CONROE BABY SHOWER (WEEK 34)

Maddie had her first party over the weekend...a baby shower held near Chad's hometown of Conroe, TX. Thanks to all who were able to make it and an especially BIG THANK YOU to Jackie, Michelle, Kati and Aunt Donna for hosting the event. It was a beautiful party at a vintage tea house complete with tea, mimosas, finger foods, fruit and chocolates.

We received some great gifts including beautiful clothes, blankets and picture frames along with some other essentials such as bath soaps and lotions, onesies, diapers, a baby monitor and baby gear.

6 WEEKS AND COUNTING!!

NOW THAT IS A BABY BUMP! (WEEK 33)

I begin week 33 on Wednesday and thought it was time to take another belly pic. I've been trying to keep with the same couple of white tank tops since I thought it would be easiest to see the changes in a similar outfit everytime. Good grief, when I look at this picture, I just keep saying to myself "Remember, the camera adds 10 pounds" haha! Seriously though, I'm starting to feel really pregnant and according to the books, she weighs about 3.5 pounds right now. So she is pretty much expected to double size before her birth in the coming 6-7 weeks. The good news for me, the mother's weight tends to start leveling off about right now so I'm happy about that.

Everything continues to go well. I've developed some insominia over the last couple of weeks where tossing and turning and 2-3 nightly bathroom trips have become the norm. I also feel like I have more energy now than I have throughout the entire pregnancy so I'm grateful for that. My first shower is in Conroe this weekend. Pics to follow in a week or so.

THE NURSERY (WEEK 31)

After several weekends of taping, painting, shopping and building...the nursery if finally complete! We are pretty pleased with the results. I have to say it is exactly how I pictured the nursery from the moment I found out we were having a girl.

We're glad to have this step out of the way with about 9 weeks to spare. I'm just getting to the point where things are starting to become uncomfortable. Now we can sit back and rest a little easier. If she decides to come a few days early, I think we'll be prepared!


Purple it is!



Dad putting the crib together:



Picture frames and block letters:

Grandpa puts the bookcase together:

THE FINAL PRODUCT! :)

Visit the following website to see a one minute video of the completed room

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7ntaZjFVRQ