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!

Time flies...

Well, I have nothing really exciting to report. Dan and I have finally found some time to sort of relax. We did nothing last weekend, which felt really good. This weekend is my big fundraiser for work and I'm praying that it will go off without any problems. I'm a nervous wreck when it comes to that kind of stuff.
Dan and I have had two weeks of Sunday school with middle school and high school boys. You must be wondering what that is like? Well, it is very interesting, to say the very least. We both have enjoyed it so far, but it is just so different for me to work with boys because they do not enjoy the emotional aspect of life near as much as I do. Good thing I don't mind making a fool of myself, right? Dan does a good job with the boys and I realize how much I respect him as a teacher (and a person), dealing with kids every day. I definitely could not do it.
My first baby shower is coming up in a little over a week and I am so excited not just to get cute little presents for my baby, but to see so many people that I have not been able to since we've movd to Phillipsburg. I just love my friends and my family and can't wait to spend even just a few hours with them on the 27th. At that time I will have just 7 weeks until Baby Girl Barnes is due to arrive. And I keep reminding her if she chooses to arrive a week early, we are not opposed to that! Well, that's all for now friends. Next update will have fun pictures from my baby shower.

What we've been up to

Dan and I have been pretty busy these last couple of weeks. But we've been having a great time with family and friends. My parents came to P-burg this weekend to visit and they helped get the baby's room started. I didn't post pictures of that, because I want to wait until it's all done. But we did get it all cleaned out, got the carpet cleaned, and my dad, my mom, and Dan painted the crib and the changing table a beautiful white. They are so cute!
My parents are so funny. We had such a great time with them and I was sad to see them go this morning. Love you guys!

These couple of pictures are from last weekend at Adam and Lindsey's house. We had a great Labor Day weekend with them, relaxing, laughing, and just hanging out. Their baby girl is due October 10, so we won't get to see each other for a while and when we do, they're going to be a little distracted, as they should be!

Happy 25th birthday to me! Dan and I celebrated my 25th birthday this past week and it was fabulous! It really could not have been a better day. Dan made me a wonderful birthday dinner and then a delicious cake!
Here's my profile at almost 30 weeks! Today, there are 9 weeks and 6 days to go. Can you believe it?

These last pictures are of our 4D ultrasound we had last Thursday. The baby was sort of cooperative, but not entirely. So if you think her eyes look kind of freaky, it's just because she was not in a good position to capture what her eyes look like. She will, of course, look so much cuter in our arms in less than 10 weeks! These are just a couple of the ones that turned out really good.

Although it seems like Dan and I's every thought is consumed with baby baby baby, we are still hoping that everyone reading this is doing well and enjoying the start of September. We would love to hear from all of you!

Family time

Dan and I have been so busy with different things. Our new nephew, Silas Barnes, has finally entered the world. So we made a quick trip to Topeka to introduce ourselves to him. School started for Dan and I'm still working on a fundraiser for work. And all the while, I'm growing a baby, which is tough work. Speaking of baby, we got the bedding for the crib in the mail this week and it is so cute. It's plain green and so so soft. I just know our baby will love it. Next on our list is to buy some furniture. We're slowly getting there. Anyway, here are some pictures of our most recent outings.

Camdyn needed some special attention too! We enjoyed getting to spend some quality time with her.
I just think this picture of Dan and Camdyn is so cute! She was having so much fun with him! She loves to look at pictures, so that's what they were doing together.
And for those of you who are interested, here are some pregnancy pictures. The first one is when I was almost 27 weeks along. And the next we just took today, at almost 28 weeks. So that's that.

Catch up time

A lot has been going on, but I'm mostly going to catch you all up through pictures because it's somewhat easier. Anyway, these first pics are of our trip to Denver. We had a great anniversary weekend by going to the zoo, going to the imax theater to see The Dark Knight, doing a little shopping, watching some random fireworks, and spending time in our fancy hotel.

Then this last weekend, I went home to help my mom with a garage sale and get rid of a few things myself. My sister ended up coming to visit on Saturday and we had a great time. I got to see my beautiful niece and nephew and spend some much needed time with my wonderful sister. Jordan even got to help Papa mow the yard.

So that's about it for now. We're hoping everyone is doing well and enjoying the summer as much as we are!