Room Additions

My mother painted some awesome signs for our Sweet Caroline's Room. I HAD to brag on her, and post them on here. Thanks mom! We love you so much!

This one is hanging on her door! Isn't it fun!?

1 week to go!

This time, next week I will be holding my little girl! My C-section is scheduled for Thursday, February 5th at noon. Please keep us in your prayers as we near our baby's birth day. I am a little nervous about my "major" surgery. I know c-sections are the most performed surgeries in the world, but I am still a little anxious. I know that this is my only option, due to safety for me and the baby. I know the Lord is watching over us. I know He has a plan. I really want to rest in HIM the next week and prepare myself for loving another little one. I am looking forward to adding a sweet girl to our family, while at the same time... I realize this is the last week that Tobin will be my only child. It will be the last week that just he and I play, read, learn, and grow.

Can you tell I am emotional? There are TONS of thoughts going through my head right now, and I won't burden you with most of them. We really are super excited and Oh, so ready! I will say that we covet your prayers this next week, and especially at noon, on the 5th. One week from today! Yippee!

Mobile

Here is a photo of the mobile I made for the nursery. The original mobile was covered in blue fabric and had baseballs hanging from it. It was used in Tobin's nursery. I stripped it and sewed new pieces for it to match the room and cradle(I'll add photos of the finished cradle soon!). The photo is hard to tell, but I sewed fabric hearts out of the same pink floral fabric used throughout the room. My sister in law gave me these three sweet bunnies. I added skirts to two of them, and hung them from the mobile. I am please with how it turned out. I'm sure our sweet baby girl won't be too much of a critic and will LOVE staring at them moving around.

If you are bored, I added my nursery photos to HGTV's rate my space page. Check it out and rate my room if you want! It will be interesting to see how many hits it gets! Have a great week!

Baby Girl's Shabby Chic Nursery!

Okay folks, with less than 4 weeks till this little princess comes we have finished the nursery! That's right, you heard me! My wonderful mother drove over from Arkansas and we worked our tails off for 4 days getting everything in order. Enjoy the photos.


We have received many things in this room for no cost to us at all. For everything we received as a "gift" they will have "free" next to them. I will try to let you know all the details!

View from door when entering the room.

View from changing table.

The little shelves were blue and in Tobin's nursery. We painted them white, antiqued them, and painted the inside the same color pink as the pink floral fabric.

View from other corner of room.
Glider and Ottoman were FREE. I covered the Ottoman with the pink floral fabric used throughout the nursery. I sewed the valance with the same green/gold strip fabric we used to add on to the bottom of the bed skirt. My mom made the pillow using all the fabrics in the room.

Crib. We bought the pink crib from a yard sale with matching changing table from a refund check received in October. The princess netting was bought with the furniture.

Corner between closet and crib. This little table was FREE. We painted the inside of the shelves pink to match the fabric in the room.

Dresser was bought for $30 at a thrift shop. It was a yucky gold color. We sanded it and the cream paint was underneath. We left it how it was after it was sanded because it was perfect for the look we were going for.

We "antiqued" or "Shabby Chic'd" the crib and changing table. It gives them so much more personality! Most of the crib bedding was given to us by our sweet friends. We added other fabrics for a customized look.

This bulletin board (hung behind the door) was FREE. I added the fabric and ribbon in the center of the board with the fabric in the nursery.

The lamp was also included when we bought the crib. I antiqued it and we added peony silk flowers to the shade. I made the scarf on the top of the dresser with the same fabric. The booties were mine as a baby.

Pink floral fabric used again as a matte for some rose cards my mom had laying around. Framed as artwork really make a splash of color!

Shelf above the changing table was bought for $5- painted the same color pink as inside the other shelves in the room. Mirror was FREE- it was bright white before we antiqued it.


So, there you have it! The room is ready for baby- besides a few little details we are still working on. Hope you enjoyed the tour! Let me know what you think!

for the funnies...

Happy New Year 2009!

This year... Our family of three will become a family of four. We will find out what life with two kids is like. We will introduce the first granddaughter to both of our families. Our baby boy will turn three. Tony and I will be married 5 years. We will continue to serve and follow the Lord with all our hearts, and have faith that he will provide all of our needs. We are excited to see what else God has in store for our family this year. Goodbye 2008! We welcome you, 2009!

