New 32 week belly & nursery pics!

So in addition to the normal side-view belly pic, I decided to post a front view! After I took it, I noticed that I'm starting to get "the line"- great. Anyway, isn't it funny how perfectly round your stomach gets?

I've also taken some new nursery pics since we've added a few more thing recently. It's still not finalized, but getting there!

My mom made a pillow for the glider- it's stripe on one side and paisley on the other. In addition we bought a cute picture to go above the glider. Oh, and a matching changing pad cover that can barely be seen in the picture.

My mom also made the ties for the bumper (which I think really softens the bedding a lot!) I also found a cute white table at Target to go beside the glider! Any ideas on what I could with that huge space on the top of the armoire (left side) or above the lamp?????

We bought a cute ceramic cross that hangs next to the door that says "For this child, I have prayed." And then I made the sign above the door- who knew I could be so crafty?? It says "All creatures great and small, the Lord God created them all".

You can click on any of the pictures and they should come up larger! I'm sure there will be more pictures to come!

The blogs I frequent...

I've seen other people do this, so I thought I would too! Here's a little about each person that I have listed in the "Blogs I Frequent" section- how I know them, etc.

Allison- friend from Richland Hills church (Ft Worth)

Alyssa-friend from Richland Hills church; also previously knew through Kristen O

Amber- friend from Richland Hills church (Ft Worth)

Amy M- Harding friend & club sister

Amy S- Harding friend & club sister; now lives in the DFW area

Angie- friend from Richland Hills church (Ft Worth)

April- friend from Westover Hills church (Austin)

Briana- friend from Westover Hills church (Austin)

Brigid- friend that lives in Connecticut (we met through her husband, Joe, whom I worked with at IKON & am good friends with)

Brooke- close Harding friend & roommate

Chantelle- friend from Richland Hills church (Ft Worth)

Christy- friend from Westover Hills church (Austin)

Dallas- knew at Harding, but have gotten to know better through blogging

Emiley- friend from Richland Hills church (Ft Worth)

Holly- friend from Richland Hills church; also went to Harding together

Jamie- knew from Harding

Janell- Harding friend & club sister; dear childhood friend of my husband

Jennifer- Harding friend; now lives in the DFW area

Jessica- friend from Westover Hills church (Austin)

Jessica D- friend from Westover Hills church (Austin)

Joni- friend that I worked with at Guaranty Bank in Austin; she now lives in MN

Julia- friend from Richland Hills church (Ft Worth)

Karie- dear Harding friend & roommate

Kim- Harding friend & club sister

Kim P- friend from Westover Hills church (Austin)

Kim R- friend from Westover Hills church (Austin)

Kristen C- friend from Richland Hills church; we have close due dates except she is having twins so they will probably be born earlier

Kristen O- my bestest friend & college roommate for all 4 years at Harding; know each other since 8th grade

Lacie- childhood friend of my husband & I've gotten to know her through blogging

Lana- friend from Richland Hills church; knew from Harding

Lauren- Harding friend & club sister

Maria- Harding friend & club sister

McCord Family- I don't personally know, but have been following her blog for over a year now

Melissa- Harding friend & club sister

Myra- friend from Westover Hills church; fellow Pampered Chef consultant

Rebekah- Harding friend

Sandi- knew from Harding; Sandi married a friend of mine from my high school youth group

Summer- knew from Harding

Suzanne- Harding friend & club sister

Suzanne D- friend that I worked with at Guaranty Bank in Austin; now lives in the DFW area

Tanya- friend from Westover Hills church (Austin); random fact, her father-in-law was one of my business professors at Harding

Tesney- Harding friend; Tesney's husband was also the youth minister at my parent's church

Wendi- friend from Westover Hills church; now lives in the DFW area; I've known Wendi since she was a baby

I'm coming to the realization that I'm addicted to blogging... that's a lot of people! And here are 3 more people that I hope start blogs soon: Beth W, Christy T, & Amy C!!!

As for this weekend, we attended our last 2 classes- Baby Basics & Breastfeeding! Both were very informative! We also met a very sweet couple that are expecting a baby boy on April 5th- we're exciting about getting to know them better since we live in the same town, get along really well, and are going through the same things at the same time! SO, I'm feeling MUCH more prepared for a newborn! Now I've had some practice with bathing, diaper changing, swaddling, holding, burping, positions for feeding, etc! We were also able to try out a lot of great products on the market now, so I decided on my favorites and made some adjustments to my registry! Here are 3 of my favorites:

Bottles- The new Adiri bottles if you are breastfeeding. I originally registered Avent (which I'm still going to leave on my registry), but learned that the Adiri bottles help with nipple confusion. Of course, Austin will be the one making the final decision on what HE likes better (in regards to all of these products.)

Pacifiers- Soothies if you are breastfeeding- again to help with nipple confusion. I've heard from several people that it's difficult because soothies don't have a place to attach a pacifier clip though. I originally registered for Avent as well on the pacifiers.

Pillows- The Deluxe Hugster- now this thing is awesome! It's a bit more pricey than the Boppy, but so worth the money! It has a strap to velcro behind you that holds the pillow closer to you! The boppy kept feeling like it was falling off of me. It is also wider and seemed so much easier to use when we were practicing feeding techniques!

