Dedication to my first Daughter Daisy

I thought I would do a little post on my forgoten first daughter, Daisy :o) She tends to get forgotten around here and Raygan isn't here yet. We got Daisy in August of 2005, and she will be turning 5 this summer. She was our little rascal/bundle of the joy at the same time. Even though she is the most defiant little thing, has to sleep under the covers, won't lay on the floor without a bed, ALWAYS has to be touching you, goes nutz in the house over animals outside, crazy 24/7, and wants your undivided attention all the time (picture Marley from the movie Marley and Me..bc that is a spittin image of Daisy)..we still love her to pieces anyways and wouldn't know what to do without her. Austin and her have been bonding QUITE bit here lately. It use to always be that I wanted to cuddle with Daisy and she knew she could always get in bed with me. Austin use to NEVER let Daisy in the bed..and well a LOT has changed lately. Roles rerversed..Now if momma says no, she doesn't lay in her bed..instead..she goes to her daddy's side and he lets her sleep in the bed all night. Momma is a little too hot and doesn't do well with the bed hog :o) Enjoy the pictures..Oh and before I forget..she has already started destroying baby items..She definitely will be jealous when Raygan comes home..Enjoy the pictures :o)

This is the remaining instructions to our Pack n Play. Oh and the fun begins..

What are you two doing?!?!

Sleeping with my best friend Harley..She is a pup here.

First and last Halloween..It took forever just to get this picture and this hat barely made through the night. haha! Now we stick to simpler costumes...

Sunday, April 11th-35 wks

HELLO GORGEOUS DAY!! Well today, Austin and I took in this beautiful day. He went golfing and I did a lil shopping. But then I came home..get ready for it..TO LAY OUT LOL!!! Let me tell you, it was a sight to see. Now I didn't go completely for the whole swim suit. Just the top and some shorts..I couldn't take it anymore..It was so nice and I am in desperate need of some sun. No one saw me as I was in the backyard and our porch is pretty hidden, but it was soo nice!! Made me want go on vacation, thats for sure...Sorry to bum you out, but I don't have any pictures for you all lol!! Hope you all had a wonderful weekend and enjoyed the weather!!

35 Weeks~Doctor Check up

Thursday, April 8~ Had my last 2 week follow up with the doctor and this was a BIIG dr's appt. Doctor was going to start checking my cervix this week and also I will start seeing her EVERY week. At this appointment, I got all my vital information in case I start having contractions, water break, etc. Let me tell you..it was a little bit of reality check in a good way :o) So you wanna hear the results of this appointment?? Well I am dialated to 1 already, baby is head down, and the baby is still sitting very high. Now this does not mean I will go into labor anytime soon..it just means that my body has started making the changes to prepare for labor. I still have a lot that needs to happen before I go into labor. For instance, the baby has to drop, but how exciting that the body changing has already begun. You know, it is truly amaazing that the body does this all on its own.
Sooo this all confirmed for me that I need to get my hospital bag ready and put it in the closet. Aus and I put the pack n play together and I have asked him to put the car base in for the car seat. He still hasn't done it.I think that it hasn't sunk in for him that Raygan is going to come sooo fast and it possibly might be before May 12th. I think he is holding onto that date..Sometimes I say, hey..she could come home in a week or 2..and then he gets a lil nervous lol. But lets be honest with ourselves..WHAT PARENT IS EVER READY FOR THEIR NEWBORN? lol!
Stay tuned..Next dr appt..Thurs, April 15th!

April 2nd~Good Friday~34 Wks

Sorry it has been so long since I have posted!! I tell ya, I have been super nesting over here.So let me update you!!

On Wednesday, Mar 31st (34 wks), my Mary Kay group hosted a baby shower for us. It was soooo nice and they spoiled us!! We got to play 3 fuun games that I hadn't played at my other showers. 1. Pin the pacifier on the baby

2. Unscramble the letters

3. Game of filling in the blank based on the clues given.

Ate some yuuummy cake and cupcakes, and opened presents. Thanks to Rhonda Rowlett, Nancy Beaver, and Lisbeth Patrick for hosting my shower.

