ADORABLE!

I have been wanting a cute little hat for Braylon to wear but just have not found any we liked or I was not about to pay an arm and a leg for a little hat. Andrew's co-workers had a little shower for him this mornign and this was one item they went together to get. I LOVE IT! Thank you ladies and gents! It is perfect!

Stinker!

Hello all! Last Friday we went in for a doctor appointment and everything was fine except my belly measurement. I was measuring about 2.5 centimeters small. Which is funny seeings how I had gained 4 pounds in six days! They asked if I would move my appointment up to Monday(yesterday) and schedule an ultra sound to double check everything. IT WAS A LONG WEEKEND! We were not sure if we should be worried that something could be a little off or excited that we got another ultra sound. Well we made it through the weekend and everything checked out fine! He is measuring about four days ahead and at about 7 pounds. He was quite the little stinker for the ultra sound though! He was pushing, kicking, punching, and just plain stubborn! He was super active and the ultra sound lady was a little shocked at his craziness! Maybe because he kicked her a few too many times! She tried to get us a few good pictures but he just WOULD NOT stop moving around. He also had a hand up by his face and refused to move it! The more she wiggled h im around to get him to move it the more stubborn he became. Finally he ended up putting both hands right over h is face! GRRR! Needless to say we did not get a picture of him so we are even more curious than ever to meet this little guy and see what he looks like! Our next appointment is Wednesday of next week. We are getting checked to see if we are dilated and hopefully things are still good to go. Our bags are packed, the car seats in, and now we WAIT! I am very IMPATIENT and I really HATE WAITING so I think we would both be ok for him to arrive at anytime! Andrew told me he is very anxious to cuddle with him and hold him! I can not wait to see Andrew as a DADDY....he will be the BEST!!!

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I think we are ready!?!

I feel like at the beginning of this adventure the weeks were dragging and now that we are down to four weeks I wonder where the last 36 weeks went! We will be having this monster :) in no time at all and I think we have things ready and prepared the best we know how to! His room is ready, things are washed and clean, the car seat is in, and I am working on packing a bag for the hospital. I hope that is the essentials! We know once he is here those little things wont matter but at this point its the waiting game and it keeps me busy to get all these things done. I am running out of things though!

Andrew is also pretty prepared from what he is acting like. He recently took a daddy boot camp and enjoyed meeting new dads and their little ones as they spent the morning doing some daddy talk, man questions, and of course baby changing! Andrew has also been ready Braylon a story every night before bed. He is quite the story teller. It is funny to hear him get all tongue tied on the rhyming books! I am sure Braylon is getting a kick out of it too! He had the best pirate voice the other night and I fear Braylon will LOVE it and I will have to listen to it over and over and over one day!

Everything else is going great for both of us! Andrew is enjoying his class so far this year and they seem to be having fun with him as well. He recently started the Tuesday night tutoring at his school. He runs a 9 week tutoring session each Fall and Spring and so every Tuesday night I am lonely bird until 7:30 or so! It used to be nice to have a night to relax but I am finding the the word "relax" does not really exist anymore! My job is finally on track and I am in the office " running the show ". (ha, ha)I would not really go that far! It has been great getting to learn some new things and dealing with parents from a different perspective then when I was the teacher. I do miss the classroom A LOT and wish I could have the best of both worlds! It was so much fun to see the everyday changes in the kids and to see the progress and make that lasting connection but I do feel I can make a difference as the Assistant Director as well. Sitting in a chair is the hardest part when I would rather be out and up and running around!

We hope all is well with you, our family and friends, and we will be sure to keep you posted on any Braylon news! I am sure he will wait to arrive close to his due date so do not get to anxious yet!

Beautiful!

This is the quilt my mom's friend made for us! It is double sided! We just gave her some color samples and this is what we got....we LOVE it!

4 weeks....but who is counting!

5 weeks to D-day!

We are finally getting all of Braylon's things arranged, organized, and cleaned up! I added a few fun touches tonight and we got our new changing table up and ready to use! We can not believe we have 5 weeks left (give or take). It is amazing how time has flown by and how much change I have felt over the last couple weeks. Braylon is definitely getting bigger! There is not much room in there for him to move around but some how he manages to kick and squirm all over the place. It is starting to get a little uncomfortable! I am still a firm believer we have either a long alien or a fat alien in there! Andrew took a daddy boot camp class this past weekend and realized he had a little more skill then he gave himself credit for! I have full confidence that he is going to be the bestest daddy in the world but he just needs to believe in himself a little more! We are looking forward to another doctor visit this Friday and then its one a week from then on. I also have gotten into the office full time now, instead of in a classroom. I am looking forward to normal weeks and a little less time getting up and down! Have a great evening!