We've lost our computer

Sorry for the lack of updates. Our computer has suffered many debilitating viruses lately and has finally kicked the bucket. We've ordered a new one and it should be here on July 12 (what!). So bear with me as we wait for it.

Okay, baby C is screaming- time for me to go!

Nursery

Well, this post is LONG overdue!

Her nursery!

(love the wall decal that I got from Stampin! Up)

(you may recognize the owl pillow)

(sweet little owl mobile Grant and I made with messages from friends)

(owl art)

(this wall will eventually have her name in wooden decoupaged letters)

Oh dear.

I've been slacking. It's so hard to get to the computer in between nursing sessions. However, things are going well. Breastfeeding is hard. I hope it gets better! She's doing great and gained 2.5 pounds and 2 inches at her 2 week appt. Holy cow- at least the milk is working!

Will work on getting my birth story up shortly.

In the meantime here are some pictures:

(me and my baby)

(looking at her daddy)

(happy baby in her little cloth diaper)

We are here . . .

and alive and doing well. I tell you-- the recovery process has been a long one for me and since my computer is upstairs and I've been camping out downstairs- updates have been lacking.

Coraline is doing well. She is nursing great and for the most part sleeping pretty well. She loves to be held and prefers that over her bassinet! Uh oh! I've spoiled her already. She has no set schedule or pattern that she follows as far as nursing- it changes everyday and every hour. So I'm a little nervous to venture away from home. She is very alert and has great awake time. She loves to stare at fans and windows. We take her out a few minutes a day to visit our garden. She needs a little sunlight since she had a touch of jaundice at birth (due to me and her having different blood types). She's already had a few sponge baths and likes to have her hair washed (or as her daddy likes to say "getting her hair did.") She does not cry when she needs a diaper changed but has started to wail when she is hungry (a trait she gets from me, I'm afraid)! Hmm, that's about all I can say right now.

(happy milk dreams)

(all snuggled up and warm)

(too funny- she's so tiny)

Baby L is here!!!

And it is a GIRL!


Miss Coraline Lea decided that she did not want to wait until her due date (which, really, is okay with me)!


She was born on Thursday, May 20 at 2:32 pm. She weighs 6 pounds, 4 ounces and was 18.5 inches long (don't let her fool you- she has some LONG limbs- just like her dad).


She is healthy and happy. We were very excited to be able to have the birth we wanted!!! No interventions and no pain medication. I will definitely get the birth story on here soon.


Without further ado . . . Miss Coraline Lea

Charleston Trip

Grant and I had such a wonderful time in Charleston. I have wanted to go there for such a long time, so it was great to be able to spend our last childless vacation there.

We stayed at a great place-- the Andrew Pinckney Inn. The inn had cookies and lemonade waiting for you every afternoon and breakfast was held on the roof top. We walked everywhere- one day an estimated 10 miles! We visited graveyards, an old Charlestonian house, a plantation, the market, the SC aquarium, went on a ghost hunter tour and walked around the Battery. We also ate at some great places- Hank's Seafood, Jestine's Kitchen, Hominy Grill and Hyman's Seafood. The food was so good- we had lots of seafood and good 'ol southern food.

(Grant at the inn)

(another trip to a graveyard)

(one of the graveyards)

(Grant at the Battery)

(at the aquarium)

34-35 Weeks

These past weeks have gone very fast. It was my last week of work and then we took a four day vacation to Charleston, SC. I've been feeling good, but I also think my body is starting to get ready for labor! This baby is sitting low and likes to kick in the morning and evenings. Very gentle kicks as s/he doesn't have too much room to maneuver anymore. Sometimes s/he likes to keep me up at night for 2-3 hour (sometimes longer) stretches at a time. I could do without that for now! Not too much longer!

34 Weeks

35 Weeks

Hello

Busy, busy past few weeks over here.

I finished my last day of work on April 30. A very bittersweet time. I'm certainly going to miss that place, but am also looking forward to my newest adventure (due here in 3 weeks, people . . . 3 weeks).

Grant and I went to Charleston for a couple of days. We had a blast and I will share some pics as soon as I get them organized. We really had a good time. We estimated that one day we walked 10 miles. Believe me, my feet felt those last couple of miles- I even dreamed of a massaging foot water bath that night! Such a pretty area and worth all the walking.

I've done a few sewing projects that I need to post. Nothing too fancy. But cute.

Will post some pictures soon. Off to be domestic now- laundry and the making of frozen dinners are on the agenda for today!

Grant's Yard Projects

Grant has outdone himself with the yard projects.

He knew I always wanted a small raised bed for vegetables, but he couldn't imagine letting his 9 months pregnant wife climb up an unstable hill to get to the garden (how kind), so he decided that he needed to make stairs. And stairs he made:

The beginning of the stairs. Behold the Carolina red clay. I hate this stuff.


Project 1 completed. My contribution was the plants.

Instead of a simple raised vegetable garden, Grant decided that we needed a retaining wall/raised garden that extended the length of our yard. I thought this was a fabulous idea because we back up into a chain link fence and for years have discussed what the best option of hiding this ugliness was. The solution- a retaining wall/raised bed!

The backyard before the raised bed.

Raised bed completed!!

The fun part, of course, was planting vegetables and flowers. It's so big, but we filled it up nicely, I think. We also planted ivy to climb up the chain link fence. It will be a battle to keep it from growing in the garden, but one I'm willing to handle to cover the chain link.

The view from the other side.

Remember this project from past posts? Well, the trellis is finally up, staked and has cute little vines growing on both sides.

Grant fell in love with the moss on one of his visits to Lowes. He had to put a moss garden behind the trellis. I think it will look so cool when it fills out.


This is the view from the driveway. It's so pretty when you first drive up. I'm so excited that after 6 years, we finally are starting to make this yard look good.

Exciting . . .

I just randomly sold a quilt on Etsy- couldn't have come at a better time!

Yay- just had to share since it was one of my favorite quilts!