Baby Showers!

This weekend we had not one but 2 baby showers! We are so blessed to have so many wonderful family and friends. Our little girl is so lucky to have so many people that love her already!

First on Friday afternoon my co-workers threw me a shower at school. It was wonderful and I had a great time. It was fun to hang out with everyone "outside of work." Having such awesome co-workers makes going to work so much more fun! They were so thoughtful to have put such a great shower together. We received all kinds of wonderful books along with many other useful things!

Then on Saturday my mom threw me a shower and it was beautiful. She worked so hard to make it special for me and she did a wonderful job! It was more than I could have ever asked for! It was so great to see everyone and to celebrate. I could have never imagined all of the wonderful gifts we received. I am so thankful for everything, it is such a big help in preparing for our little girl to arrive! Like Bryan says, it is so hard to believe that you need so much stuff for one little baby!

Bryan was able to get out and go golfing while I was at the baby shower. He has been working long hours and just finished his finance class so he deserved some relaxation! I was so glad that he could get out and have some fun. Originally he was supposed to fly out at 6:30 a.m. Sunday morning to go back to North Carolina. I took him to the airport at 5:30 and then he called at about 7:00 saying that there was fog in Detroit so their flight was delayed. Lucky for us he was able to be rescheduled on a flight at 3:00! For once the weather worked in our favor! It was so nice that he got to come back home and we were able to spend the day together. The weekend just seemed way to short and I felt like I hardly saw him so I was one happy girl!

I'll leave you with one last picture..."the baby bump" :)

27 weeks and still feeling great!

Birthday Celebration

So excited for our little bundle to arrive!!

All I can say is I feel like one lucky girl. I am so blessed with such a wonderful husband. Bryan has been running like crazy between work and grad school but still found time to plan a birthday dinner for me. I didn't expect him to do anything knowing that he has been so busy and it was the last thing he needed to worry about. On Saturday he shipped me out of the house for awhile and I came home to find him preparing an amazing dinner and beautiful flowers! I couldn't believe it. He invited my parents and my brother over and we had a wonderful steak dinner followed by lots of fun playing board games. On top of all of that he got me a jogging stroller for my birthday!! I am so excited to try out "my new wheels" once baby girl Bailey arrives!

Bryan is back in North Carolina for the next two weeks. I was so used to having him home now that it is hard having him travel again but it is only for another couple of weeks. Other than that time has been flying and I can't believe I am almost in my third trimester! I have been feeling great...that is until today. I think that our little girl is sitting right on my sciatic nerve and it definitely doesn't feel the greatest but as long as she keeps growing and stays healthy I am a happy camper! Hope all is well with all of you and that all of you mom's had a wonderful Mother's day! I feel so blessed to have a wonderful mom and mother in law. I know that they are also going to be wonderful grandmother's to our little girl! Thank you for all that you do for us...we love you both!

Here are some pictures from the birthday celebration...

The beautiful flowers Bryan got for me

Bryan hard at work

Strong little girl!!!

Today we had another doctors appointment and everything looked great! I had to have a routine blood sugar test done. In order to prepare for the test I had to drink a bottle of what was basically pure sugar and then they drew my blood an hour later. I think the baby was on a sugar high because she was kicking like crazy. When the doctor went to listen to her heart, she would kick the doppler wand the doctor was using so hard, it was so funny. We were laughing so hard because it was like she was putting on a little show for us haha. My blood sugar labs came back great. The doctor was impressed with the baby's heart rate. She said the baby's heart rate is fluctuating just the way they like it too (when at rest and when she is active), but she said they often don't see that until 28 weeks because it is related to the neuron connections in the brain, so the doctor said we have a little smarty pants on our hands lol. I will go back in 4 weeks for another check up. Until then hopefully things will continue to go smoothly!

25 weeks and growing!

So I know it has been forever since I have posted...I will try to get better. Things have been busy but good. Last weekend we were in Virginia for Mandy and Matt's wedding. It was a beautiful wedding and we had a great time seeing everyone. It was just way too short of a trip! We are looking forward to taking another trip back to Virginia in June so we can spend more time with everyone. Right now our plan is to drive out, since I will be off for the summer and we will have more time. It will be our last trip to Virginia just the two of us! I am sure from this point on traveling will become much more interesting with a little one!

Bryan is back on the road with work. He will be in North Carolina for the next 5 weeks. He is finishing up his grad class in finance so he is staying busy. I have 5 more weeks of school left! I can't believe how fast my first year has gone!

This weekend we spent time working on the nursery. We finally chose a color paint and are now just working on finishing priming it. The people who lived here before us painted stripes which are a pain to cover! It is exciting now that we are making some progress on it though, I am excited to see how it all comes together!

I have been feeling good, but it seems like over the past couple of weeks she has really grown a lot because my stomach has really grown! I go back into the doctor on Tuesday just for a routine check up. I can tell she is getting bigger and stronger because she is kicking like crazy. You can see my stomach move as she kicks, we have been enjoying watching her kick around. I think we have a future soccer player on our hands. Here are some updated pictures of baby girl Bailey! Hope all is well with all of you and that you are enjoying the spring weather!

25 Weeks

Even Bryan's t-shirts are getting tight haha!