T Minus 1 Day!

Getting ready for Allie! Look at all the clothes. And those are just the hand me downs. This girl has so many clothes there is no way she will wear them all before growing out of them. I need another girl after her!! Loves it.


Eleanor thought all the new soft blankets were for her

My sister Heather, sister in law Susan, and friend/Ben's Second Cousin's wife Teri Aldreidge threw me a wonderful shower. So many people came to support and celebrate with me and I am so thankful for the shower, the presents, and all the ladies who came. Ben and I are truly blessed.

Ben and I after my shower. What a hot daddy!

The loot. That awesome bag in the front of the picture is my Lily and Serena diaper bag my wonderful sister bought me. I freakin love that bag!

The table at the shower. Cheri did the flowers and I thought the entire table was so pretty. Thanks ladies!

Classic Eleanor. I had to add the picture. It was taken the day of the shower so it kind of fits in.


Allie will be here Wednesday February 24! Two weeks ago when I went to the doctor I was 75% effaced and 1 1/2 Centimeters dilated. He asked us we wanted to induce which was something we never thought about doing. At first, we both were really unsure. We were kind of excited about experiencing the whole labor thing naturally (until it was epidural time of course) but as we thought about it over the week we decided it actually sounded like a good idea. When we went back last week, our doctor was surprised how low her head was and let me tell you, every movement I make I can vouch for just how low she is. I feel like I rode a bike with a tiny little seat for 4 hours. I am so sore every movement I make hurts. You don't realize what muscles are being used for the smallest task until you have a baby's head sitting on them. We are very excited about Allie's arrival this Wednesday. We are so thankful to God for such an easy pregnancy and a healthy baby up to this point. I know I am blessed and a lot of women don't have such a wonderful pregnancy. People say to me all the time "I bet you can't wait to have that baby" but I just can't agree with that statement. Yes, I am uncomfortable now but it's tolerable. I will miss having her inside me. Being together 24/7 and feeling/watching her move. It's an experience I will never have with her again once she is born so...yes, I am happy to be having this baby because I can't wait to meet her and I want Ben to start enjoying the bonding I have been having with her for 9 months but I will also miss being pregnant.

33 Weeks

38 Weeks (Final Week)

Allie's Room

We had an artist come out and paint the trees and birds on the walls. She did an amazing job and we are very happy with the way it turned out. I have to say I love all the pink!





Ok, that's all I can do for now. I was in the ER with a client until 2:00 a.m. last night and I need sleep. We will keep you posted with pics when she is born. Pray for us. Here goes nothing...!!!

Watch out...

Fat ass coming through...
33 weeks

35 weeks

35 weeks

Just a reminder where I started

Really, I have loved being pregnant. It has been a great experience for me. Ben and I are both thrilled to have this baby and can't wait to see her!

"Wipe it on the bed and go back to sleep"

I don't sleep very good anymore. My back kills me and I really only have 1 confortable sleeping position which is on my left side. But then my left leg goes numb and gets cramped so I tried to put a pillow between my legs which helps some. I guess I have been moaning and groaning so much in the middle of the night that when I really need help, Ben doesn't take it serious. Two nights ago I woke up to something wet on my butt. I was really out of it and drifted back to sleep only to wake again to that same wet feeling on my butt and, now, leg. I reached behind me to feel it and touched something small, hard, wet, and round on the sheet. I proceeded to feel around more and felt several small, hard, wet, and round objects all around my butt and legs.
Holly: "EEEWWW!" Ben, there's something wet on me and the sheet!"
Ben (dazed): "What did you say?"
Holly: "EEEWWW. There's something wet on me. It's on the sheet too."
Ben: "Wipe it on the bed and go back to sleep"
Holly: "What?? Wipe it on the bed? It's on the bed. And now it's on me. Turn on your lamp!"
**Ben turns on the lamp**
Holly: "What the...?? It's dog food!"

Turns out, Eleanor threw up in the middle of the night (she sleeps in bed with us). We both get up and see all these undigested pieces of dog food that are covered in some kind of spit-up. I go to the bathroom and wipe my leg and butt off and get new sheets. We put on the fitted sheet and I start to put on the top sheet. Ben doesn't think we need to change the top sheet until I point out the huge blob of actual throw up that somehow ended on that sheet. I rolled around in throw up people. GROSS!

Ben and I got a new camera. It's awesome and takes great pictures. I was going to post pics of the nursery but Ben needs to take better pictures. Too much exposure. Stay posted. We had an artist come out and paint trees and birds on the wall and the pink walls are so cute. I bought these shoes for Allie. I have never seen anything so cute! Ben took the picture while playing with our new camera.


Stay tuned for baby shower pics, preggo pics, and nursery pics.

Pregnancy Brain

Definition of pregnancy brain: Sending shower invites to all my old friends in their maiden names. Some have been married for a decade. I feel like a complete idiot.

Better Late Than Never

Random Thought: Is it just me getting older and more prudish or is just about every show on television either boring or just really trashy?

Anyway, here are some pictures from Christmas and also some preggo pics.

White Christmas!


Fitzgerald thought he should try out the changing pad for Allie (oh, did I mention we are naming our baby Allie? It was my grandmother's name!)

