We have a winner!

Dillon is the baby's name! (no middle name decided yet) We chose this particular spelling after my great-grandfather whose name was Thomas Dill.

Origin: Gaelic
Meaning: Faithful

We go for our 20 week ultrasound tomorrow. I am very excited to get to see him again! :)


UPDATE - 4/13/2010 - We have chosen a middle name! Dillon Travis Bass; Travis was Phillip's mother's maiden name. :)

Boy Name Contenders/Baby Shower Notes

My favorite name, Grayson, got the boot. Phillip just did not like it at all. The 3 that we are thinking about now are Kamden/Camden, Jackson, and Dylan/Dillon. I think I like Kamden the best, but I am sure I will change my mind soon enough. ;)

The baby shower is set for Saturday, March 27 - 2pm - Stones River Country Club's River Room. Invitations are going out next week! Thank you to Ashley, Becca, Lori, and Mom for all coming together and throwing it for Phillip and me!! It will be SOCK MONKEY THEMED (the nursery is sock monkey themed as well)! HOW FUN!! Can't wait!
Phillip and I are registered at Target/target.com...
Here is the link: https://www.target.com/registry/baby/215JX63XDWQHA.

It's a BOY!!!

@ 19 weeks:
Your baby's sensory development is exploding! Her brain is designating specialized areas for smell, taste, hearing, vision, and touch. Some research suggests that she may be able to hear your voice now, so don't be shy about reading aloud, talking to her, or singing a happy tune if the mood strikes you.
Your baby weighs about 8 1/2 ounces and measures 6 inches, head to bottom — about the size of a large heirloom tomato. Her arms and legs are in the right proportions to each other and the rest of her body now. Her kidneys continue to make urine and the hair on her scalp is sprouting. A waxy protective coating called the vernix caseosa is forming on her skin to prevent it from pickling in the amniotic fluid.

Look at those sweet little arms and legs!! (4-d)

These 2 photos below are the same shot, but different cell phones took it so there is a little bit of contrast between the two. This is a 4-d shot showing the baby from a side view holding the umbilical cord, which is coincidentally in the shape of the letter B!! Look closely!!

New Master Bedroom Furniture - Before & Afters! :)

I found this Broyhill 4 piece furniture set for a great price at a consignment shop and I've been wanting to try out a "shabby chic" finish... so, our bedroom is getting a makeover!
We painted a flat finish, dark brown paint over all of these pieces, then took a cream colored paint and rolled the high points to give it a darker and more solid look and just kind of free-handed the rest to give it the aged, shabby-chic look!

Armoire
-Before-
-After-
2 nightstands
-Before-
-After-


King Headboard
-Before-We are removing the iron part of the headboard (at the top)!
We just did not have the appropriate tools on hand today! :)

-After-

New Bedding & Lamps
The quilt set was purchased from overstock.com.
Our bedroom walls are being painted a bit lighter than the color
that runs in between each design in the blanket.
It is a warm tan color, called Butterfly Wing (by Behr).
The lamps for the nightstands are below.
I got them secondhand for $20 for the pair!
I think that I am going to paint them really light blue like
one of the quilt squares and use either red or tan lamp shades.

Faux Marble Technique Attempted!

Before the Faux Marble Finish was attempted...

and......
Ta-Da!!!!!!!
THE AFTER!!!!!!! I LOVE IT!!!!!!!
It did not photograph as well as it looks in person.
Click on the photo for an enlarged photo to see the detail.

Fireplace Project / BEFORE & AFTER Photos

BEFORE

AFTER
(we still have to do one more coat of the lighter color to give it some variation...
I may try a faux marbling technique)

Kitchen Table & Chairs Project (match cabinets!)

BEFORE

Unfinished; somewhat of a whitewash stain

Step 1 Complete: Cream base

AFTER
Complete with an antique stain! I love it!!

Waving Pic!

2/4/10 Ultrasound: Hand and side profile... but no "goodies" yet. :)