Parker's Nursery

The fun part of pregnancy has started, planning the nursery! We don`t move home until April 28, & we are staying at the ranch house at my parent's ranch. We pray this will be something that is very temporary. We won`t really unpack while we stay there. Once Matt gets a job, then we will buy a house, and then I can actually put the nursery all together. All we can do is pray to God he will have a job for Matt when we get home. If you want to pray for us bring it on!

This is the Hayden bedding from Pottery Barn Kids. We are going to use a brown crib.

Also we are not going to use the fitted sheets with the set. I just plan to get the bumper, quilt & skirt. I`m just going to do a solid blue fitted sheet.

The "theme" of the nursery is going to be cowboy/ranch. This is a wall decal I plan to get.

Here is a photo of a lamp shade I`m hoping I can get! I already have a plain brown lamp I can put it on.

I want to go with kind of the vintage cowboy look. But I don`t want over kill, just a few things here & there.

Bedding Link:
http://www.potterybarnkids.com/products/boys-hayden-nursery-bedding/?pkey=bboys-nursery-bedding

Wall Decal Link:
http://www.etsy.com/listing/55791957/cowboys-with-your-rope-name-vinyl-wall?ref=sr_gallery_26&ga_search_query=Cowboy&ga_search_type=&ga_page=9&order=&includes%5B0%5D=tags&includes%5B1%5D=title&filter%5B0%5D=handmade&filter%5B1%5D=housewares

Lamp Shade Link:
http://www.etsy.com/listing/55156547/vintage-wallpaper-drum-shade-1940s-rope?ref=sr_gallery_30&ga_search_query=Cowboy&ga_search_type=&ga_page=&order=&includes%5B0%5D=tags&includes%5B1%5D=title&filter%5B0%5D=handmade&filter%5B1%5D=housewares

Thanks God, I Needed That...

Yesterday we went to the Dr. thinking it was an ultrasound appointment. We saw our little man last week but I was super excited to see him again. But to our disappointment it was just a normal checkup. We did get to hear his heart beat, still a good 150! I asked Matt when she walked out, "you heard her last time right say today was an ultrasound right??" He said he did. When we checked out the girl gave us two appointment times, the ultrasound time & the time right after when we see the Dr. Last time we checked out we only got a appointment to see the Dr. So IDK what happened but we didn`t get to see him. But we will on Feb. 22 when they do the ultrasound to check for birth defects & such. Once we got home I started crying. I guess I`m already "in love" with him because I was truly upset I didn`t get to see him. Like the feeling I got when Matt dumped me like 5 years ago haha. It is crazy, I haven`t even met him yet.

So my husband went back to work. But I couldn`t shake the tears, I guess it was just one of those days. I just sat there & cried because I`m lonely too. Not in my marriage, my husband is great. I`m lonely for my mom, sisters & girlfriends. Also, I dislike winter VERY MUCH. I`m a true Florida girl. I want to get outside & go walk or play with the dogs. But there is snow & ice everywhere! So you are stuck inside for days on end. I don`t know how people do it who live here all the time. So I sat & prayed to God. I have been trying so much harder to "talk" to God through out my day, not just when I lay down at night.

We are moving back home when I am 32 weeks pregnant. When I first found out I was pregnant I called my normal Dr. back home & told them & asked what I needed to do. I talked to some lady who isn`t the normal nurse for my Dr. She made me worry saying, "You will have to fax your chart after the 1st of the year. But I`m not sure if they will take you blah blah blah." So when we went yesterday I gave them to info to fax my stuff to my Dr. back home. I wanted to call to make sure they knew it was coming there way. This time I actually talked to my Dr.'s nurse. She said she would keep an eye out for it & I should make my appointment asap. We got off the phone & stupid pregnant me thought, "I should have made it right then!" So I called back again & told her the conversation I had with this other nurse who freaked me out. She told me to hold on, then came back on the phone & said, "The dr. is standing right here & she approves you. She said tell the front desk she did & you can make your appointment for May." PRAISE THE LORD! So I did (even the front desk lady didn`t believe me & asked the Dr. again) She said "Well you will be about to pop when you come here," I told her "I know it was crazy". So May 5th I have my Dr. appointment for my Dr. back home. Now I just have to call where I will be having the baby & get that paper work going. But that is one thing off my to do list & it was really the biggest! It was God, He knew I was sad & needed something. Talking to him daily really does make a difference I feel like!

We have picked a name, Parker William Brown. Matt has always liked the name Parker. AND NO it is not after stupid John Parker. I would NEVER name my child after a Bama player. Sorry had to get that out : ) William is a family name on Matt's father's side. We had another name picked, but once we saw him on the ultrasound we felt Parker just fit him <3

Pregnancy Survey

My husband asked me to smile so it doesn`t look like a mug shot. But officially this week I have "popped". I have a belly for sure!

