Yup, we're outta here.

We moved! We are in Ponca City, OK right now waiting on our house in Stillwater to be ready. We are living with Ryan's Grandma, who has graciously let us take over her house for three weeks. We had planned to stay in Dallas until March 23rd, but we sold our house quicker than we thought we would. And the buyer wanted it quicker than possible...so March 3rd was our compromise. I am sad about this because there are many people that I didn't get to say goodbye to. I didn't get to hang out one last time with some people I really care about! It was not how we would have planned to leave, but we have already planned to come back to Dallas April 28-29. 

Ryan and Lylah right before we left our house for the last time.....

 Ryan locking up....

The moving day went very smoothly... The movers were ridiculously fast! I'd have to recommend Condor moving company if you are moving anytime soon. I guess it's a little early because we don't have our stuff moved in yet, but I have to say I was impressed with their efficiency. 

Goodbye to Dallas.....until April. I will miss you. 

She's here! And she's the best thing EVER.

So, if you are not a fan of large amounts of baby pictures, you should probably not visit my blog much anymore. Cause I am sure from here on out it will be pictures of Lylah, crafts for Lylah, pictures of Lylah and just to mix it up...videos of Lylah.

Lylah graced us with her presence on Wednesday afternoon at 3:30pm. I think this is funny, cause as a teacher this time is a great time of day. Haha! She came quickly, and she is the most beautiful baby. She is so cute I just want to stare at her forever. Ryan and I stared at her in the hospital, we stared at her in the car (Well Ryan drove, I stared), we stared at her in our room, and we will probably stare at her until she's 13 and tells us to "stop embarrassing her." And even then, I am sure we won't stop staring at her.

We are home, happy and completely sleep deprived. But she is very worth it. Some time I will sit down and type more about her birth story, but not today. I am trying to squeeze in a blog post before Lylah needs to eat, I pass out, or both. I hope I don't sound like I'm complaining. It's the best time of my life, and I am not even kidding.

I have taken some pictures, but trust me, there are more to come. The first set is from her birth, and the last three are from this morning. Gotta love that morning light.

Lylah's Birth....

Above: Ryan's favorite...

My favorite (like blow it up to poster size and put it everywhere in my house favorite)

A few new ones from today....

Edmond Baby Shower

Weekend before last, some of my college friends threw me a wonderful baby shower. They are so sweet! It was PERFECT. My hostesses thought of so many wonderful things to make the day special. We had such a great shower and a great weekend in Edmond. Here are some pictures.....

My Hostesses: Janie, Allissa, (Me), Kacee and Rachel

Beautiful table!

My sisters, Mom and Memaw

Me and the great grandmothers (possibly the worst picture of me ever taken)

Receiving Humpty for Lylah, a family tradition on the Harms side

The cute drink table

 Me and my good friend Allissa. She's awesome!!!

Me and My Mom at the Shower

 Rachel and Me

Me and My Mom before Church

This was supposed to be a "funny one". Is it funny? Ummm......You decide.

Possibly my most random post....ever.

1. Nursery Progress:

The nursery is done. Except for one tiny project that I will do later (in a few weeks when the items I need arrive). I will leave you in suspense as to what that project is. But the Nursery is 95% done, but I'm just feeling to lazy to take the pictures of it any post it. Sorry. I will soon, promise.

2. I love the pool

Speaking of lazy, this is my saving grace lately...

If you don't mind kids jumping over your head and screaming, our neighborhood pool is awesome. And I am definitely at the point where I don't even care, I have to swim. It feels so good and is great exercise. Easier on the joints and so refreshing and wonderful. If I can keep my belly covered so I don't scar little children, then I'm good. Te he he.

3. Pinterest
I am in love with Pinterest. If you are not on it, you should be.  It's basically social bookmarking. It's amazing and I have so many new craft ideas and home ideas because of it!

4. Last road trip before baby..
Last weekend was our shower in Edmond. My college girlfriends threw it for me, and because most of our family is in Oklahoma, it was perfect. We saw so many people we love and some we hadn't seen in a long time. The shower was wonderful and I will post pictures soon. My good friend Allissa did such a great job putting everything together. So many little touches and details that I loved! Thanks girls!

