in my third trimester!!!!

                                                                Baby Brunch in Dallas:)

 At my shower in MI:)

                                              My belly is getting BIG!  @ 29 weeks:)

YAY! We have made it into the third trimester. I am so excited that this baby will be here sooner than later:) The baby is growing a lot. I can feel him/her moving all the time. The movements are getting so strong. At first I was just feeling "kicks" and now I can actually feel the baby moving around and can watch my stomach move too! The baby is definitely active and moves throughout the day and NIGHT! I went to the doctor the other day and everything seems to be coming along wonderfully. I told the doctor how active the baby was and when she took the baby's heartbeat she had to keep moving the machine around because the baby kept moving. Then, the baby kicked it. The doctor agreed we have quite the active baby already:). 

We went back to Michigan a few weeks ago for our shower. It was absolutely amazing. We loved seeing our family and friends. It meant so much to us that we got to see so many people and spend some time with everyone. The shower was spectacular and more than we could have asked for. My sister and sister-in-laws did a fantastic job planning and throwing the shower for us!!! We loved every moment of it and are so thankful for all the baby gifts we received. We are gracious to have such a wonderful support system and we love how everyone is sharing in our joy at this time!

Last week my friends in Dallas had a brunch for me. It was so nice to have my good friends that are in Texas all together. I am so thankful that I have people here that I truly care about and care so much about me. Without my friends around, I think this time would be hard, but they have made Brian and I feel like we have a "family" here. Thanks to all of them for giving our baby such wonderful gifts and for being here for us!

I am down to only working part-time, which is weird, but I think it is good for me. My back was really starting to hurt me somedays and I was getting quite tired on my long days. I am grateful for the extra time I will have to get the house and especially the baby's room ready. I am going to miss working with the kids, but I know I will still keep in touch with them and will try to see them as much as possible. I think they are getting excited for the baby's arrival too! They all laugh at my belly, but it is quite cute!

We are going to start getting the baby's room together this weekend...FINALLY! We have received our dresser/changing table, so Brian is going to put it together this weekend. I ordered the crib today, so it should be here within a week! I think once most of the furniture is in, it will finally feel like a baby's room. I am going to start organizing the toys, books and all the other goodies we already have. Also, I am going to start washing all the bedding, blankets, towels and clothes. I want us to be fully prepared and I do not want to be stressed when our baby comes:) When I get most of the room done, I will post pictures of what it looks like.