First Baby Shower

I had my first baby shower on Sunday - August 22nd in Lexington! My sisters, Jennie and Laura, threw me a wonderful shower. I received tons of gifts --- which now our house is a big mess with baby things everywhere...time to organize...or time for a bigger house!

I had a few of my college friends come to the baby shower, which was awesome! It was great seeing and catching up with family and friends. Two of my favorite teachers from high school even made the trip up to the baby shower...I only wish the baby shower could have lasted longer - time flew by quickly!

We received so much at the shower, I'm very grateful :). Some of the items included - Bath tub with toys, video monitor, blankets, clothes, bottles, pacifiers, Vera bradley diaper bag with goodies, toys, diaper champ, diapers and wipes, baby albulm, any many other items!

The snacks and punch were yummy, and I had a very cute diaper cake. Also, everyone got to play a small game of estimating on the calender of the day they belived I would deliver, and baby's weight ---we will have to wait and see who was correct!!

Thanks again Jennie and Laura!!! Also, thanks to everyone who came - It was great catching up :)

28 weeks

Nausea, vomiting, backaches, headaches, fatigue, etc! Oh, the joy of being pregnant! Sometimes I wonder how women enjoy all of this, and actually look foward to getting pregnant. Its definately getting tougher to sleep at night with my attempts to get more comfortable in bed, and with my frequent bathroom trips - I'm lucky to get 4 hrs or so! Sleep can also be tough when you have someone who becomes very active at night and somtimes has the hiccups.
BUT, I somehow forgot about all my complaints when Trey and I went in for our 28 week OBGYN visit with our growth ultrasound! Its amazing how much our little boy has grown, and it was cute watching him move his hand around his face. We were able to see that his head had hair fuzz growing on it, and our man measured in the 80th percentile on the growth chart. Our little boy is 3 lbs 2 oz in weight, which was a shocker for me! The doctor said that he was definately "holding his own." Afterwards, Trey and I went out to find me a dress for the up-coming baby shower that my sisters are throwing for me in Lexington. All we could talk about after the appointment was our future baby and all of the funny things to look foward to! The sonographer mentioned that he was most likely going to be a long baby due to the measurements of his leg/femur. Hopefully, I will still be able to have the baby the natural way versus C-section, but I will do what I am told. Our non-stress test will be in 2 weeks, and our next growth ultrasound will be in 3 weeks (after that it moves to once a week appointments)!
Hopefully, everthing will continue to run its course and progress well - hopefully with no difficulties along the way. I'm definately looking foward to the next time we get to see him with ultrasound, and October is getting closer by the day :) I think I talked the doctor in to allowing me to go 38 weeks - if everything continues well. We will just have to wait and see!!!!!

OIB 2010

Our summer vacation finally arrived! Trey and I were both very excited to finally take a break from the work life and also from Spartanburg to head down to the beach.
It was definitely what we were looking for! Trey enjoyed his time on the boat all week fishing with the guys, and of course I enjoyed my time laying out on the beach...with my feet in the water :)
This year was Cam's (my nephew) first time at the beach - so of course we were all focused on his reactions to everything! He was absolutely cute when he went out in the water, especially on our last day of vacation. He splashed around like a fish or dolphin...made me laugh! Next year, our baby will be the same age at the beach, so it helped me to get an idea of what to expect next year - I definitely cannot wait!
Overall, it was a great trip for both Trey and I. I enjoyed floating in the water - helps to take some of the baby weight off, but I don't believe the baby enjoyed it as much. He would not move as much when floating in the water and it felt like he would get into a ball when the waves came on! I got to enjoy my sno-cone at Broadway (something I've been looking forward to ALL summer). We had a fun time on vacation with the family, and it was definitely hard to return back to reality. On our way back home from the beach, we had the opportunity to stop in Harleyville, SC to attend the Dantzler/Fender family reunion. The food was awesome, and we didnt get to stay long - but we were there!!!
With our summer vacation now over, it means October is getting closer to our delivery date :)