36 1/2 Weeks

Wow! What a journey this has been! I can't believe we have almost reached the end of the rainbow. Scotty and I are so excited about our little one's arrival. Although I think I'm a little freaked out about the 'actual arrival.' We will have an ultrasound tomorrow morning. We can't wait to see our little girl again! It's been 16 weeks since we last saw her. Hopefully I will have more pictures to post at that point.

These days I'm moving a bit slower and making plenty of stops to the restroom. I'm so glad we've gotten so much accomplished before this point because my energy level is slim to none. We've washed all of Baby Shannon's clothes, blankets and sheets. The rocker came in this weekend and I'm so glad it didn't take 12 weeks as we suspected! Whew! We're still fixing up her room, as it isn't finished yet. We plan to make the final touches this weekend. My hospital bag is packed, for the most part. So, I think at this point we are just waiting for our little girl to make her way into this world!

36 Weeks

Here's a sneak peek at the nursery!

Baby Shower

On March 20th my mom, sister, sister-in-law and two friends threw a baby shower for me. It was so great! It was one of my favorite days. Everyone was so generous and they made me feel so special. Our little girl is set now! I am so blessed to have so much support and love from friends and family. I really, truly appreciate it.

Hostess with the mostess

Michelle, Ely, Liz, Leah and my mom

My Grammie crochetted a beautiful baby blanket for Baby Shannon!

Liz, my sister, made this really cute bow frame for all of Baby Shannon's bows!

My mom made this really sweet night light for Baby Shannon's room!

My mom also made a first year scrapbook for Baby Shannon!

Baby Shower at Work

On March 19th my department at work put together a surprise baby shower for me! It was so sweet! They were very generous with the gifts and they were so excited to surprise me. What great people!

33 Weeks

Well, this picture was taken at 32 weeks, but I would guess that I look very similar a week later. When we were finished taking this picture, we realized that our dog, Harley, decided to pop in it. He's so funny. I foresee him being in many of our little one's pictures!

Everything has been going well lately. I'm starting to get that exhausted feeling at the end of each day and I'm back to going to bed earlier than usual. I'm beginning to feel some of the side effects of the 3rd trimester and I have to admit, some of it isn't fun, but I know it will all be worth it in the end. Overall though, I've been in good spirits and I'm happy!

We had another appointment on Thursday. The dr. heard Baby Shannon's heartbeat and said that it sounded great. We love to hear that! I think I have another 3 weeks before I start having an appointment every week.

Scotty and I have a few things on our list to take care of before our little one is here, like registering for some classes at the hospital, finishing up her room, preparing things at work .... I'm sure the list gets longer every week. I am still enjoying feeling her move around in my belly. Sometimes I feel like she's telling me, "Mom, there isn't much room in here!" My dr. assured me that there was. :) Another favorite moment of mine - the other night Scotty and I got into bed. He put his hand on my belly and said, "I can't wait to meet you." I love those moments! She will be here in 7 weeks, which is still really hard to imagine!

Spring is one of my favorite times of the year! I love, love, love getting out in the yard and filling our flower beds with new flowers. I've been trying to think of when I should do it this year since I doubted I would be able to do much of anything. Yesterday we bought plants and today Scotty and I worked in the yard making it look beautiful! I'm exhausted, but it was worth doing. I don't even know if I would have the energy to do something like that in a couple of weeks. I do have to say that it's really hard to get up off the ground at 33 weeks along. That was a struggle today.

Please keep praying for a healthy baby girl!