Loving Brianna

A husband, a toddler, and a full-time job... I'm just one girl trying to balance it all!

Sunday, January 9, 2011

We're Getting Closer!!!

Michael and I had a wonderful first Christmas and New Year as a married couple! It was very busy trying to make it to all of the gatherings but it all worked out pretty well. We have continued to be spoiled by our family and friends as we prepare for Baby Lee! She already has a closet full of clothes, blankets and toys and we still have 7 weeks to go! Michael finally put the crib together and it looks amazing. I'm in love with the crib and the bedding (THANK YOU GRANDMA BRUMLEY!!!). I love to go into the room and just look at everything. I can't imagine what it will feel like when she is in her little room!

I've had a very busy couple couple of weeks with a ton of travel for work and lots of doctors appointments. I'm having weekly ultrasounds and non stress tests now which is time consuming but helps me realize how close we really are! The baby is doing really well so far and is 70th percentile for height and weight. Now if we can just keep my blood pressure down we will be doing great!

Now for the REALLY exciting news... Tara Lee and Matthew Wiley are now MR & MRS WILEY!!! The wedding this weekend was absolutely gorgeous and so was Tara! There were a few issues with the weather but everything turned out great in the end! What is a wedding without a few moments of drama? The ceremony was one of the most emotional and sentimental I have ever seen. To hear the words that Tara and Matt wrote about one another was truly beautiful. You can really see how deeply in love these two are and it was so much fun having everyone together to celebrate them! Congratulations to two amazing people and one of my favorite couples!!!

I was so worried for all of the wedding events to go well and I wanted to make sure I was there for Tara as much as she was for me throughout my wedding process that it was a good pregnancy distraction. I wasn't the best bridesmaid... being 8 months pregnant... but I hope that Tara felt loved and appreciated! Now that the wedding was a success and the newly married couple are on an island honeymooning it is a big sigh of relief! I know they will absolutely love being married!

The next few weeks should bring several baby showers and more doctor's appointments. I have a lot of maternity leave issues to still work out and I still haven't changed my name on my insurance... those are some top priorities for the next few weeks. OH... and the whole picking a name thing... yes... we struggle! We have it narrowed down but haven't made a decision just yet. I have a very anxious cousin with an embroidery machine patiently (sometimes) waiting for the announcement! It really feels like parts of this pregnancy have gone so slow but when I think of everything left to do I realize it has been going a little faster than I thought.