Yesterday I drove to the North side of Atlanta to visit my cousin and spent the day getting things for the nursery. I had a really great time seeing family and getting out.

I am loving that we have fall color...it's quite beautiful!

I did go ahead and purchase the Pac 'N Play yesterday. I put it together this morning except for the bassinet...I installed it backwards so I'm over it. I'll let Kit fix it tonight :).

Above, we found a boy and girl outfit to bring the baby home in along with a little cozy one piece for the car seat.

Buy It. Install It. Cross it off the List.

Many of you know I'm a huge LIST person. I have a daily To-Do lists, a weekly To-Do list, a Grocery List, A Meal Planner List, etc. I get so much satisfaction in crossing it off the list and marking it complete!

I must drive my poor husband nuts with all the "house things to do" but I just think that you should personalize and update your house and make it the way you want. I'd rather make the changes and enjoy living with them then making them at the last moment before you sell and not get to enjoy them at all (we've already learned that lesson).

So, I had an awesome weekend. Well, WE had an awesome weekend...I think :). I love the Lowe's kind of Saturdays. The wake up, make your list, get all the measurements, put it in the cart, use your coupons, come home, work on it right away and get it all installed before the weekend is over!! Go to your list and cross it off... it feels so good :)

We were able to find a organizer piece that matches our bathroom pretty close for extra storage, an organizer for the baby's closet, Kit went through his office and has pretty much gotten the filing cabinet organized again and installed the pulls in the kitchen, guest bath and our bathroom.

The pulls are simple.

We kept with the polished silver since the rest of the house is accented with it.

The dogs had a nice weekend too! They enjoy Kit being home on the weekends and we took a couple long walks and last night even ventured into the woods behind us. In this picture they had to stay since I was playing "find the truck!" with them. Grover as always is very good with anything that requires him to use his nose. Gisele just follows Grover around and at the end expects a treat when Grover produces the missing toy. Who can resist her big, brown eyes?! Of course she gets a treat :)
We would like to ask for continued prayer about finding a church family. Yesterday we went to the same church here again in Locust Grove. We made it to Sunday School and Worship yesterday. We really like it and there is alot of growth going on with the church. Yesterday, I asked a couple we have gotten to know to show me the nursery area and like the rest of the church is very clean and well organized. We have enjoyed the Pastor's sermons and love the fact he is non apologetic about teaching directly from the Bible. We are getting used to hearing the Southern twang! :) Anyway, we decided next week we should try something else out so we'll see where we go!
Nothing much on the baby front. I ordered the changing table and a side table for the nursery last week. I look for them to arrive early next week...then the baby's room should be complete and can become better organized. The last big item we need to buy is a Pac 'N Play. The last week I feel as though I have really gotten "big" and running up and down the stairs doesn't really seem as possible as it once was. But I am still feeling great...
Well, I better stop typing and get to the store :).
Love,
Grace

Appointment Yesterday

I had another good appointment yesterday. We didn't run into any traffic so it took us about 50 minutes again. I gained one pound in two weeks and my blood pressure was great at 113/74. The baby's heartrate continues to stay around 140 bpm. Kit got to meet the doctor and we talked about some delivery options/preferences.

After the appointment we had 1 1/2 hours until the tour at the hospital. It was still too early to eat so we drove around Dunwoody for a few minutes while I was trying to find some sh0pping for us to do. The Garmin stated the Bass Pro Shops was only 15 minutes away so we decided to take advantage of being so close. Unfortunately, neither of us thought about it taking us on the interstate at rush hour--that was an experience. We finally now know what ATL traffic is all about! haha. Anyway, by the time we arrived, we decided we really should head back towards the hospital before we eat so we can eat quickly and make it for the tour on time.

