Ross' "Alphabet" Shower!

How ridiculously perfect!

Jennifer, Cullie, Kristy, and Kim threw me (and Ross) the most fabulous baby shower in the whole wide world!! It couldn't have been a more appropriate theme!

(Even alphabet cereal!)

Alanna and Bailey

The Aiken gang!

All the hostess'

I just can't thank you enough!

You guys are absolutely wonderful!

Later that day . . .

Grady decided he'd be the first to test out a few things!

Looks like he's ready . . .

Are you nervous?

Are you kidding?

This seems to be a popular question these days, now that I'm getting so close.

Of course I'm nervous! In fact, because my sister had both her children early, I feel I'm on edge 24/7 . . . assessing every little cramp or awkward feeling I might have. And, goodness gracious, the thought of my water breaking in front of 20 (horror stricken) first graders completely does me in . . .

Nervous? How can you not be? I've never done this before, and quite honestly I don't know what in the world to expect . . . how can anyone? I've gotten tons of advice, but you know as well as I know, that I'm not going to know what giving birth is really like until it actually happens.

I guess you could call it fear of the unknown.

But, I try not to bog myself down with worrying. What's going to happen is going to happen, and in most cases, there won't be much I can do about it.

Until then . . . I guess I'll just nest.

Wait, what does that ticker say? 44 Days?

Oh my.

Have You Seen This?

I had to post about it . . . more people need to know about this! You will LOVE this cinnamon raisin bread! You'd never know it was only 80 calories a slice and made with 100% whole wheat! I'm telling you, this stuff is even good without butter! . . . However, spread some peanut butter on it, and you'd thought you'd gone to heaven!

Try it, I promise you won't be disappointed.

32 Weeks!

That makes 8 months! I know I say it every time . . . but I really can't believe it! Ross is seriously almost here . . . I mean really almost here!

She's on the verge of 4 lbs and around 16 or 17 inches long now. She has toenails, fingernails, and fuzzy hair. She's obviously gaining some strength, because her kicks feel more like beatings at this point.

I'm grateful to still be feeling good . . . however, while I'm steady gaining pounds every week, Grady has adopted a new "portion control" diet and is loosing pounds every week.

It's been just fabulous.

Over the past week alone, I've officially cried 265 times. Church sermons . . . songs . . . movies . . . TV shows . . . commercials . . . they'll all do the trick. I stood in tears in Target's greeting card aisle while I picked out Grady's Valentine's card.

I'll admit, it was a bit ridiculous.

The highlight of this month had to have been the "Delivery Class" we took at the hospital the other week. It was certainly some good information . . . and some eye-opening discoveries for Grady. :) We've never talked more about pregnancy and child birth than in the conversations after that class . . .

There's just a few more things left to do now . . . and well, I guess we'll be as ready as we can be . . . ?

Goodness.

We still can't believe it . . . SNOW!

We certainly made the most of it (since the weatherman reported we haven't seen this much snow since 1973 . . .)!

"Grady the Snowman"

"Holly the Snowwoman"

(She's supposed to be pregnant . . . if you were wondering.)

Seeing all the kids play made me even more grateful to be in a neighborhood. I sure hope Ross can enjoy it one day!

The Crib Sheet

I officially LOVE Etsy!

I am so happy with the crib sheet I bought, that I just ordered another one! If you're in the market for crib sheets (beyond the pink, green, or blue that they sell in stores), then Stephanie Bryant at Hush Baby Co. is your go-to gal! Great quality, fabulous fabric and really fast delivery! Not only that, but she's donating 10% of all her sales to UNICEF's Haiti relief efforts! She is awesome! Check her out!