Baby Girl Parrott's Name

Ronnie and I have been going back and forth on names lately but we could not agree on anything. I had really been feeling a Hollis or a Henley if we had a girl. Ronnie just couldn't get behind it and began to pray that God would give us her name. He wouldn't even entertain boy names because he was so convinced this baby was a girl. 

He headed off to Louisville about a week before we found out this was in fact a girl. He had the opportunity to visit a bakery there. The bakery's owner had established it as a way for women to have a redemptive second chance; it's a really neat story (link at bottom). That bakery had a name that made Ronnie step back and think that maybe God was giving him a name for this girl. 

Ronnie began to pray over the weekend that God would confirm if this was to be the name we gave our little girl. On Sunday morning, as he was reading in Joshua, as crazy as it sounds, the same word he saw in Louisville was used twice in the specific chapter of Joshua he was reading. He immediately showed me after reading it. I laughed it off. I admit it was a little too weird for me. 

Ronnie said he prayed, without telling me on Sunday morning that God would show me that this was the name for our little girl. Late that afternoon my mom randomly texted me and said we should name our girl the same name that Ronnie had been mentioning. I totally freaked and about died. I told him and that's when he told me he had prayed that morning for God to reveal her name to me. 

We got our ultrasound done on Monday morning and sure enough there is a little girl growing inside. I teared up for sure at the grace of that moment. Later on I was googling (ya know that's basically fool proof) a middle name that I had tucked away for several months. They paired that middle name with what should be her siblings names. Would you believe the same name that God had revealed to Ronnie showed up along with Jack and Silas. It basically solidified her name in my mind. After showing this to Ronnie, he told me that he asked the Lord that morning to confirm the name just one more time and sure enough, the Lord did. 

So without further ado... 

                        Scarlet Wren 

                 coming late August 2016.

I couldn't even look at the ultrasound, I was so nervous.

Sweet profile and a great heartbeat of 173

long lean legs like Anna Kate

working on her hand to mouth coordination

Here's the link to the to Scarlet's Bakery Story.

Parrott baby weeks 15 &16

BABY #10 ( #6 this side of heaven) 15 weeks

How far along: 15 weeks!

Total weight gain: 2.5lbs

Maternity clothes: Negative

Stretch marks: Just a left over roadmap from the 5 other blessings

Sleep: started sleeping better with a little help from Benadryl

Best moment of this week: just thriving in the chaos

Miss anything: Running!!!!

Movement: Started kicking against my seatbelt

Food cravings: watermelon, cantaloupe, chocolate, french fries

Anything making you queasy or sick: Bodily functions from the little people are doing a whirl on me. They think its hilarious when I start dry-heaving, so we are pushing through it. Only 2 zofran and 2 vomits this week.

Have you started to show yet: yes

Gender: Find out March 21

Labor signs: No, but I cramp all the time; the ligaments are well worn.

Belly button in or out: In

Wedding rings on or off: On

Happy or moody most of the time: weepy, poor Ronnie as this is completely outside the norm

Looking forward to: having Ronnie defend his D-Min

BABY #10 ( #6 this side of heaven) 16 weeks

I don't look massive from the front,
but...

...turn to the side and hello :)

How far along: 16 weeks!

Total weight gain: 3.5lbs,  the ball is rolling and ain't stopping

Maternity clothes: Negative

Stretch marks: Just a left over roadmap from the 5 other blessings

Sleep: decent week

Best moment of this week: Hearing the Ronnie is officially Dr. Parrott. We find out Monday who is inside.

Miss anything: Running!!!!

Movement: I've been super busy this week, so I haven't noticed as much. I did wake up one night at 2 am to these little flicks that made me chuckle.

Food cravings: watermelon, peaches

Anything making you queasy or sick: Still the bodily functions, kids are gross.

Have you started to show yet: yes

Gender: Find out March 21

Labor signs: No, but I cramp all the time; the ligaments are well worn.

Belly button in or out: In

Wedding rings on or off: On

Happy or moody most of the time: I think maybe a little more normal this week :)

Looking forward to: finding out who is growing inside. We need a name too...

Office/Den redo

There is this room in our house that we decided would be used as a den/office. A spot for Ronnie to work on the weekends or at night and a spot for the kids to watch a movie during the day as needed.    

                                        
        The problem was I envisioned it looking 
                          like this:

And Ronnie envisioned it looking like this:

So we compromised and came up with this:

Before Doorway

After Doorway

Before

Before

In between

 New Floors, paint, couch, and a reference to the great state of TN

The world to remind us what we are here for
Sofa Sleeper from Ashley
Eclectic book shelves painted white

Desk from a salvage, repurposed ottoman,
Hobby lobby pillows
Chair, rug, and lamps from Target.

14 weeks

BABY #10 ( #6 this side of heaven)

How far along: 14 weeks!

Total weight gain: still 1.5lb (only by the grace of God).....It's coming and I'll probably be too embarrassed to post

Maternity clothes: Negative

Stretch marks: Just a left over roadmap from the 5 other blessings

Sleep:  random insomnia

Best moment of this week: Positive I felt the baby move as crazy as that sounds

Miss anything: Running!!!!

Movement: A few ripples

Food cravings: peanut butter and cuties

Anything making you queasy or sick: It's finally getting better, but raw meat is not working for me this week.

Have you started to show yet: yes

Gender: Find out March 21

Labor signs: No, but I cramp all the time; the ligaments are well worn.

Belly button in or out: In

Wedding rings on or off: On

Happy or moody most of the time: weepy, poor Ronnie as this is completely outside the norm

Looking forward to: more energy,walking with this pretty weather.

Parrott baby pregnancy update

BABY #10 ( #6 this side of heaven)

How far along: 13 weeks!

Total weight gain: 1.5lb (only by the grace of God).....It's coming and I'll probably be too embarrassed to post

Maternity clothes: Negative

Stretch marks: Just a left over roadmap from the 5 other blessings

Sleep:  random insomnia

Best moment of this week: Positive I felt the baby move as crazy as that sounds

Miss anything: Running!!!!

Movement: A few ripples

Food cravings: Bliss snickerdoodle cookie sandwich, snickers, cuties

Anything making you queasy or sick: Lots!! the sense of smell is out of control and making things rather unappealing

Have you started to show yet: I think so

Gender: Find out March 21

Labor signs: No, but I cramp all the time; the ligaments are well worn.

Belly button in or out: In

Wedding rings on or off: On

Happy or moody most of the time: moody :/

Looking forward to: more energy

Dining Room Redo

The dining room is my favorite room in the house I think. I love how the room came together. I still need to change out the light fixture with a vintage white chandelier, but that'll come soon.

Before where the wall was

Before

We painted the walls black and
added the bottom alabaster detail

Ronnie built the fabulous farmtable. Painted
the table Pistachio, repainted the mirror gold, and
added new curtains from Target with buy one get one free.

I got the metal chairs on sale at Target and
the white chairs were a Craigslist find. A little
paint and fabric and they are good to go.

We got the rug from Ikea