Baseball, baseball, and more baseball!

I can't even believe it! Cooper will be here before we know it! Ryan and I feel like we are at the "hurry up and wait" stage.  You are encouraged to have all these baby preparation things done well in advance just in case the little one decides to join you a little early, but then if or when he doesn't, you sit and stare at each other just waiting! It's exciting and nerve racking all at the same time! We are finally done with the nursery....at least I think! The only thing we are waiting for is the rocker that we are having recovered to be finished. That should be any day now! Here are some pictures! What do you think? Any suggestions of things we should add?


Here you can kind of see how the room is set up! Up against the far wall when you walk in is the crib with the bedding that my mother and mother in law made.  Up above it is the scoreboard that my husband (with a little help from his parents) hand made. It says "Rodgers Field at Cooperstown." I absolutely love it and am so impressed at their talent!

Here's a better look at the Scoreboard and the mural.  We wanted to sort of give off the illusion of being in a ballpark with the fans! We are very pleased with how the scoreboard turned out! It was even painted out of chalkboard paint so that someday Cooper can really play with it!

The hutch finally came in after 3 long months of waiting! It's not completely decorated quite yet, but we are working on it! The "Danger-Foul Ball Area" sign on top had strict restrictions as to where it could go in the nursery.  Ryan wanted to make sure that it truly fell in a foul ball zone of the room! Haha...Oh goodness! I would have never known the difference!

Not a great picture here- Sorry! Hopefully you can see the adorable curtains that my mother in law made! I absolutely love the way they turned out! There were certain pieces that were a must when designing Cooper's room and the Nolan Ryan picture seen below was one of them! He had it signed by Nolan and really wanted it to be in there! I love it right next to the baseball lamp that I found online! 

Hopefully with the room being so "baseball" themed, Cooper actually likes the sport! Haha!!! If not, I know a pretty excited 30 year old man that would move on in in a heartbeat!

Have a great weekend!!

Only 7 weeks to go!

I know I am the worst blogger in the world and I am sorry! My goal is to be better. The problem is that I have so many things that I wish to be better at right now! Here are some things I am hoping to get better at before Mr. Cooper gets here:

1.  I hope to take more pictures of everything...even our everyday life!

2.  I hope to organize all the pictures that I am now taking so that I can have them to share as Cooper gets older. I have started to organize all the pictures of Ryan and I pre-wedding and have begun making albums with them on Shutterfly.  I just ordered our Honeymoon book yesterday! This is my quick fix to scrapbooking right now! I am hoping to start Cooper's scrapbook very soon!

3.  I hope to prioritize my work a little better so that there is more family time at home (a very hard one). Ryan and I very rarely have time at home August through May.  Between football, basketball, baseball and track, there are very few nights where we are home before seven or weekends with no obligations.  Although we both love our jobs, it is important that we learn to prioritize these things as Cooper joins our family.

4.  I want to make more time for friends and family. Luckily we don't live very far from most of our family. Ryan's entire family lives here in Midlothian with us so we get to spend quite a bit of time with them.  It's great because Hillary (Ryan's sister) has a little boy, Evan, that is about 2 and a half years old, and she is due with twins in August! Lucky for me as well, my sister Maggie lives in Fort Worth, about thirty minutes away.  Baird, her son, is just now eight weeks old. Although I don't get to see them as much as I would like, we are very close and get together when we can.  Cooper will have so many cousins to play with around his age! With our schedules though, sometimes we miss out on family things that we really wish we could be a part of. We're hoping this summer for sure and while I'm on maternity leave, we can visit Granbury/Weatherford more often to see my mom and Rodney, sister Mallory, and my dad and Cynthia a little more.  I also want to make a better attempt at hanging out with all my best friends.  All of them have little ones and I can't wait to schedule play dates with them all! I want Cooper to grow up with as many close childhood friends as I did.

5.  I hope to journal/blog more so that i don't forget a single memory! I already feel like this pregnancy has gone by so fast, I can't imagine how fast it will go once he gets here. Someone please help me with this one! I don't want to forget a thing!!

Now, news on Cooper!! Only 7 weeks until his expected arrival! Things are coming together nicely I think! The nursery is almost done, thanks to my sister Mags who came over last night and helped me find an organized place for everything! For those of you that know her, you know this was a huge help!! Pictures will come very shortly as soon as it is finished! As for Cooper, he weighs about 5lbs right now and is approximately 20 inches long! Big boy!! He is kicking and punching and squirming like you can't imagine. I love it!! Sometimes I catch myself getting sad that there are only a few more weeks that it is just him and I.  The bond that we are experiencing is so priceless and something I could have never imagined.  I know this will only strengthen over time, but it is just such a special time.  Now, with that being said, I will be glad when I can actually sleep through an entire night (which yes I know will be a while) without waking up starving, cramping, restless, needing to pee, etc.  It will be so nice to workout without feeling so winded and like I am going to die of exhaustion! And to think, I use to be in shape!

We have been very blessed by our family and friends who have been hosting Cooper and I many showers.  Cindy's friends hosted the most fun "baseball" shower two weeks ago.  There were so many family and friends there who were so gracious with so many adorable things for Cooper.  Last weekend, all of my coaching friends hosted a shower. All the coaches and coach's wives came and we had a great time! One of the neatest things they did were "advice" cards. I learned so many important and funny tips on parenting.  There were also many hilarious stories shared which was so fun to listen to and look forward to!  Next weekend, my best friends of all time (Lissa, Allison, Abigail, and Kandle) are hosting a "Show off the Nursery" shower at my house! I am very excited for this one and glad that it has motivated me to get my house ready! I can't wait!! I have the best friends!!

And, speaking of friends I am so excited to announce that my best friend, Allison, is HAVING A BOY and my other very good friend, Abigail, is HAVING A GIRL!!! This is such an exciting time! They are both due in July! Looks like Cooper will have a built-in best friend and girlfriend!!!

That's all for now! I hope you are all having a wonderful week!!