Congrats, Girls.....and Coach....and Parents!!!

I had the opportunity to get out to the soccer fields last Saturday for a very important game.  Bryan's older girls ('98s) clinched the first place spot in Division II in Lake Highlands Classic League, which means they will move to Division I next season.  Now, if you don't live in soccer world and that makes no sense to you (some of it still makes no sense to me, but I try), they are playing in one of the top leagues in the DFW area, and Division I is the top of that league.  

It is so amazing to watch these girls grow from little girls to young ladies.  I don't get out to a lot of the games, so every time I see them, I am taken aback by how beautiful and talented they are (and how tall they've gotten).  It is such a commitment to play this level of soccer at such a young age and such a commitment from their parents as well.  Bryan played at this level, too, and I know his mom bent over backwards so that he was able to do it.  I admire this from parents and hope I will be as committed to whatever my son takes an interest in.

I probably looked like a creeper out at the game taking pictures of the girls, but I wanted to be able to remember these days (and to share on my blog).

Bryan was extremely proud of the girls, and I was extremely proud of him.  I think he is a fantastic coach.  I actually got a little emotional and teary-eyed at one point in the game when he had to carry a girl off the field after she had hurt her knee.  He laughed at me when I told him.  Hey, I'M PREGNANT (even though I've done that pre-pregnancy.....but don't tell him).  

Oh, Dear....

Soooo......apparently, this is what Parker is supposed to look like (picture of Mommy and Daddy morphed together).  Pretty sure we will make a prettier baby than this.

Parker, if you read this one day and this is what you look like, Mommy is sorry for her last comment.

Uncooperative little boy

My child has been uncooperative a couple of times now when he's put on the spot.  Today we attempted the 3D/4D sonogram.  We were really excited to see his pretty little face, but his arm and leg kept blocking it, and he was not moving either one.  We go back in two weeks, and the sonographer is going to try again and see if we can get some better pics.  This is what we got today:

Hand in front of his face.

Being bashful.

Look at those cute, skinny legs.

It's kind of hard to tell, but if you look to the right of his leg, you can see his face.  This is how close the two are to each other, which is making it difficult to get better pictures of his face.

His little mouth is open in this one.

He's holding his foot.

 

Here you can see him open his sweet little mouth  :)

He is still breech, and his leg was all the way up at his head.  The doctor said we need to go ahead and start thinking of a date around the end of May when we want to schedule the C-section.  He said 90 percent of breech babies have flipped at this point in pregnancy, but only 1 percent are breech at the time of birth.  So there is still a good chance he could flip, but we definitely have to think about the possibility of a C-section.  

The sonographer seems to think, from what we were able to see, that he looks like his daddy.  :)

Nice little weekend

Remember my last blog post when I said I was really excited about something we were doing yesterday???  WELL....this was it:

We took maternity pictures yesterday, and this was a sneak peek that the photographer sent me last night.  It was so much fun, and our photographer was awesome.  She is a teacher, photographer, and mommy to two little boys.  She told me how much fun having boys is, which makes me even more excited (not that I wasn't already).  She was the sweetest thing ever and kept telling us how cute we were.  I mean, I'm positive that is part of the job, but when you keep telling a girl who is carrying a watermelon around in her belly how cute she is, you definitely earn brownie points in my book.  I cannot wait to see the rest of them and will definitely share once I get them. 

Today I went to Bryan's flag football game and tried to get some practice in with my new camera I got for Christmas.  I have been trying to work with it and learn some things before the baby gets here so I can practice on him every day.  I really wish I could take a class, but who has time for that these days.  I'm about to have a baby for crying out loud.  Anyway, here are a few I got:

Highlights of the game: (1) being able to tan my bright white legs (2) girl talk on the sidelines......OH, and Bryan's team won.  Jason Garrett did NOT show up.

P.S. We are doing something exciting again tomorrow, but it is not taking maternity pictures.  :)

I wish I were a Cowboy.

