Awaiting Avery

Well after keeping everyone in the dark for months, here is an update on our lives and what has been going on! We had a very busy June with showers and a beautiful wedding for Kater and Chad.

Then July snuck up on us and it was time to get down to business. I had put off and put off getting Avery's nursery together and organized because everytime i turned around there was more stuff to put in there and more stuff to organize and when i would go up there i felt like the scarecrow from Wizard of Oz with no brain. Ask my sister, she tried to help me one day organize onesies...onesies people, we're talking tiny one peice outfits for a baby, and i couldnt even think it through. Pregnancy brain has definitly taken over my brain and found a nice cozy home up there. Im hoping my brain comes back to me once she is here for a bit.

Luckily July has been calm and we have had multiple weekends to get things done. We are so excited about Avery getting here and can't believe her due date is like only a week away practically. I know i have said this before but i am really going to try and blog more especially once she gets here to be able to keep track of what she is doing and hopefully one day print all these blogs off and have it in a book for her! Here are some pictures of her nursery and what all we have been doing!

Duckie and Bucket complimenst of Aubs :)

Bunny towel washed and ready

Diaper bag all packed for the hospital, and car seat to be installed this weekend...on the ball right?

Burpclothes and passies

The child has a lot of lovies, and still trying to decide what to put over the crib.

Window pane pictures from Katie

Stuffed animals? check.

Clothes? check, thanks to cousin Brookie

Tons of books!

Love this frame from Tia Rochelle, she made it by hand!!

And for those of you who don't get to see me much, here she is in all her glory at 38 weeks!

Shower Time!!!

So this post is WAY overdue...my apologies. I still havent gotten my pictures from my dad yet so i was waiting to accumulate some of these through other people. So...thanks to BFanch, Aubs, and Cherry here are some pictures of the amazing shower that my friends threw for me and Avery last weekend!

Diaper Cake from Becky Bird

Cutest book ever from Fanch!

Nam bits, of course

not gunna lie...wish i had one of these right now :)

Aubrey painted  a sign just for Avie

Snuggle Sack from Auntie Ash!

Awesome Diaper bag that my hostesses gave to me. This thing really is amazing.

some of my favorite people

hostess gifts!

Some of my sweet hostesses

sweet notes to avery from everyone who came.

My hostesses were, Aubrey, Cherry, Katelyn, Carlene, Bird, Katie, Em, and Dana! The shower was at Aubs beautiful house and they did such an amazing job on everything!! I was overwhelmed with the love shown to me and Avery by all my sweet friends. Especially the ones who drove up from Birimingham and Jackson!!! love you girls!

In 3 years time

You know, its crazy how you go from this...

to this...

in just 3 years time.

Jonas, you are my best friend, my love, my heart, my laughter, and i can't wait to bring avery into this world with you. Thank you for a fun and adventurous 3 years!

Love for Avery

Yesterday was our first baby shower and it was AWESOME! I seriously could not have asked for a sweeter gift from these sweet ladies who threw me and Avery a shower. We were so blessed yesterday by everyone who came and we are so thankful to everyone who showered us with love! It was so fun to catch up with so many people i hadn't seen in a while, and eat some yummy shower food of course. My sister, Ashley, planned it and had the help of all these sweet ladies!

Kathy Liner, D'Arcy, Dana, Ash, Roch, and Debbie Buchanan all helped out!

Ash did an incredible job, especially since she planned it from another city! There was this beautiful diaper cake that she made for us with tons of diapers, spoons, receiving blankets, passies, and bup clothes.

She printed out pictures of me that Jonas took on our beach trip...

She had the sweet idea of having everyone who came write a sweet note to Avery and put them together in a book for us to have to read to her one day!

The food was incredible and so so good. She brought my favorite peti-fores from Savages in Birmingham! How cute are these? I wish i had another one right now, but i did have like 3 yesterday :)

Rochelle made a baby carriage our of a melon! She is so stinkin crafty

beautiful flowers put together by Ash!

Sorry, the rest of this is picture overload! My dad came and took pictures for me so of course we have lots! Thanks again to my amazing sister who raced around cool springs so many countless times on Friday and Saturda to make Sunday beautiful! It was so fun!!

And yes i am this big!

Aubs came too!!

Family shot

Ashley made this hate for Avery! She makes these in no time in case anyone needs one! :)

This is the quilt that goes with Avery's bedding. Uncle Jan and Aunt Lisa gave this to us!

Tia Rochelle made this awesome scripture picture for Avery's room.  It matches perfectly and has the fruits of the spirit written in front of her name.

So im pretty sure this is where I was trying to recite my favorite scripture that Debbie had scripted on a blanekt for Avery and i couldn't even remember it! awesome...

Last but not least, mom and dad got us a Bob stroller!!! UT orange of course...its amazing! Probably the coolest jogger stroller out there for those moms-to-be who may be reading :) Its the lightest thing you will ever push in your life and the car seat snaps on!