Chaos

So what do you get when you take a 9 month pregnant lady and ramp up her work life to that of 50+ hours a week? That answer would be me.

My life has been pretty chaotic this last month. I see it as both a blessing and a curse in a way. Job security is a great thing. Especially embarking on mama hood as a single parent.

But the spoiled brat in me wants the world to stop for a few minutes so I can do a few extra special things to prepare for baby girls arrival. Instead, I am chained to my blackberry and lap top on practically all hours outside of the office. Work, work, work… busy, busy, busy.

And the truth of the matter is, I have NO CLUE to what real chaos is, because my daughter hasn’t even arrived. I mean, yes, I feel like I am running myself into the ground today… but how am I going to manage my time in a few months with an infant and a crazy job to balance? Lordy, Lord… these are the things that keep me and my double chins up at night. I am dreaming about work. All the time. Except for last night, I had a dream about Derek Morgan from Criminal Minds. I would like to think it was a post card from God, showing his appreciation for all my hard work.

So the long of the short of it is this… I am a terrible blogger. My apologies. I still have pictures to post of the nursery. I promise to get them up soon!

Showered with Love...

Shower Saturday March 5th

Where: The Ballantine Family Home

Fun Craving Station Game: Guess Which Snacks I craved while Pregnant!

Bacon, Spaghetti O's, Gummy Bears, BBQ Chips, Carmel Delights, BBQ Chicken Pizza

Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice... Handmade/Crafted by Miss Megan Bowker

Make a wish for Lauren & Harper by placing it on the sweet Wish Tree

So sweet. Loved all the amazing wishes from my fabulous friends. I will treasure them forever.

Lemonade Station. Add your own home made Lavendar or Strawberry Syrup.

Monogrammed Cupcakes! Harper Grace Tate! So precious.

The spread!

Cupcake Tree.

Fabulous Hostesses.

Kristen, Laura, Taylor, Megan & Erica. Love you ladies!!!!

(not pictured Quinn) -- who was there in spirit. :)

Family & Friends Celebration

Sweet details!

The hostess: Mrs. Ginger Sineath

Ginger & Mi Madre. Ya Ya's for life :)

This baby girl is seriously spoiled!

This MaMa is so Thankful!

Me & Bryson.

The spread!

Gifts Galore & Cradle my mom Painted for Harper!

Fabulous Diaper Cake!!!

Shower Sampler

Shower Uno: Diapers & Wipes Shower hosted by Kelly Conklin & Jennifer "J.B." Fisher

Where: The Conklin Casa

Some of my sweet amazing lady friends. Please note there are 4 pregnant ladies on that couch!

Little Harper's wipes & goodies galore. She is already spoiled rotten!

Sweet details that made the day so special! :)

J.B, me (& my chins), Kelstar

The sweet hostesses of this sweet and lovely celebration.

Monsoon

So this weekend I was given 2 baby showers. 2. (Yes I am spoiled) And I have 2 more. (Yes, spoiled rotten) I mean this lady is so blessed.

I was getting ready for my shower this afternoon and I thought to myself, this isn't a "shower" of love... this is a MONSOON.

I mean... truth be told... I am overwhelmed and humbled by the amount of love that I have in my life. I looked around the room Saturday morning and this afternoon at all the faces and there were tears in my eyes.

Harper Grace is coming into a world where there will be a WHOLE lot of love waiting to greet her. I may have the some of the greatest friends and family in the world.

There were people that drove from all over North and South Carolina to be at my shower yesterday and today, and I thought to myself how blessed I am. Truly blessed. I have some of the most incredible people in my life. Both friends and family, who are so thoughtful and generous. I have never been so touched and overwhelmed at the outpouring of love and blessings that was given to me and my little lady bug these past 2 days.

So tonight... this lady is going to bed early. I am exhausted from such a spectacular weekend. And my heart is so full and so grateful for all the goodness...

Pictures to come of this weekends festivities! :)

Sweet Baby

Here is a sneak peek of sweet baby Harper from the 4D ultra sound Friday! It is CRAZY they can get such good pictures! She is just perfect!

Girl Where You Been?

So I am apparently a bad blogger. I apologize for my lack of updates, etc. but life has been crazy busy the past few weeks… but here a few fun facts about my life at the moment to tide you over until I can post a clever or heartfelt post that will change your life.

29 WEEKS. Yes, that is how long this big lady has been pregnant. Baby girl is 29 weeks and counting. Mama is officially in the 3rd Trimester. This trimester my little tot will grow from the size of an eggplant to a watermelon. Wowza. And let me tell you how much I have grown. I am OBVIOUSLY pregnant now. Baby girl is still moving and shaking on the daily getting her groove on and kicking mama in the ribs and bladder. Sometimes I cannot believe how strong she is! The books/websites say that this week she is opening and closing her little eyes. How sweet is that to imagine?

NURSERY TIME. My FABULOUS lady friends did an amazing job on the nursery painting. It looks JUST perfect for little lady bug. This weekend starts the decorating and organizing. Saturday my dad is loading up the truck with her crib and changing table…. Let the fun begin!!! Again, I promise pictures to come!

AND FINALLY THE BIG ANNOUNCEMENT of my sweet little girls name!!!

Prepare yourself for the April arrival of (drum roll please)

HARPER GRACE

She will be here before we know it!