photo {39 weeks}

here i am, at 39 weeks. about to bust. this will be my last belly shot. now if only coleman would decide to join us...soon, hopefully.

photos {ikea}

On Friday, Sherry & I made a trip up to the new IKEA store in Charlotte. It was really awesome! I could spend so much money in there, but it was overwhelming this first time, so I just bought a few small things. I can't wait to go back when we have more time and I have a whole lot more energy. We were there a few hours and still didn't see the whole place. The huge IKEA bag almost covers my belly :)

We ate lunch and the cafeteria and tried the famous Swedish meatballs (when in Rome...) - they were quite tasty (as was the dessert we had).

photos {cooper & traveler}

cooper & and my dad's dog, traveler - they enjoying play fighting with each other. rio wasn't nearly as excited about traveler's presence.

photos {spencer's basketball game}

just a couple of shots from spencer's basketball game yesterday. he's had a rough season. he's been sick 3 times and missed 3 games.

365 {week 8}

Here are some shots from the past week...

laundry day

matt trying to prove to spencer he can draw
$40 worth of batteries for baby stuff

the dogs eating

spencer's student treasure book

spencer with the flu :(

a few saint patrick's day decorations

{week 39}

Wow...week 39. There were days I thought I'd never make it this far, but here we are... Only 6 days away from my due date.

I had my weekly appointment today. I forgot to ask the doctor how big he thought Coleman was. There really isn't much new to report, which is what I expected. The good news is that he has dropped some and the doctor was able to easily tell how he was positioned. My cervix is still closed, but I'm 50% effaced. So...patience. I gained even more weight :( but the doctor says it's the fluid/swelling. He recommended just drinking as much water as I can and taking warm baths frequently (which I was going to do tonight until this silly thunderboomer started). And of course, he recommended walking and sex to speed things along. Some shopping today hopefully qualified for walking.

random {etch a sketch}

photos {coleman's nursery}

I finally got around to taking pictures of Coleman's nursery. You can see them all here.

LOM {Pledge & Clipboard}

As part of the LOM class, we have to sign this 'Scrapstrong' pledge :)

In our class kit, we were sent a plain clipboard. We could alter it if we chose. I've been hanging onto this "organization" themed paper forever and I thought this would be the perfect opportunity to use it. The round lined die cuts just happened to fit perfectly in the circles of the patterned paper (and I hand wrote quotes on both of them).

365 {week 7}

Here are some pictures from the week...

This is a sampling of the super cute carousel that my sister, Michelle, made for Coleman's first year. It's AWESOME and I can't wait to start using it.

I went grocery shopping Thursday and realized the milk's expiration date is my due date!
The dairy aisle of Bi-Lo...

Colton James at 5 days old. S0 sweet (sorry it's not better quality - took it on my phone)

Spencer working on his Valentine's

Heart pizza from Papa John's - thought it was pretty cool

My cousin Kim made us these awesome blankets and crib pads. It really meant a lot that she did this for us and we needed it all badly!

Spencer & Cooper playing tug-o-war

Don't Forget the Lyrics - the three of us like to DVR this show and watch it together. Lots of fun.