Baby Shower for Lee

Sunday was the big day for the shower for Baby Lee! My sister in law worked so hard on making this such a special and memorable day! I wanted everything to be perfect and it so was! My only regrets are I didn’t get to talk to everyone like I would have liked and I didn’t get all the pictures I would have liked either. But I did get some good ones thanks to Justine : ) Lee has so many nice things thanks to all the great people who gave him gifts at the shower! We are so lucky to have all these people in our lives!! Here are a few pics of the day.




He got lots of very cute outfits! I am so into zebras, giraffes, and monkeys.

This is what he will be doing with his daddy! Fishing of course.

Here is Bethany of Bethany Tramel Designs and U Name It Unique Boutique who can throw the best baby shower ever.  And Miss Martha who made the very awesome cake and yummy cupcakes.

I just loved my little pregnant lady! Martha did a great job!

Beautiful Decorations!!

Super great friends and mom

Gosh I was wiped! Hubby came to help at the end.

We plan to be in the new house in about 3 weeks!! I cant wait to post pics of the Baby Lee's room!

Chocolate Marble Cake...Yummm!

My friend Krissa made me a yummy chocolate marble cake with chocolate icing for my birthday this weekend. We had a great day eating cake and working, even though it rained to much!

What an awesome friend I have!!

Super Weekend

I was busy busy this weekend. Friday night Josh and I made a quick trip to Cookeville to pick out stain for our front door. Saturday morning I had to work for a few hours then Bethany, Krissa, Hannah, and I went to the Autumn Street Fair in McMinnville. Wow was it crowded and there were bees EVERYWHERE! We fought the bees while we ate and then just when we were walking down one of the streets we thought we had escaped being stung Hannah starts screaming. She had been stung right under her eye while riding in her stroller holding her baby: ( Soon after she calmed down we looked and her eye was swelling fast so we left so that Krissa could get some Benadryl in her ASAP. But we did make a neat purchase from Tiaras and Tadpoles Boutique that day. I got a super cool diaper bag for the baby boy and Krissa got Hannah an awesome Christmas outfit. She has some really cool stuff for little girls!!

Sunday my family had a cookout and cake for my bday. Now this was a duo bday party for my cousin Derek and me. We were born one day apart 25 years ago this week. Our bday party has been together all of our lives. I have always loved him like a brother. Happy Birthday Derek Lee!!

So whats sad about this picture is that I didnt even notice his hand until I got home and was looking throught the pictures.

22 Weeks

At 22 weeks pregnant I am having a hard time finding pictures I even remotely care for of myself anymore. Going into this pregnancy I really wanted to take pictures along the way for the little one to see his mommy grow with him. Well now I can not stand to look at me pictures. I got Josh to take this pic after church today to report my progress.

Now days the little one is moving like never before. He kicks all day long. I feel it most when lying in bed at night and everything is calm. He seems really energetic which would not be after me but more like his dad. Yesterday we went to books a million and got him a baby book so that I can work on it before he gets here. I am so excited about the baby book because I love looking at mine and I am sure I will compare it to our baby’s progress one day.

The house is coming along so well! The painters started painting Friday which looked awesome! It is looking like we may get in by Thanksgiving. Well that’s what we are shooting for anyway. The rain has slowed the progress down on the outside and will continue to until it really dries up. We are so thankful the forecast for next week has no rain in it (well as of today anyway). It will be so nice to see some sun !!!

ETSY Sale!!!

I am now offering buy any two pieces of already low priced jewelry from my shop receive the third free!! Read my shop announcements for details. I am doing this for two reasons...Mainly because I just do not have time to create new things like I should because I am so focused on becoming a new mom and we are still building the new house. Both of these things take so much of my time and thoughts I just don't have time to worry about the jewelry right now. Next reason is because if I find I do have time to still create new jewelry after the baby is born I would want to start fresh with new styles and colors. Check out the new lower prices. I hope you find something you Love! Have a great day (even though it just keeps raining and raining)!

My Sweet Baby Boy!!

Yesterday was such a special day for us! My husband, mother-n-law and I went to my doctor to find out the sex of our baby. The lady took us back to the room to do the ultra sound and she could not get the baby to get in the position where we could tell what it is. Finally after she bothered it enough it moved and she said...it's a boy!! He is absolutely Perfect!!! He had the hiccups the whole time we watched him. He also yawned several times so Big. We were so excited she actually got the yawns on the DVD to show family. It made everything so much more real to be able to see my baby moving and doing so many things all by himself. I am posting a couple of the pictures we got of him. The first one is him laying the most still he was the whole time we watched. He was such a mover! The second picture is him moving his hand over his face. He seemed to like his hands around his face. Now I have to get serious about decorating his room in the new house. I pretty much have everything picked out I just have to OK it with the hubby and get it ordered.

Sunday's Weigh in

This weekend I had to make do without my hubby. :( He and his brother entered in a two day fishing tournament. Saturday they were fishing at Guntersville, AL and Sunday they were at Chickamauga, TN. This was the same tournament that they won a brand new Skeeter bass boat last year! Whoo hoo!! Oh and they came so close this year. I was for sure we would be going to pick up a new boat again because they were leading the tournament the first day but with no big bites on Sunday they fell to fourth place. Oh well better luck next time guys! Josh fishes in October on Clarks Hill on the South Carolina/Georgia border with first prize being a brand new truck and boat! So we are keeping our fingers crossed for that one!

