Only 6 more weeks....

I can't believe we are down to 6 weeks!  The weeks are flying by and we are trying to make sure we have everything we need!  We spent this past weekend buying more things to get prepared! Looking in her closet you would have thought we had everything but the list seems to never end! 

The nursery furniture also arrived!! Thank goodness because this forced me to clean up the clothes I had all over her room.

Now we are ready to decorate her room....

Fran and I also took one last vacation where we didn't need to pack baby things!  We spent a week in Florida and although it wasn't my normal vacation (limited time in the sun, no drinks, etc.) it was great to relax and eat lots of great food! 

Busy, busy....

Last weekend was my Atlanta baby shower.  My wonderful friends Kathy, Melanie, and Stacy could not have planned a better party!  It was so much fun to see everyone and it was great to get so many more things we need for Lyla.  It is pretty crazy how much stuff one little person needs.    Now if her furniture would just arrive we could really get her nursery all set.  Right now her room is filled with clothes and Fran jokes she needs to clean her room already! :)

This past weekend we flew to Boston to watch my best friend Marcy become Mrs. Marcy Oberle.  She was a stunning bride and we had a wonderful weekend celebrating with her and Jason.  Lyla continued to grow but  luckily still managed to  fit into the bridesmaid dress (barely).  Beautiful black satin mermaid dresses were not made for a 71/2 month pregnant chick. haha 

As of today we are down to less than 10 weeks before our little Lyla arrives!  I think she is starting to run out of room so hopefully she can stay (and keep me) comfy for a few more weeks!  

Week 27 - Battle of the Bulge

Week 27 came and went....crazy how fast it's going.  So the week started off with some baby education as Ashley and I attended an 8 hour (yes, 8 hours....) birthing class.  Going in I'm thinking "...8 hours....why do I need doctors and nurses if I'm spending an entire Saturday learning about the whole event.......I could deliver little Lyla myself".  A couple graphic videos later I was wondering if I'd even be able to be in the delivery room......
Joking aside though, the class was very worthwhile.  Birth is an amazing thing..definitely a little gross, but very, very amazing.
So I'm sure you're wondering about the title to this post.  In week 27 we got to see Lyla make her Mommy's stomach move around (so cool!).   However, she really likes to hang out on Ashley's right side and makes a very noticeable bulge.  Ashley isn't too fond of it....I like to think of it as Momma's first disagreement with her daughter and is thus the "Battle of the Bulge" ;-)

Other than that, another week closer to meeting my little lady....can't wait!!

Week 26

First, sorry for not clarifying Little Miss Magic....in case you did not know it is a Jimmy Buffett song that is one of the songs Fran has found for Lyla. (He has found some good ones!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x37PT-nUXGg

This weekend we spent 6 hours and traveled to 5 stores but we finally decided on nursery furniture!  We definetly had "first time parents" written all over us!   As we were about to purchase an entire set in one store the sales woman was writing up the order and she luckily opened one of the drawers to the dresser.  We heard and saw how cheaply made it was!  Um why didn't we think to open the drawers?! haha  Needless to say we canceled that order and moved on to the next store.  Glider has also been ordered too! HOORAY!! Hopefully it will be as comfy as I have been imagining it will be for those middle of the night feedings. 

The pregnancy hormones have also been in full effect!  Tears come at any time so poor Fran never knows when to be prepared.  There is never a good reason to have tears in Panera or BuyBuy Baby but somehow I managed tears in both places this week. 

Only 3 days left of school! Lyla and I are very excited.  Normally I would be looking forward to sleeping in but that doesn't happen any more but we are excited to be able to relax and stay in the air conditioned house!

Week 25

So I've decided to try out a blog to keep our family and friends in the loop during this pregnancy.  After returning to GA after a wonderful weekend home and having a very sweet baby shower I realized just how much my NY family is missing.  I am hoping a blog will be a good way to keep those who are interested updated. :)  So become a follower and I promise to try to post weekly!