Pink Pink Pink!!!

We had a shower for Paige on Saturday at Ashlei’s house hosted by Ashlei and Chelsea! It was such a treat! It is unbelievable how much stuff this little girl has already and she isn’t even here yet!! The girls made a delicious brunch with breakfast pizza pocket, mini-cinnamon rolls, fruit, muffins, sausage balls, cupcakes and strawberry shortcake! There was this delicious green punch that had lime sherbet, ginger ale, pineapple juice and slices of limes and cherries. Yum! Paige was doing baby tae bo in the belly after I finished a glass!!! So many great friends came to enjoy the party and give their sweet wishes to baby Paige! She received so many amazingly adorable gifts! Outfits, the softest blankies, A JUICY COUTURE BABY BIKINI, her precious little high chair and much much more!! This little princess is going to be tough to keep up with fashion wise! Tyler says she already has more clothes and shoes than him! (He classifies the cute little socks that look like mary jane’s as shoes btw.) It was such a fun party and we appreciate everything so much!! We are truly blessed to have such wonderful friends to share this exciting time with us!
While I was at the shower, hubby put together Paige’s baby bed!! It is definitely a dream baby bed! Her room just gets more luscious every day! I have really tried very hard to stick with the soft, sweet, chic feel—no white, no black just soft colors that melt from one to another when you look into the room. Those that know me, including my husband, know I tend to err on the side of more is more!! I love color, pattern, BEDDAZZLING, and mostly mixing all of those things until I get it just right! My just right is usually over the top for most folks though! My motto has always been, when in doubt more jewelry, extra squirt of perfume, lots of lipstick and you can never be too tan or too blonde! Ok, I have grown out of most of those but my friend Kim used to either call me Loretta Lynn or Madonna when we worked at the bank and the sad thing is I loved it! haha Anyway, I am going to try my hardest not to teach my bad ways to my sweet baby daughter! I always know when Tyler is impressed with the room, that I haven’t taken it too far. I will have pictures of the room to post over the weekend!
Less than 8 weeks on the clock.....

Last Vacation as a family of TWO!!

Tyler and I decided to celebrate our two year anniversary and our last vacation as careless newlyweds without children (Okay, paige was technically with us but fairly easy to tend to in this state)!! We stayed at The Mansion at Turtle Creek in Uptown Dallas for 4 days!! It was fantastic! Lots of relaxing, laying by the pool, eating at fun restaurants, watched movies and shopped! One noteworthy restaurant/diner if you are ever in Dallas and love hamburgers like I do...Twisted Root Hamburger Co. It was featured on the Food Network a few weeks ago and since that is Tyler and my favorite channel...we decided to make it a stop! Homemade everything...patties, hand cut fries, hand battered onion rings, fried pickles, homemade root beer and ice cream...you name it! There was a bumper sticker on the toilet that said "Put your big girl panties on and deal with it!" and the background music was madonna...I knew I was at my dream place! I know my friend Kim will have a sassy comment about all of this but it is also her dream place!! We took off Monday as well to kind of re-group from vacation mode and run some errands. We got the baby crib picked up (not yet put together so pictures to come), I let my license expire 6 months ago apparently and didn't find out until I was at the airport a few weeks ago so I had to go to the DMV and everything! My sweet husband shuttled me around in the 105 heat and waited patiently as I sat in line for 1.5 hours like a criminal! I really never forget things like this but I will blame it on my pregnant brain! Tyler keeps asking what I will blame things on when I'm not pregnant anymore and I just smile and say Paige of course:) We also got to see one of our best friends on Monday, Mr. Ben Mason! He moved to Arizona over a year ago and we don't get to see him too often! He and Tyler have been friends since they were kids and I have just loved him since the minute I met him! One of Tyler's friends recently opened up a diner in Edmond at about 2nd & Broadway called Colby's Grill. They serve breakfast and lunch and it was absolutely delicious!!! I was nervous after being at the place in Dallas and going to Colby's for the first time only a few days later but it was fantastic! I had the chili cheese burger and hand cut fries and it was the best chili burger I have had!! Onion rings are hand battered every day as well and were quite tasty!!! All of the boys have had breakfast here but I haven't been so fortunate yet but will post about it as soon as I get the opportunity!!

