Busy Week!

This week has been a crazy week. We had a gospel meeting at church Monday through Wednesday. My good friend Julia had her precious baby boy Wednesday evening. Of course, I was there Wednesday night and Thursday evening wanting to snuggle on that precious boy. On top of all of my extra activities, we had our state tests this week at school. My poor kids and I were sooo exhausted! And now, finally, it is Friday and I am more than ready to relax with my little family this weekend. It's so nice getting to slow down on the weekend and love on my sweet girl. She's getting so big and it makes me want to cherish every second with her. Luckily, I go see her for an hour each day at lunch. If I couldn't do that, I might go nuts! :) Enjoy your Easter weekend!

Lunch Date!

Love getting this happy girl ready in the mornings

Meet baby "S".  He's so precious!

So this weekend, I tried A out in the Bumbo seat and here is what she thought of it...

Mom... Why didn't you show this to me earlier?

And just because we LOVE bathtime!!!!

Have a great week!!!

Loving Every Minute!!!

A and I have been getting some good quality time together lately and I am enjoying it so much. I can't believe I am already back at work though! Where does the time go? My baby girl is already 2 months!! How crazy!! I didn't do her one month or two month post so I will feel ya in on how she is now. 

A, you are wearing size one diapers and nursing every 3 hours.  You are still sleeping in the bed in our room.  You wake up once or twice a night, but I love it! You absolutely LOVE your swing!  It is your favorite.  This week you started going to Aunt Janet's while mommy goes to work.  I know you love it, but I cried like a baby when I left you on Monday. At least I only have a month and a half left of school and then I get you to myself all summer long!  A, we love you so much and are so incredibly blessed to have such a precious little girl!

Since my last post we have... Gone shopping, gone to friends' houses, had many movie nights with daddy, spent time with family, had our first road trip and much more. A did awesome on our trip to Little Rock when we went. My oldest niece turned 5 and had a dress up party. My sister is so creative and she outdid herself with the CUTEST birthday party. We had a blast! Also since my last post, two friends had sweet babies... Jill and Lindsay. Both of them had such sweet babies. They are adorable. Now, I am just waiting on my friend, Julia, to get her baby boy here. For now, I am going to try and cherish each moment with my girl. I am loving EVERY minute of it!! Here is what we've been up to.

                                                               Hanging with mommy

                                                                       Smiles!!!

                                                                            Praying...

Meet A!!

On January 17th I had my weekly appointment. My doctor checked me and said I was almost at a 4!  She told me to expect the baby within the next few days!!  So... fast forward about an hour and a half and I was lying on the couch and my water broke!  I was so shocked I didn't know what to do.  Luckily, Brent had made it home about 20 minutes before so we loaded up the car.  Almost instantly, the hard contractions started. Oh MY... we couldn't get to the hospital fast enough.  By the time we made it, I was already at 6 cm. and by the time I got to a room, I was at 7 cm.  I was more than ready for my epidural.  Finally I got it and I was much happier!  Soon, my family arrived and we were ready to meet "A".  At about 11 p.m., I started pushing and pushed for an hour and half.  By that time, my epidural had worn off and I could feel almost everything!  On January 18th at 12:52 a.m. our sweet girl was born.  She was 6 lbs. 14 oz. and 20 inches long and extremely PRECIOUS!!  It was the most amazing experience ever!!  I wouldn't have changed anything.  AND... I am pretty sure I have the best husband ever, because he was wonderful the entire time.  I was lucky to have my mom, sister and mother-in-law in the room with me and Brent.  Also, Amber Lanning was in there capturing this experience for me!  I am so thankful I had her take pictures, so I can remember the entire experience. We were able to go home on January 19th and we have been enjoying every minute of it since. I am soooo in love with her!  So... here she is!!!!

Our First Family Picture

My sister made this precious hat!

I can't get enough of this little girl!!!

"A's" Church Shower

"A" had her shower from my church this last weekend.  It was AMAZING! She is so loved by so many people and she hasn't even arrived yet.  I couldn't believe all of the wonderful gifts we received Saturday. Tracy, Janna, Stephanie and Julia were the hostessess for this shower.  It was adorable! It was also nice to see some family and close friends from high school who showed up for the shower.  We ate lots of good "brunch" food and had a great time visiting.  I am pretty sure we are almost set for "A's" arrival! Here are some pictures from the shower...

Love these girls!!

It was the best shower EVER!!  Thanks everyone!!

36 Weeks

I took this picture on New Year's Eve!  I was 35 weeks, so I am a week further now!

First Baby Shower for "A"

Yesterday, Brent's work had a WONDERFUL baby shower for us!  We felt so honored that they wanted to do this for us.  We had pink punch and ate cake from my favorite bakery, Rick's! They also had three "games" for all of us to play.  It was so nice to feel loved by people who barely know Brent!

We also received many amazing gifts from his co-workers. Baby "A" got lots of new sleepers/cute clothes, diapers, wipes, books, blankets, hairbows, toys, giftcards and a mobile.  It was such a sweet shower for her.  A sweet lady came and took pictures for us, so when she gets them to Brent I will post them on here for all to see!

This weekend, my family and close friends are coming into town for "A's" shower from church.  I can't wait to spend time with all of them! I am so excited about this shower too!  My dear friend, Julia Nabors, is one of the host and she plans FABULOUS parties!!  You should check her website out here! I will post those pictures shortly after the shower as well!

I am getting excited about meeting baby "A".  Only 4 weeks to go!!!!