a GREAT problem to have!

We have a name!! We have finally decided to name our precious little girl-
Hannah Elizabeth Adkins. I think it is such a sweet name and the fact that Jeremy has wanted to name his daughter Hannah before we even found out about her, is super sweet and endearing. I love that he loves the name Hannah. Here’s to hoping she will be as sweet as her name!
Hannah is the Hebrew word for “Grace”. Elizabeth also originates from the Hebrew language and means “Pledged to God”. I have always loved Elizabeth for a middle name for my daughter and now I finally get to use it. I think both are classic and beautiful.
I always thought it would be so easy to name my children, but once I was faced with the decision (what an amazing problem to have!) it was harder than I thought. This is forever! Its amazing how many names are out there and how easy it is to narrow down your choices to just a few.
I can now monogram everything I can get my hands on and get her name up on her bedroom wall!
Even though I will cringe every time I hear Hannah Banana- it won’t matter because that name belongs to my little MIRACLE!
We LOVE you Hannah and can't wait to put a face with a name!
(oh and it gives my mom something to teach her right away- Hannah is a palindrome; it is reads the same front and backwards!)

Adorable!

My sweet friend at work found the cutest little hair bow for Baby A (yes, I realize I have 5 days left to vote on my poll...a name is coming soon!- and Im tired of calling her Baby A too!). She found this bow at a cute little store in Middletown and I just had to google the designer to see if there were more...well, my eyes have now been opened to worlds cutest hair bows for little girls. Here's to hoping that she comes out with hair! On the website, http://www.littlepinkladybug.com/ they have a section called "Bitty Bugs" the hair bows look like lady bugs, and they even have a spider for halloween! They have bows for all seasons!
This weekend was very nice and productive...Friday we touched up some spots in the nursery and by Sunday we had the chair rail painted and on the walls! It looks SO adorable! I cant wait to start hanging things on the walls. Its all coming together! Saturday Jeremy had his "Superintendents Revenge" scramble...sounds so serious. But really, its where Jeremy makes the course as hard as he can for the members and he and some of the other guys try to beat the members and vice versa. They had a really good time and I think Jeremy made it tricky enough for everyone, including himself! My mom and I ordered the last of the baby furniture...so exciting. It takes 8 weeks! Yikes! Good thing, because I have 90 days left :) My chair should be in this week, I cant wait to get that in there. Its probably my favorite thing in there (besides Little Miss A once she gets here!) I also had the carpets cleaned on Saturday which was such a luxury for me. I know to most people that's not a luxury, but I always try my best to clean the carpets myself, but after 2 years in this house and one crazy golden retriever, it was time. We got a great deal and they look great too!

It's all coming together!
Today was a little rough...I had to take the 3 hour glucose test- I failed the first one...no surprise to me, so I got to spend 4 hours at Baptist East this morning starting at 5:45 am. Who is up taking blood that early? I am officially a human pin cushion. My arms hurt so bad, I was so weak and tired by the time I left there I didnt think I could make it! I came home, re-grouped and headed off to work. After work I came straight home and jumped in the tub. I am lucky enough to have a husband who doesnt mind cooking for himself every once in a while :) It's past me now and I just hope there aren't anymore tests Im going to fail...ha!

Picture Perfect

I was finally able to upload the ultrasound picture! I love this one! It looks like she is sucking her thumb but she has her arms in front of her face, and you can definitely see where she is filling out! I think she has Jeremy's nose :) She looks Picture Perfect to me!! ENJOY!

2 Years Ago Today...

I married my BEST friend and the man I will spend the rest of my life with. I can’t even believe it has been 2 years! It has definitely flown by! I look back on 2 years ago today and I couldn’t wait to walk down that aisle to marry Jeremy. I couldn’t wait to see his face, hold his hands, tell him I promised to always be his best friend and finally be Mrs. Jeremy Adkins! I am so lucky to share all of life’s ups and downs with such an amazing person. Jeremy is most importantly the love of my life, my best friend, but also so many other things. Patient, understanding, and the hardest working person I know, an amazing friend, an amazing husband, and soon to be an amazing father. He does so much for everyone around him; you can always count on Jeremy.
I love thinking back to October 20th 2007 because it started something that continues to Grow, Learn and Love. Jeremy and I have learned a lot over the past 2 years- for instance, I learned he can’t quite get his clothes into the laundry basket (they always seem to be sitting right next to it!) and I’m sure he has learned that I loathe putting dishes away! Which is probably why I do most of the laundry and he helps with the dishes :) I’ve learned that silence isn’t a bad thing, absence does make the heart grow fonder, you can love someone more each day, and watching someone grow into a husband and a father is one of the most exciting and amazing experiences. I have learned that husbands leave just enough toilet paper on the roll to where they never have to change it; their clothes never make it on a hanger and they always leave just enough milk in the milk jug to line the bottom- just because they thought you might want some :) Thank you to my best friend for putting up with me for the past 2 years, Im sure it hasn’t been easy! Cheers to MANY, MANY, MANY more anniversaries! The gift for the 2nd year anniversary is Cotton…can we say a 12 pack of Charmin??
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Ultrasound Update: Little Miss A is doing GREAT!! She weighs 2 pounds 3 oz and the ultrasound tech said she has chubby cheeks! She is right on schedule growth wise and in the 59th percentile. Everything looked great! We got an AWESOME profile picture of her (which I am trying to scan onto the computer, but isn’t working). She looks like she is sucking her thumb but she just has her hands in front of her face. We tried to get another one but that little stinker was trying to stay a surprise- she wouldn’t move her hands! And yes, it is still a GIRL! I loved checking in on her again…She gets cuter everytime :)

