Updates on James's room and ultrasound

Ryan surprised me by getting off early on Valentine's Day with a beautiful flower arrangement. He is so sweet and thoughtful. I am one lucky lady! 

Will someone please tell me what a jicama is? 

Latest bump pic...

I made a homemade king cake, and it is delicious. Now I just need to have a party, so I won't eat this whole thing by myself. 

We went to have more sonograms this past Monday, and it was so cool. Once again, he was a little wiggle worm throughout the whole sonogram. He just couldn't be still, but I could have already told the sonogram technician that from all of the kicks that I get night and day. I think I am going to have a live one on my hands very soon. 

He is in the head-down position facing my back. Seems like he is ready to come out- now if he will just stay this way when it actually comes time to give birth! 

The hospital has the capability to do 3-D ultrasounds. So. Cool. I love seeing his little profile picture! This is the best that we could get because he kept putting his little hand in front of his face and hiding behind his umbilical chord. I can't really tell who he looks like, and it only makes me more excited and impatient for him to get here! 

Ryan is getting James's crib/bassinet ready. If you know me very well, you will know that I have had this teddy bear since I was very little. Her name is Erin, and she is very important to me. Yes, I am about to be 30 and have a child of my own. Yes, I still sleep with a teddy bear. Anyway- Ryan thinks that Erin should go to James now.. no way. I walked into our room one night to see this, and I couldn't stop laughing. 

Drumroll please...... James's Room.. so far:

Hanging that map was not easy, but it looks so great! I ordered it from National Geographic, and I just love it. I had originally planned for the crib to go under it, but I think I like the changing table there for now. 

And now presenting his crib:

It is starting to come along! I love it! Still have to order a cute rug along with some book shelves, but I have had so much fun with this room. It is starting to become more real that we will have a small human to take care of very soon! 

Ryan is the big 3-0!

Everything is going great here, and we are just chugging along. Here are some updates of what has happened over the past few weeks:


Ryan turned the dirty 30, and I, along with Randy and Cindy's tremendous help, threw Ryan a surprise birthday party in Atlanta. Ryan was able to get a weekend off, which doesn't happen very often. We left after work on a Friday afternoon and drove to Jonesboro, GA. We walked in the house, and everything seemed normal. Little did Ryan know, but everyone was hiding in the next room. Ryan had to use the restroom, so we all took the opportunity to jump out afterwards. Here is an awesome video that his brother, Ben, took that shows how it went down:

Here are some pictures that Randy was able to take of us at the party:

Open your eyes Ben!

It was a great night, and I am so thankful for everyone that came for Ryan! He didn't have a clue that we were doing anything for him, and you all made it really special for him! 

Here are a couple of random pictures from the rest of the weekend:

MaryAnn, Anna, Austin, and I went and had a "snack" of cheese dip and guac.. why not?

My brother, Austin, practicing his gee-tar like a pro

In baby news... 

Here I am getting bigger and bigger: 

I have also been working on a little DIY project for James's room. I found some cheap furniture on craigslist, and I was able to turn it into something pretty cute. See what you think:

Before I worked my magic

End table

Dresser/changing table

Here they are after one coat of Farmhouse paint. It is like Chalk paint, but it doesn't require any last waxing steps. It was pretty awesome, I must say. 

Not too bad, eh?

Here are the finished products: Voila! 

I think they turned out pretty well, don't you?

Maybe I should open up a side business.. just kidding

More pictures to come of our developing nursery. We got our crib in yesterday (Thanks Mom and Dad!!!), and I also got a huge map to go on the wall behind it. I will keep you posted shortly! 

Hope everyone has a wonderful Valentine's Day, President's Day, and Mardi Gras!