Andrew's New Big Boy Room

After David practically added another whole "wing" to the house, we were able to create a new guest room / office.

This allowed us to move Andrew into David's old office and thus created Andrew his new BIG boy room!

Here are some shots of our big boy in his new bed...(being a total cheese ball of course!) :) You can see a tiny sliver of the curtains that I "modified" for him... (they were tooo long so I had to cut them and hem them up...)



































Below is a picture of David's old dresser that we refinished (I started...Dave had to redo and finish!) and we framed Andrew's first Yankee t-shirt that his Uncle George & Aunt Chrissy gave him when he was just a few months old....








































Here is a picture of David's HS Football jersey. Andrew loves it and talks about wearing one with the same numbers when he gets big, "like Daddy."





















Andrew requested I take a picture of his soccer ball piggie bank. Next to his piggie bank is the Cletus Bear that Diana made for his baby shower in Nov. 2006.





















Here are some of the special frames we had in Andrew's old room. One displays the stuff that was going on in Feb. 2007 when he was born. The next is one his Aunt April made and displays a picture of him when he was just a few days old. The last one is a framed picture with scriptures spelling his name out that was given to us my by my sweet friend, Andrea.

















Lastly is a shot of his desk and hutch. This was formerly my desk and hutch but we figured since he starts Kindergarten (AH!) before too long, we would go ahead and leave it in his room. He actually already gets on the computer to work his "Hooked on Phonics" games and lessons. He mastered using the mouse several months ago. Andrew CONSTANTLY amazes us with all he can do and how smart he is!!!

Big Belly Keeps on Growing

Ok - so for those at my shower who thought my belly didn't look big...here's proof that it IS big....

Here's 35.5 weeks along...PHEW!

Big Brother Gifts

Since Ms. Alyssa was going to be receiving so many gifts, we wanted to make sure that our little Prince had a few gifts waiting at home for him after the shower.

It was also a Blessing that Nanny thought to give Andrew a gift along with Alyssa's, so that on the way home from the shower, he had a toy to play with since he saw all the PINK gift bags...

Below are some pics of his gifts from Mommy, Daddy & Baby "Popcorn" Alyssa :)

2 New Kites

His new play tent and tunnel to play in!

Crib Drama

Ok - so a while back, Dave and I purchased a crib from Craigs List. The lady said it had never been used, etc.

So I spend a few days/nights painting the nursery furniture, including the crib. FINALLY - it's ready to be assembled. My handyman husband, David, gets in the nursery to begin putting the crib together....

ONLY TO LEARN that at least half of the hardware is missing! Most importantly, the wooden piece that attaches to the front and includes the legs for the front of the crib, is missing.

So now we're praying that the lady is fair and gives us our money back. In the meantime, we are searching online to find an affordable crib that can be delivered before the Princess arrives.

Errr.... :)

Dallas Baby Shower

My sweet friend, Ashly, threw me the most lovely Baby Shower this weekend at her home in Allen. It's hard to believe that she and I have been friends for almost 13 years! We met in English class at Richland College and she was my very first friend in Dallas.

(And you may not know from just looking at the picture, but Alyssa and Baby "M" as we call Ashly's baby girl are actually high fiving each other from the bellies! Ash is due at the end of December with her baby girl!) :)

My cousin, Natalie, and our good friend, Sheri, also helped with the festivities.

It was a wonderful and very sweet Baby Shower. The BEST part was getting to see so many of my sweet friends who I never get to see enough of! I miss my girls! :)

Alyssa & I received lots of wonderful gifts. As David puts it, the back of his mom's car "threw up pink", when he opened the trunk after the shower! :)

Andrea, Me and Jaime...I have been friends with these ladies for MANY years as well!

My friend, Chrissy, and her sweet baby girl, Ella...

Dave's mom, Kathy, and me

David's grandmother, Nanny, and me.

Natalie's daughter, Addison. I can't believe our princess will be dealing with bows and tutus and glittery shoes soon (what a CHANGE from Andrew's khaki shorts and t-shirts!) :)

The cake table. (Notice the letters hanging from the chandelier, Ashly made letters to spell out Alyssa....they are precious!)

The most DELICIOUS cake... YUMMY! (It had RASPBERRY filling...just like our wedding cake did!) : ) Extra Yummy! :)

Somehow they trusted me with the cake... lol...

Here's a shot that shows the belly a bit more!

Me and Ashly cutting the cake... the preggos were ready for cake :)

I was so glad that I had a baby shower. I had "hemmed and hawed" over it since I had always heard that you only have one baby shower. And while I understand "tradition", I was kind of bummed at the thought of not having one. More than anything, I wanted Alyssa to know how loved she was before she even arrived (and to be honest...I wanted DIAPERS & wipes! haha!) :)

I hated the thought of not having a shower for Alyssa to show her in the future (especially after the over-the-top showers her brother Andrew had!) Thankfully, Ashly encouraged me to register and to get prepared for this baby girl. I had completely forgotten what all a newborn requires and even more so - I had NO clue what all a baby GIRL requires! :)

Now - we are just pretty much waiting on the little princess to arrive! (But also hoping she takes her time the next few weeks to make her debut!) :)

The growing belly....

Wow - so here's 34 wks, 4 days... I don't think she has much room left in there!

Cubbies

This year in Awana's, Andrew has graduated from being a "Puggle" to being a "Cubbie". He has memory verses each week and fun stories to go along with them. Check out the big boy in his Cubbies vest! :)


He has done such a great job with his verses and we're so proud of our smart boy! He's already earned one badge!!!