Fun Weekend

Stephen is all smiles before the game.
Stephen enjoys cotton candy while mom and dad watch. Little brother Christian takes a nap.
Christian awake from his nap.
Christian and Uncle Wayne enjoy the game.

Wayne and I have had a fun weekend. We started off Friday celebrating our 10 year wedding anniversary with a wonderful dinner and some shopping. We decided to buy ourselves a new Sony Handycam camcorder with a built-in hard drive to capture all our exciting moments with Addison. Then we left Saturday morning headed to Atlanta with Wayne's sister, Tonya, her husband, Marshall, and their boys, Stephen (3) and Christian (7 months). Stephen is all about baseball, so our purpose in going was to see a Braves game. It was a very fun trip and we enjoyed spending time with family. It's fun to see Wayne interact with Stephen and especially Christian since he is just a little guy. Wayne tries hard to entertain and take care of the boys, but he usually ends up irritating Stephen and making him mad. I also see that he has a little to learn about putting a baby in a carrier. I don't think he had tried that one before and poor Christian ended up with his arms pinned down by the straps. But at least Wayne was willing to give it a try. We spent the night in Atlanta and headed back home today.

We spent the afternoon doing a little shopping for some items for Addison's nursery. We finally got all the furniture in her room this week and have her crib put together. I also washed her bedding and have all of that on her bed. I want to hang wooden letters with her name over her crib, so we went shopping for those items today. I also needed some baskets to organize her things as well as curtain rods to hang the valences. We succeeded in finding everything but the curtain rods, so I'm pretty happy. My goal this summer has been to have her nursery ready by the first baby shower which is this weekend. It's going to be a busy week, but I think we can pull it together.

I've been back at work for 2 weeks now. It's very hectic and I'm worn out by the end of the day, but I think that has helped me continue to sleep pretty well. I'm really feeling good and the days are flying by. I'm trying to find a few minutes every hour or two to sit and rest. I'm usually on the phone or checking e-mail, but at least I'm sitting. I'm trying very hard to get everything in place before I leave for maternity leave so that the burden doesn't fall on my co-workers. They have been wonderful during my pregnancy and have been so willing to take on new tasks this year and while I'm off. I'm lucky to work with such a great group of ladies.

Addison update--Our little girl is very busy even though her space is getting small for her. While we were watching the Braves game last night, you could see her moving around in my belly. It was quite amusing to Wayne. According to the books, she is about 4 pounds now, but she feels like she weighs at least 10 pounds (especially at the end of the day). I went to the doctor on Wednesday and everything looks good. Her heartbeat continues to be strong. She is measuring in a normal range and she is already head down. I'm going to the doctor every 2 weeks now until I reach 37 weeks. I pray that this preganancy continues to go well and our little girl continues to grow stronger each day. I can't wait to meet her!