sweet baby

broke down and gave her the binkie...

she LOVES it.

what a life saver it was at 3 am :)

she's here, she's here!

our little TENLEY girl IS HERE!

7 lbs. 11 oz.

20.5 in. long

born at 1:08 pm

these pictures are from my

cell phone camera, so not the greatest

but more to come soon! :)

we are doing SUPER!!

with Daddy

just minutes old!


all clean and cozy
car ride home

we are very anxious...

however, our lives are about to change FOREVER

and yet we can't wait to meet this little girl!!

some pictures of the 40 (oh wait- 41) week ordeal..

another "funny" picture by Scott...

i had a bedtime snack: apple slices,

peanut butter, and potato chips.

he thought it was a weird craving, but i

actually always like those things. :)

this one i think is at about 39 weeks, when i thought i was ready to pop. but oh no, it only gets worse. continue on...

a belly shot from the front... made it black 'n white for your sake. :)

this picture is just a couple of days old, the most recent one you'll see before i post pictures of the little monster herself later this week. wahoo!

end in sight...

scheduled to be induced wednesday, 23rd.

we thought we had a name, but not sure anymore.

any cute/not too common ideas for baby girl names???

no baby yet!

oh my word, i'm about to POP!

but... no BABY yet. :(

everyone is so curious, it cracks me up!

scott's mom calls about 3 times a day...

and anyone i call asks "are you at the hospital?!?"

ohhhh i WISH i knew when it's going to happen too!

but no worries, we will text EVERYONE

and put up a POST when she comes!

p.s. WE CAN'T WAIT!!!

a maternity picture

One of my maternity pictures...

I don't have a scanner to share the rest!

Anyway... very pregnant and swollen,

ENJOY!

i FINALLY started her nursery bedding!

gOt thE bUmpEr dOnE tOdAy And wIll

wOrk On thE rEst A lIttlE bIt tOmOrrOw!

I thInk I'm fInAlly nEstIng...

bEcAUsE whO In thEir rIght mInd

wOUld stArt A prOjEct lIkE thIs??!

Acting Domestic...

Made some burp cloths tonight! I found colored cloth diapers (by Gerber) at Target, cut each one in half, and then zig-zagged the raw edges with my sewing machine. Total cost? About 50 cents per Burpie! Saweeet! :)

Also took a shot at head-band baby bows tonight. Found some baby tights on clearance (which becomes the head-band)... and a 50 cent yard of pink ribbon from Wal-Mart! I definitely need more practice, and need someone to teach me to tie better bows... but I had fun tonight while Scott

was at work. What if she comes out a boy? AH!

ANOTHER BURPIE... VERY CUTE! MY MOTHER IN LAW TAUGHT ME TO DO THESE: YOU JUST SEW FLANNEL STRIPS TOGETHER, RIGHT SIDE OUT, AND THEN SNIP AND FRAY ALL THE EDGES BY WASHING AND DRYING. I MADE THIS ONE OUT OF SCRAPS FROM ONE OF THE MANY BABY BLANKETS SHE'S MADE FOR ME. I AM SPOILED! :)

A fun picture I found...

camille, elise, me, chad, vanessa, ashley

I stole this picture from my sister Leah's blog because I had never seen it before,

and thought it is such a fun and cute picture with some of my siblings!

It was taken at Leah's wedding luncheon last year.

WOW Leelee it's been almost a year!

Bored.

So the last few weeks I have been dying to start my maternity leave, and have time to relax, and get things done around the house. Well, I'm on maternity leave now and I hate it. I am so bored! And as you can see in the pictures below, I am SO not getting things "ready" for the baby. When is that nesting phase supposed to kick in anyway? Haha. She isn't due until the 17th, but the Dr says my body is ready anytime, so who knows. I hate not knowing. But I have another appointment tomorrow, which I'm very excited about to see if we're getting closer! Being pregnant is getting annoying. We keep talking to her and telling her it's time to come out and meet us. But she is just so warm and cozy, and obviously ignoring us. :)

Thanks to Grma Lou for the ADORABLE pink rocking chair!!
That's the dresser that Scott refinished! His mom used

this dresser for all of her kids and babies. It turned out really cute,

and sure saved us some Washingtons. :)

Ok, I do have ONE thing ready... I've washed

all her newborn clothes, receiving blankets, and burp cloths.

Just have to load them up in the dresser now and pack her hospital bag.

Don't have her bedding done, but at least there are

clean sheets on her crib! Washed the mattress pad, the sheets,

and the sheet saver. I would have never thought to

do that on my own... thank goodness for Mother in laws!

Oh yeah.. and I'm drinking a Mountain Dew right now.

Hoping it will give me some energy to get more things done today? Haha.

THINGS TO DO TODAY:

1. Go to the bank. (Which is a REALLY weird task for me, because usually I'm working there!)

2. Install car seat.

3. Pack hospital bags. (Any ideas on what to bring? I want to pack light.)

4. Lunch w/ Vanessa @ 2.

5. Put away baby clothes & organize dresser, diapers, blankets, etc. BLEH

6. Start on baby's nursery/bedding.

7. Make some hair bows. Although my bows keep turning out retarded. I need some help. :)

8. Watch the season finale of the Bachelorette with Katie Hone & Katie Ward.. which we are VERY excited about!!