So many presents!!!!!

From Amber Thomas- items we will definately use!

From Chris Pence- I love things with Chloe's name on it!!!!! Chris made this!


From Becca Looney- such cute outfits!
From Auntie Molly Hallaron- love the dress!

Chloe's HUGE diaper cake!!! It is beautiful! Made by Donna Flatt and Martha Jackson...I don't know that I will be able to take it apart it is so cute!

From Grandma and Grandpa Stephenson- grandma flew in from Florida for Chloe's shower!

From Great Aunt Joyce- Aunt Joyce loves cows- notice the cow onsie and made Chloe a taggie blanket

From Great Grandma Carter- a photo album for cute pics of Chloe to go in!!!

Socks from Gigi and Poppa Crowley- Love the ones that look like shoes

From Gigi and Poppa Crowley- the blanket under the books was Matt's when he was a baby

More books from Gigi and Poppa Crowley- her bible is engraved with her name

From Aunt Jill- the book was signed by the author and aunt Jill's favorite book

More from Aunt Jill- the 'Daddy's angel' onsie has wings on the back!

From Nanny- these things are things we will save forever- it is very special that Chloe will get to meet her Nanny!
From Robyn Willis- LOVE the giraffe!

From Nancy Rawlings- who doesn't need a baby leash!!!! This book is very cute! I have already read it to Chloe (The Rawlings house was my second home when I was in middle and high school)

Wow- THREE play gyms!!!!! One from Nancy Rawlings, the other from Donna Flatt and a third from Jackie Shute and Tammy Sykes! Thanks so much!

From Donna Flatt- "My prince did come, his name is daddy"- so sweet!

One book from each cousin- Noah, Matthew, and Josh

From Heather, Richard, and Taylor Rawlings- Chloe's 2nd gift from them... so sweet!!!!

From Allison Royalty- one of my nursing school girls- Chloe will have fun at bathtime!

From Carol Ann Pilote- another one of my nursing school girls- this is one of my all time favorite books!

From Rachel and Aaron Ward- Rachel just moved to Arkansas and could not come, but shipped Chloe these things- so nice! I miss you Rachel! She was my night preceptor at work.

From Brenda Welch- notice the cute initials on the overalls!

From Willa and Hannah Ollis- LOVE the monkey bib- we are adding monkeys to Chloe's nursery

From Vicki Coffee- I honestly don't know much about the Bumbo, but it was a must have item according to other mommies!

From Andy and Sandra Agee- this cat looks like our cat McKenzie, so surely to be one of Chloe's favorite toys

From Martha Jackson- Chloe will enjoy these toys!!!

Martha also got Chloe a changing pad!

From Linda Janca- such cute things!!!

From Margie Dice- Chloe will be styling early!

From Anita McMahon- I LOVE this owl- it jitters when you pull it- so cute!

From Jeanie Jenkins- cute little outfit! Sorry this picture is sideways

From Ms. Eleanor Vincent- a girl has got to eat!

From Maryetta Murphy- Matt says I will take this mirror from Chloe- she has to learn to share some way, right!?!?

From Fran Tanner- this lamb lovie is so soft!

From Sandra Pigue and Aunt Naomi- the blanket that I used as my background in all of the pictures is also from them... they either made her blankets or had them made

Precious outfit from Janice Davis- we will have to get pictures made of Chloe in this sweet dress

From Brenda Clemmer- I had a blue elephant when I was a baby, so I registered Chloe for a pink elephant lovey!

From Kari Kernell- things for me!!!!
From Elaine Rust- a very sweet lady- we will have to hang this picture frame in our hall

Books from the hostesses of the shower- they also got her a stroller!!!!!!!
From Erin Stevens- I am excited about the diaper bag sized items!

From Diane Ferrell- Matt is good friends with her son- the bible is so sweet and Chloe's first doll!

From Carol Akers and Lori Swain- Lori is one of aunt Jill's best friends- the car seat protectors will certainly be used!

