The Nursery

Well, we have the nursery MOSTLY ready. All the necessities are in place (and clean!). We are still working on some decorative touches, but we do have some time before she even gets in that room (she'll be in a bassinet in our room for the first little while), so we aren't stressing too much. We went totally outside the box and didn't get pink or purple (I know - shocking!). You can see the bedding up close at Target.com (Tiny Red Dragonfly is the pattern).

Here is the crib. It's convertible so it will turn in to a double bed and a nightstand when we no longer need a crib and a changing table!

This rocking chair used to be my great-grandmother's. I recovered and now it's one of my favorite things in the nursery.

Here is her dresser, filled with stuff (and that's just the things that are up to 3 months!). You can also see, she is not lacking in toys either. And as with the Coram household she has a TV in her room - don't worry, cable isn't hooked up here ... yet.

This is her closet, full of fun, frilly, girly stuff - I love it! We also have what seems to me to be a lot of diapers, but I think I will learn quickly that they won't last nearly as long as I'm thinking.

Brunch at the Red Owl Plantation

Some dear, dear family friends through a brunch in honor of Sarah Katherine at their restaurant - the Red Owl Plantation in Dothan. (PS - if anyone happens through Dothan you MUST go there, it's the very best food EVER!). Everything was BEAUTIFULLY decorated, and we were even served by the wait staff 3 courses of delicious food. It was such a great time to get together with my friends from home that I don't get to see very often. Thanks SO VERY MUCH to Ann and Ozzie Judah and to LeAnn (Judah) McLendon - I love you guys!

Here I am with Ann and Ozzie.

Here is LeAnn and her precious son Sam Judah. LeAnn, I don't know why but we didn't get a pic together at the shower - I blame it on the horrible preggo brain!

Here I am with David's Grandmother Margie.

Here is a shot showing the super cute deco - I love it!

Sunday School Class Shower

My super sweet ladies from our Sunday school class here at FBC Pelham threw Sarah Katherine a shindig. The food and company was GREAT! My grandmother and great aunt also got to come over from Anniston which was so wonderful. We are so blessed to have so many fabulous friends and to know that Sarah Katherine will grow up in church with this great group. Thank you ladies!!!

This is my Gram (mom's mom), me, my mom, and my Aunt Kathy. Thanks for travelling over for the shower!!!

Here I am with all the lovely hostesses - Natalie Dill, Lesley Tomlinson, Jill Davis, me, Chandra Ryals, and Chris Ferguson. Doesnt' the food look yummy?!

Here is what I call the "Prom" shot (mom requested) - I have a corsage and everything. That is if I had been 7 months preggo at prom!

David and I goofing around. It's tough to get your arm around 2 bellies!

Back to the Doc

I had another doctor's appointment this week, and we now start weekly appointments. I can't believe it's already that time!!! Sarah Katherine's heartbeat was in the 140's and she has been quite active in my belly recently. I'm pretty sure she's still turned head up, but my doctor said we can check that on an ultrasound in two weeks (YEAH another ultrasound! I love getting those - any excuse to peek at the baby and I'm all for it!). I'm not very good at the guess where the baby is game, so I could definitely be wrong and she may have flipped - we'll see soon enough.

Also starting next week I am not allowed to travel anymore. :( Maybe that will force me to finish up the final details that I need to before Sarah Katherine makes her appearance. We are working on getting everything sorted and ready for the baby, and man is it tough to think about what will she need, what won't she need, etc. We're also working on decorative touches in the nursery, so when that is all decked out I'll post some pictures.

SoCo Baby Shower

Here are some pictures of the fabulous shower some wonderful ladies from work threw for me and Danica Connell (Danica and I work in the same group, and we are due 2 weeks apart). Like a goober, I forgot to take a pic with the hostesses, but thanks so much to you all!!! Danica and I got a great start to getting ready for the girls, and both of us were blessed to have our in-law's able to come. (PS - it is apple juice that is in the bottle!)

Dueling Bellies

Sorry for the delay in posting. We have started "Planning for Parenthood" classes, and one of the highlights is that David got to see what this pregnancy thing is all about. They have an empathy belly that he got to wear! They even made the guys bend over and pick up laundry to get the full effect - it was wonderful. My favorite part was when he took it off and then said "man, my back hurts" - YA THINK?!

The same night as the picture was taken above we celebrated our five year wedding anniversary. What a difference five years makes! It has been a great ride so far, I can only imagine what is in store for us over the next years to come.

We have started having baby showers and really getting the nursery ready, so I will post more pic's next week showing off what all we have gotten from our friends and family for Sarah Katherine to enjoy.

She Has Erin's Lips!!!

Today we went in for our 4-D Ultrasound appointment. Sarah Katherine did great and we got some great shots of her face, and without a doubt, she has Erin's lips!!! We got about 30 minutes of video, and several times throughout the recording she opens her eyes and makes numerous expression from smiles to frowns. According to the ultrasound tech, she is one of the most active babies she has ever seen. She would yawn, move her hand in front of her face, and kick her legs. She never stopped moving the entire time. She is measuring at about 30 weeks, and Sarah Katherine is weighing in at a little over 3 pounds at this point. Mom and baby are fine and all seems to be going along well. Erin goes back in two weeks for her next appointment, so we will update ya'll then. Check out the pictures below!!!