The nursery is coming right along...

Last weekend we started the nursery! After the back and forth of deciding what we wanted to do with it we finally decided to go with a simple stripe. It turned out even better than I had imagined. Josh did a wonderful job and now that he has painted our entire house, he is an expert painter. If any of you are looking for a painter, you know who to call! ;)

Here are the before pictures...





And here are the after...







the next step is the furniture!

New Sonogram pictures and an update from the Doc

Josh and I had another doctor's appointment on Thursday. We found out some wonderful, unexpected news!
The last doctor's visit we found out that I had a 2-vessel umbilical cord instead of a 3-vessel cord (which is normal). He told us it was not a huge concern but that a 2-vessel cord was not normal per-say. The doctor visited with us about it and reassured us that it wasn't something to worry about but that I would just need to be seen more regularly to make sure the baby was growing and getting all of his nutrients. He told us with a 2-vessel cord that it was possible that Grayson wouldn't get as much nutrients as he would if I had a three-vessel cord. Well, when we were getting our ultrasound on Thursday the nurse reassured us that I did in fact have a 3-vessel cord, not a 2-vessel, which is great news and we are so thankful!

Here are some of the sonograms:



We just wanted to confirm....



Sweet little face...

Belly Pictures

Here's a new picture of my belly. Growing fast! This is me at 22 weeks and 2 days! Grayson is gonna be a big 'ol boy! :)

Catching all the good deals....

WALGREENS:

Crest Whitening Expressions or Whitening Plus Scope Toothpaste, Glide Floss, Oral-B Advantage Toothbrush $2.99
Buy 1, Receive $1.00 Register Reward, Limit 5
Use $2.00/1 Oral-B Pulsar, CrossAction, Advantage, or 2 Indicator or Cavity Defense Manual Toothbrushes from PG 7/3
Pay as low as $0.99, Receive $1.00 Register Reward
Final price: $0.01 money maker

Gillette Fusion ProGlide or Venus Razor System $9.99
Buy 1, Receive $5.00 Register Reward, Limit 1
Use $4.00/1 Gillette Fusion ProGlide Manual or Power Razor from PG 6/5
Pay as low as $5.99, Receive $5.00 Register Reward
Final Price: $0.99

Avent bottle nipples $5.49
Use $2.00 off from the Walgreens July booklet & $1.00 off Manuf. coupon
Final price: $2.49

CVS:

Buy 2 Oral-B Pulsar Toothbrush, 1 pk. $5.99
Use 2 $3.00/1 Oral-B Adult or Kids Battery Toothbrush from PG 6/5
Pay $5.98, Receive $6.00 Extra Bucks
Final Price: $0.02 Moneymaker

Buy 2 Oral-B CrossAction Toothbrushes $3.00
Use 2 $2.00/1 Oral-B Pulsar, CrossAction, Advantage, or (2) Indicator or Cavity Defense Manual Toothbrushes from PG 7/3
Pay $2.00, Receive $2.00 Extra Bucks
Final Price: FREE

Tampax Pearl Tampons, 18-20 ct. or Always Infinity Pads, 14-18 ct. $3.99
Buy 1, Receive $2.00 Extra Bucks, Limit 1
$1.00/1 Tampax Pearl or Compak Pearl from PG 7/3
Pay as low as $2.99, Receive $2.00 Extra Bucks
Final Price: $0.99

Milk $4.10
Sale price: $2.99
Final price: $2.99

Cascade dishwasher soap
Sale price: $2.99
Coupon: $1.00 off
Final Price: $1.99

TARGET:

Pantene, 12.6 oz, or Select Stylers $3.79
Use $1.00/2 Head & Shoulders, Herbal Essence, Pantene or Aussie, Target Coupon from Target Coupon Beauty Bag Mailer
And Use $3.00/2 Pantene Product from RP 6/19
$1.00/2 Pantene Product from PG 6/5 or 7/3
Final Price: $1.29 each when you buy 2

Huggies wipes (504ct) $11.99
Use $2.00 off 1
Final price: $9.99

CVS & Walgreens Couponing

There wasn't a lot of great deals at CVS this week by my standards but I managed to get a few! Maybe you got better ones than I did...Make sure and share them!!

