Addison's Nursery

I thought I would share a *few* pictures of Addison's nursery before she gets here and it becomes a mess! It is decorated in ladybugs and dragonflies. I love to just go in there and sit and rock while it is still peaceful and quiet...

Today's Doctor's Appointment...

Just don't even ask...

Apparently our little bundle of love is perfectly happy and content to stay put. She is in no hurry to join us... but there is always still hope for the full moon effect tonight... yeah right.

Impatiently Waiting...

38 weeks yesterday... hopefully just 2 more to go! I go back to the doctor tomorrow and I'm going to beg the midwife to just lie to me if nothing is happening yet. Hopefully I'll be posting some good news after my appointment!

We've had an exciting week this week. Both Kevin's and my school friends gave us showers this week, and some of the older volleyball and basketball players gave me a diaper shower on Friday. We truly are so fortunate to have such great friends, and I am so excited that Addison will have such amazing people to grow up around.

On a completely un-baby note... For my birthday in August, I got tickets to go see Wicked at the Fox. Kevin and I went last night and it was incredible!!! I have always been a fan of The Wizard of Oz, so I knew that I would like Wicked, but I had no idea how good it was going to be. If you have never seen the play, definitely go if you have the chance. You will not be disappointed. Addison especially loved all the music and singing. She was bouncing around like crazy the whole show. Who knows, maybe she'll go against every gene in her body and be musically inclined! :)

I hope everyone had a great weekend and has a wonderful week ahead of them. I'll close with my 38 week picture... isn't she getting big (Addison, not me!)?! :)

Making Fiona Look Good

My Fiona feet after a 12-hour workday... not so cute...

Zip, Zero, Nada, Nothing

I had my 37 week dr. appointment yesterday afternoon. I went in really excited because I feel like Addison is really dropping down and getting ready to come. I just KNEW she was going to tell me things were getting started and labor was imminent. So imagine my disappointment when I got a big fat NOTHING. I could tell the midwife felt really bad about being the bearer of "bad news" - she kept saying "this really means nothing" and "she really could come any time now" and "enjoy your last couple of weeks of quiet relaxation"... blah, blah, blah... just shut up and tell me this kid is coming soon!!

Of course I know that Addison will come when she's good and ready. And I know that I really should just sit back and relax now while I can... but, I was always the kid that couldn't wait for Christmas, and could never keep a surprise a surprise (still can't for that matter)... I'm just not so good at this waiting game.

Hopefully next week's appointment will be a little more exciting! One can hope, right?

37 weeks!

Only 3 more to go (hopefully!)...

Happy September 31st! :)

OK, so I know there is no such thing as September 31st, but yesterday Kevin and I celebrated it. Because, you see, if there WAS such thing as September 31st, yesterday would have been our year-and-a-half wedding anniversary. For those of you that have been married forever, I know celebrating a "half-anniversary" sounds silly, but I still consider us somewhat "newlyweds" and we enjoyed it.

To be completely honest, the special day had slipped my mind. But, I got a sweet text from my husband around 5:00 asking me to meet him where we had our first dance as a married couple. At that point, obviously I knew he was up to something. When I got to Vines Botanical Gardens (where we had our wedding reception), he had a picnic set up out at the gazebo overlooking the lake. The weather was perfect and it was such a special place to us, so we really had a great time... that is, until I started having Braxton Hicks contractions so bad I was doubled over, and then got stung by a bee... does anything ever happen perfectly like it does in the movies?! :)

In addition to the wonderful dinner he had for us (steak, potatoes, and asparagus), he even had dessert - a huge bag of Peanut M&Ms that I have been CRAVING for about a week!! Anyway, after we ate, he took me up to the area where our reception took place and had our first dance song (Norah Jones' Come Away With Me) playing on a CD player. We had our "first dance" all over again - just us. It was so sweet and romantic.

I swear I have the best husband in the world. Thank you Kevin for being everything I've ever wanted and all I'll ever need. Happy September 31st! :)