Baby Showers and Other Updates

Several great friends from both Church and Baylor gave me the final baby shower. We received almost everything we registered for minus a few larger ticket items and it seems we are ready for the baby to arrive- at least as far as gear and clothing go.
It was a very fun shower and I enjoyed getting to see some friends I don't see as often as I'd like.















In other news- I had my 34 week apt today. Everything is normal. The Dr. "guessed" that the baby currently weighs about 6 lbs and will be between 8 and 9 lbs at birth. Bradley is currently head down and just gaining weight getting ready to be born.

Still Growing

Here is my 32 week picture. I am currently at the stage where I take myself by surprise in the mirror.
It is hard to imagine I can get any bigger, but I continue to expand...

A lady a church told me that seeing a pregnant woman affirms her belief in the miraculous. And while I do appreciate the sentiment and the miracle that is having a child, I do not currently feel miraculous. Maybe next week...

The Baby's Room

I have spent much of my free time the last week working on getting Bradley's room ready. We decided to do an African safari theme with some kid elements, but hopefully not too kiddie and cartoony.
A friend of ours is from Ghana, Africa and makes the most beautiful batik fabric. She has a business back in Ghana, but she and her husband and kids are living here while her husband attends Truett Seminary. I purchased the fabric from her and am really pleased at how things turned out. I sewed the crib skirt, the curtains and the toss pillows on the bed. I may sew up a crib bumper from the orange colored fabric, but am still undecided if we need one or not. The darker fabric is a navy blue with green and purple mixed in and the lighter color is an orange with white and purple mixed in. Both are a smaller stripped batik.

Some great friends from church gave us the crib. Their kids are bigger and they no longer need it. It is a really nice one, far nicer than we could afford to buy and we are very blessed.












The changing table/dresser is something we already had and the giant leaves came from Ikea. We will be adding these animals to the walls and then the room will be finished. (They will be slightly different in color and about four-five feet tall on the wall. They will also be adhered with removable adhesive so Baylor people don't freak out.)


























The pictures over the bed are from my trip to Kenya last summer and are from the actual safari I took in the Massi Mara.
















I am so excited and love the room so much. Sometimes I just sit in it and look around enjoying the space. Now that it is almost done I feel more ready for the baby to be here. Aside from some gear and odds and ends that we will hopefully receive at our Waco Friends Shower we are all set for Brooks Bradley to arrive!

If anyone is interested you can play in our little online guessing game:

We know the gender of course, but you can guess the weight, birth date, time, length, etc. and there are points!
the only prize will be bragging rights though- sorry:)
Have fun guessing!