Baby Shower July 24, 2010

Hosted by Lori Simmons and Sandra Dumond

This was such a special baby shower because my sister and mother in law were the hostesses!

The tables looked so pretty and there were plenty of very yummy treats!!

I loved these candles that my sister in law made! They said, "Here's a candle for you to light once the stork has made his flight. With the flicker of this flame, say a prayer in Austin's name." They were so sweet

John's cousin, Alicia, made this diaper cake for us!

My sister in law made these with Austin's initials on them. They were so cute...and very yummy!

My niece, Haley with Rachel and Marilyn eating good food and playing games

John's mom came up with some really fun baby games for us to play!

Party Time!

We had two more wonderful baby showers last month that I wanted to post pictures from!

Baby Shower July 11, 2010

Hosted by: Brooke, Jennifer, Casey, Sara and Marilyn

The girls worked so hard to make this such a special baby shower!

The Hendrix Girls!

Me with my dear friends from college-Jennifer, Brooke, Julie, Casey and Kristin

The decorations were BEAUTIFUL!!

I love how they had baby pics of both John and I out on display! It was really fun to look at those.

Me with Sara, Michelene, Kristen and Whitney

I'm clearly very excited about opening the baby gifts :)

Rachel helping with gift duty

Marilyn with one of my besties, Kristen Spigner

Me with Somerset, Grandmom Janie and Melanie

We thought it was so funny how well coordinated the four of us were dressed!

Grandmom Janie, Somerset's grandmother, was visiting from Texas and I was so glad that she was able to come to the baby shower!! It meant so much to me that she was there

Mom, Pauline and Marilyn

Brie, Brittani and Kali

My Grandad stopped by at the end of the shower and I was able to snag a picture with him :)

My sister made this adorable cake for the shower. Its hard to tell in this picture but the baby turtle had a pacifier in his mouth. This cake was too cute!!

A special thanks to sara, my personal photographer at the shower :)

Welcome Baby Logan!

One of my very best friends, melanie, had her precious baby boy almost three weeks ago! We were so lucky to be able to be there when he was born. We are so glad that he is finally here and that both Logan and mommy are doing great. He is the cutest baby! Hopefully his buddy Austin will be here soon! :)

How adorable is this little guy?? Welcome to the world Mr. Logan!

Here is john holding Logan...getting in some great practice before it is his turn!

Congratulations Melanie and Trey! We couldn't be happier for you. Logan is such a wonderful addition to your little family! :)

Just Waiting...

Hey all!

Sorry I haven't posted in several weeks. We were having some technical difficulties with the blog but we got it all straightened out (and by "we" I mean by computer genius husband). We got the blog fixed just in time because we are down to one week left until baby arrives! I can't believe that tomorrow I will officially be 39 weeks pregnant...WOW! Now it is just a waiting game. Everyday I wake up and think, will he come today?? I know he is going to come when he is ready! I mean really, who would want to leave hotel utero? haha.

We have had a lot happen over the last few weeks that I wanted to post about so get ready to see a ton of pictures...I have a lot of catching up to do on this blog before Austin arrives!

Nursery Pictures!

I know that everyone has been asking to see pics of Austin's nursery so I wanted to post a few. We still have some work left to do but it is almost ready! It has been so much fun to watch it all come together over the last few months. Hope you enjoy the pictures!

I just love the way that his letters turned out! They look so cute above his dresser :)

Austin's grandparents bought this beautiful Dr. Seuss print as a gift to me for Christmas. Well, the timing could not have been more perfect...it looks amazing in the nursery. This picture is from my favorite Dr. Seuss book, Oh The Places You'll Go!

This is Austin's hospital sign that we just had made for him! We are going to take it to the hospital with us and when he is born we will have them put his hand/footprints in the middle. Morgan, the artist, is going to write in his birthdate, length and weight after he arrives! It is adorable!

I am sure we will make some changes to the nursery over the next few weeks and then probably even some more after he gets here but we are really happy with the way it has turned out!

We have officially entered the last month of pregnancy! We went to the doctor yesterday and he said that everything looks great. Austin's heartbeat was strong and he was moving around like crazy. I was having some contractions during the fetal monitoring but I guess thats just my body trying to get ready for the big event!

I can't believe that we are almost to the end of this pregnancy. I was thinking this morning about how much I have enjoyed being pregnant and how fast these nine months have gone by. I wanted to blog about some of the things that I want to remember and also want Austin to know, so this one is for you my sweet baby boy...

Your daddy and I LOVE to feel you kick and roll around in my belly...and you are definitely a mover!! Your daddy's face lights up EVERY time he feels you. He gets so excited!

Your daddy likes to read you Oh Baby! The Places You'll Go by Dr. Seuss

You get the hiccups the same time of day just about every day (at night when mommy lays down to go to sleep)

I don't usually feel you much in the mornings...your daddy and I think maybe you like to sleep in :)

You do not like it when I lay on my sides or cross my arms and place them on top of the belly and you definitely let me know when you want me to switch positions!

Some very memorable moments during pregnancy have been the first time...we saw you on ultrasound, heard your little heart beating, I felt you really move and the first time your daddy felt you move, the first time you got the hiccups (that was such a funny feeling), the moment we found out you were a BOY

Your daddy and I both agree that while we love feeling you in the belly we can't wait to hold you in our arms...very soon! We love you little man!

35 Weeks and counting...

I had to include this picture of Henry dog looking up at the belly

All About Baby!

I can't believe that it is already July! Austin will be here before we know it...and there is still so much to get done before his arrival, YIKES! John and I went to the doctor on Tuesday and everything looked great. We get to go back next Tuesday for another ultrasound and see our little man! We are at 33 weeks and counting. This week Austin is the size of a pineapple, isn't that crazy?? I am carrying around something the size of a pineapple!!

We have had so many wonderful friends and family throw us amazing baby showers. I know that they all put so much work and love into making these parties really special for us and we are so appreciative! Also, my mom's friends at her work got together and hosted a "grandmother shower" for her which was so thoughtful of them and I know meant so much to her and to John and I. I wanted to share pictures from some of the baby showers that we have had this summer!

School Baby Shower May 19, 2010

This was my very first baby shower that my friends from school hosted! It was such a fun shower!

My sister made this cute little lamb cake for the shower

My friend Molly made this diaper cake! Isn't it amazing?! I just loved the bright blue and green feathers sticking out of the top!

Rachel with Marilyn at the shower :)

Austin got some of the most adorable baby clothes...I have decided that any outfit that tiny has to be cute!

Couples Baby Shower June 5, 2010

Rebecca, Rachel, Nicole, Somerset and Melanie hosted a couples shower for John and I. It was so much fun to be able to include the guys! Everything was bright green and blue...I loved it! They came up with the most creative ideas for the shower which made it really special for us!

Bet you can't guess who those two cute babies are...haha!

Somerset made this adorable diaper cake for the shower! She is definitely the diaper cake queen :)

Another cute cake by Rachel

Melanie had this beautiful plate painted for Austin and I LOVE IT! It is on the bookshelf in his nursery

They had a little candy station set up with the cutest little bags that had Austin's name on them. The candy table was a huge hit!

John's mom gave us the shirt that John wore home from the hospital! It says, "Dr. Smith Really Delivers" with a kangaroo on it. It is precious. It's hard to believe that my husband was once that small!

Me with the lovely hostesses...

Here is a picture of all the wonderful gifts my mom's friends at work gave to her at the grandmother shower

John and I had so much fun looking through these baby gifts