39 Weeks

Well, I am bored...There really isn't that much for me to do now except wait. I am limited to my workouts due to a bit of discomfort, our pool at our apartment complex is closed (has been since we moved in-but I sneak over to the complex next to ours sometimes to swim), and I am done with all of my projects. Wait...wait...wait...Am I starting to sound more like a pregnant girl in her last month of pregnancy??? HAHAHA! I am so ready for our baby boy to get here. I get so excited about any little pain I have because I know it means labor is close.

Joe and I have had the chance to check out Atlanta some more (parks and such) and I have taken my resume to a few salons. So, now what? I go into labor...SOON!

"Parking only for new and expecting mothers"

We decided to park in this spot in an empty parking lot at the mall-just because we could

Notice the tank top does not completely cover my belly anymore- hehe!

Just a few days till my due date! Maybe we'll get lucky and B will decide to make his debut this weekend!!!

37-38 Weeks

Soooo, I think Joe and I can safely say that we are ready for our little guy to get here! I am getting a bit uncomfortable, our home is decked out with baby gear, the nursery is all set up, I got my pedicure, my hospital bag is packed, the car seat is hooked up in our car, we have taken all of our childbirth/care/parenting classes, read all of our books, have our birth plan ready, and have had the pleasure of visiting with lots of our close family and friends (lots of company at our new place) before our baby boy arrives!

Breathe.........okay, any day now!! We are ready when B is, which is hopefully soon!

Here are some pictures from our fun-filled week and weekend

 

Braves Game. Had fun hanging out with Samantha, Elizabeth, Kevin and Atish

 Fun times!

 

Trip to Zoo Atlanta with Amy and the kids

 

Colby, Zack and Caden

 

Mary Michael McGinnis. Isn't she gorgeous??? I got to be there for her first look photo shoot. I had a great time and learned so much visiting Michael and Shannon!

Here are the pictures of B's finished nursery!!!

 

 

 

I made this out of a wooden "B" Kelly gave me, a frame from a yard sale and scrap book paper

 

We bought this map from Books a Million for $8. Joe made the frame out of trim that he got from Lowes and he stained the wood to match the rest of the furniture. He put cork behind the map so we can put pins in all the places we have been in the USA. 

 

Dad gave us this night stand. The pictures in the frame are of Joe and I when we were babies. Joe has one with his sisters, and there is one of me with Bristy and Grandma Mary Ann.

 

More baby pics, the invitation to our baby shower in the middle, a picture I drew for Bristy when I was really young on the top right, the J+N=B that Kelly made us and a lovely picture of Art and Barb

 

Changing station aaaand my Petunia Pickle Bottom diaper bag hanging on the door (yay!! it finally came in!)

 

My dad refinished this for me. This is the desk from his childhood bedroom suit. The shelf in the middle was added to store diapers and such. I love it! Thanks again dad!!

 

The yellow blanket at the end of the bed was my Grandma Mary Ruths

 

I downloaded a panoramic photo app on my phone and took this picture. It was hard to keep a steady hand so that's why some of it is fuzzy.

 

 

 Haha! There's Caden!

 HAHAHAHA!!!!! Joe thought it would be funny if I put a flash back picture up. So crazy!!

 

 

 2 Weeks to go!

35-36 Weeks

The past couple of weeks have been great! I was worried I would get bored since I am not working, but I have definitely stayed busy. I've had several projects for our place, we traveled to Charlotte to visit John and Anna, and we've had lots of company. As always, we had a great time visiting the Ennis family! Their new baby boy Hays is such a handsome little guy! And a very good baby as well. Grady (their oldest) is very smart and busy, busy! Joe and I are extremely excited that we live so close to John and Anna now. Only 3.5 hours!! We can visit with each other pretty often. Thanks again for having us guys!

 

Hays Ennis- So stinking cute!!

Memorial day weekend we had the pleasure of having Chris and Kelly come stay with us. It was such a delight to be able to spend time with them so soon after we moved from Gainesville. We had a super fun time and I think they really liked visiting Atlanta!  We can't wait for the next visit from Chris and Kelly! 

 

At the Braves game. Such a fun day!!

We met up with Autumn at the Braves game and she came to stay with us for a week. She and I had so much fun together. Autumn was such a big help  with getting our place ready for baby boy. We went shopping, swimming, walking on trails, and worked on the nursery while she was here. Mom then came up the following weekend to get Autumn and she stayed with us for a couple of nights. We did a lot of shopping with mom. We almost have all the necessities we need for the little man to arrive and mom was a big help with some of the odd and end things we still needed (Thanks again Momma!!  xoxo). The nursery is really starting to come together. All that is left to do is hang up pictures/art work, hang curtains, find some knobs for the chifferobe, and get the changing table from dad.

 

This chair used to have baby blue cushions. Dad had a his friend Fred cover it with navy blue fabric. It turned out really nice!! And the basket next to the rocking chair at the end of the bed has mine, Autumn's and Bristy's baby blankets in it. 

