Daddy In Training....

So Shane was messing around in the nursery and decided to "practice" changing diapers on a stuffed animal.  It just so happened to be a POO Bear....Winnie the Pooh, that is.  It was so cute I couldn't help but take pictures.  He's going to make a great daddy!!

Nursery Update

We've been working slowly but steadily to get the nursery ready.  My goal was to be done with decorating and "stocking" one month before our due date so we've done good!
Here are some updated Nursery photos.

Handley Baby Shower and 34 Week Update

Our baby shower in Arkansas was really fun.  It seemed like the family is just as anxious as we are to see this baby girl get here! :)  I can't say our drive home was much of a party though.  Although the weather was in the mid 70's in Arkansas while we were there, a snow/sleet storm blew through the area just in time for our drive home on Sunday.  It's nerve wrecking enough to watch cars around you swerve all over the place and fear for your own well being, but to know that there's an extra delicate life to protect now, is something else!  Glad the traveling is over for the time being!  Here are some baby shower pics.

I had my 34 week checkup this week and everything is still looking good, according to the doctor.  Next appointment in two weeks will be another 3D sonogram and he'll give us a rough estimate of her size/weight.
Last night, Addie seemed to be rolling around pretty much all night long!  I'm a pretty light sleeper, so I didn't get much rest.  It was actually kind of neat to just lay there and feel my belly shift from side to side.  Many times, she'll get leverage from pushing off of my pelvic bone and I'll have a huge lump of FOOT poking right up near my rib cage.  Although uncomfortable, it's still pretty funny to feel.
Here's the most recent baby bump picture.

33 Week Update

So we're headed out this weekend for our final weekend of travel.  Shane's family is having a baby shower for us in his hometown of Benton, Arkansas.  We're so excited to see everyone.  

My doctor has asked that we not travel past 34 weeks, so Shane and I have decided that we are anchored to  Camdenton after this weekend.

Our next doctor appointment is Monday.  Monday's checkup will be pretty simple as always but two weeks later, at my 36 week appointment, we'll get another 3D sonogram! :)

Here's the most recent baby bump picture.  I can feel things getting more and more cramped in my belly.  Addie's kicks and jolts are pretty focused on select areas (versus all over the place).  It's getting easier to feel which limbs are where when she moves too, it's so neat!

Bloomington Baby Shower

I had such an awesome time at the baby shower on Saturday!  I couldn't believe how many people were there!  It was really nice to be able to hang out with everyone.  Robin did an amazing job planning everything out.
A few pictures of the shower are posted below.  There weren't many on my camera, so I'll post more once I get some from other cameras that were there.

32 Week Update

WOW, can't believe we're already at 32 weeks!  It seems like things have flown by so far.  Lets hope the rest of the pregnancy can do the same :)

Addie gets hiccups at least once a day now.  It's so strange to feel.  Sometimes if I lay on my side and rub my belly, her hiccups will stop.  I've always hated getting hiccups, so I feel so bad for her when she gets them.

I've been dreading them since day one of finding out about being pregnant... stretch marks!!  Yup, I'm seeing the first sign of them on the upper sides of my waist.  Doctor Hooker said that it was inevitable because it's pretty much hereditary and mom has them, but I still held hope.  Right now they are just 3 or 4 purple dots on my left and right side, but I'm guessing soon enough they'll make their way across the belly to form a road map.  

This weekend my cousin Robin is having a baby shower for me in Bloomington.  I'm really excited because there will be a lot of people there that I haven't seen in a while.  I'll be sure to post lots of pictures once I get home.

Here's the most updated baby bump pic.