Maternity Pictures

While we were in Florida (back in April), we decided to get our pictures taken on the beach. We had a great time and these are a few of our favorites!

It's Finally Here!

Our nursery furniture finally came in! We no longer feel like we emptied a room for no reason. It is starting to look like a nursery now!

This is the dresser that we are also using as a changing table.

The super comfortable glider that Blake's parents got us. Thanks Jim and Joni!

And this is the beautiful crib that my dad and step-mom got us! Thanks Dad and Jennifer!

32 Week Ultrasound

I went in for my 32 week ultrasound last Wednesday. Everything looks really good! They were concerned about his kidneys at our 20 week ultrasound, but they look great now. His heart rate is good and they estimated that he weighs 3 lbs 14 oz. Here's a picture of his little face!

Nursery Project #2

I just finished my second project for the baby's room! It is a changing pad that we will put on top of the dresser (if it ever gets here). This project was pretty challenging, but I'm happy with the outcome. I really didn't want one of the store-bought changing pads that everyone else had. I found the directions for this one in a book that Blake got me for my birthday and I loved it! The three side bolsters as well as the orange pad in the middle are removable. This makes washing everything extremely easy. It also has a neat pocket to store diapers, ointment, wipes, etc.

Rain or Shine

This morning Blake and I took Toby and Mayzie to the Bark for the Cure. Blake was a little unsure about going because of the weather, but I was stubborn and insisted on going. It was really fun even though it sprinkled a little. We were able to show our support for Susan G. Komen and show off our fur children all in one morning! Plus, we got a lot of free goodies for the pups.

Baby Shower!

I cannot even begin to express how incredibly blessed I feel right now! Sabrina, my best friend, threw a baby shower for me on Saturday. We received so many great gifts and tons of stuff that we will need when the baby gets here. Blake and I have an incredible group of friends that have supported us and been excited for us since we found out we were having a baby. Thank you so much for making this day so special! I can't wait for Caden to meet you all!

Babymoon!

If you have never heard of a Babymoon it is basically just an excuse for a mommy-to-be to get her husband to take her somewhere before the baby arrives. Blake and I just got back from ours and it was a very relaxing weekend! We know that our time alone together is about to be very limited so this was our chance to get away and spend quality time together.

We stayed in Clearwater, FL near the Tampa area. The first day we went to the Tampa zoo. It was a very nice zoo with a lot of animal interactions. The videos are of us feeding a giraffe. We were amazed at how big they are!


We spent the rest of the first day at our hotel's beach and pool.


The second day we headed to Caladesi Island State Park. We had to take a ferry to the island because it is still completely natural. We walked down a nature trail and spent the rest of the day at the beach. The water was a little chilly at first, but we got used to it after a few minutes.


The last day we went to Fort DeSoto Beach where we had our pictures taken by a photographer that we found on the internet. She was extremely nice and we didn't have to pay anything for the session! I will post the pictures as soon as we get them!

Happy Easter!

We hope everyone has a great Easter!

Crib Sheet

Woo Hoo! I finished my first project for the baby's room! It's a fitted crib sheet made out of minky dot material and it was way easier than I thought it was going to be. Here are some pictures. Blake insisted on being the crib mattress since we don't have one yet. Hopefully it fits the real mattress better than the Blake mattress.

Painting

We have officially started on the nursery! I am afraid that I may have overestimated my abilities. Luckily I'm not doing it alone! The only thing that we have done so far is paint the room.

We decided to paint one wall orange, the ceiling blue, and leaving the other three walls beige. The colors were pulled from the fabric that we are going to use to make the bedding, curtains, and a few other things for the room.

The finished product! A HUGE thank you to our moms, Cole, and Ashley for helping us paint!

Another big thank you to our fur children (Mayzie and Toby) for supervising the whole process. Unfortunately there was an animal harmed in the making of this room. Toby had a shocking moment when he stuck his tongue in one of the outlets!

So I Went A Little Overboard...

The day after we found out that we are having a boy I decided that I wanted to go thrift store shopping to see if I could find a couple of cute outfits for him. Thanks to my mom, Ashley, Sabrina, and Kelsey I ended up with WAY more than a couple. We went to Nine Months Later and Once Upon a Child and the deals were just too good to pass up. All of the clothes look brand new and are really cute!

Our First Post

Hi Family & Friends!
Welcome to our first blog post. We wanted to keep you updated on our little one. I recently had my 20 week ultrasound done and everything looked normal. He weighs 13oz and is 7 inches long. He is moving around all the time and Blake can even feel him if he is moving just right! Here is the video from our ultrasound. Enjoy!