Ready and Waiting

So we have about a week and half to go before Anne Bailey arrives. We are hoping she will come a little early but according to my doctor visits she seems pretty comfy where she is. Here are a few things we have been finishing up over the last couple weeks to get ready for her arrival.

The nursery is my new favorite room. I hope Anne Bailey loves it as much as I do.




The car seat is installed and ready.


The bags are packed.


Cabo and Greta soaking up their last few weeks as the babies in the family.



Next time I post something hopefully it will be pictures of Anne Bailey. We are so excited to meet our sweet baby girl!

A Surprise Birthday Party and Baby Shower

Last weekend was a busy weekend for us. Friday night I hosted an early surprise 30th birthday party for Ruff at our house. He is a very hard person to keep things from so everyone had to do alot of fibbing to pull this off. I think this scared him a little bit because I got pretty good at it. Thanks to everyone who helped out we were able to pull it off and Ruff was completely surprised. It was a great party with wonderful friends.

On Saturday our best friends hosted a couples baby shower for us. Everything was so nice and we had such a great time hanging out with everyone. We felt so honored that so many people would come from out of town to celebrate with us. We are truly blessed to have such great friends. Thank you to the Carrs, Ethridges, Newmans, and Rowlands for throwing such a great party.

Here are a few pictures from the shower:


The cutest party favors ever


Me with the female hostesses








Only 4 and a half weeks to go!!!

32 week checkup and family baby shower

Last week I had my 32 week ultrasound and checkup. Anne Bailey appears to be doing well and is growing stronger every day. They estimate that she weighs about 4 lbs 5 oz. This scares me a little because we still have 7 weeks to go and I know at the end they gain a lot. I guess she is already taking after her mother because I am not slacking on the weight gain either.

I was so excited about this ultrasound because i felt like it had been forever since I have seen her. She was moving all around and was practicing sucking with her mouth. It was so cute! Anne Bailey was cooperating so well during the ultrasound so the tech was nice enough to get us a few more 4D pics. If there was ever any doubt whose facial features she had then these pics will confirm. Ruff and I think she is adorable and cannot wait to meet her!





On Sunday Natty and Toni hosted a family baby shower for me. Everything was so beautiful and I had such a great time visiting with everyone. Thank you so much for everything y'all did. Anne Bailey will be so lucky to have you two in her life.

Me and the hostesses



The cutest cake ever








Only 7 more weeks to go!!!!

First Baby Shower

Last weekend my best friends from high school threw me a baby shower. It meant so much to me since many of them had to travel from far away to come. The shower was beautiful and I really enjoyed getting to spend time with everyone. Thank you again Emily, Katie, Leslie, Leigh Anne, Molly, and Natalie. Y'all are great friends and Anne Bailey will be so lucky to have y'all in her life.

Me and the hostesses minus Emily. We missed you Emily!


The cake was so cute and delicious!


Natalie suprised me and flew in from San Francisco for the weekend. That was so sweet!

4D ultrasound and 28 week checkup

Yesterday we had our 4D ultrasound! We were so excited to see Anne Bailey for the first time and see whose features she had. Like all the other ultrasounds, Anne Bailey was not very cooperative. She was rolled up in a little ball and moves very fast so it was hard to get many pictures of her face. We did get a few good shots.

We think she is beautiful!!! Ruff and I both agree that she has my nose and his lips. We think she will be the perfect mix of both of us. It was so fun to watch her moving on the screen and making faces at us. She is definitely my child because she did not like us waking her up and seemed to be getting an attitude with us. We also got to see her yawn which was so sweet.

Here are some of our favorite pics:



I also had my 28 week checkup yesterday. Anne Bailey is doing well and everything seems to be on track. Only 11 more weeks to go. We are so excited!!!

Anne Bailey's First Home

Ruff and I moved back to our hometown of Tupelo about one month ago. We are so excited to be back so Anne Bailey will grow up in the same town as her grandparents, aunts and uncles, and cousins. Also, since we are first time parents we will feel better having all this help just a few minutes away.

We absolutely love our new house and neighborhood and think it will be such a great place for Anne Bailey to grow up. I feel like we will never be completely finished decorating but I am really trying to before she gets here. Here are a few pictures of our progress so far.

Front of our house


Formal Living Room


Dining Room


Kitchen


Den


Study


Master Bedroom


Anne Bailey's nursery (we have not started on this yet)


Patio and Backyard


I hope you like our house as much as we do. We also have two guest bedrooms so feel free to come and stay anytime.