Lil Man's Rock Star Bedroom!!!

We have FINALLY finished Lil Man's room!  Between the trip to Michigan, and Jeff's busy work and school schedule, we put the finishing touches in the baby's room this past weekend!  Jeff and his dad worked hard to get a lot of the prep work done, installed a ceiling fan, and painted the walls before the shower.  Jeff and I finished the stenciling and got the bedding on Friday, so we were finally able to wrap his room up.  Here are some pics...we hope you all love it as much as we do!

Rock and roll all the way!  Grandma Sue bought the black guitar decal for Lil Man's room when she was visiting in January.  Jeff and I did all the guitar stencils on the walls. 

Here is the bedding that gave us the idea for the guitars on the wall

I did this bookshelf for Lil Man.  Since he received so many books at his Michigan shower, I am currently working on a second one!

The corner changing table

Dresser and futon. 

This is the AWESOME lamp that my Aunt Sharon Marquis made for the baby's room.  She not only made the lampshade, but also a matching blanket and tote bag!  You can also see Lil Man's first Hot Wheel courtesy of Papa Gordie!

Updated Belly Pics

Since I have been so bad about updating the blog for so long (sorry), I haven't added many belly pics.  So here are some at different weeks for you...I will be sure to add more as we are taking a new one every week til Lil Man gets here to document the growing belly!

27 Weeks...also the same as all the maternity pics.

28 weeks

30 weeks

31 weeks

Maternity Pictures by Michelle Stewart

 While we were in town for the baby shower, Jeff and I met up with a girl that I went to high school with and worked with at the doctors office for years for maternity pictures.  We were hoping that there would be snow on the ground so we could have some pictures taken not only in snow, but also on the beach at home.  Unfortunately, the snow came that day...only much later!  For anyone looking for a photographer that really takes her time, is open with any suggestions or ideas you have and is extremely reasonably priced, you need to get with Michelle Stewart.  She did an amazing job on our pictures and Jeff and I are so happy to share some of them with you!  We will have to wait to show you some of them, but they will be on the baby's birth announcement...they are personalized with his name!  Enjoy these pictures and if any of you need her contact information, I will be more than happy to pass it along!

All American baby!

Jeff's dogtags

The Proud Parents

Hines Park

There was still a little snow on the ground...but it was definitely cold that day!

Love that little boy already!

One of our favorites!

Hopefully he doesn't wait too long past his due date!

We made that!

Another one of my favorites!

Michigan Baby Shower

 Jeff and I were very lucky to have a wonderful baby shower thrown for us by our four moms and sisters.  Together, Grandma Sue, Grandma Michelle, Gabby (Barb), Grandma Sandy, Aunt Jenny, Aunt Megan and Aunt MeLynda worked their butts off to make sure that Lil Man would have a wonderful day to celebrate him!  We almost didn't make it...as my OB did not clear me to fly due to some complications.  But Daddy (Jeff) was bound and determined to get momma and baby to that shower!  So after making some new plans, Jeff and I loaded up the car and drove the almost 1300 miles to Michigan.  While the drive was easy, getting momma and baby comfortable was not the easiest task!  Jeff was a saint, driving as much as he could and tried to make the drive as easy as possible for the baby and I.  We had a wonderful visit with all our family and friends and had a HUGE turnout for the shower!  Lil Man was spoiled with so many goodies...he also received many new books to start off his library, so he can learn to love reading as much as his momma and daddy does!  Here are some pics of the shower!

Jeff and I opening some of the MANY gifts!

Man...those cupcakes were good!!! And baby agreed!

Scott and Jeff...been friends forever

The Preggos...Me (at 27 weeks) and Danyell (at 30 weeks)

Jeff wearing his apron from his mom!  That very well may come in handy!

My oldest nephew, Nicklas

My brother and I

History Repeating Itself...29 years ago, our moms or mother in laws were all pregnant with us or our spouses, and had babies 3 weeks or so apart from each other.  Stacey (middle) is Rene's daughter and was born April 21st.  Mikey, Danyell's (right side) husband is Lynn's son and was born May 7th.  Michelle, Jeff's mom, had Jeff on May 28th.  In this picture, the time line is a little off...but all 3 of us ladies are pregnant!  I am 27 weeks, Stacey is 10 weeks and Danyell is 30 weeks.  Mikey and Danyell's son or daughter is due to arrive April 29th, 3 weeks before our son is due! 

