Get out your wallets! Awesome website ahead!!!

Thanks to my S-I-L Julie, I have been introduced to an awesome website that focuses on personalized gifts. Since being introduced about three months ago, I have used the site to purchase two wedding gifts, a godmother gift, a godfather gift, a First Communion gift, and this adorable Easter basket for Claire. Wook at da toot widdle name stitched onto the bunny's eaw!!!

I am so excited to have been introduced to this site, and it is certainly making my life so much easier when it comes to buying for family and friends. They also always have some sort of promotional sale going on where you can take a decent percentage off of the total, and if you participate in the MyPoints program, this site it supported by it, as well! Here are two pictures of the super cute photo album Claire got for Christmas, which, I might add, she is OBSESSED with!

What a Difference a (Half) Year Makes!!!



I always swore that, when I had children, I would never be one of those parents who constantly posted pictures of their babies and geared every conversation toward burps, giggles, and rolling over in some way...until I had a baby of my own! I can't get enough of my little munchkin, and watching the world through her eyes gives me a whole new perspective on life! With that being said, please allow me this opportunity to obnoxiously post some pics of my little sweet pea. I don't know where these last 6 months have gone, but what a ride it has been! Love you, Claire Bear!!!

A Nursery for Claire Bear

It is hard to believe that, in just a few short weeks, our baby girl will be here to meet us! On one hand, it feels like just yesterday that my husband and I discovered we were pregnant! On the other hand, I am going MAD waiting to see who she looks like and which features of mine and my husband's she bears. I can't wait to dress her up in the adorable outfits my relatives and friends spoiled her with, take her for walks in her stroller, and even change a gazillion diapers per day and comforting her on restless nights. Mostly, I just can't wait to have her in my arms and call her my own.

Needless to say, I have been desperately trying to keep busy in any way possible. Here is proof of my busy-ness in the form of pictures of  Claire's room! Enjoy!!!


My amazingly artistic sis-in-law, @Tiffany Beaver painted the tree and I added fabric leaves and birds to match the crib bedding. We're hoping  baby Claire comes out with lots of hair so that she can put the owl barette holder to the right of the tree to good use!

I painted the wooden letters to match Claire's bedding and hot-glued them to ribbon. Each end of the ribbon was then tied around a nail in the wall and covered with fabric-covered, wooden birds.

This plaque was featured in a blog post about a month ago, and we have finally found a home for it in Claire's room

Can't wait to put this glider to very good use. Notice the beautiful afghan on the glider, made by my fabulous mommy, @Jane Beaver!

Bird puzzle completed by shower guests assembled and displayed in baby's room. Love it!!!

For those of you who don't know me, I am obsessed with the use of Scrabble tiles in craft projects! I am passing on this obsession to my child!

Since Claire's cousins all live hours away, I decided to incorporate them into her room for her to think of them fondly when she can't see  them. Each one used their hand or footprints to create an adorable little character to add to her nursery decor! Also of note is the adorable picture frame to the left of the windowsill made by my aunt, @Julie Heckman and featuring the 3-D ultrasound pic of Claire!

A closeup of Alison's and Camdyn's nursery contributions-a birdie and an owl

Royce's, Derek's, and Adrienne's creative contributious-a butterfly, a frog, and a bouquet of flowers