To you and yours,
May your 2009 be truly blessed!

Mary

As I stare at my baby belly
I think about her.
The woman who carried Jesus
On that night, so long ago.

I’m curious of her demeanor.
I ponder her pain.
I am visioning a woman
With very little to gain

Did she know the huge impact
Her son would soon bring
On a world centuries away
How we’d celebrate this day?

Could she know we’d sing carol’s
Or decorate a tree
How we’d sing happy Birthday
To her son, the True King?

So on this Christmas Eve
I thank God for sending
His son, the Christ Jesus
So I could come to be…

Staring at my baby belly
Thinking about her.
The woman who carried Jesus
On that night, so long ago.

The Countdown to Baby Girl Begins...

I went to the doctor today and everything went wonderfully. My blood pressure was 116 over 68, and I was down one pound! Yippee! I have to gloat for a moment and tell you that I am very proud of myself, especially in this holiday time, for watching my calories and making good choices. Okay, now that I stepped off my soap box... The countdown starts! My Doctor officially scheduled my c-section today! That's right- if I don't go into labor first, she will come on February 5th! I was kind of hoping he would do it the week before, but I'm okay with it. So, I have 6 weeks and 3 days until her arrival... unless she decides differently. Considering how I was induced 41 weeks with Tobin I am guessing she won't decide to come early. I guess we will just see.

Tonight is the Christmas party for our Northwest OKC campus staff/wives. I am super excited about it. I wish I wasn't so exhausted, but I AM eight months pregnant ;) Tomorrow starts all the festivities for Christmas eve- service number one at 7pm. Come join us at Lifechurch.tv if you want to see a great service! I hope all of you have a wonderful Christmas week. I must force myself to enjoy everything, and not stress out. After all, I don't think baby Jesus would be stressing out about all the things we stress over during Christmas week. MERRY CHRISTMAS WEEK! Make some great memories with your friends and families!

33 weeks

Tonight we headed to the Edmond campus of Lifechurch.tv for the annual "Christmas Drums" performance. We let Tobin sit through service with us, and he had a great time! I wore my Christmas shirt that my Grammy made for me this Christmas, and it's so comfy and cute! I love it! Tony thought we looked so cute tonight in our Christmas attire, that he took our photo in front of our tree. Although, you can't see much tree with me covering it ;) Anyway, no lipstick or eye makeup, but that's okay, I guess. I have a lot to do before Christmas, I can't believe it's only 3 days away! Eeek! I hope you enjoy this Christmas week for every moment that it's worth!
33 weeks

PS- I have a doctor's appointment tomorrow... I'll update everyone if anything changes. But we only have 3-6 weeks left to go! I cannot believe it!

Trip to the Hospital... #1

Last night after dinner, I was sitting on the couch and started having intense chest pains on my left side. It felt like someone had stabbed a knife in my heart. I couldn't breath in or out. Tears running down my face... Tony flipping out... We both decided I needed to go the the ER. We got there, and they sent me to Labor and Delivery(If you are over 24 weeks pregnant, they automatically send you to L &D). I guess that was good, because we didn't have to wait a long time in the ER. Luckily, my doctor was on call and walked in when we got to the 5th floor. When I told him what was going on, he kinda chuckled and said to the nurse, "give her some Pepcid!" I kind of took offense to his statement. He said to do an EKG to make sure all was okay. I just knew something else was wrong besides heart burn. I am not a baby when it comes to pain.

Two hours of monitoring later, one EKG, Antacids, Pepcid, Morphine, Ambien, and a toddler ready for bed... the diagnosis was Acid Reflux. WHAT!? Can I tell you I felt like a huge baby? The nurse explained that people think they are having heart attacks all the time and it's just ACID! Okay, I guess that makes me feel a little bit better...

Overall, we were very grateful that everything is going good. They monitored the baby while we were there, and that was kinda fun to hear her heartbeat that long. All the memories of going into Labor with Tobin came rushing back. I can't believe it's getting so close to her arrival time.

For all of you who prayed for me last night, thank you! I will continue to keep everyone updated as our baby girl's arrival is soon approaching!

Dumb Things People Say To Me, the Pregnant Woman

I thought I'd write down a few of the quotes people have been saying to/asking me lately. For the record, I have gained 9 lbs, and I'm 33 weeks along. I'm just sayin...