Mom (Sue) and Aunt Sharon Marquis

Cherry Chip cake from Mary Dennings...it was sooo good!  Thank you to my sister, Jenny, for ordering the special cake!

The cake/cupcake tower

Our nephews were perfect angels that day...here they are, all lined up, Nicklas, Jacob and Eric

Just some of the gifts we received...we were able to load up our car and take a ton of stuff home with us

Momma to be and her Posse...we were missing a few ladies, but here I am with Hayley, Rachel and Monica.  We missed having Melissa, Jessie and Vanessa with us that day!

He is getting spoiled already!!!!

Hello to all!  We cannot believe how fast the time is flying by...and we have so much to do still!  Jeff and I are getting ready to tackle the baby's room..we have the theme picked out, now we just have to get going!  Jeff & I are going to take down the wallpaper and get the room prepped for some helping hands.  Jeff's dad, David, will be coming down for a long weekend to help Jeff paint the room and get things set up for our little guy.  We are so blessed that Dad can come and help us out with this, and it will be good bonding time for the guys as well.  I will be sure to post some pics of them working on the room! 

It's hard to believe that our shower in Michigan is less than a month away!  We have already received some gifts in the mail for the baby and I continue to find cute little outfits for our little boy while we are out and about!  He is definitely going to be one well dressed boy!  Here are some pics of the gifts we have received for the shower!

Here is Jeff getting ready to put the stroller together

 

Grandma Sue bought this...with Mommy in mind!  It will definitely help with kneeling on my bad knee

Daddy working very hard...although I don't think they had that in mind for the cup holder use...yes, it's a Coors Light!

Thank you Gabby & Papa!!! That would be my dad and step mom, Barb

Car seat and jogging stroller courtesy of Gabby & Papa

Thank you Stephanie for the Moses Basket...it was the first gift we got in the mail!  Inside is the blanket I made for the baby, along with a bear that Mommy & Daddy made at Build-A-Bear Workshop for our little boy!  The little puppy dog is from our nephews, Eric and Jake for the baby.

Happy New Year!!!

Happy New Year to all our family and friends!  We hope this post finds you all doing well and looking forward to the new year.  I know that Jeff and I sure are!  We had a wonderful first Christmas together in our new house.  We opened gifts on Christmas morning, and to no surprise, the baby received a TON of stuff!  He is gonna be quite the little cutie in all his new clothes and also received new pacifiers (thanks Aunt Jenny & Uncle Jimmy), a beach hat from Grandma Sue, and even a piggy bank from his cousin Kelly to start saving up all his riches!  We know that our little boy will surely get spoiled as he arrives in May!


Jeff and I went and registered for our little guy this past weekend.  While we had a great time looking at everything  and choosing things for his room, it was slightly overwhelming.  Non the less, we had a great afternoon together and after 3 hours at Babies R Us, we called it a a day and treated ourselves to some dinner!  To view our registries, you can either go to the Babies R Us & Wal Mart sites, or you can try these links:
http://www.toysrus.com/registry/search/index.jsp?_flowExecutionKey=_cE3EE785C-18A9-05E6-D474-19064A4147BF_k3F0AF4CC-5C0F-0DE4-C44D-CF2F58A21FA4&overrideStore=TRUS


http://www.walmart.com/giftregistry/gr_detail.do?registryId=80500031263


We are really starting to get excited about the shower up north and are trying to get the baby's room together.  We have been blessed to be given a crib from our friends, Dawn & Moke, which is a HUGE help.  Now we just have to find a color we like, and then get to ripping down some wallpaper!  I'm sure we will post some pics of our work throughout the process!

I cannot believe that I am halfway through my pregnancy!  I am continuing to grow, although haven't gained much weight at all...I hope that trend continues!  Here are some new belly pics...it took a lot to take and post the bare belly pic, but I have had some requests to do so.  So here they are!!

Half way there bump!  21 weeks

21 weeks...and growing!

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IT'S A....

Jeff & I went for our Level 2 US today and received some wonderful news...not only are my amniotic levels ok, but our SON looks great!  Yes, our child decided to cooperate with us today and boy, did he sure give us a show!  Jeff and I both had a feeling that it was a boy...Jeff probably more so, but in the last couple months, I really had a feeling.  And today, our little one showed it off numerous times! We are so excited to share this wonderful news with all of you!  Here are his newest pics!

This is our son standing on his head!  He was so curled up and didn't really show us his face too much!

Here he is, showing it all off!

A beautiful profile shot of his face

Another profile shot and he is waving at us!