The Baby Shower

This past Sunday my Aunt hosted a Baby Shower for Scott and I. It was so much fun. Dan, Anthea, Scott and I all piled in the car and drove to my Aunt and Uncle's home in Garland. It was nice to see my friends.

Poor Scott didn't know what to expect! But as you can see from the picture, Dan and Anthea broke Scott in by having him open the first present for the Dad.

Everyone was so generous and supportive. It was refreshing to talk to my friends and family and get some well needed advice from all of the Moms. We are so fortunate to have good friends and family to share in our happiness. We are both very thankful to everyone.

I have to admit that Scott and I are both feeling a little overwhelmed. There is so much to do and learn. Today we unpacked all the gifts and started organize the nursery. It was fun but I think it made us both realize that we still have so much more to prepare for the baby. Hopefully the parenting classes that Scott and I are taking this weekend will help to ease our anxiety. We will keep you posted.

You Will Never Believe What Happened....

Wednesday night, Scott and I were getting ready to go to bed. We had had a busy day removing the doorknobs throughout our home to change out to new ones. I had just turned out the lights and bent down to pick up my body pillow when it happened. As I was bending down I accidentally stepped on one of the doorknobs we had removed and I went crashing down. Scott raced over to me to make sure I was okay. I obviously was not okay so he called the paramedics.

The ambulance came and they helped Scott get me into the car. We raced to the hospital at 2 am to find out that the baby was alright. But, I had a fractured ankle. We finally got back home and in bed around 5am. I can't help but feel like a fat, pregnant, clumsy fool! Poor Scott - the first couple of days he literally had to wait on me hand and foot.

Per the emergency room doctor’s orders, we went to see an Orthopedist on Friday and he told us that I would need to wear this boot for the next 6-8 weeks. Sexy isn't it? But the walker really completes the look. Needless to say, Scott and I were both relieved to find out that I would not need surgery. Now we are both just hoping that my ankle heals before the baby is born. I guess this is God's way of telling me to take it easy...or else!

Home Improvements

We have been busy the last few weeks doing home improvement projects. We are about one-third of the way complete.

So far we have removed all the wallpaper borders from the kitchen, master bedroom and master bathroom. We have hired a trim carpenter (named Edgar) that has been busy installing crown moulding throughout the house. Once Edgar is done installing all the trim he is going to build us a built in for the TV and stereo equipment.

In the meantime, we are in the process of putting the finishing touches on the nursery. Dan and Anthea (the soon to be Grandparents) helped us pick out the paint color. The nursery is painted and has all of the furniture set up in it. The only thing left to do is hang a few pictures and some curtain panels and it will be ready for the baby to move-in. Only 10 weeks (or less depending on who you ask) to go !