"You are so cute, when are you due?" After telling them, they respond, "Wow!
You're really big already!"

my thought- wow, you sure know how to make a preggo feel bad about herself.

"Are you having twins?"

my thought-nope, but thanks for making me feel fat

"How are you standing up?"

my thought-ugh, with my feet genius

"Will I get that big when I'm pregnant?"

my thought- gee, I don't know... will you be this rude when you're pregnant?

"Your belly is Huge!"

my thought- well, I am carrying a person inside my body


I just thought I would state for the record that I'm not bitter at all. I just thought maybe you'd think these people were as "smart" as I thought they were. I mean, what makes people say stuff like this? Do they think it will make me feel "good" about myself. Do they walk away and feel bad about it? Not one person has apologized after saying one of these things. I take it all in stride, and have a good laugh. Afterall, I am very blessed! Hope you have a good laugh too!

Baby Girl photos!

(click on photo to enlarge-please excuse the scanner smudges/marks)

We had our 30 week ultrasound today. Baby Girl Cobb is measuring a week big…surprise, surprise! I thought you might like to see some photos of today’s visit. They are all three a 3D photo of her face. In the top photo, you can really make out her puffy lips; her chin is resting on her arm. Photo number two is also her face. In the third photo, her arm is over her face, but you can see her eyes and nose peeking above.

The doctor said she has hair! She is measuring in the 68th percentile, except her belly- it is in the 94th percentile! Tony said, "What does that mean?" The Doctor replied, that's the first part of the body that gets chubby! We both laughed. It looks like she might be a big one, too. Well, however big she is, we cannot wait 8 weeks until we meet her. Please continue to pray for our sweet baby girl, and continued health during the duration of my pregnancy! Thanks! Love you guys! Miss you tons!

Here are some photos snapped while we were there:

big screen on the wall- that's how we watched the ultrasound.

Proud Daddy!

6:30 came a little early for our tobin boy

Tobin, looking at "baby sissy!" Please excuse my work boots! hehe

Thanksgiving Holiday in Arkansas

31 weeks prego

Nonny and her Tobin boy

laughin at the "baby"

Tobin loving on his papa

Tobin and his papa laughing at each other

What a pair!

Tobin playing on the playground at my old elementary school.

1st time swinging in a big boy swing!

Tobin and his uncle Nathan staring at Charlie Brown Thanksgiving.

photo of Thanksgiving Table.

Aunt Sarah shooting clay birds

Uncle Nathan being silly with clay birds

Aunt Serina

Thanksgiving Table. So yummy and beautiful!

"what a family" photo!

Tobin loves food as much as the rest of us!

Daddy arrived just in time for Thanksgiving Supper!

Serina and Sarah asleep on the couch after supper. Ha!

Tobin with his Grandaddy and Grammy (great grandparents)

posing in front of their RV. Tobin called it their car home ;)

We had a terrific time in Arkansas. We miss you our family already! Sorry it took so long to upload these photos. I hope you ALL had a truly thankful Thanksgiving!

29 week baby bump

I took this last night at church in a mirror with my cell phone. My head is kinda cut off. At least you get the picture. LOL!

28 weeks

I'm 28 weeks today. I went for a check-up today, and everything is great. I always hate getting on the scale, but today it said I lost two pounds. So, up to date this pregnancy... that is a total weight gain of 4 lbs! What is up with that? I have been trying to be careful, and I guess my fear of another huge baby is helping motivate me. I gained 35lbs with my sweet Tobin boy (who, if you forgot, weighed 10lbs 9oz when he was born). Anyway, I had to take Tobin with me to the doctor today, because I couldn't find a sitter. Tony met me at the office from work to help keep Tobin wrangled for me. Tony snapped a couple photos while we were waiting for the doctor to come in.

I was not ready for this photo. I was telling Tobin to smile. Oh well... I look huge!

This one isn't flattering either, but I had to post it because Tobin was talking to our baby girl. See his hand on my belly? What a sweet boy!

Thank you Lord for our family's health. Thank you for blessing us!

The Results are In!

I think I deserve one of these!

...because I passed my 3 hour glucose tolerant test! Thank you, Jesus! I give you all the glory!