quick recap

Ok - I'm posting now because I don't know when I will be able to again! We got home from Tennessee today around 1:30. Pretty sure that's record time for us. I think Daddy was anxious to get back within a "safe" distance from our birthing hospital ;) And wouldn't you know a big ole Braxton Hicks woke me from my nap as we were pulling on to our street!

But all-in-all - we had a busy but fun trip back to Tennessee. Got in Wednesday and spent the next few days preparing for James and Kristine's couples shower. Saturday was BUSY. We headed up to a local park to meet my 'second-cousin-in-law-by-marriage' (or something like that...) Cassie. She's a budding - and very talented, might I add - photographer and had agreed to get a few maternity shots for us. SO glad we made time for that because they turned out so well! Even considering the fact that I was HOT, swollen, and tired (ZERO sleep the night before). But I'll have to do a whole other post on them when I get a chance to get them on my computer :)

And the shower was later that evening. It turned out just perfectly! I co-hosted with my friend Natalie so we were able to have it at her parents' house, and between the 2 of us and some help from our moms/sisters we were able to cover all the bases pretty easily...


BIG thanks to Natalie S. for the cute banner to match the invites! She never disappoints :)


The Spread. Chicken salad on croissants, teriyaki chicken-on-a-stick (a favorite with the boys), pasta salad, hot onion dip, a cheese ball, pub mix, fruit salad, mini quiche, sandwhich pinwheels, spinach-stuffed pastry puffs, carrot cake... Just to name a few! Don't you love shower food???


From what I've heard, Muddy's cupcakes are all the rage in Memphis right now. Now I know why! ;)


Rummaged through some of our wedding and house decorations to come up with a centerpiece.


I wish I would have gotten a better pic of this arrangement. I've never done one before but this one turned out pretty darn cute! (Especially for $8 roses from Kroger.)


The beverage table.


And the Coleman's-to-be! So excited to celebrate their big day in October. They are our best "couples" friends ;) [I'd like to add that with everything going on, Knox chose Saturday morning to get a hold of my phone and somehow delete ALL of my contacts from my phone. Including my SIM card. At a loss for how he did it, but it left me playing the guessing game all weekend over who was calling/texting. And forget about making any calls myself... Hoping James can use his computer forensics skills to recover them. (He's pulled through once before when I accidently cleared my camera card.)]

We also got some good time in with all of our families - James', my mom's side, and my dad's. We're always worn out by the time we "make the rounds" but we wouldn't have it any other way ;) Pregnancy-wise - I've officially hit my breaking point. I love being pregnant. But only for 8 months. Miss Hadley had a major growth spurt as we were driving Wednesday and now I'm at the point where I just want her out! Mainly - of course - because I'm beyond ready to meet her and love on her, but also because SHE'S TAKING OVER MY BODY! Haha! My whole body is swollen and aches constantly. Do I really have 4 more weeks left in me??? I'll go back to the doctor Friday and we'll see if I've progressed at all. I did NOTHING with Knox and was induced at 40 weeks from a zero. Praying I can do a little on my own this time around... Now I'm in for a busy rest of the week. I really need to tackle all of our unpacking but am just SO not in the mood. Then I'm suppossed to work tomorrow and Wednesday nights. (Two in a row. Yuck.) I probably won't recover from that until this weekend, and I've still got a mile long list of To-Do's before it's baby time. Poor Hadley probably won't have a finished room to come home to, but I'll try my best! ***And speaking of baby time - Does anyone have any suggestions on a good infant carrier??? I have a Bjorn, and I HATED the sling one I used for a half a second with Knox, so I'd really like to find a good wrap carrier...***

Oh yeah - I knocked off, not one, but TWO of my 101 this weekend... #19 and #67 =)