the nursery!

baby j's nursery is FINALLY finished...well, almost! jk! it's basically DONE! i am so happy with it and can't wait to put our sweet, precious baby in it! jes worked so hard helping me with it and was so patient with me (gotta love those hormones!). i find myself just sitting in there all the time and looking at everything . i can't wait for this little one to get here. i have dreamed about this room for years and it's finally here and all put together-IT'S PERFECT! here it is...if you didn't see the crib go back to the previous post (yes, it needed it's own post!)...

changing table and rocker

pic of jesse when he was a baby-i'm obsessed with it and his cheeks! an u/s pic of baby j-my sweet friend lindz sent us this blue frame on the day of our first u/s and robert gave me the willow tree (my first one!).

another shot of where i'll be spending a lot of my time :)

my art project above the changing table...that's as good as it gets!

ya'll come see it for yourself! it's so much better in person! :)

nursery sneak peek...

here's a glimpse of the nursery. my favorite part...the crib! i'm pretty much obsessed with it! my talented mother-in-law made the bedding and it turned out perfect! actually, when i opened the bedding at my shower i cried! it's such a sweet gift that can be passed on. so here it is...my bows need help but mom has promised to help when she comes :) just waiting on baby j...

franklin shower

my childhood friend lindsey threw me and amazing baby shower this past month in franklin. she completely outdid herself-the tea was amazing (and we drank out of super cute mason jars!), little "j" and "n" homemade cheese straws and an amazing cake that was made by the same people that made our wedding cake! lindz also had everyone sign a cake plate that we can use in the future-so special! it was a perfect saturday afternoon!

i loved seeing everyone from home and both sides of our families! everyone was so generous!! baby j is so blessed already and loved by so many people. my sweet college roomie, joanna and her mom drove over 5 hours to come! i was so happy to see them and felt so honored to have them there. here are a few pics from that special day!

opening the first gift!

my family! love these ladies :)

opening more gifts-so blessed.

we had such a great time

34 week update

we got some great pics of sweet baby j at the specialist last week. i can't stop looking at this sweet face and those cheeks! oh my goodness! i'm soo ready for him/her to be here! the nursery is about 95% completed! my next post will be nursery pics! i love it and it turned out perfect!

so at our appt we learned a lot 1-baby j is BIG-almost 6 lbs already (80th percentile)-can we say..WOW!!! 2- the White spot on the heart is fading-the tech said that if this was our 1st ultrasound she wouldn't even mention it to us (God is so good!!) 3-baby j is breech and if he/she doesn't flip in the next 2 weeks we will schedule a c-section a week before my due date. (i DO NOT want a c-section..please pray this child flips!) i've been looking up old wives tales to try and get the baby to flip...some crazy things but i'll try anything at this point! let me know if you have any ideas!

i've been loving some ice cream lately-sometimes that's my dinner. i think it helps my horrible heartburn that i've been haivng lately! tcby white choc moose with cookie dough is my FAVE. the closest one is about 2+ hours away. jes went to charlotte last week and brought me home 4 huge containers of it! isn't he the best?

other than heartburn, swollen feet, unable to sleep, little braxton hicks contractions and moodiness i feel great! :) haha! no, i'm def. to that point where i'm ready to meet our little baby j! how cute is she/he??? i can't wait to kiss all on those sweet cheeks!

33+ weeks

here we are at 33 and a half weeks. i know it's been a while since i've put a pic on here. what can i say? i'm a slacker! we have been sooo busy! it's been great! we've had 3 showers and are so blessed by our sweet friends and family! our sweet little one is so blessed by so many people who love him/her already!

i'm feeling as good as i can this close to the end. getting bigger and bigger everyday. i didn't know my stomach could stretch and get this big. baby j is still very active. jes actually felt him/her move for the first time the other night. i have pretty bad heartburn at night and am not really sleeping anymore. the other night i got up at 2 am and started cleaning-so i'm most definitely in the nesting phase! we are getting sooo excited and nervous at the same time. i can't believe in just a few weeks baby j will be here! almost everyone thinks baby j is a boy. we will just have to wait and see though. i'm loving ice cream and peanut butter milkshakes! (not the greatest choice i know but it's what i'm craving). 5 and a half more weeks....but who's counting?

coming soon....the nursery post! it's getting there! i'm totally in LOVE with it and it's all coming together! i can't wait to share it with you!!

a tennessee wedding weekend

my cousin rachel (ray-ray) married her best friend JJ on july 9th! we were fortunate enough to be able to go home for a week! we had a wonderful time catching up with family and friends!! the wedding was spectacular and perfect! ray-ray looked like barbie bride. she seriously was gorgeous!! here's a few pics from the wedding...i have more but i can't get them to upload!

jesse and i and baby j at the rehersal

whit and i getting ready!

Xander's first trip to the beach

lindz and xander came in july to celebrate lindz and i's birthdays! we had an AMAZING time! i'm so fortunate to have such a wonderful, caring and thoughtful friend! while they were here we took xander to the beach and HE LOVED IT!!!! he made a b-line straight for the water! he wasn't scared at all! i have a BILLION pics but these were my faves! isn't he a DOLL!!???