I made this sweet little bear at Build-A-Bear about 8 years ago and named her Lolita! Never would I have thought that I would be practicing with her getting ready for my baby. And Luke has really gotten into it! He took the bulk of these pics!
Here's Lolita in the carseat 
Lolita in the highchair 
Lolita in the bath tub
Lolita on the changing table
Lolita in the bouncy seat 
And finally, Lolita in the crib!
Lolita in the highchair Lolita in the bath tub Lolita on the changing table Lolita in the bouncy seat And finally, Lolita in the crib! Except, that one doesn't need too much practice. 
What fun! Except, baby will be bigger than Lolita. And Luke's really the one who needed the most practice with taking all those belts and buckles apart!! He's almost ready.
What fun! Except, baby will be bigger than Lolita. And Luke's really the one who needed the most practice with taking all those belts and buckles apart!! He's almost ready. P.S. Luke went CRAZY making sure all the pictures were facing the right direction in this blog. That's how much he got into it!!!
What a great time for me to see all those ladies again. They were my family while I was in college and just after when I was trying to figure out what to do with my life. I hadn't seen them in some time and they were all floored when they saw my big pregnant belly!!!
And me, with Ella, though holding babies with my baby belly is alot harder than I thought. 
And mom and dad, watching little Ella go surfing!!! 
So sweet, and we just can't wait to meet our son!!! 
I would've just bought another separate wreath to make, but I don't have room to store everything all the wreaths that are crawling around in my mind. So I just took the ivy and roses off, and put on the fall colors. I LOVE the fall!!!! 
Two little onesies and some burp rags I made from fabric and towels. I don't think baby will know the difference, really, but hey, my blood runs purple and gold! ARRRRRR!!!! 
She knit it all by hand!!! It was so amazing and truly a labor of love. She even carefully and very tediously knit in every single polka dot because she know how much I love polka dots. I almost cried when I saw it.
My amazing mother-in-law made these for us and baby, and were also a labor of love. She also made is the dust ruffle that coordinated perfectly. 
AND Luke's family gave us the mattress, mattress pad, and fitted sheet. Needless to say, our crib was complete! Here is the finished product and we are so excited. 
How amazing to think that in 10 weeks, our little boy will be living in that crib. We are so thankful for all our presents and God's provision for us. Check out the slideshow to see more shower pictures!!!
Then I got married and about 10 months later she got married!!! We were in each other's weddings but were never the type to think or talk about how fun it would be to be pregnant together, but God had a different plan for us! Here we are now:
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Yup, we are only 2 weeks apart. she's ahead. And we're both having boys!!!! The biggest bummer in this whole story is that, when she got married, she moved all the way to Arizona. So sad and happy all the same. So, we've not actually seen each other pregnant. But we talk often and exchange pictures often. We've already thought about what if she were alittle late and I was alittle early, our boys could be born at the same time!!!! YAY!!!! I miss my friend but am thankful because I know that she is very happy in Arizona with her husband. 
The funny thing about Heidi is that I've actually known her for years. Her and her family went to the church that I attended in college, Christ Presbyterian. She went off to college and her parents told me about how she was majoring in recreational therapy just like me. Cool! Then, a position came open here I work. My supervisor told me that she had hired a rec therapist who went to UNC-G and was from Greenville. I thought, "hmmmm could that be Heidi?" and sure enough it was. How cool!!! Anywho, here are some pics from our luncheon. 
She really liked this platter. And so did the rest of us! 
And here she is cutting her cake!!! 
Here are some of the other ladies that I work with. Jamie, Michele and Missy! 
It was a fun time to be with them just serving her in anything she needed. It was also a good time of clarity for us to see with our eyes, God's blessing and provision for the things that she needed. The only thing was, the kids were with their father so we didn't get a chance to see them. But now that they are back in big NC, we will hopefully get to see them a whole lot more!!
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Last weekend, we got a pleasant surprise from an out of town friend, Melody Harrell. Her and Luke were friends all through high school and she's become a good friend of mine as well. Her husband wasn't able to make the visit so it was just her on the big red chair. 
And, of course, I've been busy about my projects. I've gotten a little bitty head start on Christmas. I saw this ornament somewhere and thought for sure I could make that! So, after 2 days of pins and sequins, here it is! 
Then there's the old sabana I talked about before: 
I chopped it all up, sewed on the bias tape, and here it is!! Looks much nicer and put together. I hope our little boy likes it. Good thing I wasn't a girlie girl when I was little. Though, I don't know why i chose jungle animals then, but hey, good thing I'm having a boy now!
And the plaques I made for over the crib. Again, gotta love the mod podge!! The green isn't as neon as it looks here. It was our sons hymn on it. 
The hymn that we sing to our son is Great is Thy Faithfulness. It was the song that God gave Luke to sing to me the night I took the test because I was so anxious and it's the hymn that has brought comfort throughout our pregnancy. I decided to have it in the nursery as a testimony to God's faithfulness. Even though baby won't be able to read for years and years and years, it'll be a reminder for Luke and I everytime we go in the nursery. Here is a close-up. 
And finally, just because we love her... Our little MissyGirl!! We call her "the one" now but soon she'll become "the two"! 