Baby Shower

This past Saturday I had my first baby shower!  Some of my mom's friends, Connie, Mrs. Titus, Mrs. Lybrand, and Mrs. Shurtz hosted it.  It was wonderful!  We are so blessed to have such wonderful family friends!  Jackson got lots of goodies.

Other Notes
After looking at these pictures, I realize what the 23 pounds that I have gained really look like!  Wow!  I have like 3 chins now, and my legs are huge!  Plus my hair has gotten a lot more red in it.  Obviously I have been out of the sun for awhile!  I need some color.  Come July (yep I am waiting a couple of weeks after Jackson is born), Weight Watchers here I come!  I also cannot wait to get my hair highlighted!  (I need to think about what I teach my kids because I have gotten totally off topic!)

Circus

On Sunday we took Charlotte, Murphy, and Maria to the Shriner's Circus in Greenville.  It was a crazy mix of people!  The girls loved it, and Murphy and Tim complained about being bored!

Spring Break Fun

I can't believe it is already Wednesday!  Spring Break is flying by!  Today I went with Mom and Tu Tu to Commerce.  I had promised myself that I would not buy any more clothes for Jackson.  Of course that didn't last, but I did just buy one outfit for next summer.  This child has way too many clothes!  He is going to be the best-dressed baby.

I have been cleaning and organizing the rest of the week.  I got Jackson's closet organized and all of his 0-6 months clothes washed and put away.  I have cleaned out my closet and the downstairs bathroom closet. I love my house, but I wish it had more storage!

It is hard to believe that I am already 30 weeks!  Jackson will be here in less than 10 weeks!

What time is it?

Well, it is almost 3:30 am, and I am wide awake!  I either sleep really well or I am up all night!  We have had a busy week, so I am ready for a rest.  Thank goodness there is only one more day until Spring Break!  I went to the doctor on Wednesday, and everything looks good. Jackson's heartbeat was 160 per minute.  He has been extremely active this week.  Only 10 1/2 weeks left!  I have lots of cleaning and organizing goals for Spring Break, so I will post nursery pictures soon!

The Nursery is Painted!

Tim spent all weekend painting the baby's room, and it is finished!  He did a great job!  I love the color, and it has brightened up the room.  Tim and my dad went to Greenville to pick up the crib and dresser this afternoon!  I wish I had pictures of the huge boxes on the truck!  It was crazy!  Then Brent came over to help them get everything in the house.  It is heavy furniture! Now all we have to do is put the crib together.

Speaking of taking pictures, I think my camera has officially died.  Last week the digital screen stopped working, and I had to use the viewfinder.  Then I tried to take pictures today, and the camera clicked like it was taking a picture, but when I checked, there were no pictures.  Oh well, it has been a good camera.  What made it even better was that I didn't pay for it.  Now we begin the task of looking for a new camera.  I really want to get in the next two weeks to have for my showers and to document the room and everything.

When it rains, it pours! After we found out that we owed money to the federal government somehow, we were going to put the stair railing and banister project on hold.  Then I dreamed that I fell down the stairs.  Just today, Maria fell down the last three steps.  Now we are pulling money out of the hospital savings fund to pay for it.  Those stupid bats didn't help anything!  Hopefully, things will get better from here! ( I guess that technically the camera money is coming from the hospital fund too.  Oh well, AnMed will eventually get their money.)  Unfortunately, we did decide to cancel our trip to Charleston.  We really both need to get away, but we can't afford it now.  I guess our next trip out of Anderson will actually be with a baby!

Spring in the South

I absolutely love this time of the year!  The weather is perfect and begs you to come outside.  The past two days have been in the lower 80s. Our flowers are starting to bloom in our yard.  I don't know why some of our daffodils have not bloomed. 

Tim and I headed to Greenville Friday night to eat at Chicora Alley and walks some downtown.  I love the sweet potato fries there. Plus, there is a beautiful view of Falls Park from the window. 

Tim started painting the nursery Thursday night, and he should finish it tonight.  Hopefully, if the weather holds out, then we will be able to go pick up the furniture tomorrow!  I can't wait to finally organize everything in that room! Almost all of the monkey art that we ordered is here.  I bought a frame and mat for one last night, and it looks precious!



 

March and Birthdays

March has been a very busy month so far.  I don't know where the time goes!

Dad's Birthday
We took Dad out to eat at Matty's to celebrate his birthday.  Then we enjoyed his coconut cake! Well, some of us enjoyed his cake.


Clemson Carolina Baseball Game
On Saturday, March 5, we were supposed to go to the baseball game at Fluor Field, but it was rained out.  We still headed to Mellow Mushroom with the Watsons. Then we went to the game Tuesday night and sat on the hill with the Watsons, Dad, Brent, and two of his friends.  It was a little cold and Clemson lost,  but we still had a good time.

Tim's Birthday
Tim celebrated his 33rd birthday.  It was a quiet night, because I had class.  We did cake his cake, a European Fudge from Strossner's to my parent's house.  We were planning to go to breakfast at Grits and Groceries on Saturday morning, but we slept too late.  I still owe him a birthday.  This is his last birthday without kids!


Baby Jackson
I went to another doctor's appointment at 25 weeks, and everything looked good. Jackson's got a strong heartbeat. My next appointment is at the end of March, and then I go every two weeks!  I will be 27 weeks on Tuesday!  Tim spent all weekend painting the trim in the nursery.  It was gorgeous this weekend, so I hate that he was stuck inside.  He will paint the walls next weekend, and then we can go get the furniture!  My new favorite thing to do is go to the consignment sales.  I got Jackson more clothes (I know-like he needs anymore!), but you can't beat some of the deals.  I got 5 onsies for $4, and if you buy them brand new, they are $15.  It just doesn't make sense to spend full price when you can get precious stuff at these sales!  There is another one in a couple of weeks!  I also decided that I would be better off buying a baby book instead of just blogging. It is so hard for me to get on here sometimes.  My goal is to the baby book and then update the blog as much as I can.