Baby Shower

We were VERY lucky to have such a nice shower thrown for us by Nate's
mom. Godmother Erin put a lot of time, effort, and spending into it as
well!


Erin created and sent out the cute blue pumpkin invites.


Erin, Lili, and Nate's mom all made the chocolate covered
pretzel favors.

Here are "mom and dad"!!!



Holding the massive strands of clothing that came out of the
toy chest Erin made to match the nursery theme!


Nate's mom picked and took care of everything at the best venue
ever, Roma! The food was amazing!


Italian Salad, Pasta Primavera, Chicken Marsala, and Meatballs
and fresh rolls.

Diaper cake made by Erin. Not only is it fantastic in

appearance, but the diapers can actually be used!

Desserts!!! So good!

Erin made orange cookies, chocolate chip cookies, and

peanut butter cookies.

Aunt Patty made ricotta cookies with little blue booties!

Lili made white chocolate fudge balls in sugar or coconut.

Nate's mom made funfetti cookies (Nate's favorite!)

Pete made us mini cannolis!

Erin & Nate's mom in a partially candid shot!

Obviously he will be a Yankees fan.

The cake, also from Nate's mom!

Lili, Nate, and Mom

Belly Pics!

30 Weeks at my Shower...
29 Weeks

27 Weeks

Glider added to the nursery

Our glider is here! It's made by Best Chair
The style is Patoka and the color is Buckwheat

It is very comfy!

Furniture :)

I think I posted the information about the furniture
before, but just in case...

Manufacturer: Munire
Collection: Madison
Color: Espresso

This is a long dresser that we will use for the
changing table:


Obviously the crib, which Nate did an excellent job putting together.

The chest. The chair will go in the corner to the right of

the chest when it comes in (should be here within 2

weeks or so). Other than that, we are out of room :)

Not going to put anything else in here just to keep it

somewhat spacious.

I need to take a better picture of the ceiling fan that

Nate also installed today, but you can see the pulls

(which will be swapped out) in the top of this picture.

Nursery "Before"

Well today I kicked Taylor out and moved her
crate to the guest room.

Nate and I cleaned the nursery extensively
in preparation for the furniture to be moved in.

The doorway to the right is the entrance to the room.

Across from the entrance to the room,
one of the windows.

Both windows.

The closet. So far we have two shelves the entire

length of the closet.

I still have to find a way to get more organizers

in there to accommodate all the little stuff.

"Daddy" putting the crib together.

26 Weeks, Furniture, Bedding

Everything is progressing! Including the belly:

26 Weeks

Nate went to get the furniture Saturday 9/12. Right now it's

still in the garage. I need to move Taylor's crate and give the

nursery a thorough cleaning. We also want to get a ceiling

fan in there asap!

Here's what the garage looks like right now:

We also finally got most of the bedding. We still need to get

a matching sheet with little lambs on it, but what we have will

do for now:

Daddy's First Purchase

Nate came home with a gift for the baby this week. He found this
at the baby speciality store Kiddoodles in Scranton. It's a "nap
mat" by Stephen Joseph. It also rolls up and can be worn as a
backpack!

It's the softest thing ever!

24 Weeks

Well I am officially 6 months along! Here's the latest picture

for those who have been requesting I update.

I'm taking 3 condensed classes right now, so I haven't had

as much time to blog :(

Sorry the quality is not so great, this was taken with my phone.

22 Weeks

Wow.

Baby Lipton's Godmother

Baby Lipton's Godmother is, of course, Erin.
She sent him his first present from her today!

First we have - yes, that's right...
PeePee TeePees. "for the sprinkling weewee".
Too fun for words.

Then a sweet card, an excellent elephant box
that USPS does not approve, and a Capricorn
onesie that says "loves to organize". Obviously
perfect for our child.

And the coveted Lamb from baby Gap! For
the anticipated Lambie nursery. It is so soft.

I had to have a serious talk with Taylor after the
puppy from grandma and the Lamb came into the
house today. Baby toys vs. puppy toys... I think
she got it. I just don't think she cares! :)