{LOLs}

Haha! Again, no words! Except for the fact that Ava Kate might be a feral child like Mowgli from the Jungle Book...we apparently can't tell dogs from children. :) Don't mind her if she barks when you come for a visit. She'll warm up to you if you toss her a ball.

{Dog Days}

Today is National Dog Biscuit Day and Spay Day USA!




As if these mongrels need an excuse to get a biscuit!

Also keep in mind my inability to pass up a stray dog on the road and SPAY YOUR PET!!

This public service announcement is brought to you by the Weavers. ;)

P.S. Everyday is National Kwang Day

{Officially Official}

Ava Kate's birthday has changed AGAIN!! We're officially scheduled for a C-section on March 8, 2011 at 1:00 p.m. (unless this little booger decides to make her debut earlier)! March 8th is also Memaw Bush's birthday! I know it was only two extra days, but when I found out the date moved up to the 8th, I got even MORE nervous than I was before. It's LESS than two weeks away...eek!

We have our very last prenatal appointment next Wednesday, then our pre-op appointment the next Monday, then our BABY on Tuesday. Lucky for me, for once in my life, I'm waiting on someone, not someone waiting on me! Ha! I totally thought this baby was going to be a true Bush Girl and be late for everything in her life. Hopefully the Weaver in her will prevent her from being a complete hot mess like her mama, Aunt Scootie, Aunt Mandy and Aunt Ronnie. :)

More baybay updates to come!

{a boy and his dog}

I seriously don't have any words on how I found Chad and Gracie snoozing the other night...

{411}

I'm 36 weeks...and I feel like this:

(Jabba the Hut from Star Wars, duh!)

We had our weekly appointment this a.m. and got a little surprise. No Ava Kate is not a boy! She's just very stubborn and is BREECHED! Dr. Stands assured us it's no big deal and gave us a few options - 1) The doctors can try a 'version', which they try and push and move the baby from the outside of my belly themselves next week at my next appointment. Dr. Stands said this had a 50/50 chance of working. 2) Wait and see if she moves herself, which he said was very unlikely due to her size and my size. 3) Schedule an elective C-section. We opted for an elective C-section. Chad and I both feel this is the safest route to go. So we scheduled a C-section for March 10! This could all change though, if she decides to move head down. They're checking me each week, even on the C-section date.

When we got to the car, Chad and I had a mini freak out. It wasn't because we were afraid of me having a C-section, it was because we have a real date now. I think it just hit us all at once that we are officially having a baby on March 10, 2011.

I also wanted say that I totally knew AK was breeched. Cayce can vouch for me. The funny thing is that for the last two visits they checked her position and told me she was ready to go! But, her kicks and jabs don't feel like she's head down, plus I have this round knot under my ribs...her head! So I asked Dr. Stands today and when he checked he said he couldn't tell. Hmm. So he went and got an oooold ultrasound machine and sure enough her little head is right under my ribs.

And that's how my 4 week wait turned into a 3 week wait! I will definitely keep you posted on this new and slightly shorter journey!!

{The green dresser...}

...makes me very happy! I'm not going to lie, I was very afraid of it at first. But once we got everything put together and situated I lurved it! :) This is going to also double as her changing table. Scootie put the window seat together today and the jury's still out on it. It's a good idea, but maybe not for this room. We'll see.

With all this done, all we're waiting on is a baybay to put in the room!

{first signs of spring}

I looked out my window and saw this sweet springtime surprise! We have daffodils scattered along the fence line of our back yard and I CAN. NOT. WAIT. for them to be in full bloom! Hurry up spring! We miss you!

{Disclaimer}

The following house pictures were taken with my phone. My camera battery died...6 months ago, and Chad's camera is somewhere that only he knows about and apparently I should've asked about...before he started playing video games.

{The Master Suh-weet}

Our master bedroom! **Note-since we've gotten new carpet, the dogs have been sleeping in the den. For real! They have!

This is the view from our den.

Our bed...and Kwang, acting like she owns the place or something. **Side Note- Kwang lost her collar, and when Kwang looses her collar, she turns into a feral cat. This is right after she got done attacking a milk cap on the bed. She's obviously very tired.

*Rolls eyes*

Our little sitting area and our bathroom. The rocking chair was a HOT MESS when I bought it for $4.00. A little lurve and BAM! I turned it into this! Not to toot my own horn, but I reupholstered it myself. Boo. Yah.


My dresser, that I luuurve.


My dresser again, because I really do lurve it, and the door to the hallway.

Gross picture, but Chad's manly wardrobe and the door to the laundry room.

And because it's DRASTICALLY changed too, the hallway. We are going to TRY to stencil the floor in a harlequin print. It's definately going to get the first coat of brown paint this weekend. We'll see how far we get after that. We also have a GORG church pew that will be making it's way up from the basement this weekend. She'll be sittin' pretty on the right wall.

{Ava Kate's Room}

This is our sweet little girl's room! We still have some furniture to move in this weekend. Nasty weather and painting don't go together.

This is AK's room looking in from the hallway. We have an UBER cute window seat for under the window...duh...and a cute lamp to go beside it. The window seat is going to be green! For all of you gagging, it's a very nice green!

Here we have a nice blank wall. Kidding! We planned on putting the dresser (also GREEN) here, but seeing as how this room boasts only two electrical sockets, we're putting the crib here since we need a socket for the monitor. And her little stroller and car seat, all ready to go!


Door to the hallway and a refurbished kitchen hutch I got a million Christmases ago. Some of her little clothes are in there right now, but it's going to hold diapers and stuff like that. It's hot pink on the inside, btw! The stripe at the bottom is still blue, because I forgot about it. Also, the door to the GBR.



Ava Kate's crib! The green dresser is going here, actually. Her crib bumper matches the curtains and it's being monogrammed as we speak! My sweet little girl isn't ever going to forget her name, because it's stitched on EVERYTHING!

Close up of her bedding.

If you're lucky, by this weekend, I'll have pictures of everything else that's supposed to go in her room!

{Guestroom}

FINALLY! The guest bedroom!!

This is looking in the door from the 'formal living room'. Yes, we're that snobby. :)

The bed.


Vanity and the door into the FLR.


Dresser from the DUMP! Thanks to Memaw and Papa Bush for fixing it up for me! And the door to Ava Kate's room.

The fireplace. And Chad's decorating skills (i.e. let's pile as much stuff up there and see if Anna says anything. I did.). Also note the golden unicorn. Again, we're just that snobby.

Shared closet between GBR and AKR. A little chair I WON! And a July, 1946 pinup girl. She's pretty cute!

Of course, it's not all the way finished. I ordered some yellow pillows from Target and I still have to make my LOVE sign for over the mantle. I also need to, um, re-accessorize the mantle.

{Update}

I totally wanted to have this day-after-the-carpet blog loaded with tons of before and after pictures and everything, but after working (HARD) for the past few weeks on getting the 3 bedrooms ready for carpet, I'm beat. And my house is still a mess. I even misplaced a load of laundry. WHO DOES THAT? It's not in the dryer, piled on the dresser, bed OR couch. So, knowing my limits, I'm taking the day(s?) off to do absolutely nothing. Except wondering where our underwear went. :) Seriously, where did it GO?