I love the Macaroni Grill and there was one only a few minutes away from the hospital. There was hardly anyone there and so we decided to try it out. Our waitress started off very friendly and cordial until we decided we wanted to share the chef's trio since we weren't really starving but needed to eat something and you get a salad, entree and dessert for one price. She became very upset at us when we said we wanted to "split one meal" and rushed over to the manager. When she came back she was very blunt and said "what did you want?!" quite forcefully! We asked if sharing was a problem and she just rolled her eyes and became quite scarcastic stating no one at the restaurant has EVER, EVER asked to share a meal! At first we weren't sure what to think but decided the best thing to do in situations like that is to just show kindess. It was quite comical how she was so pleasant to the other customers on either side of us and then would just walk up, slide a Dr. Pepper on Kit's side of the table and walk away with no expression! Anyway, it was very good still and we had a nice date despite the attitudes of others.

Sorry, back to the Hospital Tour :)

It was VERY nice...quite a night and day difference from the other hospital. All rooms are private with TVs, DVD players, CD players, etc. Our Tour Guide was really nice and quite helpful. The cafeteria has McDonalds and Starbucks...I guess the two American essentials! haha

We are quite pleased with the high level of security and medical professionals who are always available.

Anyway, we didn't get back home until about 8:30p so it was quite the evening in ATL but all went well. As long as we don't have to travel to the hospital during rush hour, we should be fine :)

33

Sorry for lack of posts recently. I had such a great visit with my mom and Granny. It was alot of fun to find quilt shops, antique malls, visiting quite a few Targets, yummy food and the list goes on!

Well, I can't believe we are at 33 weeks already! We have an appt this afternoon along with the tour of the hospital this evening. I'm so glad Kit is able to come to this appt and meet the doctor. I will have to post about it tomorrow but thought I'd post a belly picture today!

SuRpRiSe!!!

Ta da!! A Complete Baby Bedding set :)

I think this is adorable--The Baby already has its own travel pillow :)
The quilt turned out SO good!!

I love the curtain!!

My mom surprised me on Monday when she called and asked what I was doing for the rest of the week and that she was leaving at 7:30a the next morning!! My Aunt was making the trip down anyway to help my cousin with her move and invited my mom and Granny to come along! They had finished the rest of the baby's bedding and brought it along :). What fun I have had already with them finding new little antiques shops and good places to eat! I am so happy with the way this all came together I just had to share :).

Thanks again Mom and Granny!!! I LOVE IT!!!

Happy Friday!

We snapped this picture last night before going on a date...dinner and a trip to Lowe's is considered a date, right?! ;)

Doctor's Appt

I just got back from my doctor's appointment and it went really well!!

First of all I have to thank Kit so so so much for getting me the Garmin otherwise I would have no clue how to get there and would probably still be circling around Atlanta :). The drive wasn't bad and took me 50 minutes. Thankfully, I didn't run into any construction or traffic.

Dr. Moore was really nice along with his office staff. He is in sole practice by himself although he shares the office space and staff with one other physician. I enjoyed meeting him in his office first and allowing him to introduce himself and the practice.

Ok, onto the details :)

I was thrilled that I had only gained 2 pounds since my appt at 26 weeks. I thought my blood pressure was excellent since traveling by myself in a strange city! It was 120/84.

Next, I was surprised that he wanted to go ahead and do an ultrasound! He performed the ultrasound and was very pleased with all my measurements. The baby had a heart rate of 140 bpm and I got to see the detail of the chambers of the heart . The ultrasound estimated the baby to be at 4.1 pounds today (70+ percentile) and he predicts from all the measurements an 8 pound baby at delivery (who knows how accurate that REALLY is anyway!). The baby was head down and in position and again he commented how low the baby is! I told him he wasn't the first to say that...I'm just hoping that means the less I have to push :). He tried to get a 4D u/s of the face but baby had his/her hands covering so all I saw was a really high forehead like papa! haha

Well, that's about all I can remember.

Mamaw is going to get her wish of me delivering at a hospital like Clarian North. He said that the website is quite outdated and the women's center is over 9 stories tall. There is no sharing of rooms and there is a flat screen tv in all the rooms. He said that 2 years ago it was the top hospital in the nation for delivering babies and while some call it the "baby factory" he prefers to call it a 5 star hotel. I'll have to call and set up a tour but I was also glad to hear that the children's hospital (Scottish-Wright) is located just next door.

