Week 25

We are 25 weeks along and only have 15 more to go until we welcome our sweet little girl home. We are busy waiting these days...for the crib furniture, bedding and glider/rocker/recliner chair.

Meanwhile Lee is diligently working to strip paint from a dresser that we purchased and will use as a changing table. This may be the first and last time I convince him that stripping furniture is fun side project. HA! He just might open his checkbook farther the next time I mention furniture refinishing.

A 25 week belly shot for your viewing pleasure!


Here is the bedding that we are waiting on. The Katie collection from Pottery Barn kids. It works perfectly with the existing room color. Now we just have to wait for the items to come off backorder! Thanks LuLu & Vance for the sweet gift! Lee & I both love it!

Sparkman Family Reunion

The summer has flown by and we have spent a lot of time on the road. This past weekend we headed down to Ocean Isle Beach for dinner with my dad's family. It was the 32nd annual Sparkman Family reunion. This is my Moms's family (my dad's mother). She had 5 brothers, for a total of 6 Sparkman siblings. There were about 30 family members all together for a week at the beach, traveling from Lousiana, Oklahoma, North Dakota, North & South Carolina and Georgia!

Here are some family pictures from the weekend.Brother & Sisters

The Boys...it took a while to get this nice photo.

Here are a few before. Wonder where Preston gets his spirited enthusiasm?? Hmmm...

Week 22

We have passed the halfway point and we're growing everyday! We better watch out...our baby girl is really active, especially after I eat ice cream! She's definitely my child!! We have been busy the last few weeks, which really makes the time fly by. We spent July 4th in Hartsville with the Brown's, enjoying the lake, jetski, pool and dinner. We will be headed to Myrtle Beach this weekend to see everyone! Can't wait! Here is a recent picture!

Happy Father's Day!

Happy Father's Day to our dads and granddad's! We just came back from lunch with my dad and Pops in Sneads Ferry. It was nice and hot but a great visit! We were able to share the photos from the most recent ultrasound with everyone. We were also happy to have the O'Berrys join us from Jacksonville - thanks for coming and enjoying the fun!

NURSERY UPDATE:

We have made a little bit of progress on the nursery for the Baby Girl. We have designated the guest room as hers and will be moving the bed and desk out. The "office" & guest room will now be one room. I hope that those who plan on visiting don't mind spending the night with a turkey or a duck or a fish, since these animals also live in what is currently the office. We have purchased a crib. It's from the Young America line made by Stanley. I think that I have decided on a bedding, but we'll see. Here are some pictures:

Happy Birthday Uncle Andrew!

Happy Birthday Andrew, Hope you have a great day!

Week 19

We are at week 19, just 1 week from the halfway point of 20 weeks. I'm really growing now, it's easy to see as I look back at past photos. 

This has been an exiting week, finding out that we are having a sweet baby girl and purchasing her crib. Of course, we can't have a post with including out Sweet Bella Girl!

~Elizabeth

Is it a Boy or Girl?

We went for our ultrasound this morning and everything looked really great; Heartbeat at 155 and Weight at 9ozs. Heart, kidneys, bladder, stomach and umbilical cord are all there and you can see this in the photos below.

Hey Mom & Dad! What's up!!

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So, here is the big news everyone has been patiently waiting to hear and apparently our little baby was needing some privacy. The tech, Dana, checked several times for the sex...but, either the legs were crossed or a foot was in the way. So, she continued on with checking the vitals, organs and size and would come back to check the sex a few times. So, I am sure you're asking "Well, did you see or not"? Well, we did and are excited to learn we're having a LITTLE GIRL!

Lee is out numbered, at least for now! And, he'll have to get used to his fishing buddy wearing a little bow in her hair. But, I know he will have so much fun and enjoy teaching her all about the things he loves to do.

~Elizabeth & Lee