Happy Thanksgiving!!

This year we have so much to be thankful for! God, family, friends, jobs, and of course, a baby on the way. There are only 10 weeks left 'til my due date now! Time is really going by quickly. I know I say that all the time, but it's true. Every time I go in Waylon's room and look at the crib, clothes, books, blankets, and other baby things I just can't believe that we're so close to having our little sweetie here at home with us. Life will be forever changed and while we have an idea what that will be like, we probably don't even know the half of it. On this Thanksgiving Day I'm most thankful for my family and my little baby and I hope that we have an easy delivery and that everything goes smoothly on Waylon's Birth Day.

Getting Closer

I had an appointment yesterday and from now on I will be going in every 2 weeks rather than every 4 weeks. Time has really flown by and it's hard to believe that it's already time for 2 week visits!

Waylon's room is looking really cute. I still have some clothes to put away, but other than that, all else is put away. I guess I need to start thinking about getting bags together for me, Nick and Waylon for the hospital because I don't want to have to worry about it at the last minute. All of a sudden it seems like there is not all that much time left! Only 11 or so weeks left, which doesn't seem like much time at all.

Baby Shower #2

This past Saturday I had my second baby shower, which was given by Nick's aunts Margaret and Donna, Nick's sister Melanie, Nick's cousin Lori and her daughter Kylee, and my girlfriends Annie, Erica Stefany and Kristin. It was so wonderful! There was so much delicious food, fun games, and tons of presents. I never dreamed I'd recieve so many gifts for Waylon! It was really nice and it was great to visit with everyone. Afterward, some of the girls came back home with me and helped me to unpack and organize all of the gifts, which was a huge help. It is getting increasingly harder for me to physically do things, so having the help putting all of the gifts away was incredibly wonderful. By the end of the weekend, all of the new things that need to be washed were put into bags for Nick's mom to wash [which she so graciously volunteered to do!], the bedding was put on the crib, and things were organized and put away.

It's so much fun to go into Waylon's room and see it all ready for him to come home. We like being in his room and so does the dog. She goes in there and sniffs around at all of the new things. I've started wearing baby lotion so that the dog smells it on me and will recognize it as a familiar/friendly scent by the time we bring baby home. Based on how she has been with our friends babies, I think she is going to make a great 'big sister'.

Third Trimester!

Today marks the first day of the Third Trimester! Yay! That means that with every day that passes we're closer to the Big Day and further away from that dreadful first trimester. It seems like so long ago that I was feeling so sick and nauseous. I feel pretty good these days, but I do get tired out pretty easily. Baby and I both seem to be getting bigger by the minute and I've had to go shopping for larger maternity clothes! Luckily, my best friend Annie was nice enough to give me some great maternity clothes that she previously used and that was a real lifesaver! She also gave me a Snoogle to use, which is a really great long pillow that wraps all around your body and supports your back and belly. It's so much easier to sleep now! Time was really going by slowly in the beginning, but now it's really flying! My second baby shower is tomorrow and I can't wait to see everyone.

First Baby Shower!

Last week we had our first Baby Shower! It was held at my office and given by the legal assistants and attorneys. It was really sweet of them to do and we got some really cute things for Waylon! There was also alot of delicious food and everyone brought a dish. There was even an Aggie cake and maroon and white plates and napkins. Nick was able to come, which I was really happy about. He is so busy at work I wasn't sure if he'd be able to make it.

It just so happens that the H1N1 clinic fell on the same day as the shower. Nick did alot of research ahead of time about the vaccine and which one pregnant people were supposed to get. He researched online and talked to someone at the Texas Flu Hotline. He decided to come with me so that we could make sure that I got the right vaccine. This made for a really long day for both of us. I ended up going to bed at 8 that night! It was an interesting day, for sure. We got to the clinic, which was held in one of the malls in town, 45 minutes early and there were already over 100 people in line. My heart just sank when I saw that because I just knew that we'd be there all day, we'd have to stand that whole time, and we'd possibly miss the shower. When they got started, they divided us into different groups and there was a separate line for pregnant people. We were so relieved! We got out of there 45 minutes after they started. I was so glad. Nick made sure that I got the right vaccine and got the TV cameraman out of my face who was trying to film me getting the shot. I was so very glad he was there with me to stand in line with me and be there for me. He's going to be such a great, loving, and protective dad!