5. The Bachelorette
Lastly, I have to comment on the Bachelorette getting interrupted (Spoiler alert) right when Constantine was leaving. I was okay with it cause I was watching live and could DVR the next show to get the whole thing, but I bet there are some mad people today who didn't get the whole thing. My favorite part was Twitter posts about Obama interrupting. Here are a few:

 "@darabrooke: It was really weird when Ashley went on that fantasy date with President Obama #bachelorette"


"Boehner is sooo not getting a rose #bachelorette #ohwait"


"I know! Obama needs to buy his own stupid channel for lame people to watch and let us watch the Bachelorette!"


"Is Obama trying to be the next Bachelor? Cause that would be the worst season ever."


"If Obama doesn't bring back my #Bachelorette, the debt will be the LEAST Of his crises."


"In a shocking twist @chrisbharrison about to tell Obama and Boehner if they would like to forgo their separate rooms....#Bachelorette"

Dallas Baby Shower!

Week before last, we had our first Baby shower! I can't even tell you how wonderful it was. My hostesses were just marvelous! We were overwhelmed by the generosity of our church and Dallas friends. Here are some pictures!

Above: My Mother-in-Law Paula, Me, My Mom and Sister Kelsey

Me and Laura...we're due a week or so apart!

The beautiful table!

Guests!

My hostesses and me. They did such an awesome job!

Opening gifts!

The gorgeous quilt Suzie made! She is so great.

Our Dining Room table after! We feel so blessed. Thank you to everyone! :)

The New Car Story

Ryan and I had been researching cars for a while. We had researched everything you could possibly research, and if you know my Husband, you totally believe me. After lots of research, we decided to test drive two cars. The Ford Edge and the Honda Pilot. We wanted an SUV with low mileage, a reasonable price tag (we wanted to pay cash, per the Dave Ramsey plan), the right color, pretty interior and a nice mom-mobile. 

So we set out on Memorial Day to test drive two hand-selected SUVS. Low mileage, the right color, etc. (Except I secretly didn't like the color of the Pilot we were going to see, but wanted to drive it anyway.)

We drove the Edge in McKinney and loved it. Only problem was I didn't want to buy the first car I saw. I wanted to see if I liked the Pilot better. So we left to drive to Lewisville. (Plus I wanted a third row...)

When we got there, the car had been sold that we wanted to see. Ryan was not happy, because he had called to specifically check if it was there. But then, I laid my eyes on this beauty: 

....and the rest is history. (Which worked out because they sold the Ford Edge about 10 mintues after we left!)

It's a 2007 Honda Pilot, with leather interior, voice navigation, heated seats, a 3rd row, and low mileage (and a warranty). 

 Ryan test driving it. 

So we bought it. A few hours later, it was ours! Forgive my appearance below...it had been a long day!

But first, I had to say goodbye to the Lexus, because we traded it in. I'm not gonna lie, I cried. That car had been so good to me. I loved that car..she was just getting quirky and was 11 years old.

Saying goodbye.....

One last look...

And into the "new" car!

Right after we bought it!

And I love it. It took some time to get used to..I kept wondering whose white SUV was in our garage. I still get excited when I need to run an errand and I climb into it. I am so happy! Okay, I'm done bragging about my new car. :)

Coming in September.....

Things have been a wee bit crazy around here

Can I get a day of sleep to recover from the craziness? Please? No?

I adore my friend Natasha. You can see more pictures of her on my photo blog here.

The Table...

Cupcake toppers!

The wreath I made for Natasha to take to the hospital and put on her baby door. :)

Super proud of my mantle. 

Opening gifts

Hostessess...promise to detail how to make tissue puffs soon

There's a baby in there!

Is she not adorable?

Alright, back to posts about crafts. I promise to detail my crafts used for the shower VERY soon!

The calm before the storm.

So we're getting our carpets cleaned. Before the shower I blogged about. I am so excited! Yay! Clean carpets. Babies. All the things I love! If there was a GAP at the shower, my life would be complete.

Here are a few pictures prior to the cleaning: (And no we weren't robbed. And those pictures on Facebook were Ryan's doing, not mine.)

 Our Kitchen stuffed.

Our bedroom stuffed. We had to switch sides, and luckily, no one needed to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night.