DIY Nursery Project

First off....drum roll please...we have decided on our little girl's name-  Adeline Elizabeth McGowen!  We think it is great- classy, sophisticated, and unique but not so weird you have never heard of it or don't know how to pronounce it.  To my knowledge, I don't think she can be teased by it when little or turn it into a bad word- haha! Her nickname could be little Addy or Ads or something like that?  We think it will be a perfect name, so if you don't like it- don't tell us!

It is about time we started working on Adeline's nursery!  Robby had gotten this desk for free in college, and I thought it would be perfect to turn it into a changing table for the nursery.  However, it needed some love- hence where the DIY project began....

Desk Before

First, I primed the desk to give it a starter coat.  Then, I matched a green color that goes with the fabric in the room and went to town painting. 

After I got finished painting- I decided it was too "clean" looking.  I am trying to go for a rustic but chic vibe in the room.  So- I roughed it up by sanding the edges and then brushed/wiped stain on to the painted desk.  Robby and I had many learning curves with our first DIY project together.  I wanted to add shelves to the desk to give extra storage for diapers, etc, so we went to Lowe's to buy our supplies.  We bought a big piece of plywood and got the helpful guy at Lowe's to cut it for us.  Unfortunately, we were 1/8" off on our measurement.  Have no fear- we bought Robby a saw for his birthday, SO this was the perfect time to whip it out and correct our first mistake.  We spend 2 1/2 hours trying to figure out how to work that stupid saw- no success.  We then called our new contractor friend who happens to build things for a living- hence he knows what he is doing.   However, he could not figure it out either- which made us actually feel better about ourselves! haha  He still came to the rescue by allowing us to use his table saw. (We ended up returning that piece of a junk saw).  Next, we realized the hard way that we purchased too big of screws to drill into the board (we may have split the board a hair).  It all adds to the "rustic" charm though! haha

Finally finished!

So here is a picture of it in the room.  The nursery is not finished yet, but I wanted to give you an idea of what it will possibly look like.  I want to put Adeline's changing pad on top and decorative touches, etc

My next DIY project was beautifying this old dresser I got for free from my mom. Yay for free things!

I primed and then painted the dresser and drawers.  The pink also matches the bedding in the nursery. 

I gave it the same "aging" treatment like the desk.

I think it turned out pretty cute and will be great to organize all of her tiny clothes! 

Pregnancy Update:  My food of choice has been pretzels and peanut butter.  Addy has been moving around like crazy- you can even see her move my whole belly sometimes (which is kind of weird, but awesome at the same time)  81 days to go!

Father's Day Weekend

Robby and I both had to work this past weekend, but on Friday evening we were able to go visit some great friends at lake Tyler.  We got to watch a beautiful sunset while catching up!

This weekend, I also made the McGowen family carrot cake for Robby's birthday.  I didn't get a chance to make it on his birthday since we went out of town, and then I got sick.  Robby was so excited and surprised that I made it- he thoroughly enjoyed its deliciousness!!!

 For Father's Day we had professionally grilled steaks by my sweet hubby!  I gave him a new grill set for his gift (I forgot to take a picture).  Robby is going to be the BEST dad to this little girl.  I am so blessed to have a man that will spur our child's heart toward Christ and encourage her daily. 

92 days to go!  I have been doing some DIYing for her nursery this week- hopefully it all turns out! haha 

Robby's Birthday weekend!

Happy Birthday Robby!

This past weekend we celebrated Robby’s 28^th birthday!  I am so honored to be married to such a respectable man.  He makes me smile daily and spurs me on in so many ways!  I fall more in love with his steadfast character daily.  I am one blessed woman to be married to such an incredible man!

The morning of Robby’s birthday we went to a donut shop to start the day off with a nutritious breakfast.  We of course had to then go our separate ways to our adult jobs- boo for growing up!  In the evening, Robby got home from work to walk into some birthday decorations and presents!  We quickly opened up gifts and then loaded up the car to head to Fort Worth for the weekend.  For dinner, we stopped at a tasty BBQ place called Soulman’s. 

  

 

Saturday, I attended my concealed handgun class all day (watch out folks- I will be packing some heat at some point in the future!), so Robby continued on celebrating his birthday by going to the Rahr Brewery with one of his friends.  They had a great time, so hopefully we can go again when I can actually drink a tasty brew!  

 

Saturday night we got together with our old small group from church for dessert.  The evening ending shortly after it began because Meagan’s husband got sick- which we thought was all food poisoning because Meagan had gotten it the day before.  So, Matt, Lauren, Robby, and I left to go to Marble Slab to grab some tasty birthday ice cream and continue catching up.  Come Monday we got the rude awakening that it turns out it was a TERRIBLE, nasty, contagious bug (not food poisoning), and we all got sick after only being exposed for an hour!  Sorry if this is too much, but sadly I haven’t thrown up that hard in a long time.  We are all feeling better now, but it got a little rough- not gonna lie!

Baby Update:

 

Robby felt sweet baby girl kick for the first time last week!  So much fun!!  We are so excited for the blessing she will be to our family.  Ice cream has been my craving of choice recently.  I am pretending the scale is not moving upward- haha!! I am 26 weeks as of today- 98 days to go!