Thankful

I can’t even begin to describe how thankful I am for my amazing family, a great Thanksgiving and a wonderful 6 day vacation spent with my favorite people. I miss Alex and Lindsay, because they both live in Lexington, but when they come home it makes our time together that much sweeter. We had such a fun Thanksgiving break with the whole family; it was filled with lots of food and lots of laughs!! From our crazy game of Catch Phrase, hilarious You Tube videos, to bowling and Bw3’s (yes, I beat Jeremy in both games of Bowling!!) it was a great time! I sure paid for bowling the next day…I don’t think I have moved that much in 8 months (ok- pathetic I know!!) but I was SOOO sore! And we had to drive to Lexington the next day to help my sister with a washer, dryer and mattresses- luckily I had an excuse to get out of carrying things!
Black Friday was a little crazy….Walmart was just CRAZY!! But we had a lot of fun. We dragged Lindsay along and she hung in there with us! The longest line we had….believe it or not- Starbucks! How sad is that!?! I got some Christmas shopping done but definitely have more to do!
I’ve reached 32 weeks- 8 months!! I can’t believe how fast it has gone from 18 weeks! It’s been a lot of fun but Im ready to see this precious face and meet our little girl! (A little too early to be ready, I know!)
We are still waiting on our dressers to come in- which we really need because we have stuff all over her floor! We have a baby shower in Owensboro this weekend, which I am really looking forward to! We haven’t been there in a while so we can’t wait to see everyone.
I hope everyone has a great week and is decorating for Christmas!

31 Weeks- Hannah Update!

Well...we sure do have a healthy chunker in there, she already weighs 4 pounds 4 ounces at 31.5 weeks!! I couldn't believe it when she said how much she weighed! We had a growth ultrasound and biophysical profile done yesterday and everything looks great. Hannah is in the 63% and I could even see her chubby cheeks this time! The ultrasound tech got a picture of her face (nose and mouth) and she really does look chubby :) Everything is measuring great and she passed all her "tests" for the biophysical. Basically they give the baby a certain amount of time to give a swift jab, practice swallow, breathe, and they check the fluid. She checked out and passed! The ultrasound lady said she even could see HAIR! What!?! You mean, she might have some hair for some bows :) Of course, I have no idea how they see what they see on those screens, so if she says hair, I believe her!
Our ultrasound kickstarted my vacation and it was so nice to feel like a stay at home mom (a girl can dream!) I ran alot of errands, took my little brother captive so he would have to go with me, oh and had total pregnancy brain and locked my keys in my car (things like that are happening ALOT!). I am so excited for Thanksgiving Day- it always consists of TONS of food (and if you know my mom we always have about 3 appetizers, a huge dinner, and delicious desserts!) I love spending Thanksgiving day with everyone- lots of relaxing, the guys watch football, we always watch Elf to kick start the holidays- its tradition, we usually find a couple funny You Tube's to make us laugh hysterically and just enjoying having everyone together. I have a MILLION things to be thankful for this year, I hope everyone has an AMAZING Thanksgiving and Eats way too much!
(Here is a pic of me at 31.5 weeks- Before Thanksgiving Dinner- Im a little afraid of how I will look after!)

Busy!

We had such a busy weekend, I think I am just exhausted!! I can’t wait for a nice long relaxing week to catch up on some sleep and rest! Saturday we had our first Childbirth class, then we headed to Babies R Us to buy our stroller and car seat which was a gift from my sweet, sweet Nana! I had my mind set on the travel system by Graco, which had my favorite pattern. But after being convinced that the Chicco system is safer…I figured safety over looks was better! I had a 20% off coupon which was so helpful that I was able to get the little Baby Snugli too! That way Jeremy can pack his little Hannah around! After that we headed to the U of L game- came home and Jeremy had a reception to go to at his course and I just did not have the energy to get ready to go. So I met my mom and my sister for dinner and there was a big surprise for me- Alex came home too! I was so excited to see his face! We had such a fun dinner catching up, so glad I get to see them both again this week for Thanksgiving! Sunday we had an early Thanksgiving dinner with friends, which was a great start to the week! I am off work starting Tuesday until next Monday- SO excited for a break! We have an ultrasound tomorrow that will kick start my vacation. No better way!

Showered!

This weekend was amazing and so much fun! We were absolutely showered with awesome gifts and love from all our family and friends! Saturday night, my sister and our friend Courtney threw us a couple’s shower- it was a blast!! Lindsay and Courtney came up with the best games! We had the Guess the Baby Food Game (Chicken is AWFUL by the way! And surprisingly- Chicken and apples tastes like applesauce!) We had the Candy Bar Diaper Game, which is where they melt several different candy bars and smoosh them up in a diaper and everyone has to guess which candy bar is which- without tasting! They looked awful!! We had awesome food and great laughs! Especially watching the boys chug beer out of baby bottles! We got the neatest baby gifts- including Baby Uggs from Aunt Courtney :)

Jeremy and Me in the middle of games!

Love these girls! Emily, Me and Jessica
Lindsay and Courtney- the hostesses!
The guys after the "Beer Bottle" game
My brother Adam and me- I love this pic!
Jeremy is all ready to be a dad to a daughter! He's got his neice over his shoulder and her baby doll in his pocket :)

Sunday my mom’s teacher friends threw us a beautiful shower with amazing food and great company!! We have decided the Hawaiian roll Ham Sandwiches are by far the best sandwiches ever- if you want the recipe just ask! They are addicting! Hannah got the cutest outfits and the most beautiful blankets and quilts. This was definitely a blanket shower. We cannot wait to wrap her up in these blankets and cuddle her, especially because it will be freezing January out there!

