Wow! We are almost there! On Tuesday, March 24, we will be considered full term and Claire is welcome to make her debut anytime! I am still pretty comfortable overall. Sleeping is difficult, but everyone just keeps telling me this is preparing me for her arrival.

We had a shower on Saturday, March 21. It was a wonderful day! I was able to connect with some friends I hadn't seen in awhile, and was blown away by all the wonderful gifts.

Please keep Adam and I in your prayers as we are anxious and excited to meet our little girl! We are looking forward to meeting her, and to getting to spend some time with family. Also pray for Adam as he is in the middle of a semester at Southern and is trying to balance school, work and prepare for our little girl. Hopefully next post you will be seeing a family of three.

2 Month Countdown!!

Adam made me pose for a more recent picture the other day claiming that my belly had grown since he had seen me that morning. We are 8 weeks, 2 months or 58 days away from our due date. Adam asked if I knew how many hours away, but I can't do two-digit by two-digit multiplication in my head. According to the last doctor's appointment everything is going just as it should be. I failed the 1 hour glucose test, but passed the 3 hour test. I heard it wasn't that unusual to fail the first test, but it did have us worried for a few days. We are now to the point where we go the doctor every two weeks.

Our first shower is this Friday. I am so excited to get a few things and start setting them up. I will be posting pictures of her room after we work on it some more this weekend. Keep us in your prayers as we are getting closer to the due date.

Winter Wonderland. . . Kind of

Well, our lives have been put on hold since Tuesday morning. Overnight a winter storm blew through Kentucky and didn't stop until Wednesday afternoon. We were first hit with several inches of snow, an inch of ice and then another couple inches of snow. While the snow is beautiful the ice is a pain. Tuesday night we were awoken several times to the sound of tree limbs falling in our yard. Thankfully nothing fell on our house or garage. Due to the ice, 190,000 homes were without power, in Louisville alone. We only lost our power for about an hour on Tuesday night. We are SO thankful to have power and heat. Here are a few pictures of what we woke up to on Wednesday morning after the ice had done it's damage. Adam worked for hours in our yard moving limbs, clearing a walkway, cleaning our cars and working on clearing the driveway. He even had to use a chainsaw to cut down some hanging branches. Although we are ready for this to mess to disappear we have been very lucky.

It's beginning to look like a nursery

This past weekend my family came to visit and help with the nursery. My brother and dad can fix up a room in no time. My dad spent most of the day painting while the rest of us checked in on him, mom cleaned paint brushes and Adam pinted the chair rail. I am super pleased with the room. It looks precious. I can't wait to get the furniture, decorations and of course have the little girl to go in the room! Having the nursery painted made me more excited and made it seem even more unreal. In 3 months our life will look totally different and Adam and I can't wait.

Well, today we are officially in our third trimester! Two-thirds of the way there until we meet our little girl. Adam and I kept saying if we can just make it to January time will probably fly by. Well, we are now in January so we will see. The crib and changing table are on order thanks to my parents, we bought the bedding, and are going to paint the nursery this weekend. I am really excited for that.

Our little girl is quite a mover. It has been so neat to feel her movements become stronger. Adam can easily feel her each day, and we have even been able to see my stomach move if she gives a good strong kick. It is amazing to love someone so much that you have never even met. We are counting down the weeks - 14 - until she joins us!