Baby's Room (Almost done)

Here are some pictures of the baby's room. Brad and I are so excited about how it is turning out. Everything is just about done but I am missing some cushions and the ottoman to the glider. Brad painted the lettering on the wall and put up the chair rail and the blue paint. I painted the clouds free hand (twice - long story) and did the decorating. Of course there is also the toy box. We decided to leave it out in the open instead of hiding it in the closet since it turned out so good. The decision might be revisited though. =) So anyways..take a look at the pics. Let me know what y'all think.

And, of course the dogs wanted to help with everything....=)

32 Week Appointment

I went in for my 32 week appointment today (I am actually almost 33 weeks). Everything looks great. I have been pretty lucky because this has been such an easy pregnancy for the most part (minus the first 20 weeks of nausea). =) My blood pressure is doing good (110/71) and I have managed (somehow) to keep my weight down too (only 22 pounds total). He is still measuring slightly above average in regards to my stomach measurements. The doctor laughs every time she looks at my stomach because Jaxson is VERY active during the day. He was moving all over the place and kicking like crazy. He is also very proud of his bottom. He will stick it out at you and if you pat it, he sticks it out further. His heart beat sounds great and the doc has started discussing birthing options with me.....birthing options!!?!?!?! oh crap..it is almost here and definitely getting more and more real!

Bastrop Baby Shower 10-25-08

Here are some pics from my baby shower in Bastrop, Texas. It was awesome!! My sister and mother hosted it and it turned out beautifully. Erin had the cake designed and even diverted disaster with the name misspelled at first but then a minutes and a few toothpicks later, no one could tell. It looked awesome!!!She also spent a ton of time (so I hear) on the baby item cake. And in a matter of a few seconds, her daughter destroyed it but at least she was able to try out all the items. I now know that each pacifier has thoroughly passed all inspections by Miss Abigail Grace. Erin's closest friend from high school, Sarah, made this awesome quilt for me. It was beautiful!! And from what I hear, props to Erin and Abby for picking all the fabric.

Here pictures of some of the guests....Me and Grandma Nelson

....Me and Donna Fiebrich....

....Erin (Abby), Me, and Samantha....

....Erin (Abby), Mom, and Me....

....Debbi (Brad's Mom) and Me....

....And here is my car...completely loading with baby goodies. It was such a nice day!!! Thank you to everyone but especially to Erin and Mom!!!

Autumn's Baptism

We drove up to Little Rock, Arkansas this past weekend to visit Brad's brother and sister-in-law, Russ and Tammy, and their little girl, Autumn Grace. Brad was dubbed the Godfather at the baptism. The Godmother is Tammy's sister, Trae. It was so great to see everyone. Here are a few pictures from the weekend....

She did so good. About as behaved as you could ask an almost 2 year old to be....

A little over 29 weeks at the deer lease.

The Deer Lease

So Brad has been working around the clock to get a deer feeder and a deer stand set up prior to deer season. Well he of course priced everything out and decided that he could do a better job for a fraction of the cost. Below is the construction/monstrocity in the front yard that we of course got a letter from our HOA to please move NOW.

We went out to the lease (a little past Llano) a week or so ago and set it up. Well I say we but mostly I took pictures. Below is the stand (daddy's tree house) and the deer feeder.

Well a deer lease wouldn't be fun without a 6 speed four wheeler that Brad likes to do wheelies on or of course the oh so redneck handlebar beard. (God help him...I mean me).

And just so everyone is clear, when the guys say that they are going to go "rough it" at the deer lease, I get to say Bull S#@^! Look at this unbelievable place! The cabin is 3000+ square feet and it has five bedrooms. The two upstairs have 2 full/queen size beds each! The is a gorgeous fireplace and of course essential to deer/football season...satelite TV.

And here is some of the scenery:

28 weeks along

Here is an updated picture of me at 28 weeks.