I was shocked to see how many gifts little Chloe received at her showers. She certainly will not have to worry about being loved as everyone seems to love this little lady already. We are very thankful for everything everyone has gotten her. I went to a work shower on Friday, and Chloe and baby Lainey had the cutest and best tasting shower cake ever and lots of other great food! Then Saturday, we went to Mary Jo's house (my mother in law's friend's house) and there were TONS of people there! A couple of ladies made Chloe the CUTEST diaper cake and his sister and Judy made a baby carriage made out of fruit. I was so busy the whole shower that I personally didn't get a chance to take any pictures, so the only pictures I have are of her gifts. She got around 50 books as the invite said to sign books instead of cards, which was a great idea. The messages inside the books will be special to Chloe.

Looking Good:)

Today, baby Chloe was head down and a whopping 5 lbs. 4 ounces! My low lying placenta FINALLY is resolved as the placenta is now 3 cm from the cervix. It should be at least two and last time measured at 1 cm away. Basically, the significance of this is there isn't really a reason at the present time for a c section! Yay! Chloe was practicing breathing during the ultrasound (the tech told us this) and she opened her mouth twice! I only gained a pound since my last appointment two weeks ago, which will put me at a total weight gain of a whole lot! My midwife is happy with the weight gain though, so I am glad someone is. The extra weight makes work increasingly more difficult as it is hard to stand for long periods of time, which is definately something my job entails. The good news is that I only have to work five more weeks before my maternity leave begins (I am starting it at 38 weeks). The bad news is that I actually have to make it to this point and gain weight along the way... yikes! People at work have been great though and constantly ask if I am feeling okay and the other day one of the residents even log rolled a patient instead of having me do it. I tried to help a kid up the other day and the attending told me not to and had someone else- so they definately are looking out for the wellness of little Chloe. I am soooo tired all the time and fall asleep on the couch on a regular basis. Chloe is busy hiccuping and has the hiccups at least twice daily. I let a coworker, Mia, feel her doing it yesterday. We are looking forward to our baby shower at work tomorrow that is also for Crissy and her baby Lainey!

Baby Showers!!!

This week is an exciting week. On Wednesday, we are at 33 weeks! On Thursday, my mom is coming to town and we will get to see Baby Chloe again as I have another ultrasound! Lets hope she looks great and is growing like she should be. Friday is our first baby shower ever for Chloe at work! Then, Saturday, there will be a brunch baby shower for little Chloe given. I can't wait to see all the cute little girl things people have picked out for her!

9 1/2 weeks to go...

It is crazy to think Chloe will be here so soon. So much to do and so little time. She has gotten larger and usually does not kick, but pushes instead. It is a very odd sensation and I am really not sure which body part is pushing out, but it is definately some part of her. Occasionally she will push so far out that it is actually painful. She usually gets the hiccups at least once daily, which is a very odd sensation. I feel a little rhythmic vibration that lasts for a few minutes in my lower abdomen area. She reminds me often that she is inside me. We are so much closer to meeting her!

Definately pregnant... no doubt

So my mother has been asking for a pregnant picture as she lives near Miami, FL and has not had the opportunity to see me as I grow. I have neglected to take the weekly pictures of myself and Chloe growing and honestly didn't even take this one. This is a picture of me, Chloe, my friend Jennifer from nursing school and her baby Ryan. You certainly can't tell in this picture that she is a month more pregnant than me, but she is. She is due October 12. This was taken 8-29-09. So... here you go mom...I am 29 1/2 weeks pregnant and Jennifer is 33 weeks.

Gifts for Chloe!!!!!

This is an exciting time!!!! It is so much fun to see all the cute things people are finding for baby Chloe! See her cute presents!

9 month old Ralph Lauren outfit from the Pages! Thanks so much Aunt Kayla and Uncle Mark and cousins Luke and Jc for this cute little outfit! The Pages are my stepsister, her husband, and my sweet nephews!

Cute little layettes and booties and socks for little Ms. Chloe from Heather, Richard, and Taylor Rawlings!!!! Lets hope Ms. Chloe is as funny as little Taylor! I know Heather through a long time church friend (Robyn) and Heather's husband is Robyn's brother. Ms. Taylor is Robyn's niece and boy she is a hoot!





