{33 weeks}

I had my shower this past weekend hosted by Farrah, Brooke, Mindy, Ericka, Susan and Donnell. Donnell's house was decorated so nice for Baby Cooper and I.

Look at this insane cake! I didn't even know it was the cake when I walked in!!
A special thanks to Mindy, who is obviously due in August too, for making the cake. I was truely floored by the cake, so can we still be friends? Farrah and Brooke make this diaper cake which is so cute. I am going to hate taking it apart when I need the diapers...

Here we are with Aunty RaRa and Grandma Grey

I have not gone through all the pics yet, I hope to post more later, but I wanted to say thank you to everyone who made it to the shower. I enjoyed every minute!! I do apologize if I did not have time to sit and chat, I know I was not able to talk to everyone but for a second and I feel horrible for that. Brandon and I are very grateful for our great family and friends who are helping us celebrate and prepare for Cooper's arrival. We are getting more and more excited every day as we make final preparations in anticipation of meeting our lil man!

{4 Years!}

4 years ago to day I married the man of my life!

{32 weeks}

My baby bump is growing!!!

I am definetly feeling very pregnant now, but no real complaints. I have been very blessed with an easy pregnancy thus far and I can only pray the next 8 weeks goes the same...

With time ticking away we are steady working on getting the house ready for baby Cooper. The scrap shack now not only has four walls, the walls are painted (Honeydew Green), the floors are stained, the air conditioner is in as well as the electricity. Brandon is working on the last details so we can get all my scrap stash moved in before my shower this weekend. I will be so relieved when scrap stuff is in the shack and baby stuff is in the nursery. Then all I will need to do is find a place for everything, glad I love to organize!

more updates to come!!!

{31 weeks}

4D Love.

We were given a 4D sonogram as a gift from our good friends Susan and John. All I can say is the experience was fascinating!!! Is is amazing the pictures we got. Just look at those cheeks!!!

He slept though the whole thing so he might be a little camera shy.

Oh, and just to let you know we are 110% sure its a boy!

{28 weeks}

edited with pictures:

***WARNING: 1st post with no pictures***

Why? Because I am too tired (or lazy) to go grab the camera and show you what I am talking about. However, I wanted to report on all our progress after the long Memorial Day Weekend.
1) The Scrap Shack officially has four solid walls, insulation and drywall!!! I am ready to paint it as soon as it is tape and bedded (however you spell that).

Look! four walls!!

Brandon tape and bedding

B saying "I wish this was done"

Cain helping...
2) The Nursery (yes, it feels weird saying that in relation to our house) is painted!!!

sneak peak at the blue and brown

I will show the finished walls with the finished room...

3) The blue couches are no longer:) For those that have heard me complain about them for the last few years, B and I have finally come to an agreement on new furniture. I guess you could say we 'compromised.' To be 100% honest the small couch is still in the house. We were to go pick up our new chair tonight which will officially kick the small couch out, but due to the rain moving in we have decided to wait till tomorrow. Poor Cain, I think he knows something is up with his couch, he is going to be so mad once it is gone. He will actually have to sleep on the floor!!! Yeah! As of now, no more blue couches, I am SO excited:)

Thus why we are so tired tonight. I am due for a 28 week picture, but due to the fact that I am already in my PJ's that too will wait till tomorrow. I hope to update with pictures ASAP!

And finally a baby bump picture:

I am definitely feeling the bump now; as I try to do everyday things my bump will get in the way or make it difficult. I will say that so far, knock on wood, this pregnancy has been very easy physically so hopefully the next 2 1/2 months will go just as smoothe. Emotionally the anticipation is starting to set in due to the fact that we think August will be here tomorrow. So far fime has just flown by!

{26 weeks}

As the clock is quickly ticking closer and closer to August 15th, B and I have been getting to work on our projects. Here are some pics of B and Cody working on the scrap shack, the first two were taken about a month ago when they were putting up the frame and starting on the walls.

Last weekend B had to fix the water problem by breaking up the cement and digging a new trench for water to drain around the shack rather than into it, ohhhh and since it has been raining buckets around here the new trench was tested just after he got it dug. Yesterday we got most of the needed materials to finish the scrap shack so B and Cody got to work finishing the walls, mounting the door and preparing the walls for Mark to come this week and start running electricity.

Hopefully, and with fingers crossed, at this rate B will have the shack done by the end of the month. And to my luck he doesn't have another race till the last weekend of the month, so the possibility of lots of progress is HIGH!!!

As for my project, I have spent the last two weekends re-finishing a dresser that has been in our family forever to use in the nursery. Here is a pic before I started:

And waaalaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My plan is to have a painting party Memorial Day weekend to transform the green walls into blue and brown. The blue I used on the dresser is an accent blue I am also using on a toy chest my mom bought Cooper as well as a little stepping stool.

About a month ago we moved out the old bed and brought in the crib and changing table Donnell is letting us borrow. So as soon as my scrapping furniture is out in the scrap shack I will finally be able to get the nursery organized and decorated!!!!

Since today is technically my first Mother's Day I treated myself to a pedicure, fresh cut sunflowers for the house and this bassinet/pack n play for Cooper. This will be what we use in our room till he graduates to his crib.

Happy Mother's Day to all my friends and family!!!

{24 weeks}

My bump is officially a 'bump'!

Now I think I actually look pregnant to strangers rather that a fat chick, thank goodness:)

In the last month we have slowly started to gather furniture for the nursey/move old furniture out. We took the spare bed over to Aunt Rara's house so now she has a guest bedroom/study and we moved in the crib and changing table. This past weekend I started work on refinishing a chest for the room. I originally thought it would be a one weekend project, but after starting I quickly changed my goal to a two weekend project. I need some arm power from Brandon before I stain it. My next project is to fix the armoir I want to use in the nursey and then get the room painted. Brandon had races three of the last four weekends so not alot of progress on the scrap shack, BUT he has a three weekend break coming up so I am sure it will be close to being complete at that point.