37 Weeks!

Well...Sunday marked 37 weeks and that means we are full term!!! Brad and I are SO very excited to meet our little bundle of joy. Here is the latest picture of my belly...

The nursery is almost complete!!! Here's what we have so far...

I must say that I've been feeling a little...well, VERY...anxious lately. But, my parents came to my rescue this past weekend...aka Nana and Popi. They came in from Canada to help decorate Naaman's nursery. Everything you see here has nothing to do with me and everything to do with my Mom's creativeness...I think it turned out pretty darn cute! We worked them both to death while they were here...and not only did we work on the nursery, but we also re-landscaped the front flower beds, painted and put up new shutters, and changed the front door and iron work from green to black. Thank you Nana and Popi...you're AWESOME!!!

A couple's shower to celebrate Baby Naaman Jack!

Our VERY best friends hosted a couples shower for us a couple weeks ago. We are SO blessed to be surrounded by such special people to share our most exciting time with! Everything was perfect! Thank you Tye and Kris for opening up your lovely home and huge back yard for the occasion. And thanks to Brian and Jenn and Tim and Shelli for all your hard work. Nate and Kim...we missed you!

We're so glad Crew was able to make it to his best friend's party!!! I can't wait for the two of them to meet and play together for many years to come...

Brad had to grab a beer before the opening of the presents could begin...this part wasn't nearly as fun for him as it was for me...he just wanted to hang out and drink with his boys...I guess he's getting it all in while he still can!

He did like this cute outfit which says..."Daddy's Little Wingman"!

But...his most favorite gift of the evening was the bottle of Cazadores Tequila...he was passing out shots to everyone towards the end of the night! Slow down there turbo...

It was nice to have my parents come in from Canada for the big event...here they are hanging out with some of the Dickies clan. We miss you more than you know Nana and Popi!!!

The girls mingling...of course the guys were doing the same, only at a separate table!

Check out the diaper cakes...there must have been 7 0r 8 of these bad boys!!! I don't think I'll be needing to buy ANY size 2 diapers! What a nice party favor...

And what would a baby shower be without a huge ADORABLE cake? It was quite tasty...if I must say so myself!!!

I LOVED these invitations and had to share them too...

32 Weeks!

Brad is very good about taking belly shots...he does it when I'm least expecting it! I was standing in the kitchen with my shirt pulled up...I have been BLAZING hot lately...and out he pops his camera phone and snaps this shot...what a way to document our love product!!!

My Virginia Cook Shower...

The ladies at my office hosted a sweet shower for me...we had a great time and got tons of incredible stuff for Baby Naaman Jack!!! Thank you to all who worked SO hard making this special for us....

Wow! Look at all those gifts for baby Naaman...we are very blessed!!!

These were the most amazingly moist homemade fresh strawberry cupcakes...YUM! Thank you Stephanie...

I put this adorable mongrammed burp cloth hanging on a shelf in Naaman's nursery...

This happens to be my favorite picture! He is practicing up for bath time in a couple months...

I wonder how long baby Naaman will think his Mom's a hottie???

I can't wait to read this to my sweet baby boy!!!

Thanks ladies...the party was a blast!!! Now we have lots of fun stuff for baby Naaman!

Don't scare your Momma like that anymore!

Well...I had a little scare on Saturday. I noticed Naaman Jack had been moving less than normal for a few days. So...just in time for the weekend...I had myself all worked up with no doctor to talk to. I called the on-call nurse and she told me to drink a coke or something with sugar in it and head to Triage at the hospital. Of course Brad was out of town on one of his many work trips so I was pretty darn freaked out and had to drive myelf. I downed a V-8 fusion and drove as fast as I safely could. Once I got there...in tears, out of breath, and barely able to speak, one of the nurses immediately hooked me up to the monitor so I could hear my sweet baby boy's heart beat. God is SO good!!! Turns out everything is okay and he is looking good. The boy just decided to take a few days to sleep and grow I suppose?



Here is the belly at 30 weeks...only 10 weeks to go!



Brad decided he wanted to go on a walk one hot, hot summer evening. We packed up the dogs and drove to a nearby park so they could run around leash-less. It was SO stinking hot! We left the house at about 6:30...the temperature outside still a steamy 99 degrees...what was he thinking? And with his pregnant wife in tow?! I will say I was not the only one exhausted and overheated by the time we finished...both dogs slept like champs all night!

26 weeks...and GROWING!!!

Here is where your Dad gets the name "Brat"ley. I was in the kitchen fixing a very delicious dinner one night...minding my own business...when in he pops and snaps these very revealing shots of you growing in my belly...sometimes he's such a BRAT! For some reason, I have a feeling these pictures will come back to haunt me one day...that's okay, you GROW Naaman Jack!!!

A Clemson Baby Shower for Naaman Jack...

A BIG thanks to Aunt Lolo, Aunt Pootey, and Aunt Hope for giving us a sweet family shower in Clemson...here's the ADORABLE invitation...

This was an outfit of Daddy's when he was born...so very tiny!

Thanks to "Grandma" Ballentine and Mema for the quilt...we're certain this will get lots of use...

A long time Bowie family friend, Jean McCusker, knitted this just for you!

A few of the gals...Norma, Lolo, sweet Anna, and Aunt Vickie...

Meg and Angie...

"Grandma" Ballentine and Tottie...shhh, don't tell "Grandma" and "Grandpa" but we're going to teach you some new names to call them...how do Gigi and Pop...or Bebe and Popo sound? Or we could follow in cousin Jackson's footsteps and just call Grandpa "Bobby"!!!

24 weeks and more sonogram pics...

5/18/2009...a couple more cute profile shots...your Daddy says you have my forehead and chin...I think you have his nose. We'll just have to wait and see...16 more weeks!

This is one of my favorites...you're giving us the THUMB'S UP...I LOVE you baby Naaman Jack! Thank you for letting us know that everything's all right!!!

Here you are...showing us again, in case we were worried...that you are in fact a boy!!!

Beer Belly vs. Preggo Belly...

Meet my Uncle Brian. He LOVES beer! Here we are in Williamsburg, VA, after Mother's Day brunch. I think he still has me beat!!! May 10, 2009...23 weeks.