First Monograms

As soon as we had decided on the name Caroline, I started looking for something cute to get monogrammed. Babies just need their names and initials on things. A friend had told me about Southern Sweet Dimples, an online company that does really cute monogrammed items. I decided on this little bib and the pacifier holder. They were so inexpensive and were delivered pretty quickly. I can't wait to order more fun things!!! We have another ultrasound tomorrow. The doctor will check and see how she's growing and will also confirm that she is in fact a little girl. I can't wait to see her again!!





And finally...since you all should see this - here's my sweet Daisy.


Normally she looks at the camera, but she was mad at me. I found one of her bones when I came home. She works so hard trying to hide them and gets frustrated when we find them. She hides them in our shoes, in the couch cushions, under the covers and other places that we need to be. She gets this sad look of defeat...most of the time I pretend not to see them. Sometimes I'll even change my clothes just so I don't have to put on the shoes that she has hidden the bone in. Actually I'm just kidding about that...sort of.

Our Guest Room

Several people have been asking for me to put up pictures of the house. I haven't done that because the house is still a work in progress (and it may be for quite some time). We've been doing a project at a time, but now we really have to focus on Caroline's room!! As more things get done, I'll give you all the house tour. I will give you a couple pictures of the guest room. It's nice enough for visitors - so come and stay with us!!

I wanted the room to be a golden yellow color. The carpet in the room is still blue (which will be replaced this year to a neutral tan-ish color) so the room is a Sigma Chi room. The furniture was Adam's when he moved to Tuscaloosa for law school. We still have a few things to do, like get a mirror for above the dresser and get new bedding, but other than that it's in pretty good shape.

Before:


Now: (I won't say "after" since there is still more to be done)



The white thing on the dresser is actually Daisy's tail. I will post some pictures of the nursery this week - the chair rail is finally all up!! Thanks to all who helped! We'll be working on getting curtains up and stuff on the walls while we wait for the furniture. Of course we still need to make that decision... It's coming along nicely but I just can't wait until it's all done!!!

New table and other fun stuff

I have been looking for a cute little table to put beside the chair in the nursery. I found a small pink table on craig's list that I knew would be perfect. The person we bought it from made it for her daughter's nursery. It's pale pink shabby chic. We drove out to Greystone this morning to pick up the table. It's so much cuter in person, but here's a picture of it.



We went to a couple of baby furniture stores to pick out the crib and dresser/changing tables. We found a few that we really like and now we just have to make a final decision. We have picked out a chair that we love and we just have to place that order. Hopefully by the end of the week we'll have everything decided and ordered and we'll be well on our way to a completed nursery.

After looking at baby stuff all morning, we decided to check out some other stores to look for stuff for the rest of the house. We went to the new Antiques and Interiors store on Highway 31. I pass it almost every day and it was across the street from Storkland so we decided to check it and I am so glad that we did!! We found some really awesome stuff. We didn't get very much -but I can't wait to go back and get more! Adam has been looking for decanter tags for quite some time and we finally found a set! Although one of the tags had been stolen from the store, we still got them (and they gave us a nice discount). We also walked away with a small cheese dome. I may use it as my personal cupcake dome...



We found a really great corner cabinet that I wanted to get to put in the kitchen, but we don't have a way to get it home. I may try to bribe someone with a truck or SUV to go back with me so I can get it. I could have easily furnished my whole house and found art for every room there - but we eventually had to drag ourselves away (or Adam had to drag me away - however you choose to imagine the situation).

After that we went to "On a Shoestring" in Bluff Park. A couple of people were telling me about it recently so I really wanted to check it out. We didn't find anything we wanted, but it's a neat place so I'm sure I'll go back and see what treasures they get in. If anyone knows of any other fun antique, consignment or interior stores in Birmingham - let me know!!

Green Thumb

My mom has a green thumb. She has pretty flowers and plants outside and inside. I really wanted to be one of those people that could keep plants alive. When I was in college, my mom bought me a cactus...and I killed it. Right after we got married, Adam got me a fake plant. I am happy to report that it's alive and doing well :) I thought that now would be a good time to get some indoor plants and give my green thumb a second chance. This afternoon we went to Old Time Pottery and picked out a couple of pots and then we went to Andy's Nursery to get some plants. I got a beautiful bromeliad (which is related to the pineapple). I was going to put it on the console table in the living room, but I apparently got a large one - so we put it by the fireplace. It really looks nice and makes the room a little more cozy.




I also got a small rex begonia to put in the kitchen.



I'm going to get a couple more plants to put inside and hopefully by spring time they'll still be alive and I can start doing some work in our flower beds outside. If they're not alive...we may be hiring professional landscapers (or my mom!).

Girls Night Out

Adam usually goes to play basketball with his friends once a week - so I take that time to do fun things (or just watch reality tv that I know he would make fun of me for). Tonight I went out with two of my favorite people, Cassie and Candice! We went to get Mexican food - which is sort of our tradition. Cassie and Candice are the kind of girls that will come help you paint your house on their days off or buy your dog a birthday present! Sadly Cassie is moving next month to Texas so we won't have as many fun nights out :( Thanks Cassie and Candice for going out with me tonight!!! Let's do it again soon!

22 Week Belly

Today two strangers asked me when I was due!! This was very exciting for me because now I feel like I actually look pregnant - not just like I had one too many cheeseburgers. All day at work people were commenting that I had really "popped" over the weekend. Here is the 22 week belly...



Forgive the pajama pants, it was bedtime!

And her name is:

Caroline Grace Israel. Adam and I have have officially decided on a name! We pretty much had it picked since day 1 (well day 1 of knowing that she was a girl) but we wanted to sleep on it for a while to make sure it was the perfect name. I've already got a couple of things monogrammed! We have another ultrasound scheduled for next week and they'll confirm that she is in fact a girl (if it turns out that it is a boy - he'll have to be named Caroline and wear dresses). We're just so excited about little Caroline!!