Nursery & Names

We have really made alot of progress on their nursery in the past few weeks. My parents came up two weeks ago and my dad knocked the painting out. He did a great job!! He loves doing this kind of thing and so it didn't take us long for us to take him up on his offer. Mom and I got alot of cleaning out done that weekend and even did a little rearranging that gave us a bit more room so to say I felt a sense of accomplishment when they left is an understatement!

Larkin's parents came up this past weekend and the closet was the project for those few days. When we moved into this house it had no shelf, clothes bar, etc. and until now we've really had no reason to add that stuff since the room wasn't used as our main guest room. SO, now we have a shelf and a hanging bar thanks to Larkin and his dad. They did an awesome job! The chest in the closet was Larkin and Sally Love's and it fits perfectly in there. They also got the chandelier up and put a dimmer switch on it just for me. I love a dimmer switch =) The little table you see in the picture was Larkin's so Mrs. Lanny repainted that and it goes great with our furniture.

It's all coming together but it sure wouldn't be without all of the help we've had so again a BIG thank you goes out to our parents...y'all are the BEST!!

I ordered the chair and ottoman today so that should be in around the end of February. I went with a Best Chair--you just can't beat it. The bedding should be in sometime next week. Can't wait!

I still have a good bit of energy so I am trying to knock out as much as I can while I still feel like it. Although, the doctor did just remind me yesterday of how much I should be resting and cutting back on my activity. And I have to say that I am doing pretty good for the most part--that is just a really hard concept for me but I know I rather follow his orders now than end up in the bed later!

Also, I mentioned in my last post that we would have names soon and it feels good to say that yes, we do have names picked out! We are going to have two precious baby girls whose names will be...

Sally Katelyn and Simmons Love...Sally Kate & Simmons

They are all family names. Larkin's sister's name was Sally Love. Also, Sally is Mrs. Lanny's first name along with Mrs. Lanny's mom's first name. Love is part of Mr. Bill's mom's name and is what all of the grandchildren called her. The "lyn" in Katelyn is after my mom, Lynn. Simmons was my grandmother's (mom's mom) maiden name and it's also on my dad's side of the family. These are all such special names to us and we are so thankful to be able to honor those that have gone before us along with those that are still here with us. We look forward to the day when we can tell Sally Kate and Simmons who they're named after...

I think that's it for now. It's almost my bedtime and my husband just walked in the door. Have a great week!