The quilt that my Auntie Carol made for us- matches the room perfectly!
Me, Nana, My mom and Lindsay
I do have to brag on my mom for a minute because she made pretty much every gift she gave us for Hannah and I have no clue how she does it! The woman has the mind of Martha Stewart and the talent of her too. She goes above and beyond and I truly am BEYOND lucky to have her. She made everything from picture frames to diaper bag tags, to a night light for the nursery!! Where does she come up with this stuff? I am so blessed to have her but I also wish I had half her talent and ALL of her patience! Her craft room looks like a pink bomb went off! Just to show you how crazy she is- Jacey asked her to make a headband for her baby doll and she went right up stairs and sewed a headband for her! How funny! I don’t think she sleeps, she’s like the elves from the movie Elf, she only needs 20 minutes! Here are a few things she created!
LOVE this Baby Book!

Her beautiful frames!!

This is one of the shower invites- she is SO creative!

I am still recovering from an awesome weekend, but it’s a good kind of tired! We put all of the stuff in her room, closed the door and went to bed! I cannot believe Thanksgiving is almost here! We have another busy weekend coming up and then I will be off for 4 days for Thanksgiving, cannot wait! This weekend we have our Childbirth class on Saturday morning; we have tickets to the U of L game that day, and then off to a wedding reception that night. Sunday we will celebrate an early Thanksgiving dinner with friends and more great food! Good thing I have an excuse to eat for two! We will spend Thanksgiving in Louisville, and then my mom, sister and I wake up super early to head out for Black Friday. There is never anything that we have to have, but we love grabbing a Starbucks and heading out among the craziness!

I hope everyone’s work week goes fast and weekend goes slow!

"H" Is for Hannah

We finally got Hannah’s name finished for the wall above the crib. It turned out so cute! Thanks to my AMAZING mother who has world’s best ideas. I truly wish I was blessed with her talent. She can make anything and most of the time she sees things in magazines and can re-create them beautifully! We wanted her name on the wall but wanted to do something different than traditional wood letters. I think this spices it up a bit! I love the yellow because we have so much green and pink going on, it breaks it up. Hanging them…not so fun. It was ALOT harder than it seems. But, we got it finished and I love the way it looks!

19!?!

How did he grow up so fast?? Just yesterday, I was 8 and my parents were bringing home ANOTHER baby! (Just kidding- what would I do without all 3 of my siblings?) Now he is 19, his last year of being a teenager. I loved that I was old enough to really watch Alex grow up. He has grown into such a sweet child and one of the best teenagers I have ever seen. Now he is in college and enjoying every single bit of it!! We miss him a lot but we are so glad he is having fun. He celebrated his 19th birthday on the 8th and was actually in Louisville to let us celebrate with him. Just how sweet is he? When I asked him what he wanted for his birthday, he told me to save my money and buy something for Hannah…what a sweet kid!! (Of course I couldn’t, I have to spoil him too!)
This weekend was beautiful to say the least and a really nice one. Friday was my half day and my mom and I ended up running a lot of errands and got a lot of things accomplished. We picked out all the pieces we needed to make Hannah’s name on the wall above her crib- its going to be so cute! And we found a TON of adorable stretchy headband ribbon at Hobby Lobby. Having your very own Martha has tons of advantages!! We always say its scary when Elizabeth starts crafting (I have no patience and most of my projects end up badly!) but I successfully painted the canvas boards for Hannah’s name, but I chose to let my mom use the staple gun! I’ll have pictures as soon as we get it up.
Saturday we celebrated Alex’s birthday with dinner at my parent’s house and Sunday we took him back to Lexington. We stopped by my sisters new house and to see our friends Crystal and Tony. Crystal just had a baby 4 weeks ago and I fell in LOVE!! Her name is Mya and she is beautiful!! Jeremy wouldn’t hold her though…he better start practicing!
This week will be a really nice one- I just have to get through the work part. We have two baby showers this weekend and I can’t wait! My sister and our friend Courtney are throwing us a shower on Saturday night and my mom’s great teacher friends are throwing me one on Sunday. I can’t wait for a BABY weekend!
(I wish I had pictures from the weekend but I HATE being photographed…isn’t that sad!) I’ll definitely have some baby shower pictures though!

beautiful.

I found these bows on a friends blog and fell in love. they are absolutely beautiful! I sure hope Hannah has hair....if not- she will own ALOT of headbands. Headbands, dresses, and leggings...my favorite.
http://www.etsy.com/shop/hallejean

3rd Tri's a Charm!

I’ve made it! I am 28 weeks and have reached the third trimester! Im so excited to be in the home stretch. This just means Little Miss Hannah will be here before we know it. I don’t want to wish my days away but pregnancy definitely has its ups and downs! Overall it’s a fun experience, knowing at the end you will have an amazing bundle of joy, but there are some things that make it really hard! We go back around Thanksgiving for another ultrasound and a biophysicial profile test which basically tests the baby on a number of things- swallowing, movement, fluid, etc. (just gives me another chance to see her!)

Then with the holidays- January will be here before we know it!
Everything else is going well- we have the nursery painted and ready for everything else that needs to go into it. The chair is beautiful and I love seeing it in there. My mom has lots of surprises in store and we just bought the letters to put her name on the wall. I cant wait to get those painted!

Jeremy and Ruby trying out the chair for the first time! I think Ruby thinks we have a room all for her!
This weekend was nice and relaxing- Saturday we went to the U of L game with some friends and Sunday Jeremy left for a night at Belterra Casino with work. It looks like today will be a beautiful day for golf! Hope everyone has a beautiful week!