Mother Daughter Shower

Our 2nd shower was so special - these wonderful ladies are mom's dear friends that gladly welcome her into the "grandma" club! The brunch was held at Kathie's gorgeous home and was just us mom's and daughters! They gave toast, shared memories of me as a lil' one, gave advice, and were so excited to celebrate this exciting time for Phil & I! The decor was just precious - cowboy/western theme! Here are a few picts from the fun we had at the shower! Enjoy!

The whole crew - mom's & daughters!

the dazzlin' daughters!!!

the marvel0us mom's!!!

Mom & I with Cooper

a lil' cowboy bookbag for Cooper!

Are these not the cutest lil' boots you've ever seen?!

love this!!!

Cooper's going to be a lil' cowboy!

the set up! amazing decor!

teething rings as napkin holders - adorable idea!

isn't that a cute baby - yep, those are all me!

quite the spread - food was delicious!

aren't these just the cutest!

Our 1st Baby Shower in Charlotte!

What a great way to love on lil' Cooper - friends, food and fun! We had all of that combined at our 1st baby shower in Charlotte with all my college girl friends! We were really excited about this one because it was a couple's shower and Phil was able to be there to celebrate this exciting time too! The hostess out did themselves - great set up, precious decor, delicious food, and awesome gifts! We always enjoy our time in Charlotte and it was great to have everyone together! Thanks girls for everything you did to make us feel so loved!

adorable invite!

all the wonderful hostess
us!

us with Meg & George!

a few of the gals!

this was just precious! they had a piece of ribbon hanging on the wall with cards that guest wrote us notes on (that were so sweet by the way) and to top it off a lil' Beatles onesie in the middle :)

They know me well - dessert was my absolute favorite - banana puddin' with Cooper initials!

happy mama and daddy!

Lauren, me and Caroline

opening gifts!

Big items - we got our stroller and our pack n play! We were super pumped about this!

us with Lauren & John

Before and After......Cooper's room

We're happy to report that Phil (aka - Bob the Builder) still has all his fingers and toes after lots of painting, hammering, drilling, nailing, sawing, and vaccuming! Our lovely little guest room has been transofrmed into what Cooper will know as his nursery!!! The walls are painted, the beadboard is up, the crib and dresser are put together - let's do this! However, we still have a few things to do...... curtains, wall decor, rocker/glider, crib sheet, changing pad, etc. None the less - we promised pictures of before and after so here ya have it........

Finished product!!!

As you can see the furniture required some creative packing in order to fit in the car

Don't worry - Phil did eventually find his way out from under the crib

WA - LA!!!!!

More pictures to come when we get some decor on the walls and get our rocker/glider!

Introducing Lucy to baby gear.....

Pretty sure we misunderstood the meaning of introducing baby gear to your pet before you bring your newborn home.............. I think they (whoever they is) suggest putting some of your baby gear around the home and telling your pet no when they get close or jump on it or something like that.....well......Phil and I put Lucy IN the pack n play! She didn't seem to mind - we're just hoping she doesn't put herself IN it when Cooper is in there.

Ok, so really we were just excited about the pack n play that I got for my mom at a consignment sale and wanted to try it out. However, I think it's safe to say that we won't be using the pack n play for Cooper by the time he weighs as much as Lucy.

Lucy & Cooper

So we think it's official that Lucy & Cooper are bonding. This is the first official photograph of the two of them together. :) The other night Lucy & I were sitting on the couch and Cooper started dancing around.......so I lifted my tank top up to see and as I did Lucy put her paw on my belly and left it there for a good 10-15 min.! Not that I want to bare my growing belly often, but thought this was pretty stinkin' cute.........I snapped a shot with my phone (apologies for the quality), but couldn't resist sharing with my dog lover friends!

Cooper's Nursery

Here's a sneak peak of lil' Cooper's nursery!!! The bedding is from Pottery Barn Kids and I'm sure no surprise to many of you that it's plaid!!!! We love it! The picture with the star is a wooden box with a quote on it that we were thinking about getting to hang in his room. The red & white gingham is a sheet - haven't decided if we'll use red, navy or blue - however I hear the ultimate crib sheet is a must so the colored one will be for decoration :) oh and the letter C - it's an idea from the oh so fabulous site etsy! (it's not with the angel - the seller just posted the picture like that) We're not sure if we're going to use these letters or something else. All still a work in progress!

We have his furniture (still in boxes) until we (and by we I mean Phil) finish the beadboard! Wish I could help, but I'm pretty clueless when it comes to that stuff. He's been hard at work and well on the way to finishing! We're painting a light green color on the top half and white beadboard on the bottom! Once the beadboard is finished we'll put the furniture up and show pictures! For now.......we'll show you our lil' storyboard of ideas and what the room use to look like. :)

This is what the room use to look like :) If you see it now it's green on the top with beadboard on two of the walls and the lovely orange on the other...... quite the site!

The Journey Begins!!!

Welcome to our blog!

We're so excited for this time in our lives and looking forward to sharing it with friends & family! Most of you know by now that we have a lil' baby boy on the way!!!

Cooper Reid Hankinson is scheduled to arrive Oct. 19th 2010!!!

We are enjoying this special time in our lives and look forward to having Cooper here with us. We are very pleased to say that the pregnancy has been smooth thus far! We are loving all that comes along with pregnancy: sharing the news with friends and family, watching the bump grow (and now move and groove) , planning and decorating his nursery, asking lots of questions and praying for our soon to be family of 3! We hope you will enjoy hearing about our lil' family and seeing pictures as we begin this journey of being Cooper's parents!

We’ve included several pictures of events throughout our journey! Enjoy!

us at the beach last week6 months preggo!
up close shot of lil' Cooper

a lil' Father's Day treat

what I wore to school the day after we found out it was Cooper

us telling our neighbors it was a boy!

Cooper's side profile

Cooper pointing to his head

Cooper upside down, bum in the air and legs very stretched out

the night we told Phil's parents we were pregnant

us right after we told Phil's parents we were pregnant

This is how we told Phil's parents - Phil made the outfit for Lucy!

telling Carly she's going to be an Aunt via skype

these are my cousin's shoes - he told Phil to put them under the bed if we wanted to get pregnant! So when we told Cori's parents we gave them back the shoes to give to cousin Bill

us right after we found out we were going to be parents!

Our first photo of our lil' peanut!