Terrific Teacups

A few weeks ago we FINALLY put up the teacups that Patricia gave me at our Red Bank Wedding Shower! I got this cool teacup display at a local store in Lookout Valley last summer and knew the perfect spot in the kitchen that I wanted to hang it.

(sorry for the horrendous cell phone pictures)

Now, to be quite honest, I don't remember whose teacups are whose, but they are each a piece of china from:

Shirley - Jason's paternal grandmother

Kathleen - Jason's maternal grandmother

Virginia - Jason's Nanny

Patricia - Jason's mom

It is sooooo special to me to have these!

(I just need to put a little piece of tape on the bottom of

each so that I know which cup belongs to which person!)

EDITED: Patricia let me know which one is which; 

Kathleen (top), Virginia, Shirley, Patricia (bottom).  

Mini Pregnancy Rant

In light of Blair's 3rd Trimester Rant, I have a little mini-rant of my own...

I am a skinny person by nature, I know this. It's something that I hated as a gangly, awkward teenager and learned to grow into and love as my husband fell in love with me for exactly who I am.

Since I've been pregnant, it has been so funny for me and Jason to watch my belly grow each week!

I have gone from this:

to this:

in a matter of 10 weeks!

(And I still have ~12 weeks to go!!)

Everyone's pregnancies are different! I bet my next pregnancy won't look the same as this one has, and I'm sure your pregnancy (or your wife's) didn't look just like mine either.

And YES - I AM pregnant. No, I didn't just eat a big lunch.

And no, your non-pregnant belly is not bigger than mine, I promise.

Sheesh.

Now, I know that the other end of this spectrum is definitely no fun (the "are you sure you're not having twins?" and other really hurtful things), so please know that I'm not trying to compare this to that.

This is just something I'm dealing with every. single. day. from men and women who I'm sure mean well in their comments. It's just slightly annoying.

Okay, rant over.

Baby Lawhorn {Week 28}

How far along?: 28w1d - only 12 weeks to go!

How big is baby?: Still the size of an eggplant, around 2 lbs
Weight gain/loss?: +13-14 lbs

Stretch marks?: Not yet.

Maternity clothes?: Other than my gauchos, I'm completely in maternity clothes.

Sleep?: If I can FALL asleep, I'm good, but lately I've had a hard time getting comfortable enough to drift off.

.Food cravings?: Hmmm... maybe Mike & Ikes? :)

Gender?: Sweet baby BOY!

Movement?: If I'm sitting down/laying down, he's moving like crazy! Just squirming around all the time!

Belly button?: It looks so different already and I've been told it will only get worse... yikes. 

What do you miss?: My abs.

What are you looking forward to this week?: Can't wait to find out if Baby Walker is a boy or a girl!! Hopefully we'll know by the weekend! :)

Yesterday I helped in the nursery at church for the first time and I was holding this little girl Eva and feeding her a bottle, and MY little boy kept kicking her in the back!! Haha! It was hilarious. I told little Eva "Sorry honey, there's nothing I can do - he doesn't listen to me yet." When I told Jason the story, he said it was because our little guy didn't like that girl being in his mommy's lap! :)

Nursery - The Plan

Okay, before we begin, you need to know that I am NOT an artist. I sketched out how I want the nursery to look and it's definitely not perfect, but hopefully it get's the point across! 

Baby Lawhorn's Nursery Plans

Starting on the top left is our beautiful new crib with (hopefully) the adorable bedding we registered for! I plan to hang the quilt on the wall above the crib, since the little guy won't need to actually use it.

On the floor I plan to get a khaki/cream colored larger rug and then a smaller rug (that matches the bedding) to put in front of the crib.

On the wall to the right will be my brown dresser (possibly painted a different color?) with the changing pad on top. Above that I plan to put a mirror, frames, and other small things to dress up the wall space. (We're keeping the walls light green like in the picture below.)

The top part of the drawing is the same view as this one from the Nursery - Clean Slate post:

Looking at the bottom part, on the left side wall I plan to put a bookshelf (just like the ones we have in our living room) for all his books, little nick-nacks, and baskets on the bottom for toys. I may or may not actually put that little hamper next to it... I just thought it might be a cute addition. :)

I didn't draw this on there, but I think we're going to get a glider and small side table to sit in front of the window, but we haven't picked anything out yet. Any suggestions?

And just to refresh your memory, the bottom part of the drawing most closely matches to this picture from days of old:

So what do you think? Do you like where it's headed? Any ideas on gliders?

Two Friends - Two Posts

I read two blog posts today that both touched my heart. One from my college friend, Amy and one from a friend of mine, Stephanie.

Both women talk about how the Lord has guided and directed their lives and apart from Him, they are nothing.

Both women are open, honest, and gracious.

Both women are BEAUTIFUL inside and out and are two of the best role models.

Please take a moment to read each of these posts - you will not regret it.

Amy - Pure of Faith

Stephanie - What is she thinking???

Spring Cleaning: Purge

After a two day trip to Arkansas, I came home with one mission in mind for this weekend: PURGE PURGE PURGE!!! My parents' church is having a Garage Sale to benefit the Youth's summer mission trips, so I thought it would be the perfect time to round up all the stuff I don't "know to be useful" or "believe to be beautiful" and get rid of it!

So I started in my closet and got rid of the following: 

11 sweaters

7 tops

6 tshirts

3 pairs of dress pants

3 pairs of shoes

1 jacket

1 sweatshirt

1 pair of shorts

1 skirt

1 robe

35 things!

Next it was the nursery closet, where I had been storing things that didn't have homes (aka wedding gifts that may not have been on our registry... things we didn't use). Next was the hall linen closet and then the kitchen/dining room and by this point I had probably 6-7 bags of things to get rid of. 

THEN I went downstairs where the real nightmare is. It was (finally) time to get rid of all the junk I had been keeping since I moved out of my apartment in July 2009... gettin' close to that 2 year mark. Yikes. Also, when I have gone through the upstairs before, looking for things to give away, I would put them in a bag and set them downstairs to take to Goodwill but... never actually took any of it.

When all was said and done, we had THIS MUCH stuff:

(I stopped counting by item... it was a lot though!)

...to donate to the church for the sale! Great progress for the weekend, if I do say so myself! I'm sure there is more I could get rid of, but it was good for me to force myself to just do what I could and get rid of it, since I had a time limit. 

Now that a lot of the clutter is gone... it's time to clean.

Baby Lawhorn {Week 27}

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How far along?: 27w1d - seven months!

How big is baby?: Still the size of an eggplant, around 2 lbs.
Weight gain/loss?: +13 lbs
Stretch marks?: Not yet.
Maternity clothes?: All the time! I already need to get some more shirts... I feel like I'm wearing the same ones all the time!
Sleep?: Still sleeping pretty well.
Food cravings?: Cuties and really any fruit.
Gender?: Sweet baby BOY!
Movement?: If I'm sitting down/laying down, he's moving like crazy! Just squirming like a worm!
Belly button?: It looks so different already and I've been told it will only get worse... yikes. 
What do you miss?: Lifting and carrying things without feeling the effects later. (No worries, nothing too heavy; but bending over to pick stuff up really jacked my back up this weekend...)
What are you looking forward to this week?: Nothing specific I guess... Just enjoying the beginning of my 7th month of pregnancy!! (Can't believe we told our parents over Halloween weekend! It feels like forever ago, but just yesterday too!)

GOLLY BUM!!! LOOK AT THAT BELLY!!!