
Ultrasound soon!
I would love to go on Saturday!
I'm just ready for some confirmation!
I don't think I can stand to wait until the second week in March.
And anyway, I found out that the sweet, little
boy bedding from Restoration Hardware is on sale!
The catalog has much better prices than the internet. Who knew?

We are off to our 16 week doctor's appointment this afternoon.
I'll post an update later tonight!
:)

I forgot to mention that yesterday was

my 2 year Blogaversary!

That's right!

Been blogging for 2 years and I love it!

baby bedding

So far these are on the top of my list
for baby bedding.

I love this one!
It's my top choice.
Restoration Hardware Baby and Child has
the most beautiful baby stuff!
A khaki chair would go great with this.
I love the chocolate brown, baby blue, and khaki combination.
It is very simple and baby-ish.

I found this one on Target.com
It is really cute also.
It has all of the same colors minus the khaki.

This one is from Pottery Barn Kids.

I just like that it is so simple.

If it ends up being a girl I will be getting the pink and chocolate polka dots from before. I really love that one!

baby furniture

Today we traveled to Cadwell, GA

to Cadwell Furniture...and we found some furniture!

I know this doesn't look like baby furniture...
but this is the furniture we have picked out for the baby.

To be more economical, we decided to go ahead
and purchase an adult bedroom suite for the baby.
We are gonna buy a crib to match.

The reasons are...

1. It is cheaper to buy one crib and a bedroom suite that
will grow with the baby for it's entire life.

2. When baby #2 comes along, we will buy another adult
sized bedroom suite that will grow with that baby and
he/she will use the same crib.

3. Adult furniture is bigger and feels more substantial.

4. We can use the queen sized bed and night stand in our guest
room until it is time for the baby to move out of the crib.

5. Baby furniture is over-priced. Especially the baby furniture
at the specialty baby stores. (Read that in Baby Bargains.)
Even though it is so adorable.

6. We wanted our child to have its own furniture that
he/she can take with him/her whenever he/she moves
out of the house.

7. We will never worry about buying furniture for the
baby ever again.

We are gonna use the dresser as the changing table.
And attach the mirror later.
It looks very masculine which will
be perfect for a baby boy!
It is classic enough that hopefully it will not age.

We are also gonna buy this swivel glider below.

Once we find bedding we are going to pick a fabric to match.
I have no idea what I want in the nursery now.
Today I started thinking about red...
(I'm allowed to change my mind aren't I.)
I'm thinking chocolate brown or khaki for the chair.
Something that could be used for a girl or boy,
and then later used in the living room or our bedroom.

Well, this makes it feel very real!

And it also reminds me once again that our house hasn't sold,

and our baby really doesn't have a room yet.

Please pray for our house to sell very soon!

Night night!

things I want to make...

1. A stroller sack!
Isn't it so cute!

I love the ribbon fringe on these!

I like the blue and brown one below!

I bought the pattern to make one of these

last summer.

I can't wait to make one!

It works with resturant high chairs and

shopping carts.

Hopefully my mom and my sister want to help!

quick note...

before I hit the sack.

We have a couple who are very interested in our house!
I am cautiously hopeful!
Please pray that this couple will be approved for a loan.

Also, no nausea!

16 weeks tomorrow! It's flying by!

The cradle came today...its gorgeous!
Can't wait to have a home to set it up in!

I'm tired! Sleep tight!

getting ready for baby...

Last weekend when we were home I went through all the

baby clothes I have collected over the past few years.

It's so crazy to look at those little bitty socks.

I also pulled out some things that have been in

my baby "hope chest".

My old neighbors gave me this pacifier clip.

One day we went to an antique store near

our house. I saw this in the jewelry case and loved it.

They bought it for me and

surprised me last Christmas with it!

Looks like I will be changing out the ribbon and

getting an "R" engraved on the clip.

These were my dads when he was a baby.

My Maw-Maw Nunnelly gave them to me a while ago.

They are beautiful.

Can't wait to dress my sweet baby up!

Below, is the baby blanket Maw-Maw crocheted for me.

I think she gave this to me before I was married.
It's white, soft and beautiful!

Here is my ever expanding baby closet.

In other preparation...

I have signed up for Breastfeeding class at the hospital.

My friend Tara and I from work are taking it together.

I'm gonna sign up for Prepared Childbirth soon!

I'm wanting a natural birth!

I have been reading Baby Bargains.

It is a fabulous book that has tons of tips on all kinds of baby products.

I regularly visit BabyCheapskates.com.

It is a great resource for coupons.

And she tells you where the cheapest diapers are for the week.

I found out about the cradle at this website!

I got it 68% off!

We have priced diapers everywhere. Sam's has them cheapest.

I have found a crib I love.

I have called several places to get prices.
We still need to go look.

I think I may be back at square one as far as bedding.

Alan said his boy isn't going to have polka dots in his nursery.
I'm trying to get mom and Paige to help
me make some!

Alan took me on a spur-of-the-moment

trip to Pigeon Forge this weekend.

We came back rested and more in love than before.

I try to never take my husband for granted
(but always seem to anyway).

He is no doubt God's pick for me.

At lunch I sat there and told him why I loved him so...

He pays the bills.

He takes my car for oil changes.

He pumps my gas.

He fixes my car.

He takes care of all the money.

He values my opinion.

He loves me wholeheartedly and unconditionally.

He listens to me.

He knows me so well.

He helps me around the house.

He lights up when we talks about our baby.