 

My mom and I found this old metal bed frame ($25!) at a garage sale and my dad painted it white for us. The blanket at the end of the bed was Joe's when he was a baby. Our nursery is a guest room/baby nursery so we have plenty of room to have company! Friends and family, please come stay with us anytime!!!!

 

May likes to hide under the guest bed- haha! 

 Joe did a great job refinishing the chifferobe!

The rest of our place is looking more like home!

 

 

 Saturday we had our child birthing class at Emory. It was 8 hours long, but we really enjoyed it! A delivery nurse was our teacher and we learned breathing techniques, ways to ease labor pains, hospital policies, how to take care of our baby, and much, much more. We also went on a tour of the facilities. There were several other couples in the class that were super nice and could potentially be delivering at the same time we are. Monday we did our infant CPR class, Friday we are doing part one of breastfeeding and Sunday we are taking a newborn care class.

Wednesday I am planning to drive down to my home town area to see family. My cousins Shannon and Michael welcomed a beautiful baby girl into the world last week (Mary Michael) and I am looking forward to meeting her. Then, this weekend Samantha and Amy will be coming to visit!! We plan to go to the Braves game on Saturday. I can't wait to see my girls!!!

As of Tuesday June 5th I will be 37 weeks pregnant, which is considered full term. I guess I could have little B any day now! I think it will be a few more weeks before he arrives, but who knows?? I could go early! I am hoping my comfort levels will continue to be good in the weeks to come.

Oh and we have recently learned that Joe sisters, Jessika and J.R., have purchased their flights to come out and see us in early July!!!!! Can't wait to see them!!!!!!!!!

31-34 Weeks

It has been a while since I have been able to get on blogspot and update you guys on how we are doing. Joe and I have been so busy! Pretty much for the last four weeks we have been saying our goodbyes in Gainesville and preparing for our move to Atlanta.

Before we left Florida the guys and gals from my salon had me (and Joe) a baby shower/going away brunch. We had so much fun! The food was yummy and everyone gave us really nice gifts! I will for sure miss my Salon 716 family. I am so thankful that I had the pleasure of working with all of them for the eight months that I did. I wish it could have been longer!

The following weeks we just hung out with our best buds as much as possible. It was incredibly hard to say goodbye when that time came....I definitely shed some tears.

A couple of days before we moved our friend Kim took some maternity pictures for us. She did an amazing job! Thanks again Kim!!

Our little family

First pair of shoes for B-Gift from Lauren and Leslie (former coworkers of mine)

We loaded up last Thursday and headed to Atlanta. Thanks to Chris Kaiser, Dad, Mom and Autumn the move was pretty easy. After taking a couple of days to settle in (with the continued help from Mom and Autumn) we then drove back to my home town for the baby shower our family had us. We had a blast spending time with family and friends. We got some really great gifts! Thanks again to everyone who put together the shower for us!

What kind of chocolate is in the diaper? Yum!

Shannon is due any day now! Thank you so much Shannon for hosting such a nice shower for us!!

We have now been in our new place for a week. We love our new home!! AND so does miss May. Just around the corner from us is a dog park for May to play at almost every day. Joe and I have had a few Ikea trips and our place is starting to look more like home. We purchased a new bedroom suit. It was time for a king size bed! The full size bed we were sleeping on was a bit too small for us and the dresser we were using was mine when I was in elementary school (had my name carved into the top and everything!)!

New bed!! Yippee!!!

New dresser!! Just have to hang some art and pictures on the wall and it will be complete! Will put pictures of that up once we are done.

All of our other rooms look pretty good too. The nursery is still a work in progress, but hopefully I will have it done in the next couple of weeks.

Hard at work

We are getting the crib mattress this weekend and should have the guest bed frame next weekend. Joe will be refinishing a chifferobe and dad is turning his old desk from his childhood bedroom suit into a changing table for us.

We went to our first Doctor's appointment as residents of Atlanta. We actually rode our bikes there. The route is very pretty! All went well at the appointment. Our doctor says that I am an easy patient (no problems and healthy). I hope that means easy labor!!! HAHA!

Weeeeeeeeee!!!

This weekend coming up we are going to visit our friends John and Anna in Charlotte. We are super excited to visit them because: 1. They just welcomed baby boy number two into the world 2. We haven't seen them since November and 3. We love them and always have fun visiting! It should be a great weekend hanging out with the Ennis family.

Next weekend Kelly and Chris are coming to visit us!!!!! We can not wait to show them our new home! We are planning to go to a Braves game and go out to see the city a bit. Fun fun!

Six more weeks (give or take) till baby B is here!! Wow! Time has flown by.... Now that we have a nursery with baby stuff everywhere reality is setting in big time. We are going to have a baby in less than two months.... how exciting?!!! and scary!! HAHA!

May wanted to feel the baby kick

This was the night before we moved. Dad was there to help out. I accidentally packed the tank top I usually wear AND paper (had to use part of a card board box-haha)