Adorable picture for Chloe's room! Can you believe Amanda made this? She did a great job! Thanks so much Amanda Scoggin! I work with Amanda at Vandy. I absolutely LOVE personalized things!

2 lbs. 4 oz.!

She is growing fast! Only 91 days left! I had an appointment yesterday and an ultrasound. They tried to get pictures of her in 4d, but she would not move her hand away from her face. I guess she is already shy. She measured an estimated weight of 2lbs. 4 oz. and her measurements were right at 27 weeks.

99 days to go!!!!!!!!!!

We are down to the double digits! Little Chloe Autumn (yes we agree on this name!) will be here in just 99 days if she comes on her due date. So much to do in those 99 days. Her room is still not ready- granted we have almost everything to put in there, but still plenty of cleaning to do as well as painting. Matt has went on an ebay frenzy and is selling things to make room for her. The countdown begins!

PINK it is!

Matt wanted to keep the nursery yellow as he says it would be easier and it still matches, however I have really wanted it to be pink. Tonight we made a bet on a tv show we watch and I won the bet. My winnings are a pink nursery. Hopefully he follows through and I get my reward!

Baby's new item...

We went to Essex in Nashville again today and picked up a Graco car seat base for the baby. This way if we get the car seat that we registered for, then we will have a base for each car. They had it at Essex for $19.99 (it sells at Target for $40). If you haven't noticed, we pay full price for just about nothing. They also had baby swings at Essex- a winnie the pooh one for $49.99 and another one that was Graco for $59.99. Much cheaper than the swings I registered for, so if we don't get a swing I will be going to Essex to get one if they have any in when we go. I am posting some beach pics from our recent vacation to Destin.

Aunt Joyce (GREAT aunt Joyce to baby Crowley)

(Daddy sleeping)

(Matt and myself in the ocean)

Matt being bit by the fake alligator at Fudpucker's on Okaloosa Island

Alligator swimming in cage at Fudpucker's Okaloosa Island

Matt's catch on his deep sea fishing trip aboard the boat Destiny. He actually caught more, but they had a limit on what you could bring back. 16 lbs. of fish!

P.S. The baby says if you visit the blog, please leave a comment! For some reason, it sometimes takes two tries to leave a comment.

Still nameless...

My name for the day... Chloe Autumn. A coworker named her Chloe months ago and has been calling her that from the day she knew I was pregnant. It wasn't my favorite name at first as I was the babysitter for a little girl named Chloe and the parents were extremely earthy people, which just isn't Matt or myself. I also didn't like that it has been in the top 10 girl names recently, but it continues to grow on me. This morning (okay really afternoon as I don't currently do mornings) I had a breakthrough and knew that had to be her name. I presented it to Matt and all I got was maybe. Grrrrr!!!!! Will this baby ever have a name?

24 weeks and counting!

It is so hard to believe that Baby Girl Crowley should make her debut in about 110 days! She is growing larger, which means so am I. I have officially had 3 strangers ask how far along I am- so I must be past the are you fat or pregnant stage.
We still have lots of cleaning to do and need to get her room ready, but she has a crib and crib bumper and dust ruffle (the set previously posted) along with crib mattress (which I must brag about my Essex find- a brand new Serta crib matress for $39.99!) and a glider and changing table. She also has a stroller for when she gets a little bigger (you guessed it- DEAL! Half price at Target because someone purchased it online and returned it to the store where they usually don't carry it so $35!)

and a high chair, which I am debating on whether or not to keep.

