1st Sunday

So, I'm a little prejudice...

Hey, did you happen to see the most beautiful girl in the world?

Hopefully, this doesn't make me a bad mother, but she's already managed to find her thumb! I figured it would be a little more humane to take a pacifier away than to chop her thumb off...guess she's taking after her mommy. I always had to have mine.

Home Sweet Home

WARNING:

LOTS OF POSTS FROM HERE ON OUT ABOUT BEAUTIFUL ARILYNN GRACE!!!!!!

She has some very anxious Grandmas wanting to see her!

(Most may not be interested, but, hey, it's your choice to read...) :)


A little about our hospital stay...So, I was told that no one received an award for not taking an epidural. I wanted to see how far I could go and was doing pretty good! I could tell I was having contractions, but it didn't hurt. Thought, "This isn't so bad." Then the doctor came in and broke my water! I literally thought I was going to die!!!!! :) I asked him how long he thought it might be before it was too late for the "lifesaver." He said you can never tell, but he said he guessed maybe 3hrs. I decided I couldn't take it that much longer and went for it.

Well, to make things short and not giving out great details, I had her before the epidural started working!!! She decided she wasn't going to wait and the nurse ended up running down the hall for the doctor. She arrived about 45 mins after my water broke. I didn't know things were moving quite so fast and I figured when the doctor came in I had a long way still to go. NOPE! He quickly donned his apparel and Arilynn Grace made her presence into the world.

Wesley first experience changing a diaper. :)
Putting on her first sleeper...which she got lost in.



Ready to go home in her stylish car seat that Nana Bailey made.
Wesley bringing her in the house. (Excuse the cleaning supplies).
She likes her Mommy's old bed.
Daddy comes home from work and quickly finds her to snuggle.
This is her favorite spot! She loves to lay against her Mommy.

She's Here

Arilynn Grace Grissom

6 lb 14 oz

20 1/2 in

4:31 PM

Baby's Coming

Hi-ho, hi-ho, it's off to the hospital we go...

Please pray for Wesley's family. His grandpa passed away early this morning.

More Freebies...

Went to my pre-natal group tonight and once again...

Voila!!! A free car seat!!!!!!!

They have gone above & beyond! I also received a Wal-Mart gift card for gas and at the end of our journey, they're going to give us $100 for gas!!!!!...As long as I go in 1 more time after I have the baby...DUH!!!!...I'll be there.

She said that I am ready to go anytime. They have given epiderals at the point I'm at...just waiting on contractions. Maybe it'll be tonight...

UGH!

It is 2:00 in the morning and I CANNOT SLEEP!!!!! How incredibly annoying is that?!?!?! I've already finished the book I was reading and managed to scare the bejeebies out of Wesley! (I had closed the bedroom door so the light wouldn't bother him. When I went in, he shot up and kept looking out the window. Pretty sure he thought someone was coming in...)

Sigh...what to do now...

Packed and Ready to Go

My duffle bag and diaper bag are packed and ready to go! However, I've probably jinxed myself and she will be late...SIGH! (I thought for sure she might have come last Saturday on the full moon). Last night, Wes and I took a long, brisk (for the most part :) ) walk, including going up and down the stairs of the city's new parking garage. Then I came home and ate some pineapple...read that's supposed to help. Only thing it did was give me a stomach ache! I actually don't feel too bad, but I'm soooooo big that it's getting very uncomfortable to sleep at night...and the nightmares I keep having are not helping matters.

In the words of my dear, darling husband who's not packing around this extra weight..."She'll get here when she's ready."

The excited Mommy and Daddy to be...I love our old people at church...they always have a way of just tellin' you the honest truth! :) I was in no way offended by the comment, just thought it humorous! A lady told me that she thought the top I had on was pretty. Then she promptly told me that it wasn't going to last much longer...She has also used the term "waddling." HA! I quickly responded that I had better not last much longer, much less my shirt!

Patio

BEFORE

DURING

AFTER
The patio is as done as it's going to get this year (unless I change my mind, which I do quite frequently). Mom came over and so we put her to work with a shovel trying to scrape off some of the weeds. The after picture is kinda dark, but it looks sooooo much better out there. We just planted some bushes for now and mulched around it. Along the house, we pulled weeds and planted lilies (they were on clearance and will be pretty next year) and mulched. (Not sure what happened to the picture on the camera).

