{I'm Still Alive... And Excited About a New Room Redo}

It's been a awhile since I last updated.  I have a good excuse though.  We found out two days before Thanksgiving that we are expecting.  It was a complete and total shock.  We started trying 3 years ago for another child after losing our daughter to a rare birth defect almost 5 years ago.  It just wasn't happening and so we gave up.  We found peace with being the parent of an angel and then out of no where we were pregnant.  I had to take multiple tests to make sure I was seeing things right.  We are beyond thrilled! 

The first trimester I was sick.  Very sick.  I lost quite a bit of weight because I couldn't eat anything except crackers.  I'm feeling much better now that we've reached our 2 trimester.  We are taking it all one day at a time and trusting in God that everything is going to be okay. 

I am super excited to be planning a nursery.  I have a few ideas of what I like and so far my husband is on board.  I have a gut feeling that this one is a boy but we'll know for sure on our appointment with our fetal maternal doctor on February 23rd.  We did take a baby gender test and it said boy so we'll see. 

I'll leave y'all with some nurseries we love and keep y'all updated on our baby progress. 

{Do You Want To Own A Meth Lab?}

How could you NOT read with a title like that?

Please head over to Holly's blog, Roller Coaster Life, to read Jenn and Rob's heartbreaking story.  I encourage each of you who read this to please post this story on your own blog or link back to Holly's post. 

Thanks!

Happy Thanksgiving!!

{Image courtesy of Craftily Ever After}

{What To Do?}

I bought this piece last year at my favorite second hand furniture store.  It was a great deal at only $60.  It's solid wood and super heavy.  I love the drop leaf on either side.  I am not a fan of the color though.  I've had a million different ideas in my head as to what I should do but can't seem to settle on just one. 

I originally wanted to paint the bottom black and use a white wash pickling stain.  And then I thought what about keeping with the black bottom and using a dark walnut stain on top?  And then I thought about doing black on bottom and leaving the top the original color.  I don't know what to do so any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.  It's a beautiful piece of furniture and it looks great in our living room.  Once the hustle and bustle of this week is over I'm going to tackle it so it'll be ready before Ashley's 30th birthday party! 

Hoping everyone has a great Tuesday!