Three Month Mark!

It is 3 months since our LID!

I will say that the first three months have gone by pretty quickly.

I know we have so many more to go,

but I am trying to stay positive!

It will fly by!

Yes, it will FLY by, I say!

Special Gift

My grandfather (who is 84 years old) gave me a very special gift today. He made a little bench for Jade! He asked me for some paint a while back (that was the color we used on the walls) because he was making a surprise. Well, he painted the bench the same cream color as her walls. The bench also has a scalloped trim- painted pink- as well as two hearts cut out in the top. It is really sweet and so special. It looks perfect in her room- like it is at home.

It is my prayer that he will be with us for a long, long time and will get to know Jade. I just wish she was here yesterday for so many reasons.

Thank You, Secret Pals!

We received our Secret Pals gifts today from the Peppermint Pearl gift exchange! Oh, my goodness! What a special and wonderful box! We received the most adorable Precious Moments stuffed bunny. When you press on its tummy, it says the night time prayer ("Now I lay me down to sleep" in the most precious little voice you could imagine). We loooooooove it! It also matches Jade's room so perfectly with the pink and the bunny theme.

We also received the most adorable book- Guess How Much I Love You. I can't wait to read it to her at bedtime! What a meaningful gift. Last, but not least, we received beautiful lavender scented bedtime oils. I just love the scent of lavender! We also received an adorable ladybug card with a throughtful message inside.

Secret Pals, thank you so much! Your box came on a horrible day (my dogs chewed up my mini-blinds, so I came home to find that fiasco). I needed your box today more than you know. It made me refocus on what is important- not stupid, shredded mini-blinds- but the preparing for our daughter and the goodness of people like you! I also must say- everything you sent was something I would have picked out myself- that's how perfectly it suited us! Once again, thank you from the bottom of our hearts!

xo

The Nursery

Well, I had mentioned a few weeks ago that we ordered Jade's furniture. We know it's early, but we knew what we wanted and there was such a great financing offer with no interest until 2011 that we couldn't pass it up. This way, we can hopefully have it paid off by the time she is home! It is more beautiful than I had even imagined. The pictures really don't do it justice.

It is from the Jessica McClintock Collection (The Romance Collection for Young Ladies). I never even knew she designed furniture, but I have always loved her romantic, dreamy dresses and gowns. The furniture is antique white and matches the new paint color on the walls perfectly. We have four pieces- dresser with hutch, chest, nightstand, and sleigh bed. We ordered the bed now (it didn't have a crib) because I was just worried if we waited, the collection would be discontinued or something and that would break my heart. That always happens to me! We will end up getting a crib, though.

It all fits perfectly into the room as well. We still have the old yucky carpeting in there, but we willbe getting new lighter carpeting after Ken puts new wood in the windowsills and paints them as well. I am thinking I will do pink gingham (the tiniest squares) for curtains. Now will come the fun part of decorating the walls, accessories, etc. It is so lovely to walk by her room and see furniture in there. It seems so real now!

The lighting on the photos seems off- more cream than it actually is- and the recliner is a rosy burgundy color. Anyway, I am thrilled with the funriture!

Meanwhile, it's another snow day today! We are expected to get 6 to 12 inches of snow. I am so tired of it and want spring to arrive. In the meantime, it's time to get cozy!

DTC Group Logo

Here is one of of our DTC group's logos.

I think it is adorable!

Brown Envelope!

On Thursday, our brown envelope arrived! I know it's not a big deal whether you get one or not, but it was just SO exciting to receive it! It makes it all seem more real to us somehow. It makes it seem like it will really happen!

Squishalanche!

I can't believe we are up to 33 squishes already! This makes me so happy! I have decided to only post them in Jade's quilt blog from now on because they take up so much room here. I love each and every one of them and am putting the wishes into Jade's scrapbook as I receive them. I am having so much fun with the swaps!

Two Month Mark

We have reached the 2 month mark after LID!

Two months went by very quickly.

I can only hope the many remianing months go by just as quickly!