10 months pregnant!

Tomorrow, we hit the 40 week mark! We are so ready for Leighton to join our family, but she obviously is quite content where she is. As long as she is healthy, we are all just fine! David remembers hearing in one of our baby classes that a lot of cognitive development occurs during these last few weeks, so we are just assuming that she will be extra smart! Actually going full term has allowed for us to prepare and get super ready for her arrival as well.

Leighton's nursery is officially complete and I could not be more in love with it!! It turned out exactly as I had in mind. A VERY SPECIAL thank you goes to Grandma Abigail for all of her hard work on the custom sewing that she did. I can only imagine the hours that she put into all of it...from the bedskirt, to the bumpers, to the window treatments, etc. And this is on top of all of the adorable things she made for Leighton at each shower. Thank you so much!

Thank you also to my parents for helping put up a lot of the wall decor and lighting. Making this nursery perfect has truly been a family affair! So many items in the room were special gifts from our mothers....thank you both.

Here is the big reveal!

Have I already said how much I love this room? There are so many special memories and pieces that went into planning and designing the room. Truly, everything has a special story and I love that. I hope she loves it as much.

We hope to meet our baby girl this week! Please continue to remember us in your prayers!

So close!

Hello guys! I know we have been MIA for a while now, but life has gotten busy over the last couple of months! We cannot believe that we are two weeks from the due date of our baby girl! Time has flown by.

The last couple of months have included some of my most favorite memories. We have had four amazing showers with our friends, family, co-workers and church family. We cannot begin to express our gratitude for these wonderful times. Here are some of the photos from those showers.

My co-workers and friends, Kathy and Amy.

Abigail and Steve's supper club wives. Thank you so much for our travel system!! We cannot wait to use it!

Mom's poem, A Daughter. I will cherish this forever.

Shower hostesses - Becca, Maggie, me, Sis, and Ash.

Best. day. ever. Thank you. I love ya'll.

Again...

Me and Grancy!

Mom, me and Abigail at the Laurel shower.

Leighton was showered with gifts by our friends at Laurel.

Shower at my work. We are taking those decorations to the hospital to make the room extra girly!

Yum...

Pretty decorations again.

Hostesses - Kathy and Amy. Thank you both so much!

Stone & Hinds shower. We loved celebrating with you guys! (setting on camera a little bright!)

We have been doing lots of work around the house. Dave said that he didn't know that nesting meant doing a lot of different projects! We have finished our master bathroom, had three rooms painted, and finished the nursery. Speaking of the nursery....those photos will be in the next post. This post has been pretty picture heavy so I will save some for later. I will definitely post this week because I want to share those with you before she arrives! We also have some maternity photos to share.....coming soon!

Happy Valentine's Day

Something yummy on this day of love....

To Dave....you are the love of my life, my best friend, my partner on this journey that God has blessed us with. Thank you for being you because I love it. I cannot wait to raise our daughter with you.

To our sweet girl Leighton....I hope you always know how much you are loved by seeing the way your Daddy and I love one other. You are the most special result of that love. We cannot wait to meet you.

To our families....thank you for loving us so much and so perfectly. We are better prepared to be Leighton's parents by being your son/daughter/brother/sister.

Hi! My Name Is...

I admit it! I am terrible at this whole blogging thing. But, I really WANT to be good at it. I am going to keep trying. I think I just need to realize that what I have to say doesn't always have to be awesome news to be blog-worthy. Please stick with me!

So, I know that I told you that our baby girl's name would be picked out by the New Year in the last blog post. Well, what I meant was the Chinese New Year, which is today! After many discussions between Dave and I and weighing a couple of serious options, we have settled on the perfect name for our little blessing. In 13 short weeks or less, Leighton Olivia will be joining our family. I cannot wait to start putting her name/monogram on little onesies and blankets!

Also, I have been promising a belly pic for those of you who we don't see on a regular basis. Here it is...

Little Leighton is making her mom a little fat, huh??

The nursery is coming together! We painted (well ventilated, of course) last weekend and have ordered the crib and some of the fabrics. The room is tiny so it is hard to get a good pic, but I promise to post some of the finished product!

Thanks for being patient with me! We love you and thank you for your continued prayers!