Friday, September 30, 2011

31 weeks

Almost caught up! Today we are at exactly 32 weeks so these pictures are only a week old. As I get bigger, it seems everyone around me is shrinking! I'm proud of our little bean, he is growing so good! We just had another ultrasound and he is measuring in at about 4 pounds...right on target. We were told he has a lot of hair :). We officially have 8 weeks until our little man's due date. We are so excited! His nursery is almost complete...we are just waiting for one more thing to arrive before it is all done. I'll post pictures as soon as we can call it complete. We spend a lot of time in his little room already. Craig and I take turns reading to our little guy,as he already has a full library, thanks to Grandma! He sure loves listening to his daddy's voice...he always shows his daddy his latest moves he's been working on! So... here we are at 31 weeks!
No back pain yet...but looking at these pictures, I'm suspecting that may be right around the corner. My center of gravity isn't quite what it used to be :). P.S. I thought black was supposed to be "slimming." Does that rule not apply when you're pregnant?
Yep, still shrinking. I thought dad's were supposed to gain weight along with moms?

29 weeks

Catching up again on belly pictures. Here we are at 29 weeks...
Golly! I need a cart to carry this belly around!
Even Goose thinks dad is shrinking!

Friday, September 9, 2011

24 weeks

I'm behind again on belly pics! These pics are at 24 weeks. As of today we have made it 29 weeks!!! Time is really flying. Although behind, here we are at 24 weeks:
Mama is so proud!
Holy moly...mama is getting big!
Papa....where is your belly!? More dinner for mama....less for papa :).
I am much bigger now....so I look at these and think how "small" I was. I think I'm kinda looking somewhat like a pin-head these days, but seriously, this pin-head couldn't be happier!!! 11 weeks to go before our precious miracle is in our arms!!!

Baby Shower

For Labor Day weekend, Craig and I went to WY to visit Craig's family. We wanted to make a trip up there before the summer was over!
While we were there, Craig's family threw us a baby shower! It was perfect. The decorations were adorable, the cake was absolutely amazing, and a great group of friends and family were there to celebrate with us. The baby shower was very special to both of us, and we are so thankful for his family for putting it together for us. We feel very blessed.
Here is the shower in pictures:

Little "E" eating some cake. yummy!

Decorations. So perfect!
The shower spread! Absolutely adorable!
Opening gifts.
More gifts!
Craig's "daddy tool belt" from all the guys. This was hilarious! It was equipped with diapers, bibs, air fresheners, tongs, baby wipes, a face mask, heavy duty protective safety glasses, nose plugs, diaper rash cream, etc. Craig loved this... and now...he is a prepared daddy ready to go. (It wouldn't surprise me if he wore this to the hospital during labor...seriously).
The daddy tool belt.
Friends. So good to finally meet some of these guys!
More gifts!
The diaper cake!
The decoration details were so neat. I love details!
Couldn't wait to start eating all that yummy food!
Look at that cake!
Us and our niece and nephew! Getting ready to start the party!
Also, while we were in Rawlins, my SILs (sister-in-laws) and I went through a bunch of baby stuff. With 3 little nephews, there was a TON of baby stuff to pass on to our little guy! My favorite thing to do these days is look at baby stuff, so I was in heaven! You wouldn't believe the amount of clothes our little guy now has! I knew it was a lot, but until I got home and got it all washed and hung, I had no idea. Here is a picture of our little guy's closet:
Coats, pants, burp clothes, socks, blankets, oh my!
PJs and outfits! All 0 -6 months!
I think we will easily make it through the first 6 months! He is spoiled already! What a lucky little guy!

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Meet Jamie The Giraffe!

The baby giraffe at the Dallas Zoo was named Jamie! (See blog below)



Out of 5,813 votes submitted, 4,021 of those votes were for Jamie! What an honor for the Sikes family.