The Carseat is in!

Yes, folks, the carseat is installed and ready to go! And we don't even have a PhD! I swear, those suckers are so difficult to install you practically need an advanced degree - I even went to YouTube to see if they had any tutorials on how to put it in... Fortunately, between the two of us we ::think:: we managed to get it in right. That is, after I told Chris he was trying to install it backwards. :)

We did it!! We are so totally going to rock at this whole parenting thing!

Who's missing from this picture?

Yes, we're all feeling a little blue around the house today... Mom had to leave for home yesterday :( . Fortunately, she'll be back in a mere six weeks when the baby comes, so we have that to look forward to!! 'Till then, I guess the dogs will just have to make do with cuddling with boring old me!

Look how sad Chloe is in this picture! She sure misses all the attention my mom spoiled her with!

Chloe's not the only one...

Chloe's not the only one who likes to hog the heat in this house...I think it's time for summer to come!

My Handsome Hubby

Took these pics of the handsome one last weekend at the Running Y for the baby shower... he's such a good-looking man!

I just can't wait to see what kind of daddy this man is going to be!

Baby Shower #1!!!!

Does that title make me sound ultra-snobby and spoiled? Yes, I will be having more than one baby shower - I just have too many friends and family to fit into one room for one shower! I am so blessed! I can't even start to list all the wonderful gifts we received for Baby Boy. And I think the best part was having my mom and sister here to visit! Here I am, looking as big as house:The cake was an ice cream oreo cake...yum!Meaghan made the MOST delicious sugar cookies as favors - she used letters to spell out BABY and each bag had a onesie or a carriage shaped cookie. They were almost too cute to eat...but somehow I suffered through and ate all mine in one sitting!I love this onesie Meg got Baby - it says "My Aunt Rocks"! :)And Chris and I were THRILLED to get this bassinet from my relatives in Pennsylvania - Grammy and Pap, and Aunt Terrie and Uncle Jeff and cousins Abby and Alex. I can't tell you how many times I have laid in bed, picturing the baby sleeping next to our bed in this adorable bassinet!! I can't wait to set it up!A sweet bunting from Bonnie:Football onesies in blue and brown! This one says "Green Baby" - I'm in love!!!

Chris' mom actually MADE this little journal - blue and brown with elephants! I was super impressed! How perfect!!

My friend Jess got me this elephant onesie... it says "little peanut", our nickname for Baby Boy! Are ya'll sensing a theme with the elephants?

Mom went super overboard, of course:The perfect bucket hat (with elephants!) for our summer trip to Philadelphia:A quilt she made months ago:And a Boppy pillow with elephants and other jungle animals:Why yes, I did swallow a basketball, thank you! Can you believe this humongous baby bump?! I actually think it might be an octopus, the way he kicks and nudges and squirms so much!

It was so wonderful to see everyone and we had a blast opening all these amazing gifts! Thank you, everyone!

Mom's Here!!

We have been having the BEST time with my mom visiting from SoCal this week! This is her first time up since Christmas and we've missed her so much! After a long day of shopping, we went to Outback for dinner - here's Mom being a 9-fisted drinker:

And the only thing on the table (practically) that Chris didn't eat: the lobster tail shells. I seriously don't know where he puts it.

I have a feeling this may be one of the last times that I can squeeze into a booth at a restaurant... the space between the table and my rather large belly is getting smaller...

I think I need my own zip code

Baby belly at almost 33 weeks!! Yup, I'm so huge I think I should apply to have my own zip code. Only six weeks left!