Cleaning, Emergencies, and 39+ weeks

Whenever I have a deadline....I work to finish the project BEFORE it's due.  Mikey will work and turn in the  project THE day it's due.... so I am not that anxious yet for the baby to come because he hasn't reached his Due Date!  I do believe that he will come before this coming Thursday though.... I think the house is SO clean that I am afraid it is going to get messy by the time we actually head out the door.  Mikey just finished his Emergency Room rotation, he told me that the baby could not come before today.  So apparently our baby is already obedient :)

Our life in pictures:

(Katelyn, I actually did end up sewing the car seat cover....had some time)

36.5 Weeks

My friend Katie asked if she could take some pictures of us, I said sure! I wasn't planning on doing maternity pictures but free pictures? Sure!  Her husband is also a fourth year medical student.  I have been taking pictures every four weeks.... so the next time would be 40 weeks.....unless he comes early :) Only time will tell! 

  

Getting Closer.....

28 weeks

May 12th 

32 weeks

June 10th 

I decided two things:  one I am not wearing that long sleeved pink shirt anymore.(it also doesn't really fit)  Obviously I didn't think ahead that I would be the largest in the summer.  And two, why do I have to stand by a white wall?  You can still see that I am pregnant if there are other things in the picture.  

My baby weighs about 4 pounds now and is 17 inches long.  He is suppose to double in size between now and his birthday.  Hopefully that doesn't mean that I will double in size.  I have almost completed his nursery and am organizing his clothes.  I was planning on doing all this when I finished working BUT I just couldn't wait.  I am sure I will find more stuff to do come Wednesday when I start maternity leave!!!!!!!!!!

Bowties

Beautiful flowers, bowtie utensils, and a blue questionnaire 

The dessert table!! Blue cake pops for favors, bowtie sugar cookies, blue velvet cake,
blueberry cake, and blue pretzel  m@m's!

Love these cake pops!

Aunt Dianne and Mallory drove all the way from Modesto for the shower!
Love them and thank you for coming!

The Hostesses of the shower! 

My mom and I

This weekend was so wonderful!  On Friday I prepared the house for my out of town guests.  I was then surprised by my aunt and cousin who had driven down for the weekend.  Mikey and I went over to my parent's house for dinner with them.  On Saturday morning my friend Christie and her daughter Sophia flew in from Phoenix, Arizona for the shower.  We got ready at my apartment and then headed over.  The was amazing! Great food and great friends! I loved having most of all my friends there- from Bible Study, to church, to family, and friends from Westmont! (I will be posting more pictures soon)  Rachel came from Fresno and Kacie and Vanessa came from Santa Barbara! After the shower we brought all my gifts home and relaxed before dinner.  Then we headed out to Red Robin and saw the movie "What to Expect When Your Expecting," very fitting for the occasion.  On Sunday after everyone left, I was able to organize everything I got.  Now I just can't wait for the baby to come!

Baby Boy is Growing!

12-27-12

1-19-12

2-19-12

3-16-12

4-15-12

My dear sister insisted that I take regular pregnancy pictures.  I can now feel my baby moving, which is good because he really is real!  I have been working on sewing curtains and will soon start on his quilt.  My goal is to have everything done early.....just in case!  I am also planning my maternity leave from school, I am just a tad bit excited to do that as well.  We do have a name but it will be a secret until we hold him!

The Beach and the Bump

Sisters (22 weeks)

Nothing like a beautiful Santa Barbara day.....

No doubt about it, it's a BOY!

The Surprise

Everyone loves a good surprise.... I wanted to really surprise my family with "the news" on Christmas. Last year, Lesley, did an excellent job of surprising my mom with a picture of Anna's ultrasound on Christmas morning. In my head I thought everyone suspecting something was up, but really they didn't. Mikey and I had ordered Christmas crackers to fill with our own surprise for Christmas dinner. I had stuffed each cracker with plastic babies and a note that said Baby Brown was coming. When we got to my parents house, I discovered that the ones my mom had already got were quite different then ours. Secretly one morning I opened each of the crackers, emptied them out, and put our surprises in them. I was so nervous the whole day because I thought that someone might say something about the crackers, but no one did. Right before we prayed for dinner, we popped our crackers! I was so nervous, I was looking around and everyone was saying, "Why do we all have plastic babies in ours?" Matthew finally read the note and showed it to my mom, then they all understood! My family was shocked and excited. I didn't have to hold on to that secret any longer!

Sweet Summer Baby

Here is our newest family picture :) Baby is now 13 weeks old and looking good!