The Very Overdue Living Room Reveal...

The spring weather has kinda encouraged me to get some unfinished projects done! And let me tell ya, I need all the encouragement I can get these days... It's just plain cruel that when you need caffeine the most, you can't have any! 

Somehow, I drummed up enough energy to get the living room totally. done. 

And I gotta say, it does feel good! It feels so clean and fresh, and much more Springy.

The mantle got a good dose of spring time. 

I wish I had some real live dogwood branches, but these fake little numbers will have to do. 

At least I can't kill these. 

I shopped around the house for things to make these "birdies-on-a-stick". 

Here's the other side of the room. I had trouble getting a decent piccy of the whole space, but there's also a recliner over there to the right of the piano. 

The coffee table decor hasn't changed much...

It feels so good to have this room all done, that I just may finish up something else! I can hear the gasps of disbelief out there... Seriously, I'm stoked about getting things done around here. But first,

I need a nap.

The nesting has begun...

We've had some absolutely GORGEOUS days here in the sunny south lately. There's nothing like good ole sunshine to perk ya up!

 I've been pondering ideas to let more light into my kitchen, and for some reason, I've turned into a decided mini-blind hater. So my plan? Yank down those mini blinds, and valances, and hang light weight cafe curtains.  Mission accomplished! Now the top part of the windows are open, letting in all kinds of glorious light, while the bottom is still geared for privacy. Oh, and did I mention the curtains cost me a whopping 4 bucks?! (pssst...can you keep a secret? They're cheap IKEA dishtowels.)

 When I walked into my kitchen this morning, and was greeted by beautiful sunshine, I just had to smile. It makes my day!

I also got a "new" stove recently. YAY for craigslist!!!

 I'd gotten so spoiled to the ceramic top style, and it's so nice to have one again. Actually, it's just pretty nice to have a stove that WORKS. Was soooo happy to get the old dinosaur stove outta here.

 I've been doing some springy things around here that I'll be showing you, too. I think the whole nesting thing is finally kicking in!
 Maybe I'll actually have something to blog about ;)

And here's the latest baby bump piccy...

Things are moving right along and going well.

We've decided on Weston Andrew for the name, and we can't wait to meet him!

And the baby is......

A BOY!!!

Yep. Boy number 3. 

Believe it or not, I'm pretty excited!

 (I had to go right to the mall and buy him some cute little outfits :) And boy, there's not any more cute things for boys out there now than there were 5 years ago. Poor little guys just get left out.) 

But Daddy, on the other hand, is quite disappointed and is having a bit of a rough time accepting it ;) 

Baby boy looked perfect, has a great strong heartbeat, and weighed a whopping 12 oz. He's quite active already and usually is awake veeeery early in the morning :) 

Mommy is feeling quite a bit better now. The nausea is almost totally gone, just have a touch of it now and then, and even then it's tolerable. (Insert big WOOHOO!!! here.) Been having some trouble with fainty spells, but that seems to be getting some better, too. Now I'm just left with those little pesky symptoms like headaches, skin issues, tired all the time, nose bleeds, backaches, going to the little girl's room every 5 minutes, yada yada yada.... But it's all good. 

Now that we know for sure what it is, I'm having fun picking out things for the nursery, and pouring over baby boy names. And I'm looking forward to getting back to some more regular scheduled programming here on the old blog! I'm sure I'll want to share some nursery ideas with you all, and we have an attic remodel in the works, too. (Since the baby boy will be moving into the current guest room, we're having to create a new one upstairs, and boy, is it gonna be a doozy of a project - but fun, too!) 

A Very Messy Before and After

When the Mommy is sick...

 the messies move in...

 Oh my. Is that a dinosaur hiding under that pile of pillows?!  

 Enough already.

I'm taking my house back.

 Starting with the lil messies' room.

Ah, I can breathe again. 

Of course, I'm exhausted and my back is killing me, but I can breathe again.

But, next time I do this, I'll wait till both the cowpokes are GONE. Both of them are major hoarders. You would not believe the things I found under beds and in closets...shivers....

These guys may be needing some therapy after this purge.

Carson informed me that I had "ruined" his room. ;)

Progress at the parsonage...

I've wanted these shades for the dining room for a looooong time, and I actually bought them for myself with some birthday money. Um, yeah...my birthday was back in October. So it's been a rough couple a months...

I'm thrilled to finally get them all up! 