My next appt is in two weeks. I scheduled it so hopefully Kit will be able to come along!

That's all for now...

Love,

Grace

For Kenlyn

Since you guys did the 70's, I'd thought we'd do the 50's!!!

Chicco!

30 weeks!

Just because one gets to....

the other thinks she can too!

Grover has recently found a new hiding place. Kit and I think it's because it has more of that den like feel and he can get away and snooze. He gets under the day bed which is also the room we have our computer in and both dogs usually follow me in whatever room I am in and lay down. Well, Gisele thought she would try it out, too but unfortunately she just doesn't fit... :)

**If you are blowing up the picture of Gisele, I know her lip looks horrible but it actually looks alot better than what it was! At first I think she had a splinter in her lip but after looking and poking around, I really think it was just an ingrown hair! I know it doesn't look very pretty but it's better and she doesn't act like it bothers her at all...

New Microwave

Yeah! I am so thankful for my husband working so hard on this! We ended up getting a great deal on this over the range microwave yesterdat and it's the complimentary piece to the stove so we were thrilled it matches really well. However, it took a long time to get into place last night and I wasn't really any help!

Thank goodness that cruddy old white one is outta here! :)

For Auntie Shana

I couldn't resist...I had to get a package of the little sheep :)

Monday

Well, I made it through my first Monday. It was rather strange to be home during a week day let alone in a new city, new state. My big accomplishment was getting 6 loads of laundry done, folded, ironed and put away! The dogs and I went on a walk and looked at hospitals and doctor offices. I wanted to make a trip to the post office but forgot they were closed today for Columbus Day. The dogs and I were never so happy to see Kit come home!

After supper we took another walk around the neighborhood and we also had a good laugh seeing Kit mowing our postage stamp lawn with his big 'ol tractor :)

Finishing Touches!

Light up the gas fireplace :).
The entry way with all the clutter cleared out.


Tonight we are finally finished!!! It was all hands on deck to sweep the carpets, dust, mop and put stuff into place. The main floor is well organized and every bedroom is "set up" upstairs. There is a handful of boxes that we need to go through and Kit will need to buy some garage organizers and get that going. But, all in all we are so thankful...this house looks 100 % better than it did just 5 days ago!!!

1/2 bath downstairs

The lighting is a little weird in this picture... :)

This is the last of the paint jobs! I can not tell you how much I appreciate my parents and all their hard work. Like I mentioned previously, my goal was to get the nursery, kitchen and dining room painted so I am so happy to have the music room and 1/2 bath done, too!!

"music room"

Before
Before
Dad busy working
After!!
Gisele enjoying the sunshine :)

Baby C's Room

Yeah! The Baby's room with the new paint :)

Detail of the bumpers

The bedskirt

It was quite the ordeal, but we were able to get the white chair in the room!

I couldn't be any happier with the way this baby bedding turned out. My mom and Granny spent a fair share of time putting it together and although the room has a ways to go before it's "finished" I love the paint color with the bedding. I can't wait to get the curtains, pillow, quilt and matching sheet for the bed and then it be a whole matched set!! :)

Also, I was quite concerned that moving to Georgia I wouldn't have any "fall" but thankfully we have a tulip tree in our backyard!

More pictures

Yeah! Last night our little bug arrived--safe and sound!
Before
After!
Pantry is door on left and straight through other door is the laundry area which leads into garage.Busy little Helpers :)

This morning my parents made an offer I couldn't refuse and offered to paint the "sitting room" and 1/2 bath on the first floor so all the rooms will have a fresh coat of paint. It didn't take me long to decide which colors to use and after a quick trip back to Lowe's they are already busy working. I'll have to post those pictures as we go along. Once the baby bedding gets ironed, I'll have to post a picture of the nursery color. It turned out really good!!!!

One glitch is that we can only put one couch in the family room so instead of having our office downstairs with the piano we have turned it into the sitting room complete with a white chair, couch and piano. Then, one guest room has the day bed and office combined leaving one room just for guests :).