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Aren't these the CUTEST little onesies? I saw a pattern for them on Etsy and my friend Jennifer (who I met at Starbucks a couple years ago) made them for me. She is so talented and precious! Thank you Jennifer I think Connor is going to rock these :)

I'll be back....

We are moving this SATURDAY!!!! Yeah!!!!

Soooo....our internet is going to be disconnected and probably

won't be back on at the new house until middle of next week....

but......

I'LL BE BACK!!!!!

Builder Blues

Well, yesterday we went back to the house to do a walk-through with our builder, real estate agent, and broker. It's where you go back through and make a list of things you want taken care of before you close. We had an inspection on Friday and some things came up regarding the roof and some electrical issues, not to mention there needed to be some touch ups done on the paint.
So we addressed these things to the builder and he got offended and said he felt ganged up on. I think he has a lot of personal issues in this house since he did a lot of the work himself and gets offended easily if we want something changed. But WE are the ones who are going to be living here and paying on the mortgage so I don't think we were being unreasonable! As the day came to a close he sort of calmed down a bit and we compromised on some issues. We go back Thursday to check the progress....but man that was a doozy and I hate to hurt people's feeling...but this is OUR house! Anyways...just be praying that everything works out in the coming week and we can close on this house soon! <3 Becky

Almost DONE!

We had a final inspection of the house yesterday and there are still a lot of things that need to be taken care of....but hopefully in the next couple of weeks we will be able to move into the house. I am SO ready for all of this to be finished and to get settled so we can relax! I am so tired here lately, but very thankful for the tiredness too :)
Here is the progress...almost finished!

Fridge was delivered
Back patio
Fireplace mantle

Fireplace

Entry

These are the pendants we ordered & they are installed

Dining room light

Breakfast room light-we ordered all the lights from Pottery Barn, this one I'm not sure about?

more to come soon....

Halloween 2009

We were vampires this year and our theme was "fright night"

We always have so much fun on Halloween at work :)

Me trying to look scary!

And my lovely vampire clan...I mean co-workers

JoAnn
Julie
Kelly

Shirley

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Invitation Preview

This is a DRAFT of our shower invitation for next month. Our friend Kristin is having them made by a friend and I think they are just adorable! Can't wait :)

What are your favorite products?

I am a bit OCD about things sometimes and some people will tell you I am a germaphobe. I don't know what kind of cleaners to use sometimes...what is baby friendly and all that business. So I wanted to get some suggestions from you all on what you use in your homes.

• What do you use to clean granite counter tops?

• What do you use to clean your wood floors?

• What do you use for carpet stains?

• Can you use regular Tide FREE for baby clothes or do you have to use that Dreft?

• Is it worth the $300 dollars for a BREAST PUMP? Lordy I had no idea it was so expensive!

• What is your favorite "clean" scented candle?

• What is a cheap way you can organize your closet without spending a butt load of money?

• If you don't have a plug in the floor then how do you arrange a lamp in a room where your furniture is in the middle of the room?

• Real Christmas tree or fake...does it matter?

Okay-that is all I can think of....obviously I have a lot of questions running through my head right now. I am so ready to CLOSE on this house and get moved in, but things are taking longer than expected. Hopefully sometime within the next couple of weeks we can be in there and I won't have the LONG commute to and from work every day! Thank you Lord! Terence on the other hand will be driving the drive now and hopefully he can handle his road rage a little better than I have! LOL!

Munster Mansion

This house is a complete replica of the Munster Mansion and it’s in Waxahachie TX. This couple decided to reproduce it and they currently live in this home! Crazy...would you live there?

Visit Home

We had a wonderful, but short visit back home in Arkansas. We basically only got to spend Saturday with family because we drove back home today. Yesterday Nannie, Aunt Karli, Uncle Gary, and Lindsey came to see me and we all went to Cracker Barrel and shopping around town. It was beautiful weather with NO rain finally! I miss you so much already and can't wait to see you again next month <3 Becky

All the girls
Me, Nannie, and Lindsey (she is getting so big!)

Mom, me, & Dad

I look HUGE!

Mom talking to Connor-she wants to make sure he knows who Nana is!

I love my Daddy!

We found a sock monkey at a baby store, so we had to take a picture for Bonnie

Terence modeling the diaper bag (Mom got us each one)

Making sure it's "guy" friendly too!

They will have their names monogrammed on the front flap

I neeeed these shoes!

And look at these little loafers!

We also went through some of mine and Bonnie's old baby clothes while I was there. Most of it was girlie, but this was our Razorback shirt when we were babies.

Cute outfit from Nana

Blanket from Nannie-so soft!

And this was our BARGAIN purchase of the century! We went to Target and I got out the registry gun to add some stuff on there while home and this bouncy seat, which I wanted anyways, scanned for $6.75! Then when we got up to the register is scanned for $1.74!!! I got this $30 bouncy seat for less than $2.00!!! Crazy! The guy at the register scanned it like five times and finally gave up! Thank you Aunt Karli!!! :)

Away for the Weekend

I am going HOME to Arkansas this weekend so I

will "see" all of you when we get back!

