One Month and Counting...

We are down to a countdown of days!

Yes...that is right, I am in my LAST MONTH of pregnancy!!! It amazes me how quickly the last 9 months have flown by! We are close to being done with everything...the stroller/travel system is waiting for us at WalMart to be picked up...most of her clothes are washed...her room is pretty much complete...and I can't wait to meet our little princess!!!!!
I had my shower on the 12th and it was tons of fun! We got a lot of beautiful things and are really looking forward to using all of them with her. Here are a few pictures from my shower...I will update more as things progress and be sure to check back here for pictures once she arrives!

The Fairy Land my mom created to set the mood for the shower!

Kathy giving me my Tinkerbell headband!
Me showing off my beautiful new headband!

Ladies and Gentlemen...we have a nursery!!!

It's been painted for a while, but as of today it has a crib and changing table and is starting to look like a real nursery!!! Just thought I would share a few pictures with everyone!






And for those who are wondering just how huge I am getting...here you go!



Whose belly is bigger?!?!?!

Two more months!!!

OH MY GOODNESS!!!!!! I suppose there comes a point in every pregnancy when you are smacked upside the head with how very real this whole baby thing is...well today is that day! My due date is two months from tomorrow. And we have accomplished very little in the preparations for our princess. She has some clothes to wear when she comes home, a bath tub in which to be bathed and an empty---painted---room. But we have no way to get her home from the hospital...no where for her to sleep when she gets there and pretty much none of the other stuff you would expect new parents to have!
I know that I should not flip out too much because we do still have two months, but at the same time...we only have two months! Two months is not that long in the big scheme of things. But surely it is enough time to finish our preparations!
Doctors appointments have been going well and I have been feeling fine for the most part. Overall, this whole pregnancy hasn't been as hard as I expected it to be...of course I hear the last two months are the worst so we will see how I feel in February!
Well...Just wanted to pop in and say Merry Christmas and give everyone a quick update!

Belly Progress

Don't have much to post, but thought you might enjoy seeing how huge I am getting!

The nursery is half painted and we are making some progress!

The Annual Halloween Bash

This past Saturday was our annual Halloween Party. Overall, it was a wonderful time. We actually drank almost all of the witches brew for the first time ever (which really says something for the drinkers in attendance). Pictures are included for fun...the haze in some of the pics are the result of Bruce's very effective new fog machine.

Best Male Costume...Bill (Anyone get a good picture of Bill?)

Best Female Costume...Star













Best Couple...Mom and Dad Smith


















Funniest Costume...Carl

Viva Las Vegas!

Well, we are back and I finally think I have caught up on sleep. Surprise, surprise, nobody won millions on our trip, but we had a fantastic time none the less! Vegas did not take any more money from us than we had budgetted and we got to see some wonderful sites and eat some amazing food while we were there. Four days was long enough for my poor back and feet though....I didn't think I was going to be able to walk for a month after tromping all over that city. It is absolutely amazing how out of scale everything is in Vegas...you look down the strip and think oh that's not that far, but in actuality it is just the enormous buildings fooling your mind. Here are some fun pictures to remember the trip! Enjoy!

20 Weeks

Well folks, its official...I have made it half-way! It's amazing...it seems as though time has flown by. It's as though just yesterday we were finding out we were pregnant. Now that we have reached the half-way mark, things seem a lot more real (I am sure that has a little something to do with finding our we are having a girl). We only have 20 weeks (give or take a week or so) left to finish all the projects on our to do list; we only have 20 weeks to prepare for our little princess and we only have 20 weeks to sleep!
There is a lot to accomplish in just 20 short weeks, but I have faith that we will succeed. We have already finished a few things that were pretty high on my priority list (registering, painting and installing the stove) so I feel as though we are making headway. The nursery is my next goal...but it will have to wait until we return from Vegas. Hopefully Bruce will win big and we can use that money to make some of our projects NOT do it yourself projects! A girl can dream--can't she?!?

In other venues of our lives (surprisingly life isn't ALL about baby)...
Bruce and I are headed to Las Vegas next week with Ken, Star, Kim, Bill, and John. We are going to celebrate Ken's 30th birthday (man, he's old)! Both of us are very excited for the trip...Bruce has never been there and I haven't been since I was 13...I am sure we will have a blast and promise to post a few pictures when we return.
We are just three weeks away from our annual Halloween party; which will be an amazing time as always. Invites are going out today! I am really struggling to come up with a good costume this year, but am looking forward to seeing everyone elses creative creations. I wonder who will win the costume contest this year...
That is about all that is new in the life of this Wilcoxon Family. Until next time!