Baby Shower at R.J. Reynolds

November the 11th, Brent's work gave us a fabulous shower! The food was great (they had my favorite... strawberries :-) yum) and the decorations were adorable. It was so nice to meet everyone at his work and to see those that I haven't seen in a while. We received so many wonderful gifts... car base seat (from his department).. now Owen can ride in the Honda... as well as cute clothes, sheets, gift cards, cart protector, swing, baby play center, DVD, and lots lots more! Thanks RJRT for a wonderful shower, everything was perfect!

Beautiful flowers that Brent and Owen sent to me at work for my 30th birthday...ouch!.. I am getting OLD! So sweet and thoughtful of him!

Brent is on top of it! As soon as we got home from the shower Brent could not get the swing together fast enough! He is so good at putting things together.

Car base seat

The cart protector

All the wonderful gifts

And of course... the delicious food yum!

The Carroll Baby Shower

This past weekend Kelley, Mama D, Martha Jo, Mylinda, and Nancy gave me a baby shower. It was AWESOME! The food, guests, and all the wonderful presents that Owen received were absolutely fabulous. Owen got his car seat (he can now come home from the hospital), toys, tons of adorable clothes, books, and lots of necessities for both mom and Owen. Now all Brent and I have to do is wash, wash, wash.....and figure out what to do with all this stuff! His room is filling up quickly! Thank you all for all the wonderful gifts, we LOVE them! Owen is so blessed to have so many people that love and care for him already.

A little update on mom....I am currently 31 weeks.... can this be... in 9 weeks we will have a bundle of joy... unless he decides to come a bit earlier.... we wouldn't mind the end of December... great tax deduction... right! We are getting so excited and we have so much to look forward to. I can only imagine what lies ahead... it's got to be one of the most rewarding blessings in this world!

Adorable diaper cake that Mylinda made!!!

Clothesline full of precious clothes! (LOVE IT Kelley)

All the wonderful hostess Mylinda, Kelley, and Mama D (not pictured Martha Jo and Nancy)

One of the many adorable outfits!

Fabulous strawberries that Kelley made! Aren't they adorable?

Off to the mountains we go!!

Brent and I went to the mountains this past weekend. We went to Mabry Mill and Meadows of Dan to pick out a pumpkin, have a picnic, and just to get away!!! We had such a great time... a bit chilly...but we bundled up and survived! We got a pumpkin for us and of course we didn't forget about Owen, we got him a baby pumpkin... absolutely adorable! It looks so cute in front of our house.

Picture at Mabry Mill

Not quite ready for the photo....

Owen's pumpkin

Mommy and Daddy's pumpkin and Owen's pumpkin

My First Shower!!!

On Sunday, October 12 my grandmother, mom, and aunt gave me a fabulous shower!!! Everything turned out so great, the food, decorations, and all the wonderful gifts that Owen received! We got the stroller, play gym, bath tub, mirror, and tons of clothes and other necessities. Thank you everyone! Brent and I are so excited, Owen's room is starting to fill up!

Picture with the hostesses!

One of the many adorable outfits!

All the fabulous gifts Owen received!

26 weeks and pictures of the nursery

Okay, so I am VERY behind!!!! Here are the latest pictures of me at 26 weeks!! I am so excited in one week I will be entering my last trimester!!!! It's getting closer! Brent has been on top of things... painting, putting the bed together, and helping me hang and iron Owen's drapes. He has been so much help! What a WONDERFUL husband! We have our first shower next weekend and we are super excited about filling his room up with lots of neat things. As you can see, so far his nursery is rather empty... that will change soon...I will keep you posted as we continue to decorate it. Only 13 and 1/2 more weeks until we meet our precious angel!

The nursery so far....

26 1/2 weeks!

23 weeks

Here are a few pictures of me at 23 weeks! Wow, it's quite the progression! I am feeling Owen move more and more everyday, it's awesome! The best feeling in the world! In 7 weeks, we are getting the 3/4 D ultrasound, we cannot wait to see our precious baby boy again! This week Brent painted Owen's room and on Saturday we are getting Owen's furniture. We painted his room a very light sky blue, we love it! It turned out fabulous! I will post pics of his nursery as soon as the furniture comes! Our first shower is in 4 weeks and we cannot wait to fill his room with lots of goodies and decorative items.

Ultrasound pics

Let me take you back a few weeks.... here are two ultrasound pics... the first one is at 11 weeks and the second one is at 19 weeks.. the latest ultrasound confirmed that we are having a BOY and that our baby has 5 fingers and toes... and everything seems to be developing normally! HOTDOG!!! Brent and I are having a wonderful LONG Labor Day weekend. Yesterday we went to Concord Mills and found some super deals.... we could not resist.... Owen already has a swim suit and several summer time outfits for next year!!! Mom also got some new maternity clothes... they are a must these days...belly band is not cutting it anymore! We also went by Pottery Barn at South Park and matched up his drapes and bedding so that Brent could paint his room next weekend. Okay, yes we are on top of it... we want to enjoy the holidays and not feel rushed .... plus we have birthing classes, daddy boot camp, and breastfeeding classes to take all in November!!! We are 21 and 1/2 weeks and both are tickled blue (forget pink haha)!!! We can't wait to meet baby Owen in just 18 short weeks!

11 weeks

19.4 weeks