Coleman's Nursery

David and I decided to decorate Coleman's nursery in a Buckaroo Theme. We wanted to do a nursery a little different than the norm, and we were pleased with the results. We are still adding accessories, but we are pretty much done with the big things.

This is Coleman's crib. The mobile is the Buckaroo mobile, and plays the tune "Home on the Range". The bedskirt is baby blue with a rodeo theme.

This is the top of Coleman's changing table. The stuffed animal is Skipper the Cowboy. The bucket contains supplies for changing our little one.

This is a bucket for Coleman's diapers. It sits next to the changing table. The little horse within is a washcloth.

Couples Shower

Some of David's friends threw us a wonderful Couples Shower on Friday night. This is our final shower before Coleman's debut. Thanks Ellen and Hinton, Ellie and Tripp, Susan and Corley, and Teresa and Keith for such wonderful food and such a wonderful time! You guys are great!!!

36 Weeks...

I went to the doctor, and he told me that I was 1 centimeter dilated, 70% effaced, and at 0 station. Unfortunately this gives no indication of when Coleman will arrive!

Office Surprise Shower and Luncheon

The girls at the office were sneaky and threw me a surprise shower! I was supposed to have Pizza Hut buffet with a group of girls, and instead they guided me into the training room. Boy was I surprised! I had a wonderful time eating lunch, sharing laughs, and opening wonderful baby gifts with all of these girls. I am lucky to work with such a great group of people! I did not get any pictures because I did not even have my camera. Thanks girls for such a wonderful luncheon and shower!!!

Amy's Bachelorette Party

Coleman attended his first (and hopefully only) bachelorette party at Liberty's in the Vista. We had a wonderful time hanging out with Amy and eating a wonderful meal. We went home as soon as everyone decided to leave to continue on to the next stop. Congratulations Amy, and we cannot wait to celebrate your big day with you and Jon next weekend!

Dinner at Bonefish with the Gang

We went to Bonefish Grill to celebrate Coleman's arrival with several other couples. They were very sweet to get us a ton of clothes that will be a great help in dressing our little one! Thanks Anna and Matt, Pete and Barbra, Louise and John, and Kim and Brian for a wonderful night of food, friendship, and celebration!

This is a cute jon jon with a smocked cowboy (just like in Coleman's nursery)

David, Brian, John, Matt and Pete

Barbra, Anna, Gina, Kim, Louise

Sunday School Class Shower

Kelli, Hilary, and Betsy organized a wonderful shower for me which included all of the girls from our Sunday School Class. The shower was at Kelli's house. I had a lot of fun spending time with everyone, and I am excited about the new gifts for Coleman! Thanks girls for such a great time!

Our Bellies

Mandy and I decided to take a belly shot in order to celebrate the upcoming births of Coleman, Ava, and Carter. Mandy is actually due December 7, but because she is having twins, she will probably have the babies around the same time as Coleman is born.

DiPrato's Shower

On Saturday, Coleman had his second shower. I had the best time seeing so many of my friends that live out of town, and being surrounded by such a wonderful group of friends from Columbia. We had pimento cheese dip for an appetizer, and our choice of salad for the meal. The food was delicious! Oh yeah, I forgot to mention the petit fours...I am still eating these. I am hoping they are fat free! :)

Thank you so much Aimee, Holly, Kendal, Kimber, Mandy, and Temple for throwing me such a nice shower! I forgot to take a hostess picture, but I did get a picture of some of you back at my house.

Coleman's First Shower

Wilma Grindstaff and Lois MacNaughton, two good friends of Sara's (David's mom), threw us the traditional neighborhood baby shower. This is something that the ladies of the the neighborhood always do for the kids who grew up in the neighborhood. The ladies were very generous with their gifts. I really enjoyed getting to chat and hang out with this group. They were really a lot of fun! The first picture below is of Mrs. Grindstaff, Mrs. MacNaughton, and me.

The Furniture

David and I put together our crib a few weekends ago. It was a lot of fun working on this project together, and it was not nearly as bad as the horror stories that I had heard from other couples. Thank goodness the dresser/changing table required no assembly. Our main focus at this point is to accessorize the nursery.

His Name Will Be...

We finally have decided on a name for our little one. His name will be Coleman Adair. Coleman is David's mom's maiden name and my grandmother's maiden name. Adair is a family last name on my side of the family. My brother, great uncle, and cousin have Adair as a middle name. We had no problem deciding on Coleman...our hardest decision was the middle name!

25 Week Ultrasound

David and I went to the doctor for our 25 week visit yesterday. We are a week off on our visits because of our vacation. We were the last ultrasound of the day, so the ultrasound technician showed us a 3-D of the baby. The angle of the ultrasound makes his nose and lips appear "smashed." We will have another ultrasound before the birth because there is a little fluid in his kidneys, which is pretty normal for little boys. We are getting spoiled with all of these ultrasounds!

Happy 70th Birthday Stan!!!

David's dad, Stan, turned 70 yesterday! Last night we joined David's parents and David's brother's family for homemade pizza and homemade cake. Everything was delicious!

My Birthday

After my prenatal massage, my mom met me at my house, so that we could go downtown to meet with Trenholm. We decided on a paint color, and we chose the nursery theme. The nursery will be the Wild West. I am sure this theme will be very fitting for our little boy. It will be something that he can grow into. We then ate lunch at the Mediterranean Tea Room, and we visited a cute shop on Devine Street that had a ton of things for the little one. Our final destination was Baby Furniture Plus, and then we returned to my house.

That night, we invited a few people over for hamburgers to finish the birthday celebration. The kids had a blast helping me blow out the birthday candles. I think we blew them out 3 or 4 times!!!

We Finally Ordered Furniture!

After a trip to Charlotte, David and I found a furniture group that met our standards from a price and a style prospective. We were very interested in doing the traditional crib rather than the "grow with me crib". I fell in love with a group at Bellini, but David quickly made me realize that it was too expensive. We decided to go with the Stanley (Young America) collection that we found at USA Baby. We were able to order this group from Baby Furniture Plus in Northeast Columbia, and Baby Furniture Plus was able to price match. We saved $310!!! I have attached a picture in order for you to get an idea of what it looks like.

Congratulation Mandy and James!!!

Mandy and James found out the gender of their twins. One will be a boy and one will be a girl! I am so excited about their miracle!

Creating a Registry

David and I decided to go to Babies R Us on Saturday for a seminar called "Babies, Bellies & Brunch". The food was actually pretty good (Chicken Minis from Chick-fil-a, muffins, etc.) The process of picking out the items to add to our registry was a task, but the research that we had done helped out a great deal. There was only one snag in the day...David took charge of the scanner and registered us for Breast Balm! I could have killed him, but we were able to have it removed once I finally realized he had done it.

David and I created our registry at Target on Sunday. This process was much easier, and I took control of the scanner! :)

It's a BOY!!! - 21 Weeks

Even though vacation was great, I could not wait to get back to find out the gender of the little one. The little one was very cooperative with keeping his little legs apart. The ultrasound technician said that she is 100% sure it is a boy! Every other test came back good, but they were unable to measure every detail that they usually measure. We will go back in 4 weeks for another ultrasound. The ultrasound technician said that the baby is "hard-headed." I guess he takes after his mom!

Turks and Caicos - 20 Weeks

We had a wonderful time in Turks and Caicos with David's extended family. The weather was great, and it was a lot of fun to watch the kids enjoy the water and the activities. I think we will definitely return to a Beaches resort in the future. Beaches was a great place for adults as well as for kids! The little one and I even had our picture taken with Zoe!