We had out 31 week checkup on Monday and everything looks great still! We are now on the two week plan and will have one last untrasound at our next visit!! I can hardly wait to take one more peek at our little baby one last time before she comes into the world!

A couple pictures from our weekend of fun are attached!

shower--a few more pics!

Here are a few more pics--The new stroller and car seat, my Beaver Family, the Beautiful Hostesses and me posing with the prettiest wrapped present I have ever seen:)

Baby Shower!!!

So Saturday was Paige's first baby shower!! It was such a great party! Buffy, Kim, Beth and Tiffany did a fabulous job! You wouldn't believe how good the food was! The shower was at Buffy's new home which is absolutely beautiful! Lots of friends and family came and filled up the house! As you can imagine there was pink everywhere!! Tyler and I have a baby room and have been buying diapers when we get groceries for a few months now but I think it finally hit me as I was opening up all of this baby stuff that there is actually going to be a baby moving into OUR house!! We received so many great gifts! I love having things around now that have "Paige" monogrammed on them! She got a beautiful pearl bracelet with her name on it from Carreybeth and a pink blankie from Sharon with her name on it and how could you forget the onsie with a huge pink belt and of course...Paige printed across from Kattie! Bath tubs and toys and sheets, books and teethers and the tiniest socks you have ever seen!!! She also got her swing that several moms have sworn by so I am sure that will be a life saver and her very safe and stylish car seat and stroller from Nonny, pappy, nana and Bill!! One of the neatest gifts though as from my friend and mommy Richelle! She and my friend Kim helped me register when I realized I had no idea what babies need! She bought us all of the things that have made her life easier with Hope and attached little sticky notes telling me all about the product and how it was useful to her! She also referred me to several wonderful books that I have read during pregnancy and they have been a life saver!!

Thanks to all of our wonderful friends and family who came to celebrate with us and shower little Paige with such amazing gifts!!! We can't wait for everyone to meet her!!

Fashion & Snoozing!

When you are pregnant you get to hear so many stories and get lots of advice and hear about other women's pregnancies but the best stories come from men who have experienced pregnancy from the "dad standpoint"! I was riding the elevator with some SD execs the other day who thought it was so funny that I still wear really high heels...one even referred to me as a "slave to fashion"! Which of course I loved:) Pregnancy hasn's stopped paige's mommy from loving clothes, accessories and high heels! But one of them asked if I had been busy decorating the house. I said oh yes, my poor husband is developing carpel tunnel from all of the painting!! They both cringed and one of them said he lost it when he had painted the entire house but one bathroom his wife made him repaint three times!!! I cried I laughed so hard!

The other bits of advice I receive over and over again are to get as much sleep now as you can!!! The good news is, my pregnant body can only handle so much activity before it immediately shuts down and I go to sleep!! I had a day of activities on Saturday starting with a trip to the salon and then we drove to Chickasha to attend an amazing BBQ with some of our best friends! It was an awesome day but when we pulled into the driveway at 11:30 pm, I ran in the house, put on my pjs, and laid on the couch with my blankie and my pup! Tyler stayed up and watched TV but found it entertaining how worn out Oscar and I were so he decided to snap this picture. We both must love this blanket because we have several photos of the two of us wrapped up and snoring in it!!

So as I head into the 30th week, I will continue to attempt the high heels for special occassions and wrap up in my cowboy blanket for naps as much as possible!!

My two favorite guys!

Somehow I have managed not to have any pictures of my sweet little puppy on my blog yet! Okay, he's not that sweet, little or a puppy anymore but he is to me!! Oscar has brought so much love and entertainment to us for almost two years! He has taught us so much about each other and probably has prepared us a bit for parenthood! Yes a dog is different than a baby but if you haven't raised a puppy, you have no idea how much time and energy (and money) they can be!! I could write a novel of all of the stories of things we have been through with this fury critter from the vet stories, to the snow, or his obsession with under garments...Most of his bad habits he has finally outgrown but his love for lacey underwear will never die!! He has slept with us since the second day he had him home because he cried in his crate the entire first night without ever taking a break or getting a drink of water! 1/2 way through night two Tyler almost lost it and said put your dog in the bed if it will make him stop crying so we can all get some sleep! The second I picked him up and put him next to me, he was snoring! Tyler trained him to sleep in the floor while we were living with his parents during our remodeling phase but then he went on a week long work trip...Oscar and I couldn't resist! When Tyler came home, he was confused as to why Oscar was back in bed so he told him to get into his bed...Oscar growled and got under my covers! He hasn't left since! He sleeps right next to me under the covers every night with the exception of when Tyler is out of town...then he somehow knows he is in charge and sleeps at the end of the bed out of the covers and listens all night. When Tyler comes home, he runs for the covers because he knows he is "off duty" and dad is in charge of protecting his mom! Not sure if my dad reads this blog but rest assured if he does he will be apalled that the 90 pound doberman is still sleeping in our bed...OK I am sure he is not the only one but to each their own:)

