Friend Baby Shower

This past Saturday my friends threw me a wonderful baby shower. Sara, Lisa, Laura, and Kim traveled all the way from Michigan and Kentucky to host a shower in my backyard. They did such a wonderful job of putting everything together, hosting a wonderful party, and cleaning up afterward. I know all of the guests really enjoyed their time. I posted a few pictures below.

Here are a few of my friends from OOJH

In this picture I am holding up Logan the Lion, a gift from Jen. I know Newt will love this toy!

Here is a photo of my friends Lisa, Laura, Sara, and Kim. They were the masterminds behind the wonderful day.

Finished Stripes

After a few set backs, I was able to finish the stripes in the nursery this week. I am so happy and excited about the finished product. The wall looks just the way I pictured it in my mind for the past few months. I can't wait to show the room to Baby Newt!

Preparing for Baby Newt

We have been very busy the past few months getting ready for our new addition. In June we purchased our family car. Check out the picture of Geoff and I with the Corolla in front and the new Pacifica behind us. It was a sad day for me, as I really loved that little blue zippy car. I do really enjoy driving the new Pacifica around though. Geoff will have to put the car seat in there soon.

Last week I was able to find daycare for Newt as well. My friend Jillian decided to move to be closer to her family, so I took her daughter's spot at the daycare. I am very sad that I won't be working with Jillian anymore, but thrilled to have such a wonderful woman named Mariah ready to watch Newt. I will probably start taking him/her there in January when I return to work.

I have also been working very hard on the nursery. We decided to paint seven different colored stripes on one wall and then leave the other walls the light tan color they already are. I started by coloring different stripes in order to figure out the width and color order. That's the picture of the white pieces of paper taped across the wall. Then, I took the quilt ( just like on the commercials) to Home Depot and asked them to match seven different colors. They were very helpful and an hour later, I was leaving with seven little quarts of paint. I have been painting one stripe a day. This way the paint has time to dry between colors and I don't get too tired. I hope to finish by this weekend. Here are a few pictures of the progress so far. The skinny stripe on the left will be brown (that's today's job) and the larger area in the middle will be red.

Baby Newt's Name Bracket

As promised, here is a little sneak peak into the names we are thinking about for Baby Newt. Complete this chart just like a NCAA basketball bracket to come up with your favorite overall name for Baby Newt. We would love to hear your winner! No promises that these are the real names we are thinking of though. :)

Only in September will Baby Newt's real name be revealed.

I can only figure out two ways to post the name bracket though. I will post it as a picture here, but if that is too small to read, I would be happy to e-mail it to you as an attachment as well. Just leave a comment with your e-mail and I will send you an attachment of the bracket. Enjoy!