I'm loving the added texture =) 

But let me tell ya, when the description on the web site says "privacy" don't believe it. We got these babies all hung up, then realized there was ZERO privacy, as in you could see right through them. Soooo, after refusing to pay 25 buckaroos apiece for liners, I decided to make my own. It made for a rather stressful day, but now that I'm finished I'm glad we did it! It took forevah. Remove shades, remove strings, cut fabric, hem edges, attach to shades, rethread the strings, and then hang them all back up. Let's just say I had to sleep with the heating pad that night! So glad to have that lil project DONE! 

Now if I could just get enough energy to refinish the leaves for my table...

14 Weeks

Today marks 14 weeks...so supposedly, things should get better and better from now on. Here's hoping! The nausea has been some better, and I'm trying to avoid taking the medicine. So maybe when I get my mind all out of the dopey feeling fog, I can get back to blogging! 

I have been so thankful for the good days I've had, at least it gives me a chance to recoup a little bit. But I have ZERO energy. I'll be glad when I get some of that back - there's lots of things I want to do! 

Dave took a few pics of my bump the other day - so there it is, if anybody's been wondering how fat I'm getting. I always show early...it's a curse of the short people.
When you're 5' 0", there's just not enough room to stretch it all out. Soooo, I've already had to break out the maternity clothes, because not everybody wants to see me in Dave's sweats and big ole tee shirts. 

I promise this isn't gonna turn into a baby-only blog. I'll give updates every now and then, but as soon as my mojo comes back I want to get back to some projects. Thanks to everybody for being so patient! And thanks so much to all of you who've sent well-wishes and prayers - I appreciate it so much. I'm hoping to be up 'n at 'em real soon!

It's Beginning to Look a lot like Christmas...

Hello?

tap...tap...

Anybody out there?

Or did you all give up on me...

Thanks so much to all of you who have left me messages, emails, comments, etc! It's been a rough few months, and I'm reeeeeeally hoping that the worst is over. I'm still having to take the nausea meds every day, and I will be quite happy when I don't need them anymore. The best way I can describe being on phenergan is, it makes you feel like it's always about 3 o'clock in the morning. And I don't do mornings.  

I haven't felt well enough to do much decorating for Christmas, so the living room was the only room that got "decked".

And I'm so glad I finally got some lights up! There's just nothing like snuggling up in a blanket, sipping hot chocolate by the glowing lights of the tree. I think it has some medicinal value - it makes me feel a little better.

Lookie there, I even got a few presents wrapped! Had it not been for amazon.com we wouldn't even HAVE presents this year. Thank goodness for online shopping.

I love this little birdie ornament...

Oh yeah...almost forgot - I got the living room painted ages ago, then I got too sick to care about showing it to you. Sooo...here's a sneak peak of the new look.

It's much more toned down, and I'm enjoying it soooo much better. 

I did toss a Christmasy wreath up on the old window. Because it was looking kinda sad and lonely. 

And that, my friends, is the extent of my Holiday decorating this year. Now you know I must really be sick, right?! I think last year I had 7 trees. 

Ugh, I don't even wanna think about it. 

Now if I could just get well enough to do some baking... It's killing me. I neeeeed some oreo truffles, and frosted cookies, and toffee, and turtles, and....phooey. It's just not happening.

I hope to be back to my regular blogging self soon, if the little one will be nice to mommy and cooperate! Thanks again for all the prayers and notes of encouragement - y'all are awesome. 

A very Merry Christmas to every one of you peeps!

Surprise??!!!!

I'm sorry I haven't posted in a while! The fact is....
I am Sick. As. A. Dog.  

But it's a good thing.

We're expecting a new little one! And boy, were we ever surprised! After 12 years of marriage, and 2 in vitro babies, we didn't think a "surprise" was possible. We're super duper excited, but sooooooo sick. I get this way every time. I just hope it goes by quickly this time. Oh, and I've pretty much tried everything...ginger ale (YUCK!), ginger snaps, tea, saltines, etc, etc.... I'm on zofran, but can't seem to notice any improvement. Nothing tastes good, and nothing takes the nausea away. Popsicles seem to help for a few minutes, so I'm existing on those! 

I really hope to feel up to blogging soon - I've missed you all! Right now I'm in survival mode. Please help us pray that the sickness goes away quickly - I'm having a very difficult time keeping up with my 2 lil guys! They need their mommy back.