Newborn Photos - Sneak Peek

When our sweet Mallie was a week and a couple days old we had newborn photos taken of her.  I have not gotten the images yet but here are a couple of shots our photographer sent as a sneak pick.  Enjoy!

Today Mallie is 3 weeks, 2 days old and Mr. Whimsy and I are amazed at how much she has grown already.  She is a beautiful baby girl and we feel incredibly blessed to have such a special person as a part of our family.  

I hope to post more photos soon.

Meet Malinda Rose

Our sweet Baby Whimsy arrived Monday July 30 at 8:12PM.  She weighted 7 pounds, 2 ounces and was 20 inches long.  We named her Malinda Rose and call her Mallie.  She is pretty much perfect.

Mallie about 15 minutes after she was born

It was an all day affair on Monday; Mr. Whimsy and I headed to the hospital around 4AM that morning, and the Dr. said we could stay when she made her rounds around 8:30 AM.  We called BeBe (my mom) and MiMi (Mr. Whimsys mom) and asked them to spread the word.  

BeBe, Grandpa Jimbo, MiMi, Grandpa TC, Aunt Megan, Aunt Kristin and Aunt Marilyn were there to welcome sweet Mallie into the world.

Since being home Mallie has been the picture of the perfect newborn.  She rarely cries (only when she is hungry, chilly, getting a washcloth bath or getting her diaper changed) and would sleep throughout the night if she didn't need to be fed - I sometimes have to wake her up to feed her.  We know this won't last forever but are enjoying it while it does!

Thank you everyone for the well wishes, prayers and congratulations.  I promise to post more soon!

Thank you Grandpa Jimbo for all the great pictures!

Baby Whimsys Nursery Debut

I have finally put forth the effort to both take pictures of the nursery and upload them to my computer!  Quite the accomplishment based on all my pictureless posts lately.

A brief overview of the nursery - all the furniture in this room was redone by me and Mr. Whimsy.  It was a lot of work but really fun to work on together.  I hit up garage sales, other rooms in the house, and friends to put the nursery together (the matchy-matchy store stuff isn't really my style) so it matched the vision I was going for.  We (Mr. Whimsy) primed and painted everything with heirloom white spray paint, then (I) applied a glaze and poly-acrylic to it.  This was a very slow and long process (as you could probably see from my never ending to-do list) but I am really happy, and proud, of how it all came together.  Mr. Whimsy actually spent many evenings while I was sleeping hanging up things, shifting things around and re-hanging up things until they looked just perfect.  Several mornings I had the pleasure to wake up to a more complete nursery (seriously, it was fantastic).  He has a really good eye for room design and item placement.

In the beginning, I knew I wanted to use a light aqua and incorporate some things I have had for a while and haven't found the right home for in my home - namely a vintage aqua lamp that was missing a lampshade, a ton of doilies and a toy box/trunk I got from my Grandma a while back.  I also really wanted to use baby pink and have the room really sweet and feminine.  Apparently I have a thing for blue birds as they seemed to turn up in a couple places in the nursery.  

I took tons of pictures of the individual projects, and at some point will probably do post highlighting some of my favorites, some of my flops, and some of my most challenging one.  Let me know what you think!

Early Voting for Run Off Election Going On Now!

In a completely un-baby related PSA, don't forget, early voting for the run-off Texas primary election is going on now!  There are lots of exciting races yet to be won throughout the state so don't forget to head to the polls!  


In order to vote, you have to be a registered voter in Texas.  If you can't find your voter registration card just bring your license to the polls.  It takes all of 5 minutes if you go early.


Early voting is going on now through this Friday and election day is next Tuesday July 31.  Call your county courthouse to find out where you can vote!

7 Days till D (due) Date

Well... we are getting close!  Today is Monday, my due date is next Monday...  That means only 7 whopping days until my due date!  I am shocked by how quickly time has flown by.  Mr. Whimsy and I are excited and nervous (I am the nervous one) about our sweet Baby Whimsy's upcoming arrival.  Please send your prayers our way that the baby is healthy and our family is prepared for this humongous life change.

I have really wanted to wait until the actual due date (July 30) for the baby to come but we found out last week that my doctor will be out of town next weekend (July 27-29).  I am now really hoping Baby Whimsy comes this week or on or after her due date.  I know the other doctor on call would be fabulous but Mr. Whimsy and I both really like my current doctor and I would be more comfortable with her being there to deliver the baby.  Plus she is an Aggie so that bumps her up a notch.  

Last week after my doctors appoint I woke up about 2:30AM and was up until around 5:30AM with contractions, debating with myself whether or not I was actually in labor and needed to get Mr. Whimsy up to go to the hospital.  Obviously I was not in labor but I did recognize that I would prefer not to go into labor in the middle of the night.  So I'm adding that request to my "this is how I would like my labor to go" list.  We shall see how well Baby Whimsy plays along!

Anyway, I am still at work and am planning to keep busy until the big day.  We only have a handful of non-essential items on our to-do list but they should all be taken care of in relatively quick order.  

I promise to post pictures of the nursery this week.  

Hope you have a happy and blessed week!

Home Stretch

We are on the home stretch...  

Pretty much everything (yes everything) is scratched off!  I am so thankful for Mr. Whimsy because he really put in the long and hard hours while I would be sleeping to set up and get things done.  We still have some items on the list but I think we can safely take home baby (car seat is installed), have a place for her to sleep (bassinet is put together), and her room is cute.  Plus her (married) parents will have the same last name on her birth certificate (got my drivers license redone this week).  WooHoo!

Pictures are still to come but here is the latest list!

- Get/redo crib (Mr. Whimsy and Lindsey) - Still have to  schedule a time for pick up from Rowdy Ramsdens... 

- Get pantry organized to make room for all new baby stuff (Lindsey) - still zilch

- Mail belated graduation/baby/wedding gifts (Lindsey) - sorry folks, your gifts will be in the mail soon... 

- Fix up onsies (Lindsey) - I wish but I did sort out the onsies that needed some cute added to them

- Sleep (Lindsey) - Not sure I will catch up on this one for a few years...

We are getting closer by the day!  

3 Weeks and Counting (down)

Due Date: July 30, 2012

Todays Date: July 9, 2012

Days Remaining Until Due Date: 21

Mission: To not give birth early

WOW!  How is it possible that I am 3 weeks, 21 days, from my due date?!?!?! Where has the past 9 months gone?  There is still so much to do!  Between work and my crazy To Do list, I really need Baby Whimsy to come on her due date and not be early (I know, I am virtually the only 9 month pregnant person in the summer that is okay with waiting until their actual due date to go into labor!).

Honestly, my goal is to continue going into work until Friday July 27.  I am over a new department in the community I work and have SEVERAL projects that still need to be wrapped up between now and then... After that our sweet girl can come anytime.  Pretty generous of me huh?