I am ready to meet you!!!

Well.... it is getting very close! I am so excited! We had a sonogram today and everything is looking great. Pic is posted below. The 3D sonograms are just amazing! Although they do look a little weird you can still get a good idea. Of course I think she is BEAUTIFUL!!!

This is a busy weekend with July 4th and our 3rd year anniversary so maybe she will make her debut after the crazy weekend. I will of course be excited no matter when she comes but it will be difficult to plan a birthday, 4th of July, and a anniversary every year! I can't wait to post pictures of her once she is actually here. Hope there is good news soon :)

OH SO CLOSE!!!

It is getting soooo close and I am so excited and ready! It is so hot here in Texas. My time has either been spent in the pool or inside with the air turned down! I am thankful I do not have to go till the end of July or August, blahhh that would be miserable! Everything is ready for our sweet Maebry so the days are a little long sometimes with nothing to do. Everyone is telling me to enjoy and sleep sleep sleep BUT I CAN'T! I guess my body is just getting prepared for the sleepless nights to come. My friend Heather and I put this hair bow frame together for her room and I LOVE IT!

We will see how much hair she has when she comes out, it may be a while before she can wear any bows but maybe not! I can't wait to meet her!

HUGE!!!!!!

Well it is getting closer and closer and I am getting BIGGER and BIGGER! I am so glad I do not have to go through the entire summer like this because this Texas heat is insane! I am getting so excited and so anxious! I am ready to meet our sweet little girl. Her nursery is totally complete, everythings cleaned, bags packed, and we are ready to go. I am really trying to enjoy this last month but I am already getting bored and impatient. I have been to the pool almost everyday because it is GREAT to not feel all the weight that is packed on me. It is a great and much easier way to work out. If anybody has any ideas or suggestions on how to keep busy this last month, let me know!!!

Told ya I was HUGE! Its not easy being super short and super huge at the same time!

Keeping it together...

So I have discovered you have to really take care of yourself during pregnancy. There are some scary things that can creep up on your through this process. For example: FAT, stretch markes, back aches, swollen feen and hands,and much more!

Palmers lotion... I am about to start my third bottle. No stretch marks yet and I am really hoping it stays that way!!! Eliptical... Has been a great way to work out because it's not too hard on the body, although, the time I spend on it is less and less! Flip flops... AWESOME, I am starting to get cankles! The feet are looking very unattractive these days but flip flops are my saving grace! Baths... LOVE THEM! I have taken sooooo many baths through this pregnancy! It helps so much with the back aches and just relaxing!

Even though there is a lot to complain about when pregnant the excitement of meeting your sweet baby trumps it ALL!!!! I get so so so excited just thinking about her and finally getting to meet her! It may be hard and very uncomfortable at times but what a GIFT and a BLESSING! I suppose any great prize at the end requires hard work to get there!

Uncomfortable!

It is getting closer and I am getting more and more uncomfortable! Swollen feet, swollen hands, back aches, and just being plain HUGE! BUT I am so so so excited to meet little Maebry that I can get through it just fine. I honestly can't complain too much because I have had a healthy pregnancy so far and that is all that matters! My favorite part is feeling her kick! Eating chocolate, candy, or juice really gets her going. Her most active time of the day is between 8:00-10:00pm!

I bought this sweet little outfit with Kortney who also got sweet little Ansley the same exact one! We wanted them to have matching outfits, I am sure they will have many more! It is so fun to see her name on things!

Mothers Day

Yesterday was Mothers Day! It was a dabate... to celebrate or not to celebrate as a Mom. We did!!! It was a fun day with Josh and little Maebry in my tummy. We went to church and had a great sermon on motherhood. Grilled burgers for lunch and then met my sister and her family for dinner. I can't believe next year I will be celebrating Mothers Day with Maebry and she will almost be one. It is so exciting to think about.

I was really sad to not see my mom yesterday but that is part of living away. I have learned so much from her and I can't wait to share all she taught me, with Maebry. It is scary to think of all the ways you can go wrong when raising a child. I just hope I always remember to let the Lord lead me, so I can lead her. I am so happy that I have so many wonderful moms around me that I can ask questions and learn from.

The picture below is from dinner last night. Kortney (my sister) and I had some swollen feet. The Texas heat is starting and I am now experiencing swollen uncomfrotable feet and hands. YUK! The wedding ring is officially off. I luckily have my Grandmothers ring that is bigger that I am able to wear. My feet are proped up as I type this blog, I have a feeling I am going to be in this position a lot in the next two months!

Foot on top is mine (cheap $2.00 flip flops) and Kortneys on the bottom (cute sandals)

Baby showers!!!

My first baby shower was in Arkansas. My wonderful hosts were: Kortney, Heather, Aunt Mona, Vanessa, Jenny, Jill, Kate, and Aunt Rhonda. They did such a great job! It was so fun for everyone to get together just for Maebry. I recieved so many fun gifts. People have been so giving through my pregnancy. I am so grateful.

This adorable bird outfit and picture frame are from Mimi (Josh's mom). I love it!

Loved the way they decorated. The food was YUMMY!

It was so fun to see everyone!

This is baby Miles. Can't wait for Maebry to meet him.

 My second shower was given to me by my Sunday school class. The ladies were so sweet! I had so much fun getting to know everyone better. These girls have been so giving as well. They did an amazing job decorating as you can see from the picture below. It was so funny because I got so many cute things with birds on it and they had no idea I was doing a bird theme. They had strawberry petit fours that were to die for! I was very excited when there were some left over for me to take home :).

Beautiful decorations!