Love, Becky

Thank you my pretties!!!!

My mother in law got the pattern in for the lamb quilt so I quickly drew a diagram of where I wanted the fabrics....what do you think? The fabric choices are a couple posts down if you don't remember. I don't know where to use the rest of the fabrics, maybe some of you interior decorator bloggers will have some suggestions on fabric placement.

AND

Way to make a gal feel good about her hair color choice ya'll! All your comments were so sweet and the majority said to leave it darker. Soooo.....my sister was reading through the comments and decided to go dye her hair last night! LOL! I WIN!!!! HAR HAR HAR!!!! We've had a debate on whether or not I should go back lighter or she should join the dark side with me....and I won!

Check it out HERE

Should I go back blonde?

I'm debating on dying my hair back blonde again.....what do ya'll think??? SUGGESTIONS???

This is for Auntie Summer

Auntie Summer looooves mustaches and so me and Connor decided to wear a mustache too!

We love you!!!

Baby fabrics and more progress

Terence's mom is so talented when it comes to sewing things and she is going to make Connor's baby bedding. She is going to make the lamb quilt below and here are some of the fabrics we picked out this weekend for the bedding and quilt. It will be extra special because Connor's Granna made it :)

Yes-the spelling of his name has changed...everyone thought it was "or" anyways at the end and so we just changed it because I guess that is the common spelling and I wasn't aware of it!

And here are some progress pics on the house-can't wait to finally move!

We have been SO busy lately...maybe that's why I have been a little absent in blogging, but once things settle down I hope to get my groove thing back ya'll!
Here is the master bath

We have FLOORS! They are a bit dirty because it's still under

construction, but you get the idea

The fireplace mantle will be stained the same color as the kitchen cabinets

Okay-we are off to the Super Target to shop for food...xoxo Becky

Little Lambie

I am doing Connor's nursery in a lamb theme and these are some of the cutest things I have found! I love it and I can only get away with it while he's a baby...so cute!

Lamb baby mat

Lamb baby jacket

This is the quilt pattern for his bedding I am hoping my mother in law will make for him!
Lambie mobile

Baby bump pic and winner :)

Going on 21 weeks

It is so pretty outside today, it's a cool 58 degrees and I'm loving it! Terence and I went and registered at Babies R Us and Target this weekend because well....I can't contain myself! LOL! It was a lot of fun too :) I feel like the Good Year Blimp....but it's worth every second! It's awesome to think we will be in our new home in less than a month and I'm also looking forward to going home in November for the shower with Bonnie. Lots to look forward to in the coming months and we feel so blessed. God always comes through...everything I prayed for He is answering it seems all at once and I'm just so excited and happy! I know a lot of my blog friends are longing to be Moms out there as well and just don't give up and know we are praying for YOU! Love, Becky

THE WINNER OF THE "GUESS BABY BRANCH" IS :

LINDSAY @ ONE DAY AT A TIME

(USING RANDOM.ORG)

E-mail me at beckylbranch@gmail.com with your address

Congratulations and most of ya'll voted girl LOL!!!

I guess it was 50/50 right? :)

Baby Branch is a......

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BOY!!!

Connor James Branch

Here is his profile
I think it's so funny because his mouth is wide open in this picture!
Boy parts!

His little arm and hand

He has his hand over his face

We are so excited and it has been quite a day!

Thank you for all your love and prayers!!!

Becky & Terence

Nicest McDonald's EVER

Terence and I stopped in McDonald's for breakfast last Saturday morning for breakfast and I think that has got to be the NICEST McDonald's I have ever seen! It had chandeliers at the cash registers and granite counter tops, beautiful wood work, and a fireplace. Have any of you seen a McDonald's like this before? CRAZY!

Missing Home

Maybe it's the hormones, but I really miss home lately....

I miss my Nannie who loves me no matter what...she is who I aspire to be like someday
I miss my sister, my best friend...why oh why do you have to live so FAR!

I miss my precious Mom and Dad...they are everything to me

I miss Papa, Grandma Bonnie, and so many others, because of them I have so

many GREAT memories to reflect on.

LOVE YOU ALL & MISSING YOU

October Weekend

This weekend has been pretty chill. We have been going around looking at MORE lighting stores and some other places involving the house. Today's weather has been AWESOME, it's finally feeling like fall! Yesterday we went to see our new nephew, Benjamin, in the hospital. He was 10 pounds 2 oz he's a little chunky monkey. Here are some pics of him below...

Terence holding him crying-better get used to that right?
He liked me better obviously!

Some house updates...

We have grass and landscaping

The shower was in

Countertop in bathroom

This is one of the extra bedrooms, I can't decide if I want this to be the nursery or not because of the huge window??? Does it need to be really dark in the room?

This is the other bedroom with just one small window, will this be better?

Appliances and backsplash are in too!

Kitchen floor

Back to work tomorrow....wahhhhh!!!!!

I'm off to enjoy the rest of my day while it lasts!

XOXO-Becky