Baby Shower

Today, I had a SURPRISE baby shower at my work! I had a suspicion that something was coming up because of all the questions people were asking like "What is your favorite flavor of cake?", "What is your favorite food?", "How are you spelling Hailey's name?", etc. The great part was that Marc knew about it and was able to come over for the lunch shower. We had pizza and pasta from Pizza Hut (my favorite!), salad, bread sticks, and cake. It was yummy and I wasn't shy about getting seconds. :)

Our office really goes above and beyond for co-workers for major events like babies and birthdays. I know it isn't easy for people to continually put money into that kind of stuff which makes me even more appreciative of all the wonderful things we received today. It was way more than I could have anticipated!

Even Eli got a present!

I couldn't wait to get home tonight to sort through all of the goodies. It felt like Christmas morning!

I really love these two Carter's gowns. They make night diaper changes so much faster and we didn't have any of these before today. We did have one for Eli when he was a little baby that had an Arkansas Razorback on it and Hailey will be wearing that one as well! Aren't these prints so sweet???

I am loving all of the girl clothes. :) I even got some headbands and socks today that are precious. It will be fun to have a little girl to dress up. I am already on the lookout for a sweet red dress for her to wear to Stacey's wedding. She will be less than two months old so I want it to be comfortable but still pretty and a little bit dressy. Red is the perfect color for a December wedding and then she will also be able to wear it for Christmas. I found this dress today on Baby Gap that I thought would be cute with a cardigan, but I am not crazy about the ruffles on the top so I think I will keep looking.

Well, I keep nodding off typing this post so I think it is time for bed. Eli has his school pictures tomorrow so I have to get up a little early to pick out an outfit and get him all ready. The weekend is just around the corner and I am ready! :)

A Special Visit

My parents came to visit us this past weekend. Their help was SO appreciated! We were finally able to get the old study completely clear of furniture and clutter in preparation for Hailey's furniture to arrive in the next week or two. They also helped us clean the house and catch up on laundry. It was great! Eli enjoyed all the attention and had plenty of energy stored up for them to see.

We went out to eat on Saturday night to celebrate my mom's birthday. Eli was being a little difficult during the meal but I don't think we disrupted too many people's dinner. :) He was much happier when we got back outside and he could roam around to the fountain and the ducks.

Eli was really close to getting a hold of one these ducks! He was faster than we were expecting and the duck was moving a lot slower. Luckily, Marc got him before he grabbed one. :)

I love this picture... my two boys walking hand in hand.

My mom couldn't get her pennies out fast enough for Eli. We provide a regular fund for this fountain. Ha!

What a fun weekend. Thanks mom and dad for all the help.:) We appreciate you!

Baby Room Art Project

I spent a few hours of my Labor Day working on a canvas for Hailey's room. I really enjoy arts and crafts. It is just hard to find the time to do that kind of stuff, and I learned on Monday it is even harder when you have a curious 16 month old who wants to know what you are doing. :)

For Eli's room, I painted canvases that had animals on them that matched his sheets from Baby Gap Home. This time around, there is no theme, so I used the pattern from Hailey's crib skirt and colors from the rest of the bedding that you can see here.

I need to glaze it, but I am going to let it sit for a few days to make sure I don't want to add anything to it. Then, I plan on gluing on the ribbon we are going to hang it from and it will be done. Little by little I am getting there!

Dance Moves

Eli really loves moving to music. He will dance almost anytime he hears music if we act like we don't notice (he is getting shy these days!). Eli like to mimic actions we do so one day Marc showed him some things like how to stomp his feet and how to turn in circles. Now, Eli does both in combination. It is SO cute. I have tried to catch him a few times on video but he would get shy and quit dancing. Today, he just kept spinning away! He must get dizzy the longer he does it.

Dance Moves

(I am having a hard time embedding the video but hopefully this link above will get you there if the video isn't working)

I just can't get enough of my little guy. He is so much fun at this age! My favorite time with him is bedtime. Marc and I usually alternate nights but I love it when it is my turn to put him down. He knows his routine really well and I love seeing him follow it. After his bath each night we put on his PJ's and then tell him to pick out two books (he still doesn't quite understand the "two" part). I go in the kitchen and fill up his cup with some milk and get his toothbrush ready while he crawls in his chair and waits on me to return to read to him. This is what I see when I walk back into his room each night and it is just precious. He looks so big to me sitting in his rocker all by himself.

My heart is full. :)