Saturday, November 30, 2013

spoils of thanksgiving

Now that I am so large my tossing and turning in the night and getting up to use the bathroom has started to really take a toll on Alex...poor him. He's told me he can feel me get up at night and that my body pillow is taking up the entire bed. Luckily after we had Thanksgiving dinner at his grandpa's house we were able to upgrade to a Tempurpedic-king size bed!

Thanksgiving Day:
We're terrible picture takers and this isn't flattering at all but oh well-this is our 5th Thanksgiving together.

Apparently his grandfather, an orthodontist, traded a set of braces for the bed but wasn't impressed so after a while he gave it to us! It's been wonderful for Alex to not feel me moving so much and to have room. I love it too, it just makes getting up a little more difficult because you mold right into it! 


I wanted to do some Black Friday shopping and convinced Alex to take me. We were able to find some king sized sheets and comforter set on sale which was awesome and what we needed since we had a queen. We also got a bassinet for Baby that all ended up matching each other-awesome! Now we have a nice queen bed for my parents when they come for the holidays and cozy king for us and a spare twin waiting at Alex's parent's house when we move into a bigger space! Hooray! We are super thankful for all the things we've been blessed to have!

Just a silly photo after washing all Baby's clothes...she's supposed to be that big when she comes out-weird!

Wednesday, November 20, 2013

nose frida

Alex had his work Thanksgiving dinner this week and he made funeral potatoes. They turned out so good and all the ladies he works with were super impressed. The business he works for is really a close knit group and they were so kind to invite me and get to know us better. The food was all so great and I was so full I didn't know if I could even drive home afterward! In the care package my friend Summer sent me last month we got a Barbie and Ken doll that are supposed to represent her and her husband Mark and I was sure to have them join us in our feast!

So happy to have Mark and Summer join us!


My visiting teachers stopped by too and gave me some gifts because they both missed my shower. One of them, Emily who had her first baby last Christmas, gave me some of her favorite things she has with her daughter. Behold the SnotSucker! hahaha I died at this little apparatus it is so crazy-thank you Swedes. I also got my super cute diaper bag in the mail from Amazon. I shouldn't be so excited about a diaper bag but I am!


You literally are supposed to suck out your child's boogers. 

Skip Hop makes the cutest bags!

We also had our last class of Lamaze! I can't believe we are one step closer to being parents and soon my doctor visits will be only a week apart. I'm anxious for any extra ultrasounds and to see how good our little peach is growing.

we did it!

Tuesday, November 12, 2013

baby's month

This month we started our birthing classes! They'll be the first 3 weeks of the month on Tuesday nights-it's crazy! In our class there are 6 couples including us; we're half and half too, 3 expecting girls and 3 expecting boys! It's funny because we went around and introduced ourselves and babies and all the families with boys had names for them and all the ones with girls didn't! There is one other couple due by the end of this year; their due date for their little boy is the day before ours, December 23rd. I'm really looking forward to being able to sit with Alex and learn a thing or two together because unlike me he will probably soak things in and remember them better than me with my scattered baby brain.

Just me after our second class!

I had my second shower on the 9th here in Georgia and it was a blast! It was a grey and pink chevron theme with elephants and turned out so cute thanks to my mother-in-law and sweet aunt-in-law and lots of others I'm sure! In my ward we have a fabulous cake maker who made the cutest cake you ever saw for Baby Peach and it was so delicious! I got so many wonderful and handmade things it was super awesome and I'm so glad to have so many friends and family who love and support our little growing one!


Cute decorations everywhere!

the spread-so tasty!

I forgot to take a picture before we dug in but isn't it awesome!?



My dear friend Hillary on her mission in the D.C. area knows I am a Redskins fan and mailed us the cutest outfits for a darling girl so she can be a fan like her mama and grandpa Steve! I love it!


This month is certainly going to be all about Baby and getting everything ready that we can and need for her! We are getting anxious to see her and Alex is prepping to be the best dad ever, it's the sweetest thing.

Monday, November 4, 2013

birthday blessings

Alex got me super awesome birthday roses and some bubbly!


Being far away from my family has been super difficult for me to deal with. Don't get me wrong, Alex's family (my new family) is spectacular and has been so very supportive and loving and I'm sure we'll never be able to thank them adequately enough but I want my family around too! Perhaps it's these pregnant hormones that make things a little more dramatic. Anyway, in planning a baby shower my mom determined she'd rather take vacation days from her work and put them toward a longer stay when Baby comes...meaning she wouldn't be able to come to the shower here in Georgia.

Drama. I mean c'mon how could I not be devastated that my own mother wouldn't be there for her first grandbaby's miniature birthday party?! But wouldn't you believe it things worked out for me to be able to fly to my homeland, ahh Texas, and celebrate with my mom, sister, grandma, aunts, cousins and friends! It was fantastic-the best

I arrived on the 30th of October, the day after my birthday, and without Alex because he wasn't able to take off work. It was the first time since our sealing for us to be apart overnight and I was 32 weeks pregnant...of course I bawled on the flight, I hate being away from Alex and the fact that I just started getting some stretch marks on my belly was NOT helping. Luckily the flight was in the evening and I had an empty seat next to me so I wasn't too embarrassed and pretty comfortable but I did start to swell! It was so silly-apparently flying will do that to you, especially a pregnant version of you.

So when I got off the plane my sweet sister (in all her 100 lbs glory) came to help me get my huge bag from baggage claim. I imagine it was a funny sight to see two girls, in our conditions, carrying such a large bag, I would've laughed! My mom was out at the car ready and so surprised to see how much Baby had grown and she was happy to pat my belly and ask how I felt. It was so nice to be in Austin-there really is no place like home.

I'm a terrible picture taker (I'm asking Santa for a camera to maybe help me be better at documenting our lives.) You'll just have to take my word for it when I tell you that the decorations for the party were so adorable-I'm sure my mom has some photos somewhere. I walked in saying, "This is so cute!" and thinking, "This is for me...c-r-a-z-y.

It was so fun to spend time leading up to the party hanging out with my siblings, parents, puppy Donna and friends. At the party my mom made a baby out of fruit (complete with watermelon stroller, orange head and pacifier) that was so cute and yummy and my grandma an amazing cake decorator made probably the best strawberry cake I ever had with a waterfall! They sure do love me. I got to visit with people who've known me forever I feel like and play fun games with them and of course get some wonderful gifts: clothes, books (love), diapers, blankets, etc. It was truly a blessing for me to go and spend that time with my family and friends to visit and be showered with temporal and eternal gifts!


Donna Dog wearing a hat for a split second-that deserves a treat :)
I loved getting books for Baby and want a bunch more. I need to get my hands on some classics. The gospel related one is super awesome and came with a "map". As for the other two books I've already read them to Baby :)

My parents' attempt at making playdough babies.
 My mom decided to make the dough which turned out great but she had to add in some Ovaltine to give it a more realistic pigment-ha! Mom made the giant baby on the left and Dad made the one on the right-we all thought it was a parent holding a baby and said it was so sweet and good job Dad until he told us the whole thing was the baby just sitting and folding its arms! We all died laughing, needless to say I hope Baby isn't too massive or mature.


Austin is seriously the greatest.