The Nursery

I know, I know - I promised I would do this a long time ago.  SO sorry!!  The nursery is not 100% complete but I think it is as complete as it will be before our little one arrives!  Just a note...we are still missing the art that goes over the dresser and some shelves in the corner but other than that, it is complete. 

So without further ado....Little Spice's room:

The door wreath made by my sweet friend, Lisa!

Walking into the nursery

Missing the art work above the dresser

Missing the shelves next to the mirror

Whitfield Edward Johnson "Field"

My best friend, Lisa and her wonderful husband Brad, welcomed their precious little boy Field into the world on Monday, June 14th.  Shortly after Fields arrival, they learned that Field has a congenital heart defect.  The doctor's term for it is double inlet left ventricle which means he has a three heart chamber rather than four.  As you can imagine, our hearts broke for this new family of three.  Field will undergo 3 surgeries...the first one taking place at 4 weeks of life, the second one will be at 6 months, and the last one will take place when he is 3 years old.  Field was able to come home from the NICU yesterday to his new home, which I'm sure he loved.  Sweet Field is blessed with such wonderful, godly parents but I ask that you keep them all in your prayers over the next months.  Please pray for encouragement, guidance and that God's hand is with the doctor's as they perform his first surgery. 

Below are a few pictures of sweet little Field and the Johnson family!  How precious is he!!

It's All Good...

AT THE KELLYS!!  We had our dr appointment yesterday and got a great report on little spice's growth.  To bring some up to speed, at my appt 2 weeks ago, my doctor was a little concerned because my stomach was not growing and I was not the size of someone at 31 weeks.  So he scheduled a sonogram for our next appt so we could chart the growth progress from our last sono in April.  As you can imagine being a first time parent, this sent me into panic mode and I left the appt in tears thinking LS was not growing!  Well, we are happy to report that LS is measuring right on target and is exactly where he/she needs to be.  My stomach is still smaller than normal but I can deal with that (my weight is still adding up - just going to other places rather than the belly).  Our niece and nephew were over at our house the other night and Kiersten kindly put her hand on my thigh and said, "It's OK Amanda, all of this will go away soon."  Patrick and I just died laughing!!!  What do you say to that...  But in all seriousness, we really want to thank you for all the prayers, texts, e-mails, etc with your encouraging words and love!  We appreciate them more than you know! 

Other than that - Patrick is in heaven as Tater is staying with us for a few weeks while his parents, our niece and nephew are in Colorado on vacation.  Tater LOVES Patrick and goes crazy every time he walks in the door.  Here are a few pics of them playing last night. I took these with my phone so they are a little fuzzy.

Happy Hour Baby Shower!!

It's been 8 months since I attended my last happy hour and I have forgotten how fun they are (no worries - lemonade only for me)! And let me tell you - I am forever a fan of HH showers. I had an absolute blast and was incredibly blessed by many dear friends in San Antonio with a baby shower for little spice and me! It was perfect - people could come and go as they needed and I got to catch up with all the girls and moms. It was so fun and my mom and I felt incredibly blessed for all our sweet friends and their friendships! Here are a few pics from the shower and the beautiful set-up at the Barnett's home!!

Sweet, sweet hostess, Lisa, and I.  Lis is about to have Field any day and we can't wait! I pray that our little ones will be lifelong friends and have a special relationship like we do!

The beautiful table full of great appetizers

DONUT HOLES!!!  A pregnancy craving and special touch added by the hostesses!!

A few of the sweet preggo girls at the shower!

Some of the girls at the very end of the night!

Thank you, thank you for such a special evening! We had so much fun and are so grateful for all the love and support! A HUGE thank you to all the hostesses for a night filled with lots of love, happiness and babies!!  XOXO to all.

Also, more pics to come on Patrick's fishing trip down in Port A this weekend!  It sounds like they are having a great time fishing, eating and getting some sun!  Stay tuned...

Take Me Out to the Ball Game!

Tonight, Patrick, Adam, Kim, Holton, and I went out to the Rangers game to watch them play the Chicago Cubs. The AL West leading Texas Rangers beat the Cubs 2-1. We had a great time drinking, eating, and cheering! Afterwards, we stayed to watch the fireworks, which Holton loved more than his favorite player, Ian Kinsler. Here are a few pics from our big night out.

30 Weeks!

We hit our 30th week of pregnancy today! WOW - it's crazy to think that I have been carrying around little spice for 30 weeks now. Time is flying! Little Spice is weighing in at around 3 lbs (think head of cabbage).

We had a dr appt on Monday and all went well.  Well.....except for the fact that Doc told me there was a little TOO much weight gain this past month.  Opps!  But hey, don't they say to enjoy this time??? Well, I am and am enjoying all the pizza, candy, ice cream, etc while I can!  Ha.  After that talk, it was interesting to hear that my belly measured a little smaller than what someone at 29/30 weeks should be.  Hummm, I wonder where all the weight is going!?!?!  Our doc did not seem concerned about little spice's growth since we had a sono last month and he/she hit all of her measurements then.  He is going to continue to monitor my belly growth since I am now going in for an appointment every two weeks! 

Other than that, Patrick and I have been enjoying our last few months being a family of two!  We have been taking advantage of eating out, sleeping in, watching TV and traveling on the weekends.  We are beyond excited for the arrival of our little one but are "living up" this lifestyle as long as we can (we both like our sleep)!  :) 

XOXO!!

Oh, What a Weekend...

This weekend was full of celebrations - my dad's (belated) birthday and our first baby shower!  My parents and sister came up Friday afternoon and stayed the weekend with us!  We had a great time and were constantly on the go.  We had a wonderful dinner on Friday night with Patrick's parents and our niece, Kiersten!  It was great to get everyone together and catch up.  Saturday morning we had our first baby shower!  It was so much fun and my sweet friends did such an amazing job!  Patrick and I are so thankful for their love and friendship!  The shower was perfect in every way.  Here are a few pics from the shower.

The centerpieces!

The fabulous hostesses and sweet, sweet friends!!

My mom, sister and me!

Our niece, Kiersten, my sister-in-law, Kim and my mother-in-law, Bev!  Other exciting news - Kim is almost 19 weeks pregnant with another boy!  We are SO excited that our babies are going to be so close in age and Holton is excited to be a big brother.  We can't wait to welcome Baby Baby (Holton's name for the baby) in September!

While we were at the shower, Patrick and my dad started putting together the nursery furniture!  We have the crib and glider ready to go and are just now waiting on the dresser and tall cabinet.  These items are in San Antonio and we hope to pick them up soon!  I will post pictures of the nursery once it is completed!

Saturday night, we had a birthday dinner for my dad with Judy, Kenneth, Kendra, Dan and Grey!  It was so fun celebrating with family.  I failed to get a picture of my dad's cake but here is a picture of him blowing out his candles on his real birthday.  Happy Belated Birthday Dad!  We were so glad that we were able to help celebrate with you!  XOXO!

We were sad to see everyone head back south on Sunday.  It was such a fun weekend and we enjoyed having everyone stay with us!  To wind down the weekend, Patrick and I spent Sunday afternoon at the park - it was a beautiful day and we enjoyed being outside in the sun.  Patrick took his fishing pole along with us and look what he caught! 

No worries, catch and release!! 

XOXO!