Preparing for Baby Harper!

I am having more fun getting furniture for Harper's room!!! Oh yeah....we've decided on a name- Harper Ann. Harper is a name that Corby has loved for a while. One of his favorite books is "To Kill a Mockingbird" and the author is Harper Lee.... so I think that's where it stemmed from. We also had a little girl in our nursery class at church named Harper, and she stole Corby's heart immediately, so he was set on that name. Ann is after my mom's best friend, Ann Chami. Ann has been such an amazing influence in my life and in the life of my mom and sisters.... so I just wanted her to know how much she truly means to me. I look forward to the day that Harper knows who she is named after, because not only is Ann so important to me, but I know that she will be an influence in Harper's life too. 

This week I've been quite busy. I've ordered her crib, glider, and dresser. Now I just need someone to empty out her room and paint it (too bad I can't do either). And once those projects are completed, I'll be able to put her room all together! The crib is a dark gold (almost looks brown), glider is khaki, and the dresser is an antique-looking cream color. And aunt Leah is making her bedding (which will be cream and brown). As you can see, lots of cream and brown... I will add either a pink or light green or something with blankets and decor. In my head it looks beautiful...I just hope it comes out looking as great as I think it will! 

The rest of my week is going to be spent with sweet Annalise! She's coming into town tomorrow morning with her dad, and she'll be spending the day and night with us, both on thursday and friday. We are both so excited about seeing her! I think it's going to be good for her to see that we're still here and so are her friends. She's been acting out a little at school and going home saying she's sad (usually because she won't see Luke ever again- poor thing!). It will be interesting to see how Luke responds when he sees her. I think he has his feelings hurt and truly doesn't understand where she has been. It confuses him even more to see me without her, which has happened a few times. But all in all, I'm really looking forward to seeing her again and spending some quality time with her. I'll definitely post some pictures of our time together! 

We Miss Eliana!!!

Corby and I went to Little Rock this past weekend to visit my family. I then stayed a few extra days because Lindsey and Eliana were staying too. We had such a wonderful time together! This was Corby's first time to meet Eliana, and I must say, they hit it off right away! She loved being held by him! It was too cute!!! She also has a love for my mom's cat Daisy, who sadly doesn't have the same affection for Eliana. Every time she would walk past the cat, Daisy would swat at her. It didn't phase Eliana, instead, she would just hit back. It happened all week, and Daisy won every time! 

Here are a few pictures from our weekend! We can't wait until Christmas, for us to all be together again!!!! 

"Fighting" with Daisy

"Sisters, sisters, there were never such devoted sisters..."

Tia Leah is quite the seamstress...she made this precious tutu!!!

Eliana loves her Uncle Corby!!! 

It's a girl!!!

We are SO excited to announce that we are having a baby girl! We had so much fun watching her during the ultrasound, and we have tons of pictures! We have a mover on our hands...she was very busy putting her feet and hands in her mouth. I can't wait until she's here...wow, I have to wait a while! Now I can start figuring out what I want her room to look like. It's going to be so much fun! If I can figure out how to scan one of the pictures, I'll try to post one of them. There are some very clear ones of her profile. Oh, I can't wait to see what she looks like!!!! 

Too much anticipation!!!

When you're unemployed, how do you keep yourself busy so that your days go by quickly?!?!?! I still haven't discovered the answer! Today went by SO slow, and I just want to get to tomorrow at 2:30! For those who don't know (which probably isn't anyone, since it's all I talk about!), my sonogram is tomorrow and we finally find out if it's a boy or girl! I really can't wait...either way.... I just want to see our sweet baby again! I'll post the news as soon as I get the chance. 

After my appointment, we're going to head to the fair. Let's be honest...I might be just as excited about my appointment as I am about having a funnel cake! It should be a fun day! I just hope that it goes by quickly! 

On another fun note, my friend, Ashley, is being induced tomorrow to have their sweet baby girl! I am SO happy for them and can't wait to see their baby. If you think about it, pray that everything goes well for them tomorrow! 

Tagged...

My friend, Mandy, tagged me, so I figured I would play along! I am supposed to share 7 random facts about me. So here I go...ENJOY!

1. I was the MVP for my basketball team. So what if it was in the 3rd grade...it's still one of my greatest accomplishments. 

2. I learned how to tap dance to be in my school's musical my senior year. I had never taken a dance class prior to tapping in the play.

3. My sister, Lindsey, told me that I was adopted from China when I was younger, and I believed her. If you saw my baby pictures, you would understand why I fell for it.

4. Every summer my Mee-Maw would come to visit, and she always gave me a perm. This went on for many years (until I finally learned that perms weren't my best look!), and I loved every second of it!

5. Corby and I never lived in the same town prior to being married.... weird, huh? 

6.  I began college as a pre-pharmacy major. If you know me well, this will make you laugh! What in the world was I thinking???? Organic Chemistry was my downfall, and at that point, I turned to Child Development. I was SO much happier once I made the change. 

7. I have always loved going to the dentist. In fact, I was SO excited when I got braces because I got to go so much more often! I guess going every 6 months just wasn't enough for me! 

If you have a blog and want to list your 7 random facts...go ahead and have fun! 

Eliana's Homecoming!!!

I had a great week in Nashville with my family (everyone except Tia Leah....we missed her dearly!!!), visiting the newest Wheeler addition! Here are a few pictures from the week with little Eliana. She is the sweetest little thing, and I can't wait to be with her again. I miss her so much!!!! 

Her room is so beautiful! Lindsey did a great job. They are looking forward to the day when she actually sleeps in that bed! :)

Another angle... I just love everything in her room!

This was right when they came through to greet everyone. Here she's meeting Polly for the first time. It appears they have a love/hate relationship. Eliana likes Polly a whole lot more than Polly likes her! 

How cute is her little smile!

Eliana's boyfriend, Andrew, came to welcome her at the airport. Andrew and his mom lived in the house with Lindsey and Eliana in Guatemala. He was THRILLED to see her! 

It was precious!

She fell right to sleep in the car from the airport to her new house!

Here's a little preview of Halloween... She's going to be a goldfish!

She loved moving the chair out and getting into the corner... She doesn't sit still! 

Eliana and Aunt Laloy (the name Annalise gave me has stayed strong!)

She loves her little chair... and how cute is her dress?!?!?! She's 15 months, and the dress is a 3-6 month size! SHE'S TINY!!!!! 

On another fun note, I got to skype with Annalise tonight. She talked to me for about 15 minutes, which sure beats our 1 minute on the phone. The first thing she said was, "Laloy, how's your baby doing?" How precious is that?!?!? I assured her that the baby was doing just fine, and then we talked all about her ballet class and first day at school. It was SO good to finally see her sweet little face. I do miss her terribly!!! But thankfully, I'll see her in 2 weeks!