How far along?: 18 weeks
Total weight gain: 4 lbs from pre-pregnancy weight, last time I weighed was last week or so.
How much does baby weigh?: 7 ounces (babycenter.com)
Maternity clothes?: I still wear normal shirts, just my jeans are maternity.
Stretch marks?: Still none....yet
Sleep?: I actually make it to about 9 pm now! I only wake up once in the night to use the restroom, but I have always done that. But I`m still waking up at the crack of dawn!
Best moment this week?: Finding out we are having a little boy!
Movement?: I feel him move every morning pretty much. It is like a rolling feeling in my stomach.
Gender? a boy!
Food cravings?: We went to Red Lobster last weekend because I wanted some cheese biscuits!
Labor signs?: I pray that won`t happen until June!
Belly button in or out?: In
What I miss: My old stomach. It is funny how I felt like my stomach was fat but when I look at my photos of me being 4 weeks pregnant I laugh. I really pray I can get back to that after the baby!
What I'm looking forward to: Seeing my little guy again! I go Monday for my normal check up & an ultrasound
Milestone: Finding out "it" is a he!!

It's a Boy!

Yes, Matt & I are having a little baby boy! So the poll ended at 9 votes for girl & 8 votes for boy. I`m not going to lie, I really felt like it was a girl. Don`t get me wrong, I`m still very excited! Matt at first thought boy but he changed his mind & thought girl too. Out of our family members Matt's Mother & my sister Ambrey guessed right. But I know my husband is so happy. He keeps saying he has himself a little "gate getter". For those of you who are wondering what in the world is that I`ll explain. When you ride around the ranch there are different pastures with gates closing them off from one another. When you ride up to a gate someone has to get out & open it, let the truck drive by, close the gate back & get in the truck.

We are actually going this coming up Monday for what would have been our first ultrasound & for my normal check up. But I woke up yesterday morning & something was alittle off, so I called my doctor. She said she felt everything was fine but if I wanted to come in for peace of mind I could. So 1. being a crazy hormonal pregnant lady & 2. I wanted to see my baby, we went. They took us right back when we got there. We both were hoping they would tell us the sex but we weren`t going to push it. We were really just there to make sure everything was ok. But the moment she turned it on I saw something on the screen I know girls do not have! But I thought, "well I`m not the ultrasound person, so maybe I`m looking at the wrong thing." She showed me my uterus & all that fun stuff was fine & looked great. While she was talking she slipped twice & said "he". Then she asked if we wanted to know the sex & we said YES! She said, "well I don`t think that is going to fall off. It's a boy". My husband just started grinning & shaking my arm. She said he is right on track for our due date & he looks great.

I want to see him again now! I`m excited I can start looking at nursery stuff, strollers, clothes, all the fun stuff! We are still up in the air with a name, but I think we have finally decided. I`ll let yall know once the final vote is casted : )

Pregnancy Survey

How far along?: 16 weeks & 1 day
Total weight gain: 3 lbs (haven`t been weighed since 14 weeks, I`m just doing it when I go to the Dr.)
How much does baby weigh?: 3 1/2 ounces (babycenter.com)
Maternity clothes?: I still wear normal shirts, just my jeans are maternity. But I need to buy some workout pants.
Stretch marks?: Still none....yet
Sleep?: I`m still getting up multiple times in the night, falling asleep early & wake up early.
Best moment this week?: We felt the baby move again, just a tiny flutter but still gets me excited.
Movement?: I have felt it twice now
Gender? Still no idea, we find out Jan. 24th! I can`t wait!
Food cravings?: This week I have been wanting some grits.
Labor signs?: I pray that won`t happen for another 6 months!
Belly button in or out?: In
What I miss: Not throwing up, these past 2 weeks it has gotten worse. Sometimes I do twice a day....blah
What I'm looking forward to: Jan. 24th!!
Milestone: Feeling the baby & Matt getting to feel it too

New Year Resolutions

A New Year, a new start. It makes me want to clean out all my closets & get organized. Which I`m actually going to do because my husband has to go to the field for 3 days. So I`ll be home alone, might as well!

I don`t really have a New Year Resolution, not like a list or anything. The only thing I`m focusing on this year is GOD! My mother got Matt & I a couples devotion book, so we have started that. And a great friend of mine suggested, "Becoming More Than a Good Bible Study Girl" by Lysa Terkeurst, which I have ordered, just waiting on it to get here. I have been making sure I pray more. Because my role as a Christian is about to change. I`m about to be some one's mother.....ahhhh! I know my mother is a strong Christian women. I can always go to her with questions & for advice. She is a great role model for me to look up to in life but also with God. Now I`m going to be that to my little child. I want to make sure they feel the same way about me. Not that I won`t still have struggles. I just want to make sure I raise them knowing Jesus & knowing that their mother & father both love Jesus. I am so blessed to have a husband who was raised that way too. His mother is another strong Christian women.

So I`m trying to make sure I`m prepared to be someone's spiritual pillar & guide. It is a little scary to think BUT with God's help I pray I can.