Maternity Shoot

We had the most amazing time taking these pics for a maternity shoot with Photographer Courtney Linnehan (who also happens to be a great friend!). They turned out beautifully and I'm so happy to have such a talented friend. Check out her other shoots at: LovelyPhotographyNC.blogspot.com.
I'll post more pictures from our shoot as they become available.

So sweet!

Can you believe all of these pics are in our backyard? It's amazing how Courtney can take one angle and make it look like we're in another location altogether. (Handsome guy, right?) :)

The Nursery!

Here's Thomas getting ready to paint the baby's room. We decided on a light pink since her bedding will probably be green, yellow, & blue "underwater" themed. He painted while I was at work and wouldn't let me see his finished product until after dinner....



The reveal! He "arranged" the room with stuff we already have...no crib or dresser yet, so we put some other pieces in the room. I think this bassinet will go in our room for the first few weeks or so. It's coming along!

Dad & his finished product! That quilt hanging from the bassinet was handmade by Amy J's mom...such a treasure for us to have for years to come!

And here's mom....This is my side view at about 31 weeks. Only 9 or so more to go!

Baby Shower in Florida

Thomas made all the fabulous food for the shower. Mom & Emily were kind enough to throw us a shower and we had a great time! We had some family, high school friends, college Chi O's, and even some of my dearest friends' moms with us! Thanks to everyone for coming and for the fabulous gifts!

Yay! Now we can leave the hospital since we've got the mandatory carseat! I wasn't sure if we could figure it out...it took all three of us! (And then a little help from Cousin/New Daddy Pete).

A diaper cake! Who knew I'd ever be excited about one!?!? It is so cute..I hate to have to rip it apart soon for the diapers, wipes, and bottles.

Emily got one of my favorite childhod toys: a glow-worm! Seems like Grandpa Larry is happy about it, too. Or is he just REALLY excited to meet his first grandchild!?!?

We figured the carseat out! Here's little glowworm enjoying the new carseat. Just so you know, we've practiced putting the carseat in the stroller at home and you may find us casually strolling around the house with it. Don't be alarmed: we're just getting the dogs used to it and getting ourselves used to it. The dolls/bears we've been using as props have really been good sports; letting us put them in the BabyBjorn carrier, the car seat, the stroller, and the bassinet. We're having a ball!

28 weeks!

Getting bigger!

New House

We're loving the new house in SouthPark/Beverly Woods neighborhood!

Here I am unpacking the kitchen--looking so sexy and tiny in my 6 month of pregnancy. Ha! :)

The dogs have a fenced-in backyard, we have a great front yard with a nice big tree, it's a great neighborhood to walk through, and Thomas is happy to have a great kitchen with a gas stove!

We look forward to having a get-together/party soon!

Puppies & Week 27

Parents-to-be going out for a date night to Il Positano. I told you you'd see the dress again!
Mixing it up with a little black sweater though. Hehe.
Notice the tree behind us? It's the same tree I posed in front of at week 20-with just a lot more leaves now. I'm now officially in the 3rd trimester-only a matter of weeks now (probably about 12 weeks)!

It's true love! Look how cute they are! They're just waiting patiently...I can't tell if they're just waiting for Thomas to get home from work or waiting for their sister. Either way, they're cuties!

Emily's College Graduation!

Had a great time visiting Tallahassee for Emily's graduation. What a smart lady...Magna Cum Laude! She's off to Law School in August! This is how I was looking at 26 weeks. You will see this dress again...Sorry, folks, but there are only so many pants I can wear nowadays and dresses are SO much better for me right now. I have 3 or 4 maternity dresses in rotation. :)





We're Chi O Sisters, too! The house looks great...although it felt a little strange being there PREGNANT and almost 28 years old! Time flies! Kristen Prewitt was also with us at "the house" and the three of us had a great time visiting campus together again.