Most of you already saw this photo on Facebook, but it definitely was exciting. Ashley won tickets through WNCI to dance on stage with Britney Spears during her concert in Cleveland. She asked me if I would like to go and OF COURSE I SAID YES! :) When we got there we were waiting for Britney's security team to come and talk to us and tell us all the rules for dancing on stage. As the two security guards were talking to the guy from Jive records, Ashley notices they turn around and look at my stomach and say "Whoa". Needless to say, I don't think any pregnant person had won a chance to dance on stage with Britney before! They called Ashley & I over and told us the rules, then in a very PC way asked if anyone was pregnant...LOL. Once I said I was pregnant, they said they were going to have to check with their team to see what to do. They took a picture of our ticket with their phone and advised they'd come find us in our seats once they figured it out, but if I wasn't allowed to dance on stage, they'd compensate me in another way. Ashley and I had just got to our seats when the two suited men come up to our seats and tell us that Ashley will still be dancing on stage with Britney and that I was going to get to meet her!! FUN!!! So...I head off with the security team and go stand in line to meet Britney. The tank top I bought online couldn't of been more true - Harper really was the Golden Ticket that night! Fun story and great pictures to share with Harper when she gets bigger!
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| Britney, Harper, and LA! |
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| Ashley dancing on stage with Britney! |
Harper's First Baby Shower
On July 31st I had my first baby shower thrown at my mom's house by Shelley & Ashley! Mom, Ryleigh, and Presley also contributed to a wonderful day! It was such a nice shower and it was great to see a lot of old friends, we got so many great gifts, and Harper is off to a great start with the things she will need! They had a great idea to send a blank onesie to each person that was invited. They were to decorate the onesie and bring it to the shower. I cannot believe how creative people got! They are some of the cutest onesies I have ever seen. They could seriously start a business! I have attached a couple of pictures below for you to see!! I'm sure there will be plenty of pictures of Harper in the onesies in the near future! Thanks Aunt Shelley & Aunt Ashley for a great shower - I had so much fun and we appreciate it so much!
Nana can Paint!
We had set aside the weekend of August 5th to paint Harper's Room. My mom and I met earlier that week at Lowe's to match and pick out the colors of her room to match her bedding. Nana came over early that week to get started on the paint as the wall with the stripes needed 48 hours to dry. She had most of it done before Saturday morning - Thank you SO MUCH! I found instructions on how to do the stripes on Do It Yourself.com - and I must say WE (well, mainly Nana & Poppy) did REALLY GOOD! I love how it turned out, love the color, love the stripes, and it matches perfectly! Now, we just need the bedding, the decorations, the glider chair to arrive, etc. It is so cool to walk by her room and see it almost completed. I even washed a bunch of her clothes and blankets last weekend, too and we were able to organize a bit! It is such a good feeling to have some of that already done - as Rudi said "It definitely makes it more real!" Here are some photos of the progress and the final product. I will update more pictures once it is complete with curtains, decorations, etc!
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| Nana getting a head start on the painting! |
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| Whoa, these were some work! Thanks goodness my dad showed up to help - we needed his patience and his height!! |
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| The test - pulling off the stripes!! It's looking great! |
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| Aunt Ashley's contribution - taking out a trash bag. I told her she needs to work a little harder if she wants to be in the running for "Favorite Aunt" status. :) |
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| The final look is complete!! And so pretty!! Love it!! |
Harper is definitely still a very active baby. She continues to move around A LOT - I think she is building something in there with all her activity! I am feeling great and we are getting so excited for her arrival. Pregnancy has been such an amazing experience and we know that parenthood will be even better!
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| She's getting big! |
8 WEEKS TO GO!! YAY!
