Merry Christmas!!
Here are a few pictures from our Christmas in Birmingham and in Cabot. The first picture is of me and my sister. She told the family at Christmas that she is pregnant with their second baby. She's about 8 weeks in this picture. Looks great against my gigantic 33 week belly, doesn't it!

Aunt Kathy giving Isabella a drink
Mimi in her new Auburn Snuggie

Cody with Braxon
Our last Christmas with just the 2 of us - 30 weeks here

Holiday Pictures

Here are some random pictures from Halloween and Thanksgiving and a couple from when we put up our tree...
27 weeks
Mr. and Mrs. Claus

My Mom

Today is the 2 year anniversary of when my mom passed away. I have thought about her and missed her every day she hasn't been here. It's been a lot harder being pregnant and not having her here. I have a ton of support from my family and from friends,which I am so grateful for, but there is nothing like having your mom. I wish she were here to help guide me in the right direction and help me be the kind of mother she was. I wish she was here to tell me stories about my sister and me when we were little and how we did things at different ages. I don't want to go on and on down this path, so I'll just stop there. It's not easy losing your mom and it's especially not easy when you are so young and have so much more life ahead of you to live without her. I'm blessed to have the love and support of my family and thank God for them every day. Cody said something to me a few months after my mom passed away that really stuck with me. I was really upset and missing my mom a lot one day and Cody just said, "You know you'll get to see her again one day. You just won't get to talk to her for a long time and that sucks." It's so true and that gives me a great deal of comfort. I will see her again in heaven. It's just this fleeting time here on Earth that I have to miss her.
Here are just a few of the many of my favorite pictures of her. I hope you like them.

Pumpkin Patch and My Ever-growing Belly!

We went with a group from our church to Walden Farms, a pumpkin patch this past weekend. We had a great time - and got some really cute pictures! Can't wait to carve our pumpkins!

Me at 23 weeks

Me and my friend Audrey who is having twins!


Feeding the goats

I guess you could call this a sympathy belly? He looks so good pregnant - Maybe he should carry the baby!

19 weeks

Here's a picture we took when I was 19 weeks - she's definitely growing and so am I!

Everleigh's pictures

Here's a few pictures of a sweet baby! Isn't she so cute!

Here are some recent pictures from our trip to the beach over Labor Day. I think Isabella, my sister's baby, is the cutest thing I've ever seen. She's hilarious and so much fun. Also in the pictures is my grandmother, Mom-mom. She's my mom's mom and has Alzheimer's. We don't get to see her very often, because she lives in Mobile. It was great to get to see her again and to get to spend time with my family.
In other news, Cody and I moved about 2 weeks ago and are still trying to unpack and get settled. We have an upstairs and a garage now and our very own mailbox - not just a little slot. And our dogs have a fenced yard. We're very excited to be in our new house. Cody has been working really hard and one of the things he's done is paint Everleigh's room. It's pink and will have big polka dots at the top when he's through. The dots aren't there yet, but I'll post pictures when they are.
We've also taken pictures of my stomach which is definitely growing now. I'll post those later when we get them off the camera. I'm over 5 months now and feeling well. I switched over to maternity pants even though most of them are still too big. They are just more comfortable.
Also, I start my new job next week. I passed my boards last week, so it's official - I'm a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner now!! Very exciting and a little scary too. Say a prayer for my first week please - and as always, for our baby.

Cody and Isabella playing on the boat
Me and Cody at Tacky Jack's
Me and Christy on the boat

Christy and me playing with Isabella at the beach - she HATED the sand

Isabella getting to meet Mom-mom for the first time