Waiting

We're patiently waiting for this little girl to come. (Is she really that little? Doesn't feel like it!) We're not heading to the hospital or anything (no contractions yet) but I had a doctor's appointment this morning and the doc was quite surprised at how "ready" my body is already. Apparently I'm kinda ahead of the game. So she could come anytime and we're all ready!

I'm especially ready since I had another wonderful baby shower on Saturday. Brenda (Chase's mom) threw a lovely baby shower for us, and so many friends and family came to support. Thank you to all of you who came and a BIG thank you to Brenda. You're the greatest mother-in-law! She's been a busy woman with church, teaching, mothering, grandmothering, and finishing her master's degree. Plus the holidays. Craziness in her life. But she generously made time for us and I'm so thankful! We love you Grandma Fly! My mom was able to come for the baby shower and it was so fun to have her here for the weekend. I love my mama! Thanks for coming...see you soon!

So I guess continue to watch our blog...maybe the next post will be a giddy announcement!

Baby Updates

I'm a bit behind on many things, but I thought I'd at least get a little caught up on the baby stuff. So here are a few pictures:

This is me one week ago. Don't mind the ever-chubbying face. :( But now we're in count-down mode, which is fun. I still feel great and have very few pregnancy complaints. Still love being pregnant and am actually going to be sad when I won't feel her wiggling inside me...but I'll have her wiggling outside of me and I'm sure that will bring me much more happiness.

Just putting this one up so you can compare...taken one month ago.

We finally got the nursery organized and put together. (We moved into our apartment in Boise the end of October and it took us a few weeks to get to the nursery.) Still have some decorating to do and I'll be refinishing the vanity you see as well as a few other things. But her clothes and accessories (there are MANY) are mostly put away. She has some adorable stuff that I can't wait to put her in!

Here's a close-up of the crib with the blanket and dust ruffle my mom and I made.

Back in October my mom and sisters threw me a baby shower in Utah. It was all so wonderful--the friends, the food, and the gifts. Unfortunately we didn't take many pictures, but it was a blast. A giant THANK YOU to Mom, Brittany, & Karli for a wonderful baby shower. I love you!

As far as the baby goes, we're in the final countdown. I'm going to the doctor every week now. We just had another ultrasound (that's a total of 4 ultrasounds...yes, we've loved every one) last Monday because our little girl measured quite big in her previous ultrasound, so the doc wanted to make sure she still wasn't that large. And she wasn't--she's right in the 50th percentile for height and weight. It was fun to see her again...we even got to see some chubby little cheeks. So cute!

We still haven't decided on a name. We thought it was going to be Chloe, but then someone got burned out on it and decided that it was becoming too common. So we began exploring other options and have a few solid leads. I have a feeling it will be a delivery room decision.

Other than that, we're making final preparations for this precious girl and are enjoying the last of our time as just the two of us.

Thank you for all the love and support we've received from so many of you. We love you! And a very special thank you to all of you who gave marvelous advice in response to my HELP WANTED ad. If you think of other stuff, I'm all ears!