CVS:
1st Purchase!
Pond's face lotion- (This was one of my favorite purchases because it's normally really expensive)
Original price: $8.39
Sale price: $5.88 with $2.00 in Extra Bucks
Final price: $3.88

Ladies Speedstick-
Sale price: $1.99 with $1.00 in Extra Bucks
Final Price: $.99

Men's Speedstick-
Sale price: $1.99 with $1.00 in Extra Bucks
Final Price: $.99

Colgate Toothpaste-
Sale price: $2.87
Coupon: $1.00 off
Final price: $0.87

Since I had $8.00 in Extra Bucks from my purchases last week I essentially only spent about $3.00 after tax on my entire purchase. Not to shabby!

2nd Purchase! One that I recommend you run out and buy!

Pantene Shampoo and Conditioner- (This is another one of my favorite purchases this week)
Original Price: 4.99 each - Total $9.98 for both
Sale price: 2/$6.97 with $2.00 in Extra Bucks
Coupons: $3.00 off 2 products & $1.00 off 1 product
Final Price: $1.23 after Extra Bucks making these $0.61 each

Since I had Extra Bucks from my previous purchase I used that to pay, so it was FREE!

WALGREENS:

Arizona Tea - (bought 4)
Original Price: $0.99 each
Sale price: $0.50 each
Final price: $2.00
Savings: $1.96

Hefty zipper Freezer bags (13ct) - (bought 2)
Original Price: $3.29
Sale price: Buy One Get One FREE (BOGOF)
Final price: $3.29 for both OR $1.65 a piece
Savings: $3.29

Finesse Shampoo & Conditioner - (This was also a favorite this week - Go out and get it!!)
Original Price: $3.99 each - Total $7.98 for both
Sale price: BOGOF
Coupons: used 2/$1.00 off coupons
Final Price: $1.99 but there is a rebate attached to that coupon for $2.00 back - fill it out and you have FREE shampoo and Conditioner!!
Savings: $7.98 (100%)

Walgreens Honey -
Original Price: $4.29
Sale price: $1.99
Final Price: $1.99
Savings: $2.30

Reach Toothbrushes (2pk) -
Original Price: $5.99
Sale price: $2.99 with $2.00 in Register Rewards
Final price: $0.99
Savings: $5.00

Would have spent: about $29.00
Spent: $12.26 out of pocket and Spent: $8.27 After Register Rewards and Rebate

Staples has got it all..Office supplies and TP

If you haven't couponed at Staples yet...now is the time to start. They really have great deals on products for home offices. This is what I got today:

Staples Stickies (1200ct):
Original price: $10.79
Sale price: $5.00
Coupon: If you have the coupon you can get it for a $1
Final Price: $1.00
Savings: $9.79

Staples binder clips (40ct):
Original price: $3.29
Sale price: $2.99
Coupon: If you have the coupon you can get it for a $1
Final price: $1.00
Savings: $2.29

Charmin Basic Toilet Paper (16 double rolls):
Original price: $8.99 ($.56 a roll)
Sale price: $4.99
Coupon: 15% off one item
Final price: $4.24 ($.26 a roll)
Savings: $4.75

Would have spent: $23.07
Spent: $6.24


Print off the coupons above and go try it out!

Nursery Decor

I guess all long weekends call for house projects because over Memorial day weekend we decided to re-do the guest bathroom and now we are going to tackle the nursery this weekend! This is the bedding we have chose for Grayson's room. We actually got a really great deal on this bedding. After doing some research I found out there are ways to cut the corners and the cost on all the baby stuff " you have to have." So that's what I did. We ended up purchasing this 13-piece set from Overstock.com for less than half the price. What would have easily cost us $250.00 or more only cost us $100. It pays to do your research.

We will post pictures of the nursery, once complete!!