Waking up to a Crib

This morning Nathan and I woke up to a cute, tiny little crib... beside our bed... for the baby that will be in it soon... My mom came yesterday and helped me clean and do random odds and ends for the baby, make some returns, and put up this crib. She also got to see the bedding all put together in the crib for the first time! It's all washed and ready - even though Liam will be sleeping nice and comfy right here for a little while :)

We even have the little diaper caddy all stocked and ready for our little guy... so weird!

Nathan and I knew this day was coming. The day we would officially have a crib in our bedroom. After both agreeing that it would be so weird - in a good way - but nonetheless weird - to have a crib right beside us, the day finally arrived. We are so excited, and getting there as far as the readiness factor. Towels, washcloths, blankets washed. Diapers and wipes ready for that cute little bottom. Diaper caddy for our bedroom stocked. Diaper caddy to keep in the living room stocked. Hospital bag partially packed (finishing that today). All we have to do is pick out one preemie outfit just in case he's not 10 lbs (haha, gosh I hope not!) and then I can wash all the clothes and bibs. After that one load, all his stuff will be nice and clean with that great "Dreft" baby smell :)

Now we're down to crunch time - finishing up some final random things and waiting for our sweet Liam!

Anxious!

Well, I had a fabulous 25th birthday yesterday. My husband and family are incredible!

On an anxious note, I am so ready to meet this little guy! I will be 34 weeks on Saturday, and I can't believe I am already to that mark. In about 6 weeks depending on whether he's an early-comer, perfectly punctual, or just plain stubborn - we are going to have a baby. Wow. I am definitely getting anxious - in a curious kind of way. Not too nervous, and not worrisome, just curious. I'm curious what he will look like. And who he will look like. Nathan's baby pictures are just beautiful, and just maybe he'll have that cute red-auburn hair that Nathan had when he was little. Just maybe he will be calm and patient and sweet and strong like his daddy. I just have so many things I'm wondering about. I hope he is healthy (which all things point that he is). I hope he loves us the way we love our parents. I hope one day we will be able to see him be baptized when he chooses for himself to follow Christ. I am excited for him that he is going to have such incredible family surrounding him. He is going to have amazing grandparents, amazing great grandparents, and even an amazing great-great grandmother. He is going to have amazing and fun aunts and uncles. I'm excited about the things that they are going to teach him about life that Nathan and I can't. I'm excited for the first time he rides a bike with my dad and for the first time he goes fishing with Nathan's dad. I'm excited about the first time he sits on the counter with our moms and makes some cookies. I'm excited to see the look on our parents' faces when they meet him for the first time. And I absolutely can't wait to look at Nathan the first time we're holding our baby boy - and I hope I have a million pictures. I'm excited for the sense of accomplishment he will fill as he learns to do things.

I have all these hopes and dreams for this little guy I haven't even met yet, and curious, hopeful, anxious, excited is exactly what I am.

Happy Day :)

Today we had our second baby shower! It was a church shower with some really great friends, and it was so good to just hang out with everyone after we have all had some crazy summers. Also, my parents were down and my mom took some pics of us in our backyard. I was having a hard time making myself pay for pics of me and Nathan together and since my mom has done well for us in the past and I really just wanted a few good ones to have of this time in our lives, she gave it a try for me - and they turned out great! I am super excited about getting them up in the house! Blogger would never load the pics but for you facebook-ers I posted some of my favorites up there. Happy Almost Monday! I'm off to get some sleep!!!

And Labor Day weekend comes to a close...

We had a very successful weekend in the Coggin household this weekend! Friday night, Nathan and I relaxed at home in preparation of a busy weekend with some amazing family. Saturday, Nathan's' mom came over and helped me finish emptying the nursery and cleaning it from top to bottom. That night, her and Nathan gave the closet a fresh coat of paint and Nathan hung the new closet shelves. By Saturday night, we had a nice, clean, blank slate to start working on Sunday. Sunday after church my parents and Nathan's aunt came down and started painting! The two colors look so great, and the chair rail looks great too! Everything in our little one's room is completely cleaned and freshly painted - trim, doors painted, carpets shampooed. Everything looks so good, and we are so grateful for amazing family that are always there to help! Sunday night we got the dresser put together, and Monday we were able to move it into the room and put the crib together as well. It looks so cute, and I can't wait to continue adding things as they come! We are even closer to welcoming our little boy, and we are so excited! I posted all the pics on facebook, but here are a few.

Pictures!

Here are some pics from the first baby shower!!!

I haven't gotten them all yet from everyone taking pictures so I'll have to post some more later!

Little Liam :)

Yes, we have a name. And yes, we have had it for a good little while. I figured I would make it official to the blog world. Our little guy is Liam Andrew Coggin! Picking a name was definitely fun, and Liam must be meant to be because Nathan really liked it and as soon as he said it I was sold. And it just happens to go amazingly (we think) with Andrew... Liam's daddy's middle name :) How weird that we are his Mommy and Daddy. And how even more weird that I was 30 weeks on Saturday! 10 Weeks to go!!! (Approximately...) We are so excited and are feeling a rush of emotions as we enter this home stretch.

Sunday was a day I have been anticipating for a while - the first baby shower! It was so great to see everyone, and I am so grateful to have some pretty amazing friends and family! The first baby shower brought tons of babysitting offers (which I won't forget about... haha) and the best was just hanging out with everyone and catching up! Liam's closet is quickly filling up as well!

And, since you are taking a break from work or whatever you were doing to play online for a few, check out the new link I posted for Margalena's new website! I put it in the top right-hand corner, and it is there to stay as she will, I'm sure, be updating it as she completes new pieces! I am so proud of her! There is a place for upcoming events on there, but I will put a plug in for the one in Newnan - Powers Crossroads is a big festival in Newnan (or technically right outside of Newnan) all through Labor Day weekend. So all my fellow "Newnan-area people" stop by and see her stuff! In case you don't see the link or it doesn't work for some reason, the website is: www.margalenalepore.com Check it out!!!

Lately...

So... the end of last week brought us a package from Nathan's aunt, and in that package was our little guy's swing!!! Last night we put it together, and here is a pic of the finished product :)

Since I haven't been on here for a while... here are a couple pics of life lately

The whole fam in Myrtle Beach! I can't believe the next time we go we will be playing with our little guy in the sand! AHHH!!!

Our trip to visit Melissa in TN! Bailey and Toby had a blast together! We kinda had fun too ;)