Beautiful Gardenias

We have a few Gardenia bushes and Steven loves to cut blooms because we love the smell. These are from our old bush that probably has been here since the house. (48 years). Anyway, they are so pretty and I just love having them in the house. I put these in a bud vase by the kitchen sink so they give off a pleasant smell when I'm doing dreaded household chores. Enjoy!

Birmingham Baby Shower

Sweet Tori and Bryan hosted a baby shower for Peggy Palmer last Saturday. We had a great time! Peggy Palmer got so many pretty things! I can't believe she is going to be here in a little over six weeks! (Maybe before that!) Enjoy the pics.!

Peggy Palmer Weaver is 32 weeks.

Today, Peggy Palmer is 32 weeks. We decided to name her Peggy Palmer about two weeks ago. Her namesake comes from her Aunt Peggy, my sister, me, (my middle name is Palmer), and my maternal grandmother, the original Peggy Palmer. We considered several other precious names but I couldn't imagine not naming her this. Since we don't have any living Peggys anymore, I thought it would be a beautiful way to honor my sister and my grandmother. Steven and I have yet to decide if we will call her Peggy Palmer or just Peggy. I am thinking it will probably get shortened to just Peggy even if we start out with the double name. Anyway, today she is 32 weeks. We had our 32 week appointment and everything was great! Yay! Finally, I had an uneventful doctor appointment! I go back in 2 weeks at 34 weeks and then at 36 I go every week. We are getting very excited and can't wait to meet our new baby, (sorry, Gwen) Peggy Palmer.

The Adventures of The Weaver Cats

Since Peggy Palmer will be here in 8 weeks, the cats have begun their treck to the great outdoors. Tiger, Violet, and Gwenevere play outside for short periods of time everyday. I can see them out of the kitchen or den so I usually don't worry. Today, I decided to give them some independent time while I paid bills and did laundry. When I looked outside to check on them, I saw no cats. This scared me. Violet and Tiger came back in and I hadn't noticed. However, I could not find baby Gwenevere anywhere! I freaked since she is our baby(even if just for a few more weeks). I called her and looked everywhere in the yard. Then, I called Steven and he said he would come home to look for her. I called him again on his way home and he suggested that I tap on a can. (Gwenevere always comes for this). Lo and behold, Gwen came flying out of the house! She was inside asleep somewhere the entire time! Anyway, when the cats want to go out and they can't for some reason, they love to sit in the windows. Their new favorite spot is my bathroom window. Here are some pics of the kitties in the window. Notice Violet did not get a seat this time.

30 Weeks!

Today, baby girl Weaver is 30 weeks old. I am getting less mobile each day. I fell on Saturday night and spent the night in the hospital. Everything is fine with baby girl Weaver. It was a very scary night since I did fall on my belly. Now that I've had two hospital previews, I feel like I know what I must bring when we go for baby girl to be born. Lots of pillows! Those beds and pillows are terrible. I really was surprised how bad they are. I know part of it was due to the fact that I could not quit watching the baby monitor for most of the night. Anyway, today, I am very sore from the fall. I will be taking it easy the rest of the week so I can have this baby girl when she is due and not before!

Kitchen shots

Here are some befores and afters of the kitchen. I am still touching up paint and recessed lights and crown molding have not been installed yet but you can get the general idea. I wish I could find pictures when we moved in 3 years ago. This kitchen was even worse in those pics.

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