Nashville Nuptials!

This weekend we celebrated Jenni and Brad's wedding in Nashville at the most beautiful 1800's Plantation House. I have the neatest pictures from the wedding because the setting was absolutely perfect! Jeremy and I had a great weekend getaway! We celebrated with friends, ate way too much, and most importantly were able to relax! I say we ate way too much because I have a BIG belly now! I think I did pretty good getting to the 26 week mark...but it might be all down hill from here :)
Here are some pictures from our weekend- Hope you Enjoy!

The Bride walking down the aisle!

Jeremy and I at the wedding! Wow...I'm getting big!

The wedding was outside in a beautiful field, guests enjoyed cocktails in an amazing red barn before the reception began!

I loved the Cake!!

100 Days!!

100 days left!!!!!!!! My mom celebrates the 100th day of school every year with her Kindergarteners and First graders, so I thought I would pay tribute to 100 days left until Little Miss A arrives! We are almost in double digits! I think it will really hit me when we hit 90 days! Its crazy to think we are almost 3 months aways! I am so ready, but then I get a little overwhelmed and think of all that we still have to do (you know, like pick a name)! Of course the holidays will help take my mind off of it and help make it go so much faster!
Baby A is moving so much these days, Jeremy swears we have a soccer player in there! She is getting her routine down, she likes to kick and move around 6:30 am, lunch time, and between 7-8 pm. I like to just lay and watch her move all around. Its so neat!!
We are headed to Nashville this weekend so I will have pictures when we get back! Cant wait to enjoy a relaxing weekend!
We will be celebrating 2 years of wedded bliss on Tuesday with an ultrasound appt and a maybe a nice dinner out! (I'm not cooking! HA!)

Progress!

We are making great progress on the nursery! No new pictures to report, but Jeremy finished all the green at the top and now we just have some touch ups and need get the chair rail up. It was a very productive weekend; we registered, worked on the nursery, and had the Annual Autumnal Feast! Registering was fun, but a little overwhelming. It’s easy to register for your wedding because you know everything you need…but now you have to pick out things for someone else (of course she won’t really care what she has as long as she eats and sleeps!). Babies R Us is a little crazy too…it was packed and they had stuff everywhere. Nothing was where it was supposed to be and did I mention it was packed?!? I know there are a lot of things I missed, but Im getting good advice from my mom friends as to what is really needed and what I could do without. Any advice is greatly appreciated!!
We had our Annual Autumnal Feast on Sunday at my Nana’s house. We kick off fall with a variety of soups and a delicious fall dessert! The crowd seems to grow every year and I love that! There were 10 of us this year and can’t wait for 11 next year :)
This weekend we head off to Nashville for my friend Jenni’s wedding. I am really looking forward to a nice weekend getaway. I always feel that if we are at home I have to clean, do laundry, fix things, etc, so getting away from all that is so nice! I’ll definitely have pictures to post!
Alex Update- That precious little Ange came home for the feast and it was SO good to see him. He looks so grown up in 2 months. He is having the time of his life…I can just remember all the fun we had. I am so glad he has embraced college as he has. He rushed a fraternity and loves every minute of it. But I love every chance I get to see him!
15 weeks left for us! Im counting down too :) It is definitely going fast. Before I know it, it will be Thanksgiving, then Christmas and then BABY! But Im ready for her! I cant wait to see her face. Almost in my 3rd trimester and Im not looking forward to the fatigue that is suppose to re-visit, but I can handle tired over nauseous, ANY day!
Hope everyone has a great week and a great weekend!

PINK!

