36 weeks...almost there!

Last week at our Dr. appointment we got some exciting news, I am already 1 cm. dilated!  When we went back for our 36 weeks this week they informed me that I am still 1 cm.  It is exciting for me to think though that the labor process is slowly but surely starting for us!  The doctor says that everything is looking good and that Brayden is still in the right position-head down. 
The nursery is also starting to finally take shape and it seems like things are being delivered everyday.  It feels so cozy and sweet in there that I just want to go in and hang out!  I think that Brian got the fatherly nesting instinct last weekend because he went a little crazy cleaning!  He cleaned out two closets that were way too full, did paint touch ups on a couple of walls, and put together one of Braydens swings.  It is so sweet how excited he is too and how involved he has been getting Brayden's baseball nursery together.  On the not so positive side, my right foot and ankle have taken on a life of their own!  This is one wacko pregnancy symptom I could definitely live without!  By the end of the day that foot and ankle look like that of a 400 pound woman-no joke!  Brian even has a nickname for it and calls it "the club".  He has a funny caveman impression that he does when making fun of my poor foot-how sweet!!!  Besides that and the need to pop several tums a day, I am feeling great.
My awesome team at school threw me a baby shower on Monday after school.  We got lots of cute clothes and books that I can't wait to read to Brayden.   It is hard to believe that I only have 9 days of teaching left and then I start my semi-retirement!  I will definitely miss my friends at school and all of the kids but am looking forward to spending all my time with my family.
Less than 4 weeks to go!!!!


Brian and I at a wedding this past weekend, 36 weeks



Baby Shower!!!

On March 26th I had my very first baby shower!  My sister in law-Christi, mother in law, Brian's two Aunts, and a Barron family friend threw me an awesome shower.  It was so much fun and everything could not be any more perfect!  They went with the theme of Brayden's nursery and decorated in all vintage baseball and it was ADORABLE!  I felt so honored that so many of our family and friends showed up.  Several people also came from way out of town and made me feel very special.  Brayden's nursery definitely got stocked and we can't wait for him to play with his new toys and to dress him up in all of his adorable clothes!!! 

Yummy Sweets!

Sweet baseball decor

Peanuts and Cracker Jacks!

My mom and sister drove in from Dallas for the shower, so glad they could be here!  Love them!

This could be the cutest diaper cake anyone has ever made! 

Christi is the creative hands behind this adorable diaper cake!  She took a page from Debbies book, I never knew she was so crafty!  Thanks Christi!

My awesome best friends drove down for the day, Amber even drove all the way down from Houston.  What amazing friends!!!

Belly Shot!

One of our favorites!  Super soft baseball blanket, thanks Sue and Mitchell!



Wonderful Family! :)

Looking at this picture of my 88 year old granny (on the far left) makes me think of something funny!  I talked to my dad the day after the shower and he had been talking to his mom (my grandmother).  She just couldn't get over how much fun she was having chewing the big league chew!  She took a pack home from the shower and opened it when she got home.  She told my dad "I have never had any of this "string gum" and she said what a fun time she was having blowing bubbles with it!  So cute, I wish I could have been there to watch her entertaining herself blowing bubbles! 
Thanks for all of our family and friends for being here for us, it means so much to us and is a day that I will cherish forever!!