ADDING TO THE NURSERY

We're excited about the nursery we've created for the baby! Since her time to be born is coming right up and we don't know when exactly she'll come, I've been trying to have everything ready and in order ahead of time-then I wont have to scramble when she's actually here :o)

I'm VERY proud of this little storage/shelving unit that I found....not only because I got a really good deal on it, but because I put it together all by myself! Yes, it's true, I am just THAT good j/k! I think it was a combination of being so utterly bored, and also not having the patience to wait for Clark to have the time to put it together-so, I went to work! I've been able to organize most of her things into the little baskets that pull out, and I also love how there's shelving space for other things.

We rescued this rocking chair from the dumpster outside at our condo. It used to be a dark blackish-brown but we spray painted it and then I made a cover/cushion for it with some material that I found...making it was another good way for me to bite the time and escape boredom!

Yay! Here's my masterpieces together looking all snazzy!


So, it's all pretty much come together. All we really need to get now is a changing table at some point and maybe a nice rug for the hard-wood floor!

BABY SHOWER

This past weekend my Mom and sister Natalie put on a baby shower for Baby Emma and I! It was a lot of fun, and I really enjoyed seeing and spending time with family and friends! We got SOOOO MUCH stuff for Emma....clothes, blankets, bibs, baby gear, ETC. It was like a huge Christmas with all the gifts!

My sisters and I


My Moma made lots of yummy food...the pink cupcakes were the best :o)


Measuring my belly with toilet paper


We received such cute girly clothes heehehe


My friend Trisha and I have been experiencing pregnancy at the same time


THANK YOU Nat and Moma for putting on the baby shower, and thanks again to everyone who came and also sent gifts! I can't wait for Emma to come so I can dress her up! :o)

FAT-NESS

Yes, I just keep getting bigger and bigger! The Doctor says that the weight I have gained is healthy, but still...I don't like getting fat!

pics of 32 weeks pregnant:


I don't understand why anyone would want to be or let themselves get FAT on purpose!!! Being fat HURTS! No wonder so many large and incharge people are so lazy, sit around and do nothing, and ride around on their little jazzi-scooters! I feel for them right now! I personally mainly have the extra weight in my belly/around where the baby is, but still...with just that extra weight it's not easy doing things like walking around a grocery store, standing too long, or even trying to tie my shoes. I feel like the blueberry girl from Willy Wonka sometimes as I'm waddling around in all my fat glory!
I can't even imagine how people feel who have the weight spread all over their bodies...like have huge stomachs, legs, arms, etc! What are they thinking??? I mean, I understand that some people have medical conditions, but still...life could be so much better/happier if people were just healthier! I will tell you one thing for sure, I vow to never take for granted a good walk around the park or neighborhood again! I can't wait to get into shape after I have this baby...better shape than I was in before! I'm glad she's coming when there will be good weather and I can take her out for walks and just be active. I'm really excited that we have a gym and swimming pool here at our condo, too!

THE MAKING OF A NURSERY

I can't believe I'm in the 3rd trimester now, and in just a few months baby Emma will be joining our family! CRAZY! I keep getting bigger and bigger, ugh! It's becoming more and more of reality to us everyday...and it's especially become a huge reality these past few days as we've gotten her nursery all ready for her to use.
We were very excited to paint the room all by ourselves...we aren't exactly pros but we are proud of the outcome. We painting the room light pink, then did dark pink and yellow circles bordering the room. We matched the paint for the room exactly to the colors of really cute bedding that I found (with cute little birds on it) that was actually really affordable, BOO-YA!




Clark's parents bought us a crib and mattress for a gift, and we were so pumped to set it up when it arrived. I think the crib and bedding fit perfectly in the room we painted. The nursery still needs some things added, but we are so proud of it so far!






This is the first thing that Clark and I actually bought for baby Emma...her name is Averie, and she's a monster plushy made by one of my sister's friends. We think she's SO cute!

HAIRCUTS

Recently my 3 boys received much needed haircuts! Here are some before/after photos...I'm proud to say that my once shaggy boys are all 3 now clean cut again :o)

BEFORE:
AFTER:

BABY'S FIRST GIFT

This week we were really excited to get our baby's first gift! Mamaw(Alicia's grandma on the Penry side) sent us some money to pick something out for the baby, and we were able to order a really nice Graco Carseat/carrier for her. When it came in the mail on thursday it was like christmas for us...we took it out of the box, and "played" with it- figured out how everything on it worked and so forth. We also took turns carrying it around and pretended like there was a baby in it, HA! Can you tell we're excited to be parents? teeehehehe
*Thanks again to Mamaw for our baby's first gift!

CHUBBY CLARK

I was going through a bunch of Clark's old pictures of when he was little, and came across this pic of him when he was around 7! I can't believe how chubby he used to be :o)
He was really into wrestling when he was little, and this pic is of when he won the mini heavy weight championship in New Jersey (1992). I thought you'd all enjoy this!