Maren's Nursery

Finally! I'm so excited to finally show her room to you. I think it took me the whole 9 months to complete it, but I had a blast doing it. I had pinned so many different things and it turned out nothing like I had envisioned, but I absolutely love it. It makes me so happy when I go in there. I had literally dreamed of being able to do a nursery for several years, so I'm excited that it is complete. I just wish I had a before picture. This room was an extra bedroom/office that was never used. Since it is upstairs, we haven't gotten to use it a ton but when she starts sleeping more through the night we will!

It was definitely a collaborative effort and I had a ton of help completing it. So thank you to all that have helped me complete it!

So here it is!

Here is my little princess on her throne :)

Hope you all like it!

Sources:
Designers: Pam  Designs, Katie Grace designs, and my mom,  J Baker decor and More
Wall Paint Color: Cream in my coffee. Lowes paint
Crib: Walmart.com
Chairs: Flea Market in prairie grove
Big Blue "M": Gift from Katie, found from Daisies and Olives in Prairie Grove, Ar
Dresser/changing table: local Garage sale
Lamps: Flea Market in Prairie Grove
Pillows: Pier 1 Imports
Bumpers and Curtains: Shek Sewing (local friend, email me for her info if you are local!)
Turquoise hutch and drawers: My sisters from her nursery 20 yrs ago
Frames and Mirror: Built by my friend from work, Damon. Idea was from Pinterest.
Prints in frames; Taken from an anthropologie calendar
White Chandelier: Lowes
Glass Chandelier: Flea Market from Clinton, Ar
Iron Gates: Tuesday Morning
Painting: coral behind gates, lamps, hardware, and mirror done by Trace from Angelfish Studios
Photography: Maura Dawn Photography

Back in Business

Good news! I'm finally back in business and can start blogging again! Woohoo, Christmas came early and my sweet hubby surprised me with a new laptop. I have not had new computer in 10 years. literally when I left for college I got one and that's been it! I sort of feel behind the times trying to catch up.
all that to say, thanks honey! I'm excited to continue documenting our life.

In my absence, my baby turned 8 weeks old on Monday. She now also weighs 9.1! I'm so thankful she is growing even though she is still pretty small.



We get lots and lots of smiles these days and they melt us into mush each time!


She also has developed quite the pout, pout face. Another one of our faves.

3 of her favorite aunties! They watched her while we went out with Marc's dad and stepmom. So sweet. And auntie Liz (far right) came all the way from OKC to meet miss Maren this past weekend.

She also loves bath time. Calms her down every time and then she usually sleeps a really long time!

This sweet gown she is wearing was given to her by her friend, Olivia Grandle. I wrote about her story several months ago, but she lost her 3 sisters at birth and this was one of their gowns that she kindly shared with us. We will treasure it forever. And she obviously loves it!

Every picture I take of her I feel like looks different. I think she looks like her dad in this one. She definitely is a mixture though and has her own look.

Looking forward to blogging again, I've definitely been missing it.

Happy Thanksgiving

We have had a wonderful thanksgiving at my parents lake house. This one was so different from last year and I'm so glad! Last year we had just found out our fresh ivf cycle had failed and wondered if it would ever work. This year we got to do the same thing but with our little miracle and it felt amazing! It felt great not being depressed. My heart is heavy for those still waiting though because I know exactly what Holidays can do to you. All I can say is hang in there, The Lord can bring you through.

I think each day my heart grows more in love with her and I just can't get enough. I start missing her if she's in the other room even. I think it's just starting to feel real and I'm finally allowing myself to get attached to her. I literally thank The Lord everyday for her. She is the biggest blessing we've ever experienced and we are thankful God chose us to be her parents.

Here are some pictures from Marens first Thanksgiving!



Granny B (Marc's mom) and Papa Bear (Marc's stepdad)


Pop pop and nana jan


4 generations!


Thankful for our wonderful family.


Why yes she has a Mohawk and yes she has 2 dimples and yes I'm obsessed with her precious smile!

6 weeks

Well I blame my lack of blogging on our dinosaur of a computer this time. Major issues. :)
Our baby is 6 weeks old now. Some days fly by and some creep by, all I know is that I feel like last week I started coming out of the haze or cloud or whatever you call the daze you get in.
Little miss is starting to get more on a schedule which helps me out a ton and we are starting to get the hang of things better. Although we still don't always leave the house everyday or get out of pj's, we are seriously loving it and enjoying every moment.
I think I'm going to start reading baby wise to figure out a better sleeping arrangement. Right now she is in a nap nanny to sleep. She will not lay flat to sleep and we don't want to keep this bad habit going for too much longer. Although she is sleeping 4-6 hour stretches, which makes a huge difference for me and my sleep, we don't want to make it more difficult to sleep train her later on.
Right now Marc is awesome and gets up anywhere between 5-7 am to give her a bottle. Then they have playtime and he puts her back down for me. This is absolutely wonderful because I sleep so well in the mornings.
She is super close to smiling. She opens her mouth really big and gives me a partial smile, but doesn't always do it. I can't wait til she does it on command. I think I may melt when this starts happening all the time.

I'm so looking forward to the Holidays this year. I'm not sure if you remember, but last year I didn't even put up a tree or send out a Christmas cards. We sure have a lot to be thankful for this year and we don't take it for granted.

obsessed!