I even got her a pack and play, which was another deal- found it at Marshalls on sale for $39. It is a Disney pack and play- so one thing not pink.
Matt has banned me from shopping for her until the room is ready, so he doesn't know about this blog just yet as he says we don't have room until I clean out.
I am super excited about the baby and even more excited to get her room ready. Just dreading the cleaning of the black hole of a guest room/ storage/ junk room. I registered today at Target. I must admit that I don't really care what she gets (meaning I won't be heart broken if she doesn't get the exact pacifier or blanket I registered for). I just put general things on the registry that we need. I have gradually purchased diapers and I am not really sure how many of each size she needs, so I didn't register for those, but I did register for wipes. To see what I picked out: http://www.target.com/registry/baby/1Y7H1GUYH32B3
One thing I hope someone gives her is the cutest ever newborn outfit to take her home in as I haven't been able to find that perfect outfit myself. What we need most is a car seat.
We are still working on a name. The top contenders for today are Autumn Olivia and Ashlyn Marie. I think Matt has taken my pick of Aubrey out of the running. I tried to convince him again today to name her Olivia Hope, without success. Knowing us, she will end up with a name completely different as that is what happened with both Elvis and Fonzie.
I had another ob appointment today. We had a scare a few weeks ago at our 20 weeks ultrasound where the tech announced that I have a low lying posterior placenta. We didn't have an appointment with the midwife until today, so I was convinced that this was a major problem. Today the midwife said that unless there is any unexplained bleeding, the placenta should not be an issue and should not affect anything, which was a relief to hear. Our next ultrasound is August 11. It is really to make sure the placenta is okay, but hopefully we will get a peek at the baby.
I will try to post our 20 week ultrasound pictures a little later.

Growing strong...

Baby Crowley's heart beat was beating strong. We had a quick prenatal appointment today and everything seems to be on track. Just waiting to get the 20 week ultrasound next week and be at the official halfway mark! Names we are pondering on... Autumn, Aubrey, and Ashlyn. I don't know why we are stuck on A names as we aren't using a book... odd.

What's in a name?

Little baby Crowley is without a name. My number 1 pick was Olivia Hope, but Matt doesn't like that name. The only names he has suggested for her are: October (when we did not know our due date) and Autumn Marie or Autumn Olivia. He has not turned down the name Aubrey, so that could be a possibility. We have 22 weeks to decide. Hard to believe she will be here so soon. My next doctor's appointment is on Tuesday, June 16 where I will hear her heartbeat again. Pretty exciting!! Our next ultrasound will be June 23. I can't wait to see her on screen again.

Bedding that I love!!!!!

I want either white or black furniture to go with this bedding. I thought I wanted white, but have found some really cute black, so we shall see.

It's a GIRL!!!!!!!

Auburn outfits Matt got her- she needs some bows!!!



Auburn hat, pacifier, and booties



Auburn dress- 18 months



back of 18 month old Auburn dress



0-3 month clothes



3-6 month onsie



6-12 month clothes



6-12 months clothes



Baby's first blanket and the inside matches a dress I got her!



12-18 month clothes








We had an ultrasound May 29 and the little one is a girl!!!!!! I have posted pictures as well as some pictures of her cute little clothes!

Baby Crowley is getting bigger!

After much convincing, I told Matt that I simply cannot wait until 20 weeks to find out the sex of the baby. Of course, the thing I wish for most is that the baby arrives and is healthy... but you must admit, you too are curious about the sex of this little one. We are checking with others to see if May 28 will be a good date for his parents and my grandparents and maybe Aunt Jill and GREAT Aunt Joyce to see the little one on screen. I can hardly wait! Lets just hope he or she is in a good position so they have no trouble telling the sex. We are having a tough time with names, so hopefully after we know what sex to expect we can think of something. Since my last post, we went to the doctor and had our first official ultrasound. The baby was very active with a heart rate of 152. Our due date is November 11 or November 12 depending on who you ask... the ultrasound machine said we were 11 weeks and one day and the tech said our due date is November 11. However, when the doctor put the official ultrasound read into the computer, it was put in as 11 weeks exactly, which makes the due date November 12. I know chances of having the baby on either of these dates are slim, so for my personal preference, I have decided to go with November 11 as 11-11 sounds pretty neat and really easy for Matt to remember. I posted some pictures. I have no idea why they are sideways and not to blog savvy so any tips to turn them the right way would be appreciated.