33 week update

I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas! We had a great one (just not sure if I want to go through the Holidays again this far into a pregnancy!) I am completely worn out and still trying to recover. We drove to Crossville to hang out with my family on Christmas Eve, then drove back to our house Christmas day to have BJ's family over. After all of those meals, I had to go to my OB appointment the day after Christmas! The first thing they did, of course, is weigh me - how unfair was this ?! I have started going to doctor every 2 weeks now. So far, the appointments have been pretty uneventful, as everything seems to be going well- they just check Elle's heart rate, measure me, and send me on my way! I was very excited to learn at this last appointment that she is in the head down position - YAY! It looks like she is getting ready for her big debut ;) I just hope she stays this way! We are just praying that everything with the pregnancy will continue to go as smoothly as it has been .... only 46 more days!

Happy New Year everyone!

Fun Times in Crossville

Last weekend, my aunts and some close family friends threw me a baby shower back in my hometown of Crossville. It was absolutely wonderful - I really want all of those who helped with it to know how grateful I am! I cannot believe how generous everyone was - we received so many awesome gifts. Baby Elle is going to be one spoiled little girl! My mom had saved all of the homemade baby quilts that she had been given when I was born and passed them on to me -that was really neat and I am so glad to have those now! We are truly blessed to have such great family and friends.

Elle's Great-Grandmothers!

It's official...

Elle McCaslin Newman

We finally have a name! Everyone knows that I hate making decisions, so this name thing has been so hard for me. Elle was one of my favorite names, and we decided to put it with McCaslin - which is a family name on BJ's side. I was so excited about having this finalized that I had to post it :)

Baby Girl in 3D

We went for our 3D ultrasound on Thursday, and it was amazing! It truly made me realize what a huge miracle is occuring in my belly! I was excited that she was active during the session (she tends to sleep during important times and turn flips while I am trying to sleep!) I am 30 weeks along, and we saw her do everything from open her eyes to stick out her tongue. She also grinned and yawned a lot (so sweet!) From what we can tell, she is pretty much the girl version of BJ - she has his nose, lips, chin and cheeks. We think she is pretty cute ;) We are so anxious to meet her!

we thought this one was pretty funny - she's already showing off!

Welcome to Our Blog!

I have been putting this off for the longest time and I finally made myself sit down to type! I love reading other blogs, and I think this is such a great way to keep up with everyone. Sooo, I decided to hop on the bandwagon! Many things are changing in our life, and I thought this would be the perfect time to show you what is going on in our world. We have been so blessed this year, the biggest blessing being that we are expecting a Baby Girl the middle of February! The pregnancy has been so much easier than what I ever expected (although I may be speaking too soon since I still have over 2 months left!) For those of you who haven't seen me in a while, the bump has definitely grown... ALOT! I can't believe how much my appetite has grown in the last few weeks. I crave Bread and Company's fruit tea and stuffed french toast from Merridee's...yum! (as evidenced below!)

29 Weeks

We go for our 3D ultrasound on Thursday, so stay tuned!