Josie's ready, too!

Well, maybe not, but she definitely knows something is up. Josephine has been watching me prepare Leona's nursery over the months and probably wondering what the heck is going on. I keep telling her that she is going to be Leona's first best friend. I'm really excited to watch them get to know each other. Josie was really the test to see how Anthony and I could take care of something together, and she's been such a wonderful part of our lives. And she is really enjoying Grandma's visit! She has Grandma Ward wrapped around her little paw.

Leona's Dresser

This may not be interesting to anyone but me, but I've spent a good amount of time over the past few months folding and refolding Leona's little clothes and organizing her dresser drawers. I loved watching her little collection of pj's and onesies grow, not to mention the little shoes and socks! I am thinking that there is a good possibility that these drawers will not be so organized once she arrives, so yes, I've taken pictures to remember them. :)
Here is the top drawer with all over her jammies, hats, shoes, and socks!














Here is the middle drawer with all of her clothes from newborn size up to about 6 months.
And here is the bottom drawer with all of her 6 month up to one year clothes, along with the crib sheets. This drawer used to be full of sweet little baby blankets but her clothing collection grew so we had to move them! My mom has decided to be Leona's personal shopper so she's partly to blame for her clothing collection. :) We even have an outfit for her first birthday.

We're Ready!

Well the nursery is all set up, the changing station is stocked, and our hospital bag is packed! Friday was my last day of work and mom is here to help, so it's all feeling very real now. We're just eating great meals, resting, and waiting. She's almost here!

More Lovely Gifts to Share!

Here are a few more gifts I wanted to share!
Bath time!!!













It's hard to tell in this picture but this blanket from Aunt Kate has Leona's name embroidered on it!













Nanda brought these from Brazil, the t-shirt says "my mom and I have something in common, we both love the same man." :)

















Here are two beautiful baby blankets! The elephant blankie is from Glenn & Garry, it matches our little animal theme! The beautiful quilt on the left was handmade by the talented Gertie! Check out her blog post about making the blanket HERE! Leona is such a lucky girl. Thanks everyone!

Shower Gifts for Leona!

I hope no one minds but I wanted to share pictures of some of the super sweet shower gifts given to little Leona. Thank you everyone! I can't wait to share these all with her. This isn't everything, but I'll definitely take pictures of all of the thoughtful gifts, especially when we get to use them! :) I can't wait.

Baby Shower

Thanks so much to everyone for coming out to the baby shower on Sunday! I had so much fun spending time with friends and family, it really meant the world to me. Thanks Amy and Jen for all you did to make the shower special! Here are a few pictures, click here to see the rest. :)

Thanks Amy!

First of all, HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM!!!! I hope you had a wonderful day! Here are a couple pictures from Amy's NYC visit. We had tons of fun getting ready for the shower, setting up the Christmas tree, and putting together Leona's crib! Thank you so much, sis!