Best Friends and Babies

Things have been very mellow around here, which is very good. We are enjoying our last three weeks as husband and wife, before we become mom and dad! It's hard to believe there are only three weeks left. However, I've been known to say that if this baby takes after her father, she'll be fashionably late! Anyway, the first two pics are to capture me, Dan, and the baby at 37 weeks!



The next couple of pictures are of Camryn JoAnn, my best friend's newborn baby girl! She was born on October 16 and has been enjoying spending time with her loving parents ever since. She is a little tiny thing at 6 lbs. 4 oz. and 19.25 inches long! Her and Baby Barnes are going to be best friends just like their mommies! And that's about it for us in P-burg! Hopefully there will be a new birthday coming up just around the corner for Baby Barnes #1! Don't worry, that's not going to be her official name... or will it? :)

Pictures, Pictures, Pictures!

I have so many pictures because so much has been happening lately. Here is an idea of what our life has been like lately. The picture down below and to the left is of me and my Little Sister

through Big Brothers Big Sisters. We decided to do "glamour shots" today since it was my last day to see her before the baby comes. We had a blast! The other picture is of Dan and our baby Coda(who will soon be replaced by a real baby). She just loves sleeping on Dan... especially while he is sleeping! The picture down below is of me and my good friend Anne. I absolutely love this girl! She came to Topeka this past weekend to visit me and I was so happy. She gave the baby the cutest little sea horse and gave me a little mermaid/sea horse bag to use for whatever goodies I so choose. It's the perfect addition to the diaper bag. And the stuffed sea horse looks so cute in the baby's crib. I'll post pictures of that later. And then there's me and Nikki! We're so silly as you can tell by our picture together. I just love this picture of us! It was great to see friends this weekend and just hang out. It was exactly what I needed.

These pictures are of my sweet niece and nephew. We love getting to see them, but wish it could happen more often. Silas is getting so big and he's only two months old! Camdyn, on the other hand, is so tiny at two years old, but adorably cute! She was very close with Dan this past weekend, which is just so cute to watch. She wanted Uncle Dan to help her with things and to hold her. So cute! This past weekend was my baby shower that my sister in law threw for me. It was so much fun and we got so many cute things for the baby. And of course, there was delicious food. She and my mother in law made fruit pizza, which was my one request. Yum! I loved it!

These last pictures are of spirit week at the high school this past week. Dan dressed up only one day, but I'd say he did a pretty good job. Him and another coach were twins that day and were trying to look as goofy as possible. I'd say they succeeded, wouldn't you? Then the picture above is of Dan dancing with the Pacers, which is the high school dance team. Other coaches danced too, but Dan did the best, by far! The last picture won't make Dan very happy if he knows that I posted it, but it makes me laugh every time I look at it! He was wearing the same wig he wore earlier in the week. The picture is of him tossing his hair behind his shoulder in the middle of the dance. He looks a little feminine if you ask me. And that's putting it nicely!

We've had a fun last week and this week has been pretty low key, which has been nice. We're still getting the baby's room ready, but once it's mostly done, I will definitely post pictures. I can't believe how fast 35, almost 36 weeks has gone!

Wow, what a weekend

So this last weekend was my first baby shower and it was amazing! My sister threw it for me and she did such a wonderful job. The picture above is me with not one, but two cakes! They were both autumn themed cakes, which was the theme of the shower. One had pumpkins and baby footprints and the other had leaves and baby toys. So cute and delicious too!


My grandma made me the most beautiful blanket and I just know that the baby will love it.
A bunch of friends that I hadn't seen in such a long time were able to make it to the shower. The above picture is me with Katie, my former boss at Job Corps, and Melissa, my former co-worker at Job Corps.
After all the shower festivities, my mom, Jordan, my uncle Jeff, and I all played dominoes. Jordan and Jeff caught on quick, but as always, Mom tried to cheat!
My uncle is probably going to kill me for this, but I just had to post this picture. Jeff is my mom's brother and he was able to come to Abilene for the weekend and spend some time with the fam. Although my aunt Stephanie and their two boys couldn't make it, it was still great to catch up with him and see him for a little while.


Finally, here are some pictures of the baby's room. We painted a pale yellow that turned out perfect. And we put up the curtains that Dan picked out. They are pink and white striped and so cute, especially against the yellow walls! Once we get the rest of the room put together, I'll post more pics!