30 Weeks

I'm a bit late in posting this, but to I had to get it on here to keep up with my picture diary of my ever-growing belly. Here I am on May 17 at 30 weeks...and counting!

What a Party!

I SO enjoyed my first baby shower! My coworkers threw an amazing party. I am so blessed to have such a wonderful NHS family!

We had a great time: everyone brought in baby pictures and we tried to determine who was who; we guessed how many Q-tips were in the baby bottles; they gave me some great parenting tips; and each person made a card for our baby for his upcoming birthdays. And check out this amazing spread and beautiful cake!

Quite a few family members came to celebrate with us: my parents and grandma, and Dave's mom and sister Jessica drove from Twin Falls, and Dave's sister Jennifer took the afternoon off work. It was great to have them there!











And oh, the presents! We had a wonderful time opening the gifts (everyone was so very generous!) and someone even convinced Dave to give one of the hooded towels a try.

It was such a wonderful party - thanks again to Mary and Anne for making it happen!

My First Baby Shower!

Today is my very first baby shower! I've only been to two in my entire life, and now (three time's a charm) I'll get to go to my very own. The fabulous ladies at my work are throwing it, and I can't wait! I was actually wide awake this morning at 6:00 a.m. just thinking about it. I'm SO EXCITED! :-)

Happy Mother's Day!

Though our little one hasn't been born yet, Dave & I decided to celebrate this year (he says carrying around a child 24 hours a day should count for something). So for my first Mother's Day, he gave me a wonderful gift: he set up the nursery!

I walked upstairs Friday night and found a card on the nursery door. He had spent most of that day cleaning out the room, refinishing the crib, and putting the bedding together. It looks so wonderful! Now all we have to do is put a few finishing touches on it (window/wall hangings, etc.) and we'll be all ready to welcome Baby!

I Passed!

Hallelujah, I passed my glucose screen!

I had my appointment last Friday, and my doctor just confirmed that I don't have gestational diabetes (nor do I have to take the horrible 3-hour long test). Baby Boy's heartbeat is still strong, and she took some measurements and said I'm right on the mark. God really has blessed me with an uneventful pregnancy thus far!

Granny Phyllis' Rocking Chair

We found a rocking chair for the nursery!

I saw it on craigslist.com today and was certain that it would be gone by the time I could show it to Dave tonight, but it wasn't. We just got home from picking it up from Ellen, a wonderful woman who used it in her daughter's nursery.

It's such a beautiful chair, and it has a wonderful history. This chair belonged to Granny Phyllis (Ellen's husband's grandmother) from Roscoe, Montana. And now it will live at our house and we will rock our little one(s) to sleep in it. We love it!