Memorial Day Shopping & 28 Weeks

Chad either happy with our purchases at Babies R' Us or happy to be done

The car loaded to the top with the purchases from Babies R' Us

28 Weeks and growing

The end result of a day of shopping!

We spent a good portion of our Memorial Day Holiday at Babies R' Us, they were having a big sale that we of course had to take advantage of. We made some good progress but still have more to purchase. Chad was grateful to be done especially after I changed my mind about our car seat and stroller more than once, he picked up boxes and put them away again more than he would have liked. Hopefully I won't change my mind again?? We were able to get the bedding for the crib in the pink and brown colors I fell in love with, we have a mobile for the crib, decorative baskets, a rug, changing table pad and a hamper. If memory serves we even bought her first pair of tiny little socks and a very soft and plush blanket that matches the bedding. It was a lot of fun to have all of the kids with us, I only wish I had a video camera to record Chad and I trying to figure out how to open and close the strollers or take off the car seat from the base. You would think this was our first baby, all of the baby equipment and how it works have changed so much in the last 9 years.

Before shopping we treated ourselves to a yummy lunch at Potbelly's. After our day of shopping we went home and unloaded the very packed car and headed to the Dell Diamond for the Round Rock Express baseball game. Chad was able to get tickets to the Memorial Day game where the Express happen to be playing the Salt Lake Bees. It was enjoyable, surprisingly the temperatures were quite comfortable for a change. Our seats were in the Burm (the grassy area), that was not exactly comfortable for a long period of time but I am still glad we went. Hope to post pictures soon of the progress with the babies room, watch for more pictures of my expanding belly. Just when you think you can't possibly get any bigger you do.....

Flag Football & PIZZA

Saturday was Houston's All City Cen-Tex flag football Tournament, despite their efforts sadly the Patriots lost every game. It was not the result they were hoping for but it was fun none the less. More football to come this Saturday with the end of season Superbowl, YEAH!! Following the Cen-Tex Tournament Jessica, Houston and I went to lunch and ate the best pizza I have eaten in quite some time. The yummy and HUGE pizza pictured above is from the Brooklyn Pie Company, I highly recommend it if you have a craving for PIZZA!

26 Weeks and Getting Ready for Baby

My expanding belly at 26 weeks

Color inspiration for the baby's room

Today is the beginning of week 26, when I think about everything we have to do to prepare for her arrival time is going by way too fast. When I have a hard time getting around and have some major discomfort I feel like time is going by way too slow. It is hard to beleive that we will be meeting our baby girl in about 14 weeks, we are very excited. We are getting one step closer to being ready for her arrival, we spent the night moving Houston into Hannah's room and Hannah into Jessica's room, the baby will be in Houston's old room, leaving Jessica and Hannah to share a room during the time she is home. That of course will mean that all 3 rooms will need to be painted something that Chad is not thrilled about, but is willing none the less.

This weekend I was excited to find these darling pink and brown wooden boxes pictured above, this has become my inspiration for decorating the baby's room. The boxes can be used for cotton balls, Q-tips and hair bows (if we are lucky enough to have a baby with hair). This will be the the inspiration for the paint color as well, I never thought I would choose pink for a baby's room but I love the combination of pink and brown so much I think I will go with it. Hopefully we will be able to find crib bedding that I love as much, speaking of the crib we got it out of the attic tonight, it has been in the attic for about 8 years, getting it out and ready definately makes reality set in.... Stay tuned for pictures of the room in progress.

25 Weeks and Growing!!!

Today is the beginning of week 25, this picture was actually taken in week 24. Believe it or not I am actually bigger today than in this picture. With each week the size of my belly increases and the temperature here in Austin increases as well. It has been very humid and hot leaving my ankles, feet and even my toes quite swollen. It is not a pretty sight, Chad and Houston like to poke fun at the size of my ankles. I have been compared to an elephant, Houston even asked if I can remember everything like an elephant. The answer is No! actually I forget a lot of things especially now. Despite the discomfort it is a very exciting time, she is very active which is always amazing to me. We are counting the weeks and realize with each passing day how much we still have to do to prepare for her arrival, I will keep you posted.

On another note Jessica arrived home from College on Mother's Day, it was a great present to have her home again. She will only be home for 4 weeks, she will go back to Utah in early June to attend summer school. We will take whatever time we can get, we certainly miss her.

Brace Face

Before Braces

During the Process

After Braces, still a very handsome boy!

Houston had the pleasure last week of starting Phase One Orthodontic treatment. He inherited my small mouth that will not accommodate all of the permanent teeth trying to make there way through. As a result he has a space maintainer on the bottom to hold open spaces for the teeth and now braces on the top teeth to open up spaces for permanent teeth. He will likely have them on for 6-9 months depending how things move. He will have to have another phase of orthodontic work around age 13 or 14 to straighten all of his teeth. He was an excellent patient, sat very still and was patient while they worked. He ended up going to the dentist on Monday for a cleaning that also involved adjusting his bottom space maintainer so his teeth and gums were pretty sore on Monday. On Wednesday morning he had to have a filling done on an upper tooth, it needed to be done before they put the braces on. On Wednesday afternoon he had his braces put on. His mouth was pretty sore for several days but he is doing great now. If we can stay on top of keeping his teeth clean that would be awesome.