75% of the way there!!

Baby girl is still cooking for several more weeks but we are definitely in the home stretch!! Her little body can regulate body temperature on it's own now. She may have a full head of hair and if the old wives tales are true, that could explain my recent heartburn.

I celebrated my 35th birthday on Saturday!! It was the perfect weekend! I got to spend it with Nick and Carli and then our friends and their families joined us in the afternoon for our annual summer cookout. We had nine kids under 9. They were all so good, played great together, and had a ball. Currently, it is 5 boys and 4 girls but next year, we will be even!  I am sure everyone passed out and slept well Saturday night....including me!

Sunday was the hottest day of the year thus far so....I stayed inside all day! We went mamaw's house to make homemade pizzas, eat Aunt Gertie's Angel Food Cake, and celebrate Kelli and I aging another year:) We had a ball and really enjoyed the day together.

My birthday picture!!



 Friends of ours came over last night with their sweet baby girl, Julianne. She is almost 4 months old and Carli could not get enough. It was so sweet to watch her hold her and help take care of her. She helped give her a bottle, sang her a lullaby, and "read" her the story of the three little bears...which put her to sleep. Her proudest moment ever!!! She took a very short nap in the crib and I must say, it was pretty surreal to see a sleeping baby in that room.

I snapped this picture this morning. It is Carli looking through her "pregnancy book" that I made for her. She loved seeing pictures of us preparing for her and her in my tummy.

Being the "list-maker" that I am, I have finally started crossing a few items off the list. We ordered our new baby monitor, bought a diaper bag (I wanted a new one), and diaper genie. Just as fast as I am crossing things off, I am adding more....

TO DO:

-stock up on diapers

-purchase the sit and stand stroller

-Pre-register at the hospital

-Spray paint the book shelf for the nursery and hang

-Complete maternity leave paperwork for work

-Dig out and sterilize bottles

-Wash new (and old) baby clothes

-Wash covers for swing and rock-and-play

-Pack bag  (still seems early but this is something that didn't get done until after my water broke 4   years ago so I thought I would be a little more prepared this time).

-Install car seat (also didn't happen until after baby arrived before....ha!)

To be continued.....