Anyway, it was a good weekend overall! Yesterday we just did things around the house & tried to adjust to the fact that football won't be on Saturdays and Sundays for a long time.... very sad.

A Little About Me

My friend, Kim, actually selected me as someone who would fill this out- so I don't want to disappoint! Of course we all know I would have done it anyway! :)

Two names you go by:
1. Whitney
2. Whit (by my Dad and a few close friends)

Two things you are wearing right now
1. Maternity jeans and shirt- very flattering, I'm sure
2. Super soft and comfy socks that I got from my parents at Christmas- Nap brand from Brookstone! I live in them!

Two of your favorite things to do
1. Spend time with friends and family
2. BLOGGING, emailing, talking- communicating in general

Two things you want very badly at the moment
1. To not have to pay the dealership $800 in repairs for my car tomorrow (nothing serious- just things that need to be replaced since the car is 6 yrs old)
2. To be debt-free (stealing that one from my friend, Kim)

Two favorite pets you have/had
1. Max- our super sweet kitty that is more like a dog than a cat (in personality and size!)
2. Fred- one of our dogs growing up (a Chihuahua.) Being an only child, he was like a sibling and best friend to me!

Two people who will fill this out
1. Wendi
2. Brigid

Two things you ate today
1. Chicken Fajita Tacos- from this new place called Mi Chula in Southlake, TX- it's great!
2. Half a package of frozen Thin Mint Girl Scout Cookies- shut up, I'm pregnant!

Two people you last talked to
1. Shane
2. Beth- on Yahoo IM

Two things you're doing tomorrow
1. Ladies Bible Class- we started a new study called "Bad Girls of the Bible"- it's really good!
2. Close & submit a Pampered Chef show from this past Friday night

Two longest car rides
1. DFW to Amarillo or anywhere in West Texas- enough said
2. Any trip where I have to drive alone (with nobody to talk to)

Two favorite holidays
1. Christmas
2. Thanksgiving

Two favorite beverages
1. I drink water the most, but that's boring.... so Cherry Limeade from Sonic
2. Coke

Two favorite TV shows (not hard because most shows are in repeats with the strike)
1. Friday Night Lights
2. One Tree Hill

Baby Update

I had my dr. appointment today- nothing exciting to be honest.

~Blood Pressure- normal

~Baby's Heartbeat- normal

~Weight Gain- 21 lbs

~Stomach Measurement- 30 cm

~Last Test Results- I do NOT have gestational diabetes, but am anemic. So I'm now taking an iron supplement.

~Random Symptoms- In the last week I noticed that I'm losing more hair than normal (it collects in the shower every morning.) The dr isn't worried, but may check my thyroid in 2 weeks if it continues. I've also noticed that due to the fact that I'm carrying so low, I feel like he's about to fall out everytime I get up and walk around. It hurts!

I spent today running errands & looking for some cute outfits for my upcoming showers. I only found one dress that I really liked, so I got it! There really is a lack of cute maternity clothes at this time of the year. Does anyone have suggestions for places that have cute & reasonably priced maternity clothes?

Here's the most recent belly pic- Shane just took it for me today! It makes me sad when you compare it to the 9 week pic. :( Not just the size- but look how tan I was.....

One of my guilty pleasures

Granted I've blogged about my favorite TV shows before, but I couldn't resist posting about the new season of One Tree Hill. Yes, I know I'm 32 yrs old and am still watching a Dawson's Creek/ Beverly Hills 90210- ish show on the CW..... but yall, it's SO good!

I've been a faithful viewer since Season 1, and always watch reruns on SoapNet when I can- but I was so excited for Season 5 to start this past week. Unlike some of the other shows that revolve around high school kids, One Tree Hill writers opted to avoid the college transition (that ends up being the downfall for most shows.) Instead, they jumped ahead 4 years! So all of the characters are now young adults, and it opens up for new storylines and characters!

If you've never watched, you should start tuning in- especially since you won't be too lost since they did the 4 year fast forward! But if you have questions, I'd be happy to catch you up, or you could always start watching SoapNet daily :)

Any other faithful watchers, or am I the only loser out there???? Tuesdays @ 8pm!

Christmas 2007

I just realized that I didn't take many pictures this Christmas, so I'll have to write a little more! We started off the holidays going to see Shane's family in Victoria, TX! We had Christmas with his dad's side on Saturday & then we celebrated Christmas Eve with his mom's side. Their tradition is opening presents on Christmas Eve which works out great for us, but took some time to get used to! Here are a few pics:

Shane was so excited that I got him the Band of Brothers collection- what was I thinking?

On Christmas morning we headed back to Dallas to celebrate with my Dad's side of the family. That evening we celebrated back at our house with my mom and dad! And then the next morning we flew out to Amarillo for Christmas with my mom's side of the family. It was SO cold there & we even got some snow! Normally I'd be all for snow, but considering I don't have a winter coat that fits.... not good.

Overall we had a very fun holiday season with friends and family. It's weird to think that this was the last Christmas that Shane and I celebrated by ourselves- next year we'll have Austin with us! How exciting! Of course, we will not be doing all of that traveling starting next year either!

Updated belly pic for those who want to make fun :)