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Tuesday, December 28, 2010

A BLANK Nursery!

Type A... We all know that I am TYPE A.. I have always said that I want EVERYTHING perfect when I bring my baby home from the hospital.. Well we all know that it just did not happen that way for us..
So when Coop came home his nursery had his crib and a few other little boy things (that mom brought from home that was Mac's).. and that was it..
You may or may not remember but the day after we got Coop I ordered his bedding and was lucky enough to get fabric swatches.. So the paint was picked out.
Michael did a great job painting Cooper's room, but there was SO MUCH more to do...
Thank goodness the next weekend was Memorial Day and my mother was coming back. Over that weekend we got so much done...
Yes she did a lot of loving on Cooper, but massive amounts of projects were also done!
When she got there, it was a blue room with some furniture...
When she left it looked like this:



Let me share just a few of the projects we did.....
I bought these letters white at Hobby Lobby for not even $2 each!
Michael measured them and taped them off.. Then I used the furniture paint to paint stripes on them!
We got the "Heaven Sent" sign from Storkland.. How perfect!
At Storkland, I also saw the most awesome lamps, but of course they were well over $100 each.. So I bought this lamp for around $15. Then I used a hole punch around the top and bottom of the shade. I weaved the ribbon throw the holes. I got my very talented sister in law to paint Cooper's Monogram on it.. And I love it!
I also had this night stand.. So I got some paint one shade darker than the walls and painted it. Changed out the knob with a polka dotted one from Hobby Lobby ($3).. And Done! I also painted this book shelf the same shade of blue.
For this lamp I bought the base at Target for around $25 and the pre-sticky shade at Hobby lobby for just a few bucks. I bought the material and ribbon at Hobby Lobby too..
I cut the material to fit the shade, stuck it on, and Mom made this awesome bow for us to hot glue on!
Yes.. we made just a few trips to Hobby Lobby and Target.. With some trips to Pottery Barn Kids and Storkland mixed in too!
But it was well worth it.. I love how Cooper's Nursery turned out.. It is full of things that were given to him by people that love him so much.
Of course it has changed since then.. I have added all sorts of new projects.. I will have to share those some time..
hahhahahahaaa... Once I catch up!

Sunday, December 19, 2010

Daddy and Cooper Too!

Well of course we took some Daddy and Cooper pictures too!


Some Mommy and Cooper Pictures

After the Dupree's took Cooper's first pictures we came home and took our own!

Mommy and Cooper!
I love the way he looks at me!

Cooper's NewBorn Pictures

We are blessed enough to have some of the best photographers in Birmingham as our dear family friends. Phillip and Nancy Dupree have grown up with my parents and I have grown up with their two daughters. Some of my favorite football Saturday memories include them!
I knew they had to do Cooper' pictures and they got us in right away. We got these taken a week after we got Cooper.
Mr. Phillip and Mrs. Nancy with Cooper!
Here is a little peck into some of my favorites from the photo shoot!




He was so little and has grown so much! I will cherish these pictures FOREVER.. And it meant so much to have the same people that have taken my pictures growing up and did our wedding pictures, also take these!

Monday, November 29, 2010

50 FREE Holiday Cards from Shutterfly


CHRISTMAS CARD TIME
I know..I know..It has been awhile.. Let's just be honest,
I got a little overwhelmed with the amount of pictures I took and needed to post..
But I am BACK.. And I would like to start with a bang..
A FREE BANG!
50 Free Shutterfly Christmas Cards!
And check out my Christmas ANGEL! How can I not do Christmas cards with a child that cute...
I have always used Vista Print in the past for all my Christmas Cards and everyone knows I am a Snapfish Junkie, but hey I don't HATE.. Shutterfly and Free sound good to me!
And they have some SUPER Cute Choices....
Here are a few that I love!
Check out the other cute options:
www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/christmas-photos-cards
or
www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/christmas-cards
Let me recommend the folded cards.. They are my favorite!
Now of course I am not using either of these, because.. well we all know I have WAY more than 1 or 2 pictures of my precious boy I need to show off. AND I can't tell you which I am gonna use..That needs to be a surprise!
If you are like me 50 will just not do, but it is a great start.. So I will get my free 50 and pay for the rest.. Who knows I may even see what else I can put my sweet Cooper's face on!
I am all about the calenders... check them out:
www.shutterfly.com/calendars
What a GREAT DEAL!
So if this is something you are interested in and WHY would you not be..
Follow this link...
http://blog.shutterfly.com/5358/holiday2010-blog-submission-form/

It is nice and easy.. and FREE!
SO... Happy Christmas Card Shopping!
***I am having trouble with some of my links . If you are to, then just copy and paste.. That will get you there too!





Monday, September 27, 2010

Tuesday, May 25th: A Day of Doctor Visits

Tuesday was a full day.
We started the day at Children's Hospital to see the hematologist. This was a check up visit from when he was a newborn and had gotten sick. He was having to get his blood levels checked!
Thank goodness everything went great and his levels were normal. They said we would have to have one more visit to get checked out though.
After Children's we had lunch then headed over to our Pediatrician. We never have to wait long, but we did have a wait to bit. I used this as the perfect time for a mini photo shoot with Daddy and Coop. I took so many and had a ton that turned out really good. Here are some of my favorites!
LOVE IT!!
Coop just looking at Daddy!
I love this picture of Cooper! Look at those eyes!
After I took way too many pictures, it was time to go back!
Dr. Favrot wanted to see us back after we had Coop for a few days to see how he was doing, but also to give him those shots.
I had to give him love, because I knew what was coming!
He had no clue what was about to happen..
He was just looking as cute as can be!The sweet nurse!
Oh my poor baby! This just broke my heart!
He just looked so cute sleeping I took a few more pictures in the car on the way home!
I love the tongue sticking out!
Once we got home I decided to take just a few more before I took him out of his seat!
He looked so peaceful!
Then I saw this face, which I can not help but LOVE!But then it lead to this! Which I do not love..
Do you think it had something to do with the fact that the camera had been in his face ALL DAY long?
No need to worry kid.. You will be use to me taking pictures of you all the time before you know it!