Happy Birthday Kimmy!

Well today is Zac's favorite aunt Kimmy's birthday. We went to Watonga to celebrate and had a nice time. It has been a while since we had seen the family and it was a great time.


The nursery is well on its way; pictures to follow next weekend. We are about 1/2 coat of paint left to make it complete, then we can start placing the furniture. I have to paint the changing table and side table, a shelf and an easel and it should be smooth sailing!

EXCITING news has happened - our dear friends Jon and Chelsey have signed up for adoption, and they are welcoming their son, London Harvey, November 8th! Yea, London! CAN'T wait to meet him!

Have a great week! Amy

T Minus 10 Weeks

Well, Mistletoe Market is over and now it is TIME to focus on the nursery! The birthmother is due in less than 10 weeks (and I just know she is coming early). PANIC has set in! I have a TON to do! I cannot believe how close we are... this is nuts!

Here is the good news... We have officially narrowed Baby Girl Bradt's name down to 1out of 8. That is a HUGE improvement from 28, which is we were at on Saturday night. It is so hard to name a girl! Here is another issue with the girl, clothes! I am starting to think that I am the only person on the planet that does not like frilly, feathery clothes and bows! YUCK! I keep telling people, I like baby clothes that look like something that I would wear, so leopard ruffled pants are out. ;) I know, I know, I need to get over it. Surely I will, right? ~Amy

It's a WHAT???

So we had our big reveal party Wednesday night. My dear friend Chelsey, helped make the party lovely.

We were so excited for the party and had all of our close friends and family join in for pizza, fun, and PINK cake! YES! I said it... PINK!

WE ARE HAVING A GIRL!!!!! I can barely handle it! I just knew it was a boy. Had his name picked out, the colors of his nursery ready, and then BOOM! GIRL! My mother-in-law was so excited, and I am excited for her, because she needs a girl. We had a cute sign when you walked in, and you signed your name next to what you thought it was. The boy's list was BY FAR longer than the girl's.

So cute, so fun, so pink. I need to get my mind situated on this and start preparing for little drama! ~Amy

Fun Times!

Thursday night, I met my besties at the Maroon 5 and Train concert. How fun! Me, Jami, Angie, and Eddie shook it with the best of them.


We were laughing because Train did a Led Zeppelin/Aerosmith remix, and most of the kiddos around us were looking around like, "What is this? Who sings these songs?" Ahh... we are getting old.


We met with our attorney this week, and our birth-mother should be getting an ultrasound tomorrow! SO EXCITED! Excited to know the sex, and even more excited to get a good healthy report. It is 3 months from today! I cannot believe how time has FLOWN by! We went to my in-laws this weekend to help them move furniture, as they are having their bedrooms painted. My mother-in-law has a shelf with knobs that she used in my husband's nursery, and continued to use throughout his life collecting his medals, awards, etc... Well, guess what? It is going in Baby B's room! It is currently navy blue, and needs some touch-ups, so as soon as we know the sex, we will get to re-doing it! Can't wait! I love recycling special pieces! Please keep us, and Baby B in your prayers as we patiently wait for good news! ~Amy

One GIANT Step!

BUSY, BUSY weekend. Saturday morning we got up and went downtown to help with the Alzheimer's walk. It was a lot of fun and the weather was beautiful.

(I look very Lithuanian in this picture...)

They passed out Nylon flowers and you wrote the name of your loved one on it. We had to place them all in the ballpark "Memory Garden" and it looked really cool once it was done.


Then, we went to Norman for one of my friend's baby shower. (Well, my husband dropped me off and ran errands...) It was THE MOST AMAZING shower I have EVER been to. She is having a little boy, Cooper, and the theme was "The Circus" since her nursery is in Sock Monkeys. Look at these pictures:





Pretty amazing, huh? It was straight out of a magazine. There was sooooo much more than what I showed. Phenomenal job...

Then, after a BIG SOONER WIN we drove home and slept fast. Why? Because, today was our Home Study! I was expecting it to be sooooo much worse than what is was. The CPS worker was so nice, and she complimented me on my house. She told my husband that our house was one of the most nicely decorated house she has ever seen. THANK YOU! I needed a compliment on a day like today! (And she had good taste, so it was something I could take as a compliment!) She is pregnant and started to feel sick, so she is coming back next Sunday to finish Z's one-on-one interview. The best part is:

Yep, that's right! The nursery is ALMOST cleaned out completely! Thank goodness! ~Amy

Garage Sale: CHECK!

So this weekend we had a garage sale. We only had it on Saturday and the hours were 7:30-12:00. I was not messing around. At first, it was slow and I about hit the panic button since we are trying to come up with as much money as possible to pay for this Home Study next weekend. Luckily, around 10am, it picked up and we made $460.00!! And, that is after expenses like permit, ads, signs, etc! Not bad for a couple of hours, huh? That will get us close to 1/2 of the total cost! Phew!

Saturday afternoon turned into a good time! Me, my mother, and my mother-in-law went shopping for BABY B!!! We got a crib:



and a whole traveling system. Look at this cute bassinet we got to go along with it. It snaps into the stroller turning it into a new version of a buggy. SO cute!



I am OVERWHELMED by this baby stuff! Why are there 3,298 brands of bottles and things to choose from? Ugh! STRESS! I REALLY wanted the Orbit travel system, but with all of the costs associated with adoption, I talked myself out of a $2,000 travel system. I asked my friends, and read online what was the best/safest, and the consensus was Britax. So Baby B will be fully protected in it! A local baby store was having a great deal... If you bought the stroller, bases, etc, you got the infant carrier for FREE! You are limited to the colors that they had in stock, so green it is! I could really care less about the color, but we were laughing because my mother was obsessed with it. Green is the color of the Thomas Terriers, and without Zac's family we wouldn't be where we are, so the green travel system is some homage! ;)

The birth mother is going back to the doctor on the 27th of this month, so fingers crossed, we will know the sex on the 28th! Yea! ~Amy

Happy Birthday Presh!

This Labor Day weekend was filled with two things: 1) My husband's 31st birthday and 2) STILL cleaning out the garage to prepare for the nursery evacuation. Yes, I used the word evacuation because it needs to be completely emptied. The good news is, we are about 60% done! PRAISE THE LORD!!! I had no idea that it would be this bad! Yikes, I have a TON of stuff.

So back to the fun part of the weekend, celebration! Friday night we went to Eischen's with some friends. It was a fun time! It is hard to plan a birthday party for my husband, because his birthday always lands on Labor Day weekend. A lot of our friends were at the lake, or in fun places like NYC! (Jealous, much?) :)



Then, we went to my in-laws for a family celebration. He got the 3 things he loves the most; money, shoes, and anything Boston Red Sox!



(I also got him some Red Sox pacifiers for Baby B!)

Speaking of Baby B, two things. First, our attorney received medical records and Baby B is healthy! Yea! Secondly, we will HOPEFULLY find out the sex at the end of September, because the Birth Mother's next appointment is September 27th. PLEASE keep your fingers crossed because I REALLY need to get this nursery together! :) Amy