Our Sweet Boy @ 33 weeks & getting his room ready!

Maddox & I had an appointment yesterday and we both got a clean bill of health. After my kidney stone fiasco it was great to get a good report for myself. Most importantly we got to take a peak at our sweet baby boy and he is doing great. He is 33 weeks, 4 1/2 lbs. and as you can see in the pictures below already a heart breaker!

Have you ever seen a little profile so cute?

Here I think he is looking at me saying "Hey Mom, whats up?"



Monday evening Greg & I celebrated our great news by putting together our fun gifts that we got at the shower. It was so fun just being in our little boys room and getting all his gear ready for his arrival. 7 1/2 weeks to go!

Look at all this loot!

Greg Getting Maddoxs sweet ride ready to roll!

At least he is looking at the directions!

This has to be one of the funniest moments of my life. After Greg got all the stuff put together he felt the need to try them all out. He wanted to make sure the stroller was in good shape so he thought he would try it out with Gus in it (don't worry he put a blanket down so there is not dog hair everywhere). Only my husband!

Sunday Afternoon with all the Nurses in Dallas!

Sunday afternoon we spent the afternoon out in the sunshine with the whole Nurse family and it was SO FUN! We sat outside and ate lunch and just enjoyed the company. Here are some of the pics from our afternoon.






Gregs Dad Anthony, Anna, Me, Kris, Dwaine and Greg












The Nurse Girls...Anna, Kris, Sarah and our Amazing mother-in-law Bea!

Baby Shower for Maddox & Me, Prego Pics & Family Fun

This weekend was such a special weekend. Mom and Dad Nurse were in town from St. Louis along with Gregs brother Travis and his wife Anna as well as Gregs Aunt Miriam. We had such a great time seeing them and spending the weekend together. The weekend was full of fun memories so I thought I would share a few of them.

On Saturday before the shower Darlene Cozby who is not only a talented and phenomenal photographer but also a special friend came to my house to take some pregnant pictures of me and then some of Greg & I. Darlene is KKs (one of my most special friends and my roommate for 5 years) Mom and we have shared some special memories together but this one was quite unique. I was never one who wanted to have pictures of myself taken while I was pregnant but Darlene and KK encouraged me to and reminded me that these special moments in life can be captured with photos that we can keep for a lifetime! Darlene was amazing. She totally got me out of my comfort zone, made me feel comfortable and the final products were far more beautiful then I could have imagined. If you have a need for a photographer I would recommend you give her a shot. Greg & I will cherish these pictures and the fun we had taking them forever. You can see her work and some of the pics from our shoot here.

Then the real fun began with a special shower that my older sister and best friends threw for me and Baby Maddox. It was such a fun afternoon and having all of my favorite women together for the afternoon was priceless. We got all of the things we wanted from our registry and then some! Thanks to my special girls who never fail to show me the meaning of true friendship and love. Below are some of the pics from the shower. You can see the rest of the slide show here.

My Sisters-in-law Kris & Anna

My Two Amazing Moms!

My special friends who threw my shower.

(Becky Larkin, KK McKenzie, Ashley Maines, Lindsey Berryman, Me, Alicia Murphy, Betsy Cross, Natalie Gass & Mary Langston)

My sisters and Niece

Amy, Maddie, Me & Nat

Are these center pieces not the best!

This is the fun cake that matches Maddoxs room perfectly!

A Trip to the big T.O.!

Greg had the opportunity to go and see some of his best friends and family that he has not seen since our wedding this past weekend in Toronto. I am so glad that he was able to go now before Baby Maddox gets here! He had a great time and although he left here tired from our visit to the hospital on Thursday night I don't think he did much sleeping while he was there. He got to see his Aunt who has been fighting cancer and he said it was great to get to see her. Mostly, he and his brother Dwaine got to take a trip together to Toronto, a place where they have made numerous trips to together in the past and spend some time with their best friends!

Dwaine, Alain, Greg, Travis & Slim

Greg, "Slim" & Dwaine

"9 weeks is a STONES throw away"

Last Thursday we had an unexpected trip to the ER! As I laid in bed on Thursday night I could not get comfortable and the longer I laid there the more excruciating the pain became. I didn't necessarily think that I was about to have Maddox but I knew for sure that something was not right. Greg & I decided that we needed to go get this checked out. As we drove to the hospital we were both really quiet. Me, mostly because I was in pain and Greg mostly I think because he was thinking...wow this is happening 9 weeks early! After being monitored in the maternal observatory for a few hours as they tried to figure out what was causing so much pain, pucking and discomfort my nurse came in whacked me in the left kidney and asked...does it hurt here? WELL YES IT DOES!!!! She said we think you may have kidney stones and we need to do a sonogram of your kidneys! Sure enough...No need to give birth to a Baby quite yet we have some kidney stones to deal with first! They discovered some stones that were already formed in my left kidney and some that were getting started in my right kidney! After they got the results my options were few...stay in the hospital and wait for them to pass or go home and endure the agony in my own bed. I chose option 2! SO after being in the hospital from 11:30 Thursday night to 7:30 Friday morning my sweet husband drove me home. They were able to give me a little bit of meds for the pain so that helped. Greg had a trip to Toronto planned for a while and I really didn't want him to miss it so we decided he should still go! SO he came home (after being awake with me all night in the hospital) laid down for an hour and then headed to the airport to catch a flight. Most of the stones passed Saturday morning early and gave me some relief for the weekend. I am still a little sore but am so glad those pesky little guys are at least out of my system!

So a few things I am grateful for...
1. My sweet mom who stayed with me all weekend while Greg was out of town.
2. An amazing and understanding Dr. who has taken great care of me!
3. Kidney stones that are no longer in my body!

Nats 30th Suprise Party!

My sweet older sister turns 30 tomorrow. We (meaning her husband Justin, her friend Laura & I) hosted a surprise 30th birthday for her on Saturday. It turned out great. It was a Mexican Fiesta theme...Fajitas, Margaritas & Fun! Most people are surprised to know that Natalie is only turning 30. She is wise beyond her years and has accomplished so much in her short 30 years. It occurred to me...She has truly gotten better with age. That is usually something said about someone who is much older than 30 but it is true with Nat. I cant wait to see how much she has accomplished and how great she is when shes 50! A few of the pics are below from the party. To see the rest of the pics, check out the slide show here !

Laura, Natalie, Me & Justin

Natalie and sweet Jessica

We could not have done it without her distracting Natalie. She really had the toughest job of all.

My precious sisters!

Surprise...here is the b-day girl!

This was the great invitation we sent out! Some great shots of Natalie!