After the Storms

We had some really severe storms come through our area yesterday... luckily we did not have any significant damage, but it definitely shook us up! I was at work when our house was hit initially, thank goodness, because my neighbor said that it was the most scared she's ever been - the noise from the storm and trees snapping all around.

I wanted to show you the difference between what our house looked like when we bought it and now after the storms.

Notice all the full, tall, beautiful trees behind our house that rise up way above our roof?

Now, notice how they're all gone?

We're still not sure where all the tops of these trees ended up. A lot of them were flung backwards into our woods and luckily all the trees that actually fell, fell towards the woods and not on to our house. The only tree that was close, ripped our electrical lines off the back of our house, so even when the rest of our neighborhood gets their power back, it will probably be a while before we do.

We were very lucky that the Lord spared our home in the storms yesterday. There were so many in close proximity that were not so fortunate. Please keep the cities of Chattanooga and Ringgold, and the state of Alabama in your prayers.

Dinner at Tony's

Sunday night after our Easter festivities, we met up with Brad & Emily and Sam & Vanessa to eat dinner! It was so great to hang out with these fabulous friends!

So glad that I get to see Em 3-4 weekends in a row!! 

(And of course I'm always glad to see V!)

Easter 2011

Sunday we had a big Easter lunch at the Miller's house! The whole Cox side of the family was there, Nanny, and the Daves family too! We had a great time eating, talking, and just hanging out.

Paula went to Romania recently and brought a video with pictures and clips from her trip. She's going back in June!

Miss Jessica is one of the NEWEST members of the cheerleading squad at Baylor!! I am so proud of my amazing sister!! She showed everyone her dance and cheers from tryouts. She rocks. :)

Before we left, we asked Paula to grab a few shots of us all dressed up, so as promised - here's a picture of me that doesn't cut my head off!

We can't wait to meet you, little dude!!

Baby Lawhorn {Week 30}

Want to know more about Baby Lawhorn?

Check out the Our Baby page!

How far along?: 30w1d - only 10 weeks to go! AHH!!!

How big is baby?: the size of a squash, around 15-17in and 2.5-4 lbs. Not yet.

Weight gain/loss?: +16 lbs
Stretch marks?: Not yet.

Maternity clothes?: The OldNavy.com maternity sale section is my best friend. For real.

Sleep?: Having a harder time getting comfortable at night, but nothing to complain about!

Food cravings?: I'm back on a cereal kick. And still milkshakes - always milkshakes. 

Gender?: Sweet baby BOY!
Movement?: He's a little squirmer; I found out at my appointment that his head is up below my left side ribcage and his little bootie is down. :) So fun to know where he is in there! 
Belly button?: Weirder every day. Oh and the whole linea nigra thing? Yeah, that's starting to happen... TMI?

What do you miss?: Easily squeezing between things without worrying about it - like someone's chair at Easter yesterday was closer than I realized and I totally bumped them with my belly! AWKWARD!!

What are you looking forward to this week?: I have an appointment tomorrow, so I'm looking forward to that! We've also been working hard on the nursery and it's coming together so beautifully!! We ordered a glider last Saturday, so it will be a few weeks before it comes in and I'm hoping to have the rest of the room READY by the time the glider comes in! I think I can do it!! :)

Washington DC Photo Book

I finally got around to finishing and ordering a Shutterfly photo book from our Washington, D.C. trip last fall! I have been waiting until I have several good coupon codes to use (free shipping and 20% off photo books) and I also had a $20 credit, so I got this book for $30!

(For a 20 page book it's regularly $29.99 and each additional page is $0.99, so I had 30 additional pages, so mine should have been $60 plus tax and shipping, so I am THRILLED to get it for just $30! The power of waiting!)

Check it out!

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Baby Gear - Monitor & Baby Carrier

Calling all mothers!! I would love your advice on a few baby items!

I registered for this First Years standard monitor at Target and this Summer Infant Day and Night video monitor at BabiesRUs. What are your thoughts about monitors? Do you feel like the basic audio monitor is enough or is the video monitor the "new necessary"? If price made no difference, which one would you prefer. Also, are these two that I have listed good brands/models? Is there one that you love more?

Secondly, I am registered for this Infantino baby carrier at BabiesRUs, but again, I have no idea what I really need/want. This one shows that the baby can be in the front facing forwards or towards mom, or on the back. Have you used this one? Do you have a different one that you REALLY love? Think the baby carriers are unnecessary and prefer something else?

As you can see, I know VERY LITTLE on all of this

and would love to hear your thoughts.

Any advice is welcome and appreciated!!

Baby Lawhorn {Week 29}

Sorry, Em - I always look pretty raggedy when we take these on Sunday nights,

so no face shots! I'll make sure to have someone take a picture of me at Easter this weekend. :)

How far along?: 29w1d - only 11 weeks to go!

How big is baby?: the size of a squash (shown below), around 15-17in and 2.5-4 lbs.
Weight gain/loss?: +13-14 lbs
Stretch marks?: Not yet.
Maternity clothes?: Just had to order some more - I'm already tired of wearing the same 3-4 tops! (And NONE of my pre-pregnancy shirts fit anymore...)
Sleep?: If I can FALL asleep, I'm good, but lately I've had a hard time getting comfortable enough to drift off... and my back hurts a little at night, probably nothing like it will in the coming weeks. :)
Food cravings?: Smoothies, milkshakes, sausage biscuits... not together, though thatt doesn't sound too bad.
Gender?: Sweet baby BOY!
Movement?: Little boy's favorite pasttimes include somersaults, backflips, and general squirming.
Belly button?: You can start to see it through thinner clothes! AHHH!!
What do you miss?: Drinking caffeine without guilt. I still drink it, I just feel a little guilty. (Probably why little boy's favorite pasttimes include somersaults, backflips, and general squirming...)
What are you looking forward to this week?: Continuing to work on the nursery! My mom gave us the bedding this weekend so things are starting to come together in there!! (I'm debating whether to post about the nursery in stages or wait until it's "done"... what do you think?)