I have to say, I couldn't ask for two better guys to always be looking out for me! It was pretty big shoes to fill coming from my family where I was the only girl! Basically my dad hung the moon, protected national security, possibly invented rainbows and knows the answer to everything and could solve any problem! I know that is what Tyler will be to Paige too and part of the reason I love him so much!

Remember to count your blessings and enjoy the little things. A few photos of Oscar to share...Tyler has only been really sick once since I have known him and he was REALLY sick! It was my birthday last year so I went out with my friends and Oscar took care of Tyler...not only did he not leave his side, he didn't leave his back!! The strawberry picture is from Valentine's Day last year...we had heart shaped pizza then Oscar put on a tuxedo shirt and they brought me chocolate strawberries! Best V-Day ever!! The other is just one of my favorite pics of Ty & Osc before work one day~

The joy of reading...

We get little inspirational quotes once a day at work and I just love them! I have always loved cutting out my favorite quotes and taping them places for inspiration and daily reminders! Yesterday was a quote from the book, "Charlotte's Web". Of course I loved the quote and had a rush of memories from childhood and my cherished favorite book, "Charlotte's Web"! From as far back as I can remember, both of my parents read to us. At least every night if not more. My mom took us to the library once a week to check out books and when we were lucky, enjoy a little storytime with the librarian!! I have a bit of an obsessive personality so when I like something, I can't get enough of it until I wear it completely out! So every week when we went to the library, I would check out "Charlotte's Web" and my mom always made me get a second book so I wasn't always reading the same thing. Once I completed the new book, I could have "Charlotte's Web" back and could read as many times as my heart desired!! I have no idea why she didn't buy me a copy, maybe because the librarian got such a chuckle out of seeing my bouncy little body run in and say "Re-check please!!"

Thanks to my parents, I absolutely love to read! Basically anything at this point! So it led me to think of all the creative things I will do, so that my kids will love reading as well! I have read a few articles and one book about reading to baby while she is still in the womb. It helps her learn your voice and if you will read the same story over and over again, that story will calm baby when you read it to her when she comes home. So I ordered paige 5 books yesterday that I think every little girl needs (some are great for boys too). 1) Where the Sidewalk Ends -Shel Silverstein *My fave as I got older 2) Charlotte's Web -E.B. White (duh!) 3) On the Night You Were Born -Nancy Tillman (the one I will begin reading to her every night once I receive it) 4) Are you There God? It's Me Margaret -Judy Blume (for an older girl, but definitely a must read for all young women) 5) Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day -Judith Viorist (an adorable book).

My friend Dotty (who is a grandmother) was telling me about storytime on Saturdays at the bookstore in Edmond in Kickingbird Square, Best of Books. What a great way to get the munchkins into reading! Sometimes a change of scenery with a sweet voice and a puppet show is all you need to get their little sparks ignited!! I will definitely add it as an activity to share with little Paige once she is big enough!

"You have been my friend. That in itself is a tremendous thing...By helping you, perhaps I was trying to lift up my life a trifle. Heaven knows anyone's life can stand a little of that." -Charlotte, "Charlotte's Web" E.B. White (1899-1985) author

Quick Update!

We had a great weekend at the Beaver house! Lots of relaxing!! Yesterday was our 28 week check-up and everything went great! pretty boring appointment (which is good I guess) and we are right on track and will go back to the doc in three weeks. Paige is moving sooo much right now and we get a kick out of watching my belly jump around with little feets and elbows.

This quote made me think of my little Paige~

"Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born." Anais Nin (1903-1977) author, diarist

We can't wait for our new little world to arrive and bless our lives!