We went to dinner last night with friends to celebrate my good friend's birthday.  While we were waiting for our table in the bar area, Jason Garrett was about 10 feet away from us.  My husband decided to go over and invite him to his flag football game on Sunday.  TRUE STORY.  I'm 100 percent sure Mr. Garrett will not show up, but a boy can dream, I guess.  

I promise those bottles are not mine.

His hopes of becoming an NFL player were destroyed.

Happy birthday, Erin......and Maureen.  I hope you girls had a great birthday week.

P.S.  We are doing something today that I am really excited about.  :)

28 weeks/Day at the dog park

Please excuse the wind-blown ponytail.

Daddy/puppy girl smiles

I am officially (since Friday) in the third trimester.  Can you believe it?  Less than 12 weeks to go.  Up until now, I have selfishly had some issues with this growing belly of mine.  It was hard for me to watch my body grow out of my control.  BUT....on Thursday night, I looked in the mirror and fell in love with it.  What an amazing thing my body is able to do.  I am embracing this pregnancy thing, and every time I feel him moving or kicking, it makes me one happy girl.  I honestly think I am going to miss feeling that once he is here.  

Last night, however, I had a man make this comment to me: "Wow, you look like you're about to burst."  WHAT?  Hey, man that works in the baby section at Nordstrom, I am not about to burst.  I have two and a half months left.  AND don't you know (especially since you are working in the baby department) that you should never make a comment like that when you have no idea how far along I am???  Unless you want to tell me how cute my belly is or how great pregnancy looks on me, I don't think I want to hear about it.  :)

Showered with love.

I had such a great time at the baby shower in Odessa last weekend.  There were some friends that came that I hadn't seen in a really long time, and it was so nice to catch up.  Baby Boy got a lot of awesome things, things he's really going to need and things his mommy is super excited about. 

Speaking of "Baby Boy," why don't we go ahead and start calling him by his name:

Yep, that's right.  His name is Parker...FOR SURE (unless for some strange reason he is a she).  And remember when I was talking about my creative and talented aunt, well, her daughter (my cousin) takes after her and painted Parker this picture to hang in his nursery.  She also made this amazing cross for his nursery:

These pictures don't even do the two justice.  They are awesome.  

Something else that was awesome: the decorating that was done for the shower.

If you'll notice, right beside the adorable diaper cake, there is a little orange soccer ball.  Details.  Love it.

Unfortunately, with all the visiting I was doing with friends and family, I completely forgot to take pictures of people that were there.  I did manage to get a couple after the shower with a few of the people that were still there.  Sorry if you were there and I missed a photo op with you.  There was so much going on.  

 

In the pic above, from left to right: My cousin Brittany (who painted the pic and made the cross), my Aunt Binky (who got out of the hospital that morning and still looks great), my cousin Ashton, my mom, and some girl with a big belly.

In the pic above, a few of my friends from high school.  From left to right, Rachel (baby in her tummy), Kylah with her son Michael, Amy with her son Sebastian, and some girl with a big belly.

Just a small portion of the sweet gifts (everything I was able to put in my carry-on bag):

My mom is bringing the rest of it up for me in a few weeks.  I don't think I've ever been excited or even slightly pleased about doing laundry, but I can't wait to get all his sweet little clothes washed and put away.

AND....his daddy put his crib together while I was gone.  I never asked for it to happen, but I was secretly hoping I would come home to a crib in my baby's room.

The day after the shower, I spent the day at my dad and Toni's house and just relaxed.  It was beyond nice.  If you are pregnant, hanging out with my dad is the best.  He loves ice cream.  He made me a milkshake (as good as the one my hubby makes) and after I was finished with it, he asked if I wanted another one.  I declined even though I really wanted another one.  :)

Thanks again to all of you sweet ladies who made it to the shower and to the sweet ladies that worked so hard putting it together.  It really meant a lot, and you made me and Parker feel so loved.