His parents and I drove up to Chattanooga on Sunday to watch the final weigh in. I am so glad we did because we had a good time!
















Here they are getting their fish out taking them to be weighed in
























Josh took the fish up to be weighed and tell the crowd what bait they used to catch them















I asked them for a picture after they got their check.

Saturday Shopping

Today my good friend Krissa and I went shopping in Cookeville. We had such a good time looking around the stores and eating lunch. She also took me to her custom home still being constructed. It was beautiful! My husband also went fishing at Chickamauga Lake today. He brought home some pics of some fish he caught and was very proud of. I am putting the one he calls a "toad". This is fisherman's term for Big. Ha!!

Maternity Cloths

I am so excited I am finally to the point to where I look pregnant and not like I just over done it on the Donuts. I am to the point that where I can barely where my normal shirts anymore and pants are almost non existent. My sister-n-law Bethany gave me a bundle of her maternity cloths from the boys. They are fitting me perfectly which is awesome. Did everyone know that maternity cloths are soooo expensive? I was shocked and disappointed. I Love Love Love new cloths but as expensive as these are I will only be able to get a few since I wont be wearing them long. Here are a few pieces I found on the web that I like. My fav place so far is Old Navy. It has nice things for a pretty good price.

Making Progress

The house is moving along now so fast! Josh is keeping things lined up so that it is never setting without someone working on it. We want to move in as quick as possible because Hello its our new house but mainly we just have to be in before the baby comes. Well I know that will happen but I really want to be settled and feel good about it when the baby comes home. Well I was just excited and wanted to post a couple of pics of the amazing progress. Josh has become a regular old contractor! Ha!

Huge Sale!!!

I have decided to put my entire Esty on sale this week. Prices have been slashed except for the flower cab rings. I have neglected my shop so much since we have had so much going on. And we will continue to be busy busy so I would like to start with a fresh stock when things slow down a bit. Come on over and check out the deals. Go to www.fidesigns.etsy.com or click on my shop from the side on my blog.

14 Weeks

This week I am 14 weeks and proud to say no more morning sickness! Things are going so great! I went to the doctor for my check up Monday and it took him no time to find the heart beat this time. He just put the monitor on my belly and you could hear it beating away. He said it started out at 150 but while he was pushing it went up to 160. We kidded that the baby already had attitude, like it was saying stop mashing around on me! So we did find out that we will find out the sex of the baby in 6 weeks! Oh my I just cant wait. Then I will able to plan so much better. Here is a picture Josh took of me to put back and see how much I had grown in 14 weeks. Now everyone I know says oh you haven't gained any...try fitting into my cloths! My sis-n-law gave me some maternity cloths I can grow into. I was proud to sport one of her dresses this day. It was so comfortable!





















We also tried to make some pictures of Austin on Thursday for his 1st Birthday. Gosh that boy was all over the place. One of my favorite pictures is the second one I have posted because he had mischief all over his face. He kept wanting to crawl to Aunt Debra. The last one is when the cake was all said and done. He had it All over him! It was very funny. I don't know if his mom liked any of the pictures but we sure did have fun trying.

Visiting Taylor Ann

Wednesday afternoon I had the privilege of meeting Taylor Ann White for the first time! She has the most beautiful head of black hair. This is what I wish for my baby, what ever the sex I would love for it to have a full head of black hair. I know this is highly unlikely but hey it happened for them. Taylor's mom Tamera has red hair and her father John has light brown I believe. So anyway I am so excited for Tamera and John. What a awesome daughter they have! Here is a snap shop I got of her when she was so comfortable.

1st Birthday Party

Well I know it has been FoReVeR since I last made a post! Things have been so crazy between building our home, work, and being tired from the pregnancy. I hope to do better. So I went to Austin's (my cousin) Bday party Sunday afternoon. This was such a special birthday because it was his first birhday! He had such a great time. He wasn't as excited about eating cake with his fingers as I had hoped but I understand its hard to break down and do something you usually get in trouble for doing! Ha! Here are a few pics of Austin at his party.

BOGO Ring Sale Extended

I have decided to extend the ring sale for a little while longer. I have a few more colors that I failed to show in my first sale post. Check them out!























For more colors and styles check out my esty shop at www.fidesign.etsy.com

Random This and That

Yesterday we had our first appointment with the Doctor that will deliver our first baby. We decided to go with Cookeville per a good friends opinion. She had her first baby there and she loved this Doctor. He seemed very nice and comfortable! We did get to hear the heart beat for the first time. It was amazing! Everything is going smoothly and perfectly thank the good Lord!

Here are some more fun pictures from our recent trip to Florida. I tell you I am just in love with that place. The warm beautiful care free life we have when we are there is something I always hate to leave. We tanned everyday while we dined at all the neatest places every night. Ahhhhhh that was the life of leisure!Ha!



















My best friend (who has the best smile ever!)














Playing with the birds at Fudpuckers restaurant with my sis~n~law Bethany