Bluffton Baby Shower

This past weekend, my mom and I went to Bluffton for a baby shower that was hosted by the ladies on Drew's side of the family. It was great getting to meet everyone in his family that I haven't met yet. Being able to put a face with a name now for most of his family is really great. The decorations were beautiful and the food was amazing! Grandma Judy made me some pumpkin cookies that were probably the best tasting cookies that I've ever eaten in my entire life!!! I love pumpkin anything: pumpkin bread, pumpkin coffee, pumpkin pie, etc. So to have some pumpkin cookies made by the lovely Judy Kipfer was WONDERFUL!! The advice that was given to me by these ladies was invaluable and I treasure all of it. It was also very nice being in Bluffton, since I've only been there one other time since Drew and I have been together. I'm sure we'll be going there a lot to visit family and stuff once the baby gets here, so it was nice to get to visit and see where everything is now.

I just wanted to thank all of Drew's family for the lovely gifts that they gave us. They were wonderful and we treasure all of them. Thank you all so very much!!

Thank you all for all of your thoughts and prayers. It is only through God and your prayers that we are making it through these long six months. Thank you so very much.

visiting with drew

Well, this past Sunday I got the chance to see Drew for a few hours. Other than port security being a HUGE pain, it was a great day. Supposedly they weren't letting the crew off at a certain time because it was too windy (that's what I was told at least so don't quote me on that one...ask Drew for more details). We got about 6 hours together. It was definitely better than no time at all but the hour or so that port security took from us would have been nice to have also. He did get to feel the baby move, although she decided it was going to be a quiet day and she didn't move around quite as much as she has in the past week or so. She does things that way though, everything in her own time and the way she wants it, so I guess I wasn't that surprised. His face was priceless though when she did decide to move. Drew said that it was absolutely awesome to feel her move and roll around. She definitely recognized her daddy's voice though. She really likes it a lot! I have the distinct feeling she's going to be a daddy's girl, but he'll have to share her. Haha. After relaxing for a little bit, we all had lunch together, Drew's parents and grandparents and the two of us. It was nice having him there in person and be able to talk to him in person and not just over the internet. It definitely was a mixed blessing though. I loved having him there in person and seeing him and knowing he was ok, but it was very very difficult to put him back on the ship. That was definitely a very hard thing for both of us. I was able to deal with it a little bit better than putting him on the plane 4 months ago, but definitely wasn't a cake walk either. Luckily, we only have 2 months left. That's a positive thing. It definitely made it easier that I got to spend a few days with Drew's parents and grandparents before I had to come home. I had a great time with them in Fort Myers. Overall, it was a great weekend and I loved seeing Drew!!!

Thank you to everyone for all of your thoughts and prayers. It is all truly appreciated!!!

1st Trimester, Check. 2nd Trimester, Check

Well as I sit here thinking about it, my second trimester has flown by. I feel like I was just writing about being done with my first trimester and now I'm writing about being done with my second trimester. Nothing too out of the ordinary happened in my second trimester. She has gotten a lot bigger, as she should, but I love to sit around and watch her move and kick and punch. I'm ready for the third trimester and I'm ready for her to be here. I hope she doesn't come early, but I definitely can't wait to meet her. I'm finally starting to show. It's nice to have a belly and not just look like I've eaten a pretty decent sized meal. I know that one day soon I might regret saying that I'm glad that I have a belly but for now I love the fact that I do. I've been unbelievably fortunate with not gaining a whole lot of weight and not having a whole lot of swelling. I hope that it stays this way for the rest of my pregnancy. Being active has definitely helped with that.

It's been very nice to be at home. Not working has been very relaxing. I've been running errands for my mom and doing chores around the house. Even though our house is a mess at least I feel like I'm nesting a little bit before she gets here. The upstairs is still a wreck but it's moving along. I'm still hoping that it's going to be done before she gets here.

Thanks everyone for all of your prayers. They are all greatly appreciated!