Baby Shower

This past Saturday, my incredible friends hosted the most beautiful baby shower that I could have ever imagined at Jenny's house! I'm still in awe as I look through the pictures and am amazed at all of the precious details that went into making it such a wonderful day....a day that I will always remember.  Have a look!

The adorable invitations were designed by my ever-so-talented friend Megan and she also made matching stickers to place inside the books that each guest brought.  These stickers will allow us to always remember where William's baby books came from and who gave them to him - such a cute and great idea!  Also, everyone left a message for William inside the "I love you forever" book when they arrived at the shower.  One day, I will read all of the sweet notes to William and it will remind me just how special all of my friends and family are. 

Julie was a fabulous little sis and was in charge of writing down all of the gifts. I can't wait to repay the favor to her at wedding and baby showers ;)

I'm pretty stoked about my diaper bag - THANKS MOM :)

Virg, this picture was too cute not to post!

Me with all of the gorgeous hosts minus KK, Hannah, Megan, and Sarah. 

And here's a belly pic from Saturday morning of me at 31 weeks 6 days:

Thank you wonderful, dear friends for all of your time and energy that went into planning such a memorable day for me. I can't wait to repay the favor to all of you!!!

Recent Happenings

I'm going to make this post brief because I just inhaled a burrito from Chipotle and can barely breathe. It was well worth it. I had a check up appointment today and the first thing Dr. Gleason said to me was, "You're in the 4th quarter of this game and it's going to fly by!" Oh boy! Since I'm SURE you all are just DYING to know mine and William's latest stats, here they are:

Weight gain: 20 lbs. and the doctor said I'd probably average a pound/week until the end.

Tummy measurements: My baby bump is measuring 31 weeks.

William's heart rate: 149. Apparently he had the hiccups today while we listened on the doppler. I couldn't feel them though.

Movement: This little guy is active and strong! Grant and I have seen some pretty crazy things going on in my belly this past week. It's been a lot of fun to watch. As I type this, the laptop is moving up and down from his kicks!!

In other news, our house sold pending an inspection on Saturday morning. We are very grateful for this recent development and we will be busy the next couple of weeks searching for a place to call home. I'll close by asking for prayers for my lovely, beautiful friend Hannah who lost her father last week. This past Saturday I had the honor of attending Mr. Richard's funeral in Greenville, AL. It is evident that he was a strong man of faith loved by all in the community. His funeral service was a beautiful celebration of his life, and the message really resonated with me - "walk by faith, not by sight." This has been especially challenging for me lately, so it was a great reminder to put my faith in God in all things I do.

29 weeks!

11 more weeks until our precious baby's due date! I have a feeling it will be the longest 11 weeks of my entire life, but nonetheless just ELEVEN more weeks. The love I feel for our little William grows stronger each day. I cannot imagine the rush of emotions I'll experience when I see and hold him for the first time! I constantly daydream about this moment.

I'm still feeling good but I have been dealing with some of the typical 3rd trimester symptoms. My ankles have started swelling, still struggling with sleep, and I'm a hormonal wreck from time to time. I thought I had braxton hicks contractions last weekend, but I'm beginning to think William was just changing positions. He is still rather active! Grant always says, "If he's anything like me, he's trying to kick himself outta there so he can stretch out." He needs to stay put for a little bit longer, but I love every kick, jab, and turn. I may take this back if he gets up in my ribs :)

We have gotten a lot accomplished the last couple of weeks in preparing for baby. William's crib and changing table are already in the nursery, and we ordered a glider last weekend. We had so much fun sitting in all of the chairs/gliders and looking at fabrics, and it ended up taking us over an hour to decide on one. Pregnancy has made me even MORE indecisive than I already am - it's driving both of us crazy!!! The glider should come at the end of February, which is also when the crib mattress should arrive.  I'm thrilled we have all of the basics for the nursery done - now it's time to start thinking details - prints for the walls, curtains, bookshelves, etc...

Belly at 29 weeks