Sneak Peek!!

Dad's Austin Healy '67

Look at what we get to babysit!

Here is a little sneak peek at the nursery!!! We were happy to have finished all the painting, etc. just in time to get out and enjoy the beautiful weather we had this weekend. There are a few items in the nursery that are extra special to us:

The rocking chair was given to my mom by my dad about 30 years ago.
The teddy bear sitting on the shelf was given to me by Trey when he was born 28 years ago.
The lamp on the bookshelf was used in the nursery with Trey, Lawton and me.
My mom stitched the framed saying that is sitting on the bookshelf in '79.
Brian has a teddy bear that was given to him by his granddad that will soon be in our nursery.

30 Weeks

30 weeks

Snow at my parent's house, love the blue sky!

As much as I'm ready to say goodbye to winter weather (and hellooooo to spring and summer!), I have to admit that I enjoyed all the excitement the snow brought to South Carolina last weekend. Everyone from Greenville to Charleston saw a little bit. This pregnant lady enjoyed it from the comfort of her couch with a cup of hot chocolate. Of course, if it snows next year I might be out throwing snowballs and building snowmen until I can't feel my fingers anymore. One thing I do love about South Carolina weather is that one day you'll have snow and the next day the sky will be bright blue and the temperature will be pretty much perfect, well, perfect for winter weather in the South. Here today, gone tomorrow.

In baby news, I'm beginning to visit the doctor every two weeks now. We had a small scheduling conflict so I'll be meeting with her on Monday, which would make it about 2 1/2 weeks this time. Because of that, I don't have too much to update this week. Baby D continues to be active and I'm still feeling really great. I haven't been sleeping very well for most of the pregnancy so I try to catch a few zzz's here and there, but all in all we're doing well.

Since we are close to finishing up the nursery, Brian is worried that I may go through withdrawals soon now that UPS won't be coming to our house every week to drop off packages. And, I'm worried that he may be right. I really have loved seeing that brown truck come down the street with items for our little man's room. We received our stroller yesterday and our car seat arrived today ... and three packages tomorrow!!

I wonder how far out we need to install the car seat?

Giddy-up

GIDDY-UP!!! Check out how much fun I'm having on that rocking horse!! Brian and I had always remembered seeing these pictures of me and thought it would be fun if our little man had a rocking horse of his own one day. My mom has found the original plans for us to make one for our family (as well as for Trey and Lawton to have when they start their own families). We haven't started the project yet and its not at the top of our to-do list since the little man won't be able to enjoy it for a while, but I will definitely make sure to post pictures once the rocking horse is completed.

A brief history of the rocking horse: My mom's cousin (Skip) had let my parents borrow his family's rocking horse while Trey, Lawton and I were little. Skip's grandfather had a friend who bought the "original" horse and his grandmother copied the profile to kraft paper to make a pattern so that her family could have one of their own. Skip's grandfather made one for his grandson and, at the same time, Skip's dad (Hugh) made one for him. Not only was it used by my family, but his two brothers also enjoyed it. So, this horse has seen some heavy duty riding!! While Skip was preparing the plans to send to Brian and I he noticed that over 3/8 of an inch had been worn off the bottom of the horse by years of use by the family kids rocking!

In other news, I am officially in my third trimester!!! I am just in my 29th week and have only 11 more weeks to go (yikes)! I had my 28 week appointment last Thursday and everything continues to look great. I haven't heard back yet in regards to my Glucola Tolerance Test, but I've been told that no immediate news is good news. Brian and I had our Caring for the Baby educational class last night and learned about bathing, changing diapers, what to expect that first week home, etc. We have our OB Tour on Thursday. We are continuing to make some major progress on our nursery ... Once a few more items get checked off the list I promise to post more pictures of the nursery.

Hope y'all have a great week! Love you!