Hello Cruel World

Since I was put in charge of making this update (as Ang is quite busy), of course it is late. But we wanted to put some additional pictures up for all to see. All are still well. Sam has a very healthy appitite and although seems to believe that the world is a little unfair (she was very upset during the state of the union), seems to be holding up very well. I am sure we will be putting up more picture shortly, but I thought that this would tide you over for now.

Snow days in ATL

So we have about a week (8 days to be exact) until my due date. I am getting huge! But I am still not too miserable. The main excitement in Atlanta recently was that we got snow. Here is a picture of our house in the snow. The dogs seemed to like it, too.

The nursery

So, there are two and a half weeks left until my estimated due date, but I have been told that I should expect, but not count on, going about 8 days past as 1st kids are often late. Nick is betting that I will be in labor on Super Bowl Sunday, the Sunday after my EDD. We have been getting the nursey ready and so here are some pictures. Nick built a fake murphy bed to store the mattresses and allow us to have more space, so he is pictured next to it. He also built something to put the changing pad in on top of the dresser and he carved Precious Little One in it. You can also see the shelves, one set are attached to the wall and the other are part of the murphy bed. Plus we have the crib set up and the bassinet ready. Both were used by my brother and me, but have been fixed up to make sure they meet safety standards. We are very excited.

Lab Baby Shower

The wonderful ladies in my lab, plus Jodi our honorary member for a day, threw me an amazing luncheon shower. We played tons of games and had a great time. Here are some photos of our fun! Thanks so much ladies, you gals are great.

It is just 5 weeks to go! Hard to believe it is almost Christmas and then it will be New Years. Hope everyone has a great holiday season.

55 days and counting

So, we are getting closer. Yesterday was 55 days to go, exciting for me since 5 is my favorite number for some unknown reason. But we have less than 8 weeks until our due date, and so much left to do. The semester is almost over, which is great because it has been a bit overwhelming. Of course, there will be plenty to do over the break and into next semester. We are trying to get the nursery ready. Nick has almost finished the fake murphy bed to hide our mattress and help deal with a small room that has to do double duty. We also have more baby related things to do. We went to our infant safety and cpr class Monday night. This weekend is breastfeeding school and our baptism class. And now I go to the doctor every other week instead of just once a month. I am getting really big now, gaining about a pound a week. Pictures to come soon. Hugs to all!

Baby Shower

So my wonderful friend Sally, who was also my maid of honor, and her mom, Kathy, threw me the best baby shower ever.  Our little girl is going to be spoiled with me having such great friends.  I am posting a few pictures.  Thanks to everyone who came.  It was so wonderful and I cannot thank you enough.  My camera was not happy with its battery selection, but I should get more pictures later.  For now I am posting one of the "How big is Angela" game and the draw a picture of the baby on top of your head game.  

My ever expanding belly

So, people keep asking for photos of me as I get larger and larger. Here I am at 20 weeks (halfway there!) and the current one at 28 1/2 weeks. I have gained 15 pounds. You can see I have blossomed quite a bit from 20 weeks! It is now hard to pick things up when I drop them. There is also a photo of Nick and me so everyone can see the excited parents to be. Hugs and love to all!