He knows how to make me laugh.

He is very sensitive to my needs.

He calls me at random times to ask

"Is there anything I can do to help you today?"

He asks me "What do you want to talk about?"

when we are riding in the car.

He knows what I need before I do.

And most recently...

he holds my hair back when I get sick.

I am so thankful for him.

If we are having a boy...I want him

to be just like his Daddy!

Anyways...

I took this ONE picture while we were gone.

The river in the mountains was frozen!

It was very pretty!

Well that's all I have for now.

And guess what...no nausea for 4 days!

sneak peek...

So, today at work I got a sneak peek...

literally...

Kami, Tara, and I got out a little mini ultrasound
machine that we have in our department and looked at the baby.

We could see arms, legs, the four heart valves, elbows, and eyes.
We could also see privates that indicate...

IT'S A BOY!

We could possibly be wrong.
For we are not MD's.
But we are pretty smart RN's.
We will find out for sure in approximately 5 weeks.
We are SO excited!

Maybe the dream was right...

Even if we are wrong it's still fun!

precious cradle

I have seen this cradle many times while browsing baby websites.

I love it, but it has always been out of our price range.

But today I found a GREAT deal!

When Alan got home I showed him...he said order it...like right now!

I am so excited!

I had a dream...

last night that I had a big, long, bald, beautiful, baby...

BOY!

He looked just like Alan did when he was a baby.
He was so precious and I was so in love.

He was bald...which really bothered me.
I want my baby to have hair and lots of it.

I didn't really notice his lips in the dream...
I always tell people that all you will see when our babies
come out are LIPS, LIPS, and more LIPS.
Alan and I both have very full lips.

I was so excited I had to wake Alan up to tell him about it!

Then I called Lauren and mom and told them.
Lauren said...Maybe God's trying to prepare you for something...

Either way I'll be so excited!
I just can't wait to know!

nesting place...

I love the Nesters blog.

And I love her post about family rooms.

Love the part about the piles.

Love the music, love the candles, love the blinds, love the lamps...
Most of these I learned from my momma,
and I plan to pass them down to my girl (I mean, my child).

I'm ready to cozy up in bed!

behold...

the potato brush...

hehehehehehe!

Mine actually doesn't look like this...

but I'm sure you could find one like this at

Bed, Bath and Beyond!

excuse me for a moment...

I'm having a rough day today.

Usually I try to post about positive things...but excuse me for a moment...
Please remember I am 14 weeks pregnant, hormonal, and a little "on-edge".

It all started when my husband told me his mother
did not have a potato brush.
I asked him what she usually uses to wash her potatoes.
He replied, (CRINGE) "she just washes them, like normal people."

Oh. no. he. didn't.

But he did.

Evidently...I'm not normal...my own husband thinks I'm "abnormal".

I think I'm gonna lose it...

I'm ready for "our" own space.

Ready for our bedroom.
With our big king size bed.
Where no one busts in on you.
Where it is clean, and organized.
And ours.
Our own sacred little place.

Ready for our own bathroom.
our toilet.
our shower.
our double sinks.
Enough said.

Ready for my own CLEAN sparkling kitchen
where things are organized just so.
Where I can cook GOOD wholesome meals for me and boo. nightly.

Ready for my washer and dryer that is a few steps down the hall.
In a room that is heated.

Ready for my couch where Alan and I can lay side by side...
and we can feel at home.
Where I can lay there all night if I want to.
and no one will tell me to "wake up".
I'm really over that one.

Ready for the smell of home.
Clean, light, fresh with the smell of candles,
that I can burn nightly if I want to!

Ready for our own yard.
Where we can plant wintertime pansies.
And Dixie can run and play every afternoon.

Ready for my own thermostat.
That will stay on 70 degrees all the time.
or warmer if I want it.

Ready for that Ahhhh...feeling when I walk in the door of our home.

Ready for the quiet-ness of our home.
Where it's just us.
And if it is noisy.
It's our music playing.
Or our TV.
Or our voices.

Ready for the cleanliness of home.
Where, if it is dirty, it's our dirt.
But that rarely happens.
I would LOVE to clean my house.

Ready for a garage to park in on these cold winter nights.

Ready for my kitchen cabinets and drawers.
My pots and pans.
My baking stone.
My dishwasher.
My utensils.

and especially...

my potato brush...


This is the real me too.
And as we all know "it's just one of those days".

Hopefully my "normal" husband will come home in a little while
and hug his "abnormal" wife.

God please help him survive this pregnancy...

I hope you are laughing!
:)

baby product advice...

During some downtime at work this week a few

of the girls I work with
started talking about baby products.
Anything from diapers to bathtubs.
I got some great advice about what to buy and what not to buy.

I know many of you who read my blog are moms...
So bring on the advice...
I would love to hear what you love and what you hate.
What you can't live without and what you can.

Christmas outfits...

These are two of the 6 outfits the baby has

to wear next Christmas!

Can't wait!

Gage...

Today Gage has a doctors appointment with a
pediatric pulmonologist in Atlanta.
Please pray that everything will go smoothly...
from the traveling there and finding the office to the
actual appointment.

Gage is getting so big!
He is 13.6 lbs and 24 inches of love and joy!

Lauren went back to school last week, and
everyone seems to be adjusting well.

Thanks for praying!

who are you people...

looking at my blog...
There are people checking my blog from all over the place...

Just wondering...

I would love to get some comments from some of you lurkers
out there who come and go silently...

This site meter is making me crazy...