Then for Good Friday, Austin and I had our maternity pictures done by Toni Price done outside on such a beaautiful day. Toni is a good friend of my cousin, Lora Adams and I actually remember Toni from when we were kids. I use to go outside and play with them when I stayed in Flora..Remember the trampoline days and riding bikes :o) Anywho..Toni did a fabulous job!! I highly recommend her photography if you ever need any. Her website is ToniPricephoto.com. I tried to post some of the pictures from facebook but the pictures showed up really small. So I am sure most of you saw my pictures on facebook anyways. We should be getting the rest of our pictures real soon. I have a ton, so you all will get to see some more shots once I get them. However, we love our pictures and couldn't have been happier. Toni was a delight to work with!!

Then Saturday, I washed ALL of Raygan's clothes. That's right..ALL!!! Sooo you can say I was suppper nesting!! I just feel like I need to be doing something, so I got that finished. We even put together a few more items for her room. We are definitely getting ready for Raygan's arrival.

And of course for Easter Sunday, we enjoyed a wonderful church service with Austin's dad and then headed to Noblesville for Easter dinner. We had Easter at Laurie's (Austin's moms) and got spend lots of quality time with the family. Got to see adoooorable Kalina and hold her for like an hour. She is sooo sweet and adorable. I can not wait to babysit her someday. Also for her and Raygan to play together...Oh it is just going to be soo much fun. But even more, it made me more excited and anxious for our little one.

Well that is all for the updates for that week. Stay tuned!!

32 Wks~ Most Recent Belly picture

32 Weeks as of March 22nd. Turn 33 on March 24th. Enjoy~

GROWING, GROWING, GROWING!!

~RAYGAN LYNN~

~RAYGAN LYNN~

You guessed it, we have revealed her name!! Your probably wondering why and how? After much thought, Austin and I wanted the grandmothers to be able to come over and see the room because we of course had her name already hung up. So I thought of a clever game to play at the showers to reveal her name. And it was played at both showers, so for those of you that attended the first shower~Great job on keeping the secret :o) Right before we opened the presents, each Grandma To Be got a little heart box with some painted wooden letters in there that spelled out her first and middle name. Both grandmas dumped the letters on the floor and tried to figure out the name. These two had a blast with this game! My mother, Joni, treated it more like a survivor game because she LOOOVES that show. Joni figured out the name first and of course she turned to my mother in law Laurie, and said that she had to go to tribal council. LOL! It was hilarious!. Bless her heart, Laurie was wrapped in the emotional moment of releasing the name, that I am not sure she heard my mother at the time. Them two together had soo much fun and I think everyone else had just as much fun watching. Then at the end, both grandmas got to keep the letters. Priceless moments :o) Here are a few pictures of the game. Enjoy!

Baby Shower # 2-Mar 13- 31 Wks

Baby Shower # 2 on Mar. 13th~ Currently 31 Wks here.

This was such a lovely shower as well and the decorations were sooooooo pretty. My cousins (Erika, Lora, and Jamie) and my Aunt Sarah hosted this shower and did an awesome job! We got lots of goodies such s the stroller, high chair, daipers which are soo needed, and lots more! We even got lots of books too and believe it or not...we didn't get any duplicates either!

We are so blessed!!

Then later that night, Austin and I went to Babies R Us to pick up some things we didn't get. Let me tell you, it was an expensive trip, but we had soo much fun. Austin's favorite thing to shop for is bath time and toys. I think he will have a lot of fun with bath time as much as she will ha! Enjoy the pictures!!

Got my stroller!! Yah!

Proud Grandma Boat

Proud Great Grandma Bobby & Grandma Cookie :o)

Proud to be Great Grandma Dixie...Great Grandma Dotti lives in AZ and will be arriving in May. We were sad that she couldn't attend..

Kylie & I -31 Wks


Hosts of the Shower~My wonderful cousins

Erika, Lora, me, Jamie

Table decorations- diaper cakes. They were all soo pretty! This is Gma Dixie working hard at the game :o)

My favs-cupcakes :o)

Entry tables