What a Great weekend!

This weekend was so much fun! My wonderful sister in law Rachelle hosted a baby shower for me on Saturday. Two of my best friends, Candice and Lindsey, came up from Utah with their husbands for it. They came on Friday night and stayed till after the shower on saturday. We had so much fun on friday night playing games, and talking around a Bon fire. On saturday we went out to the middle of nowhere and shot clay pigeons. That was fun! Lindsey is only 2 weeks behind me in her pregnancy, so I bet the two of us looked pretty funny all pregnant and shooting guns!

Saturday Afternoon we went to the baby shower. Rachelle did such a fantastic job! I am so lucky to have such a great sister in law who is so thoughtful and kind. Being so far away from where I grew up is sometimes really hard, but it is so much easier because Devry's family is close, and treat me so wonderful!

She made delicious cheescake squares and chocolate covered strawberries, plus veggies and dip. Devry's mom made punch and brownies. It all looked and tasted amazing!

The games we played were alot of fun. This picture is the diaper game, where each diaper had a different chocolate bar crushed up and melted in it, and the goal is to identify each one. It was really funny to watch people smelling and tasting them to figure it out. The other game we played was one I hadn't played before. I had a list of attributes or characteristics (eyes, hair, smile, humor, brains, etc) and had to say whether I wanted Payton to have mine or Devrys. Then everyone filled out the same list trying to guess which ones I picked. It was fun to think about and see what other people chose.

After games came the presents! I am so lucky to have such wonderful friends and family that spoiled me! This picture is of the diaper cake Candice and Lindsey gave me. It was so adorable, and such a great idea.

Here is a picture of all the great gifts I recieved. I got lots of cute clothes, bath things, diapers, wipes, toys, lotions, beauty supplies for me, and so much more. The absolutely gorgeous quilt is hand made by my mother in law. It is stunning, and I am amazed by her talent! My friend Laura made Payton's name to put on the wall with scrapbooking paper and cute decorations. It looks so good, and a million times better then simply painting it (which is what I was planning on because of my lack of creativity). There is a picture of it below hung up on the wall! I am so thankful to everyone who came, and for all the thoughtful gifts.

And here are some pictures of his room so far. I still have some things I want to put on the walls, and I need baskets for the changing table, but it is getting closer to being ready for him!

I have less then 5 weeks to go, and I am finally starting to feel ready! I have pretty much everything I need, and want! My house is back together, and his room is finally set up. I cant wait for the next 5 weeks to go by so I can meet my little boy!

less than 6 weeks to go!!

I am getting pretty bad about not blogging enough! Our house is FINALLY done! All the new floors are in. We are just working on getting it all put back together, so pictures are soon to come!!

Devry is busy with school, work, yardwork, housework, and so many other things! He is such a hard worker and never complains. I am so lucky to have such a wonderful husband!

Here is our garden, which I am so excited about! I can't take any credit for it, since Devry does everything. I am excited to have fresh vegetables this summer and fall!

And of course, Belly pictures. I am now 34 weeks along, so less than 6 to go! I have still been feeling pretty good. The hot weather has made it a little more uncomfortable, so all the rain we have been getting has been a blessing for me! The past few shifts at work have been a bit harder. By the end of the shift I am tired, sore, and my ankles get pretty swollen after being on my feet for 12 hours. The not so fun parts of pregnancy are starting to kick in. Oh well, it will all be worth it!

I had an appointment today, and everything is great with Payton. His heartrate is great, and I am measuring right on. I officially have an induction date! If I do not go into labor before August 3rd, then that will be his birthday! I was also VERY excited to find out that the weekend of my due date, one of my 2 favorite doctors will be working, and then on my induction date, my other favorite one will be. Working with the doctors makes me a little picky about who I want, and I am thrilled with either one of them. Hopefully If i go into labor before that one of them will be on call then.

Other news......we are thinking daisy is going to have puppies. We knew it was a possibility, but lately she has definately been getting bigger and eating a ton more! It is exciting, except the timing is HORRIBLE. She will most likely have them around the middle of July...so that will mean a brand new baby and puppies. Luckily the weather is nice so they will be outside or in our mud room. Hopefully we will be able to sell them easily and make some extra money! Anyone want a purebred golden retriever?!?!

2 months to go!

As of yesterday...my due date is 2 months away! Part of me thinks that seems really soon, yet I still feel like I have a long way to go. Everyone keeps asking me if I am ready for him to come....and the answer is definately NO! We are still trying to finish up the house. The carpet is in the family room, nursery and hallway, and we are working on the laminant now. We have been playing musical rooms, moving furniture from one room to the next to try to get everything done. (Right now our mattress is on the floor in the family room while we lay laminant in our bedroom) I can't wait to be done and have my house back! As soon as the carpet was in the nursery I set up the crib! It looks so good...I will post pictures soon I promise. We have pretty much decided on Payton Clark Hymas for his name. Of course we will have to see him, but Devry has been calling him that for the past few weeks and we both love it, and it seems to fit.

Life is simply crazy right now with both of us working and going to school, plus all the projects we are trying to get done. I am so lucky to have had an easy pregnancy so far. I was only nauseous for about 6 weeks, and it really wasn't that bad. I havn't had any complications or problems, and I feel great! My back is starting to hurt, but its nothing unbearable. I thought it would be hard to do my 12 hour shifts, but it hasn't been a problem at all! It has been pretty great....I can't say I LOVE being pregnant...but its definately alot better then it could be. Hopefully the next 8-9 weeks will go as smooth and as quick as the past 31!