Elliott Michael is HERE!

So I know he has been here for 10 days now, but we have been busy.  I've been meaning to post some pictures so here they are.  I have lots to share, but since I'm mainly trying to soak it all in & spend as much time with my sweet baby as possible I'll just share some photos for now.  Enjoy!  We are!

Love,
*T&M*


Elliott's last 3 weeks in my belly. 

Our first trip to the Doctor.  He got an A+!

Just a few days old.

Taken today, 8/22/11 - 11th day of life, yawning & sleeping

37 Weeks!

I'm a little late posting this since I'll be 38 weeks in just a couple of days, but I still wanted to share.  We went on Thursday for our 37 week appointment and everything is just fine.  No news yet.  Here is a belly photo from this week.

I also wanted to show off baby boy's coming home outfit.  I knew from the time I found out I was pregnant that I wanted to make something for our baby to come home in.  I wanted it to be something that could become a family heirloom one day.  Being an August baby I knew I would have to use a light weight yarn and it would have to be something that wasn't too hot.  I bought this yarn in Jacksonville, AL at a shop while on a "field trip" with the crochet group, The Chain Gang, that my boss Betty is a member of.  After that, I searched the internet for a newborn onsie pattern.  I started to knit one & just wasn't happy with it, so I decided to search for a crochet pattern since I had found a hat pattern that I liked & it was crocheted rather than knit.  I found this pattern & on the 3rd try, with a few of my own tweaks I finally finished it.  I am so, so happy with the way it turned out & I'm excited to try it on him!

Love,

*T&M*



36 Weeks & Counting

I'm now 36 weeks!  Just a few weeks to go! The belly is definitely growing and we are getting anxious to meet baby boy.  Here's a picture at 36 weeks.  Also Michael has been looking at funny/cute onsies online & we decided to make some of our own.  I had some iron-on transfer paper left over from some shirts I made a while back so we designed a few iron-ons and made these last night.  The (C) 2011 shirt has his name on it, but of course you won't learn the name until he arrives so I had to blur it out. haha!

Love,
*T&M*

Showered with Love

Our family baby shower was this weekend and we feel so incredibly blessed!  We received so many gifts.  We are very fortunate to have such loving and supportive friends and family that have taken away the burden of purchasing all of these items.  We can't thank everyone enough!  I've taken photos of most of the items we received.  I couldn't fit everything in the picture. haha! 

I also washed my first load of teeny tiny baby clothes last night and it was weird.  In a good way though. :)  Thank goodness my friend Mandy gave us a lingerie bag with advice to put all the tiny socks in there to wash so they wouldn't get eaten.  I feel dumb for not thinking of it myself, but I was wondering how you go about washing all the tiny things that could get sucked up in the washer.  It was great advice & worked well!

Now, as promised more maternity photos... "All About the Belly".  Carla did an awesome job!  We LOVE our photos!

Check-Up Today

I went for my 34 week check-up today & everything is looking really good.  She said my blood pressure & weight are great.  She still thinks baby boy will be a bigger baby, but says he could still slow down over the next few weeks so she will just be watching me.  I go back on July 21st,  then I will be on a weekly visit schedule.  I'll be sure to keep everyone updated as I have more visits in the coming weeks.

Love,
Tammy

Here are two pictures from our maternity photo shoot a couple of weeks ago.  I'll be sure to share more when I get them. 

Finally, something new to blog about!

I haven’t blogged in a while because there just wasn’t anything significant to blog about.  My appointments have just been check-ups and everything has been going great.

During my last visit (at the end of May) the doctor mentioned that Iwas measuring a little big so she scheduled me for a ultrasound at my next visit to check baby boy’s size & to make sure I didn’t have too much amniotic fluid.  We went June 23rd for my 32 week appointment.  My fluid looks good & baby boy is doing fine.  His average measurement is in the 76% percentile. She says he will be bigger rather than smaller, but that is good.  She said everything looks great and we have nothing to be concerned about.  It is too early to say how big he will be, but they are estimating he is about 5lbs right now, but that is being liberal.  So here are some new pictures of baby boy.

Love,

Tammy & Michael

Baby Shower!

We had our first official baby shower this week and are so blessed to work with such wonderful people that care so much about us.  We received a lot of great gifts for our upcoming arrival.  I've posted some photos so you  can see everything.  We just couldn't believe how much stuff we got!  It's just so nice to have so many people excited for us.  We recieved several big gifts including all of our bedding, our video baby monitor & our high chair!

Our friends Bobby (also co-worker) & Eve had their neighbor paint this window art this for us. 

It matches his bedding and will look perfect in the nursery. 

I found the orr at a local antique shop.  I had been looking online for one with no real luck. 

I scored this one for $12!

On Easter we were able to bring home this wonderful bassinet that was used for Michael & his sister when they were babies.  It is so special to us.  I love being able to use it for our baby boy.

The incredibly sweet baby blanket was made by my Nana's good friend, Marjorie Miller. I  was able to meet Ms. Marjorie a few weekends ago and she is a sweetheart.  I cherish handmade items.  I can't wait to bundle baby boy in this soft snuggly blanket!  This picture does not do it justice.

I also recieved another handmade blanket at our office baby shower. 

 I haven't taken a good photo of it yet, but I'll post it when I do.  It is really beautiful too.

Thanks for looking!

Love,

Tammy & Michael