THE TRAVELING GARDNERS

A few months ago we began decorating Isabella's nursery. It started with some pink paint. The boys were so excited that we would be painting a room. They decided to sneak in the room the day after Dan painted, and do a little "touch up".  They painted the inside of the closet. They painted the carpet. They "touched up" a few walls. And they painted themselves. I walked in and said put your hands up! And immediately took off Zachary's outfit that was soaked in pink paint. Then I said, "Don't move. I am getting my phone to take a picture!" We couldn't be too mad. Dan had left out the roller brush and paint holder with some leftover paint inside. And they were just trying to help right? The bad news is some of this pink paint will not come out of the carpet! Any suggestions?

I really don't like pictures of myself right now. I feel huge! I have that third trimester water retaining going on. And it is not very flattering to my face. But, I still wanted to post a recent pregnancy picture before baby girl arrives! Dan took these pictures this past Sunday after church. Isabella has really dropped this past week. I have been having consistent contractions. She is also moving around a lot less. And on my last OB appointment, the doctor said she has consistently been measuring farther along. I am not sure if she is waiting till her scheduled c section date of July 1st to arrive. I am thinking more like June? What do you think?

The day that we registered at Babies R Us, we could not resist getting Isabella a few splurges. We first found this adorable pacifier. Then we of course could not resist this outfit. I can just see our little firecracker enjoying a summer BBQ in this jumper. This is my favorite. Simple and sweet. It reminds me that Isabella will be the little sister protected by her big brothers. A co-worker of Dan gave him a few bags of little girl clothes! I separated all the sizes into piles. Her floor was covered with all these cute girly clothes. It is starting to become very real that we will soon have a baby girl in our home! When Dan was in Washington for a few weeks, he stopped by a store and could not help himself. He found these adorable outfits for our little princess. Dan said his favorite is this cute yellow sundress. I found this at Target and had to grab it.                   ...

We are so excited for our little princess to join our family! Dan and I have picked out the main theme for her nursery.  We came across this bedding set from Pottery Barn for kids. Dan and I both instantly fell in love with it. Isabella's name will be monogrammed on the quilt. We usually do not splurge on bedding. However, this little angel coming is going to be our last, and she is a girl. So she is getting spoiled!     We love white for the furniture. We really love the sleigh bed design for the crib.    And here is the adorable wall decal that I found online. The theme of her room came from an idea that we saw. Love this retro owl look at Target. Back about a year ago, I saw this bedding set at Target and fell in love with it. I said, "If we ever have a girl, I would love to decorate her room in this design."We recently discovered this only comes in twin size bedding. It does not come in crib bedding size. We will still be using th...

20 weeks pregnant with Baby Girl Gardner This is me on Valentine's Day. This is right after Dan, the boys, and I ate some yummy frozen yogurt!

So we have decided on a name for our sweet baby girl. However it comes down to the middle name and how it will sound together. So here it is......she will either be...... Isabella Grace Gardner or Isabelle Rose Gardner We wanted something patriotic since she is scheduled to arrive on the 4th of July. And Isabelle can be shortened to Belle(as in Liberty Bell). Dan and I both love the name Isabella. I have always loved Grace for a middle name. But, right now the boys and Dan have out numbered me with Rose when it came to a vote. Nothing is set in stone. And her name could change to something totally different. However, Dan and I found with naming the boys once we found a name that we loved, we usually end up sticking to it. However, we still welcome comments and opinions. So what do you think?

Today during our 19 week ultrasound we saw our sweet baby GIRL ! We are over joyed and still in shock. We can not wait for our little princess to join our family!!!! We all had a feeling it was a girl. But here are a few reasons why: 1. I cry at EVERYTHING. This pregnancy is causing me to have way more emotions than the boys pregnancies. 2. My face is breaking out and is red and splotchy. 3. I feel so ugly. With the boys pregnancies I was always told that I had that pregnancy glow. Not with this one. 4. My nostrils widened with the boys pregnancies, but my face stayed thinner. This pregnancy, my nostrils have not changed and my face is so round. 5. Chinese gender predictor said girl. 6. Wives tales predictors like the needle over the belly, showed that it was a girl. 7. I had morning sickness into the 2nd trimester. With both of the boys, my morning sickness ended at the 1st trimester. 8. Fetal heart rate was in the 150's. 9. I love/crave fruit and sweets! With the boy...

Suprise! Baby Gardner #3 will be arriving July 4, 2011!