After walking in and out of Baby A's room I just couldn't get a feel for the green stripes! I know, I know! All that work! I just didn't see the contrast I wanted in the two greens. They were the same shade of green, one was flat, one was satin and you could hardly tell. If you didn't know the stripes were there you wouldn't really see them. SOOO...in my ever changing mind, I decided we needed some PINK! We went to Lowes and found a great pink, "Pink Quartz" to match the lightest pink in her bedding fabric. We painted over the flat green stripes and I really am SO happy about the change! It looks great! We just did one wall this time so I could decide if I liked it (wouldn't that have been a good idea two weeks ago!?!). And I LOVE it! Just the right amount of pink. It breaks up the green and will look great with the chair rail and solid green above. Jeremy's softball game got rained out last night so while I was at Walmart grocery shopping he painted 3 walls! We will need to put a second coat on the green and the pink stripes but they look great! It is a lighter pink so the pictures make it look really light but its perfect!Hopefully there won't be too many more changes ;)

24 Weeks and Counting!

Baby A is 24 weeks and growing like a weed! And so am I! I have converted to maternity pants…and I am slowly embracing the stretchy waistband. I will say getting to 24 weeks wasn’t easy. It was very hard for me at the beginning; I was so sick all day, for a good 11 weeks. Not until 11 weeks, but from about week 5 to 16 I was constantly sick. I would come home from work, take a nap, maybe eat a little something, then go back to bed. Jeremy and I didn’t see eachother much during that time…probably better we stayed on separate floors ;) But now I am feeling so much better. I can actually come home and not have to nap but I am still in bed pretty early. Im getting my sleep while I can! I plan on taking 12 weeks off so if I can teach her to sleep through the night in 12 weeks I’ll be a happy camper…HA!
I realize that it is only the beginning of October and January 24th seems like its forever away, but I think with the holidays time will fly by. Im almost in my 3rd trimester!! Week 28 starts the 3rd trimester and Im excited for that. It has definitely gone faster since we found out it’s a girl. But the first 18 weeks were SLOW and HARD!
Baby A is a little over 11 inches and just over a pound in weight!! She is definitely moving a lot and I love it! I love feeling her move, especially at night. I love to lie in bed at night and just feel her kick and shift around in there. It’s amazing when she moves from one side to the other. It’s like a small bowling ball in your stomach rolling from one side to the other.
Is it bad to already be SOOO ready for this precious girl to get here? I just want to see her face, see what she looks like, and meet this miracle. Im probably one of the most impatient people anyways so this is hard for me!!
The nursery is still coming along, just waiting to get the rest of it painted. I’ll post pics as soon as we make more progress!
We have some baby showers coming up and I am SUPER excited for those! Of course, we probably need to register first! Every weekend we try to register but something always comes up. So hopefully this Saturday we will get out and register!

Weekend Celebrations

This weekend we celebrated 2 birthdays- Ruby turned 2!! And our great friend Blake, celebrated his 30th with a great surprise party thrown by his wife!
I thought 2 was the magic number in puppy years for them to start settling down…well I have been informed it is different for Golden Retrievers- or maybe never for Ruby. Her and I had a talk on Saturday about how she is suppose to start calming down and being a good dog, and she ended that conversation by grabbing one of my shoes and running from me. I always tell her it’s a good thing she’s cute, because….well, you can use your imagination. She tests my patience everyday, but it’s good for me I guess. Then I look at that sweet face that is cuddled between Jeremy and I every night and don’t know what I would do without her. Here are a couple pictures of her playing Frisbee, she loves Frisbee, but mainly because once she gets it she runs from you and lays down and chews on it. We gave her a Frosty Paw (doggy ice cream) for her birthday and she LOVED it!
Such a beautiful Dog!! Doesn't she LOOK sweet ;)

Working hard to catch that frisbee!
Blake’s Surprise party was a success; I think he was very surprised! Courtney did a great job! However, she almost lost him when he was trying to book tickets a couple weeks back for a football game, those men are hard to surprise! We are also SOOO excited for Blake and Courtney because they will be having a new addition to their family too! They are expecting their first baby at the beginning of May and we couldn’t be more excited. Jeremy and Blake grew up in Owensboro together and I am just so excited to watch them become dads together. I figure this timing is great because they will need eachother for the support of their pregnant hormonal wives and Courtney and I will be there for eachother too! Im thinking BOY for them, so maybe Little Miss A will have a little man of her own! We have spent the last 2 years with Blake and Courtney at Trackside celebrating the Kentucky Derby, this year will be MUCH different! A good different and I cannot wait for it!

Mom and Dad to be!

This month we will celebrate our 2 year wedding anniversary- I can’t believe it’s already been 2 years! This time 2 years ago I was in crazy wedding mode and now I am in BABY mode! It’s so wonderful. Everything has turned out so amazing in our lives and I am so glad I have him to share it with. We don’t have big plans for our anniversary but we thought about a nice dinner at Jeff Ruby’s.
We will be traveling to Nashville in 2 weeks for my friend Jenni’s wedding that I am in. We are excited for a mini weekend getaway! We will be sure to stop in Bowling Green for some old WKU favorites…maybe Puerto’s, Toots, Mariahs…would it be bad if we stopped to eat at all three? HA! I am eating for two right?
I have my 3rd ultrasound on the 20th to check the baby’s growth and I am so glad to get the extra attention. The more times I can look at her the better! The ultrasound is on our anniversary so that is a good enough way to celebrate for me!
I hope everyone enjoys the beautiful weather October brings!