Nursery

Well, I think I have the nursery pretty much completed...such as it is. I had high hopes for this room, but when you don't have a lot of space/money you just "gotta do what ya gotta do." As it is, she's sharing a room with her daddy's ministerial books & desk. Good thing he keeps it neat...if he'll ever get the stuff put away. :)

This was Wesley's old dresser that we sanded and painted. It didn't take near as long as the bed.

This was my baby bed that we sanded 4 layers of paint off and then repainted it.


And of course, the most important place in a girl's room...the closet. This does not show nearly all the clothes she has. Some are in the dresser and I also have 2 totes packed. Plus, some are hiding behind the wall. (I did not buy all of these...)

More House Pics

I think I've finally got my bedroom done...at least as much as it's gonna get for awhile.

I wanted a sign for above the bed, but I found these rub on words instead. They're pretty cool and super easy to put up.
Wesley finally bought Arilynn's going home outfit. He had a hard job in all this... :)
In case you can't see it, it reads: I LOVE DADDY (I think she might be going to be a little spoiled...)

The nursery is getting close to being done. I have to go finish painting the dresser and then we can get that inside and finish putting everything around it. It may just get done before she gets here after all...

Weekend Fun

It's never a dull moment when Debbie, Heather, and I are together.

And of course, Wesley's roped into it too.

We had a good time in Brown County and I managed to find some things for my house that we're actually reasonably priced...wouldn't have bought them if they weren't. We spent some time there and then made our way to Greenwood for Flower Factory and supper at Smokey Bones.Sunday was such a beautiful day that we packed a picnic and headed to the park for lunch.

Newest Creations

Saw this in a magazine and knew I wanted to do that to our light. Voila!

Found this birdcage at a yard sale and couldn't pass it up. Wasn't sure what I was going to do with it, but I think I figured it out. It's sitting on our bedroom vanity. I still can't find my other bedroom curtain. I may have to break down and buy new!

Also, we bought dining room curtains last night, but will have to wait to show you. I need to do some work with them. The baby bed is up and decorated, but the path to it is full! We're making progress though! Things are slowly falling together around this house. Perhaps by the time we move again, I'll have it figured out! That's usually the way it goes...

My sister and best friend are coming to see us today. I think we might go to Brown County.

A Whole Lotta Somethin'

Some things are finally getting accomplished around here. Not sure why I think it all has to be done in one day. This is Wes's old dresser from when he was little. We're sanding it and repainting it for the nursery. I decided to help Wes out and went out yesterday and gave my arm a workout. Got 3 drawers done, including the painting! Even went & bought new knobs, but they don't fit. Wes has to rig them with washers. Then I tackled some weeding! This patio has been driving me nuts! You can tell how far I got though. I can't kneel b/c of my fall...bruised my knee pretty bad I guess-bout came unglued when I tried...and a fat lady can't bend over very well, so I scooted around on my backside. Good thing we're surrounded by privacy fences. I also planted a few flowers around the little area by the garage. I have high hopes for the back yard, but it probably isn't going to happen this year.

Wes finished sanding the baby bed and I painted it for him. He got the metal parts spray painted last night, so now it is ready to put together. This was my old bed and there were about 4 layers of paint to get through. It took him awhile to do this project. I just hope the mattress fits...he "THINKS" he measured it...if not, he'll be riggin' that too!
I got the letters for Arilynn's name decorated and hung on her wall. For those who haven't heard this name...I made it up! It's Wesley and my middle names combined. Aaron + Lynn = Arilynn Grace Grissom. Now you know her name...
I cannot move today!...well, barely...I'm pretty sure I tried to accomplish a little too much in one day. But, hey!...when things are getting done, I don't like to stop!

A Whole Lotta Nothin'

On Saturday, we had a yard sale at Debbie's house. Mom needed to sell her couch since she bought Nathan & Trish's old one. It was a grand time...NOT! A whole lotta work for a whole lotta nothin'...except a sunburn! Oh well...we did get to spend some time with Jill & Leigh.

This is Wes sportin' my sunglasses. His contact has really been bothering him and it's really not an opportune time when he's driving down the road. His sunglasses were in the garage, so he used mine...not quite his style!

In other news, I'm in mourning! During the move, I've lost some of my maternity clothes and I can't find them anywhere! This is very sad to me as you cannot find decent clothes anywhere! So, I wore my famous outfit that I've only wore for the past 200 Sundays yesterday. Signing off to weep and wail...