Oh baby!

This Saturday my friend Shelly (and her mom) threw me a baby shower! I wasn't expecting to be having one since I already have a boy. It was such a beautiful party and it was so fun for me to have all my friends together to celebrate the upcoming arrival of our new little son. They had a luncheon & this yummy shaved chocolate, raspberry mousse cake... and the gorgeous flowers (that they sent home with me). Oh, and the gifts were nice too. Warren was born in the middle of the Michigan winter and this baby obviously is NOT. So, I was in need for some summer clothes for the little man. They also presented me with $250 (group gift) in American Express gift cards to help me get a good nursing chair. They totally spoiled me! I am so grateful for their thoughtfulness and feel really blessed to have such wonderful friends here in TX! Here are some of them:

Me with Katie A, one of the YW I get to hang out with. She always has a hug for me.
The hostess': Shelly and Karen Jensen. (I serve with Shelly in YW)
Me (behind the baby outfit) & friends: Kari, Pam & Marilyn....
Sister Ivory and Janelle....
Melanie F, Karen R & baby Jennifer....
Jennifer, Michelle & Lara....

Aunt Julie, Mary and Annette. I didn't get pictures of everyone but am so grateful for all who came!

The Hot Tamale Train.....

Last night was another amazing episode of So You Think You Can Dance. I fell in love with this routine performed by Chelsie and Marc. I love the story and the choreography was perfect. Check it out!

Enough Already!!

Ok, so I have had several of you hounding me for a belly shot so here it is!! I am 31 weeks. I went to the doc yesterday and she did another ultrasound. Unfortunatly, I left with not so great news. Doc said that he is currently breech. She said that he could possibly turn before my due date but they will be obviously doing another ultrasound to check. Second, she said that his head is measuring in the 95th percentile for his gestational age. Just like Warren ( and thanks to dad!). I think this is a big reason I ended up having a c-section with Warren and I was hoping for a VBAC but both of these discoveries have made the outlook less promising. Oh, well...Warren is a smart little stinker so I guess that is the good part. We will have to see how things progress.

"City boy" summer kick off...

I rate this in the "best of Warren" category. Last week we were over at our friends house and the kids were running through the sprinklers. He plays in the hose and goes swimming all the time but for some reason he had a hard time getting into running through the sprinklers. I thought maybe it was because there was several other kids there and he was more captivated watching them than getting in on the action himself. Anyways, I took him to the store a few days later and let him pick out his very own Lightning McQueen sprinkler to experiment with at home. He tried it out a little but I could tell that he didn't like the idea of being squirted very much. After a few minutes he disappears into the house telling me...."just a minute, just a minute". What does he return with? He had fun after that...he just kills me sometimes! Warren had fun playing with his friend Ashira at the Houston Zoo.

Warren just after the water balloon games at the summer primary party.
Warren had a blast playing at the Little Gym at his friend Charlotte's birthday party.

My friend Kari just had her baby and I finally took Warren over so he could see what a newborn baby looks like. He was so sweet with her and kept petting her head saying "mom, she's so cute". As we visited Warren started playing with the toys of course. Just after seeing baby Adeline he picked up this baby and starts playing with her...rocking her, feeding her etc. He has never really played with dolls before. In fact, just the week earlier daddy had warned Warren of staying away from such activities. So, Kari (knowing that we are prepping him for the new babe) tells Warren that he can have the baby. He was so excited. As soon as we got home we had to put a diaper on him and pick out an outfit. He was so thoughtful and nurturing about it all. I was nervous what dad would say but I just gave him the "don't you dare" look and he was pretty good about it. Everyday he packs his new baby around and takes care of him ever so carefully. I hope this is an indication of things to come!