My nephew Will decided that since Fitz was trying out the changing table, he would give the crib a try. He gave it an A+.

26 Weeks

30 Weeks with a shirt

30 Weeks without

The nursery is not completely finished so I will post pics when it is. I am waiting for my glider to be upholstered and need some stuff for the walls. I have a little less than 2 months to get it all done (hopefully).

New Year's Eve

Eating dinner at my sister's house - zero dollars

Coming back home and watching television with my awesome husband - zero dollars

Falling asleep at 11:55 p.m. New's Years Eve - Priceless

I hope some of you had a more spirited New Years than the Grants... I kind of think it's overrated but that's just me.

So....

Tell me your thoughts on pregnancy pictures. You know, the pictures people take when they are pregnant.
Oh, and I know I need to update the pic. I will soon. I just need to download it off my sucky camera.

Coughing out the Baby Worm...

I have no voice and am about to cough up a lung. I actually feel guilty for all my coughing because of all the shaking the baby is having to endure. I don't think you realize how much stomach muscles you use until you have a little human living in there. Is is possible to cough so hard the baby falls out??

I had a dream last night that I had the baby yet she was so early she looked like a worm. Then, she morphed into a little baby and started talking in full sentences. The weird thing is that, in the dream, I was more weirded out about the fact that my newborn was speaking in full sentences then I was about the fact that I gave birth to a worm...

I know. I KNOW. I don't want to hear it. I haven't blogged since August and my facbooking skills are still to be desired. Life is different in Texas than it was in Georgia. My time goes somewhere and blogging just isn't making my "to do list." I want to get back into it so hopefully you will all stick with me. Ok, so people have been asking for preggo pics so let's start there:
6 Weeks

11 Weeks

13 Weeks

16 Weeks

19 Weeks

21 Weeks

And... It's a GIRL!!!




I haven't posted the most recent pictures on Facebook. I feel weird posting pictures of my bare stomach where all my old random high school friends can see them. Is that weird?

Well, my boobs are offically a 36DD. My mom bought me a bra from the Dolly Parton collection when I was barely pregnant and I laughed when I saw it. I mean, boobage is not really where my gift lies. I said "no way will I ever be able to wear this thing!!" 20 weeks in, the tags from Dolly's hand me down were off and it's really all I can wear. My B cups just aren't really doin' it for me anymore. DD half way through the pregnancy. Where will I be at 40 weeks?? I don't even know what comes after DD!!

Let's see...what else? Oh, Ben passed the Bar!! We are so thankful that he passed the first time around. Ben worked so hard all summer and studied harder than I ever would have. I am very proud of the work he put in and it is paying off. We know quite a few people who graduated law school and still haven't found jobs and than we hear people you would never think didn't pass the bar. Ben has a great job and did well on the bar, healthy baby, easy pregnancy. God is so good.



Random I know. I found this picture a while back and died when I saw it. When Ben and I were dating, we went on a cruise with my mom and dad and this was the picture that was taken when we boarded the ship. Love my dad's flip glasses.

Ok, that is all I have for now. I have to ease back into the blogging world. I vow to do better. Maybe this should be a lesson to those out there who said my Palm Beach blog was bad...

Well, this year at Palm Beach was a little different than last year. It was supposed to be very relaxing for many reasons:
1. Ben finished the bar the day before we left.
2. I had been freakin busy at work and was looking forward to not dealing with other people's problems.
3. We knew this would be our last vacay with no children.

I laxed, big time, on my picture taking. I don't even think I got a picture of Ben and I together. This irritates me because long time loyal reader, Heather S., has challenged Taylor and I to a 2nd annual "Best Palm Beach Post" contest and I really don't have anything to back it up. I didn't see any 70 year old men in a red Speedo with matching Crocs, no ladies tried to run me over on a motorized scooter by the pool, and I didn't even come close to getting "Steve Irwin'd" by a gang of stingrays. And if that isn't bad enough, Ben and I left 2 days early. With all this in mind, here is my attempt at a second win (if you don't remember last years contest let me refresh your memory; I beat Taylor so badly he re-did his blog and STILL lost). Pitiful, just pitiful.

Day 1
Ben and I traveled and waited in airports all day. We flew out of Abilene at like 9 in the morning and got to Miami at about midnight. Luckily for us, Taylor and mom were feeling hospitable and picked us up from the airport.

Day 2
Sunday, August 2, was my 30th birthday. I cried. I told myself I was actually turning 29. I threw up a little. But alas, I could not deny any longer that I am no longer a coveted 20-something. The magazine articles for 30, 40, and 50 year olds, where they tell you how to take care of your skin and what clothes are now "too young for you," now apply to me. Heather and Taylor took the day very serious and decided to prepare a fabulous, gourmet dinner fit only for a mature lady such as myself. Ok... So I actually thought I had a picture of the meal but I don't. Anyway, it was hotdogs. Heather did get me a birthday cake and I have a picture believe it or not:


Day 3
We chartered a fishing boat and Paul, Taylor, Mitchell (my nephew), dad, Ben and I went out fishing with a guide. It was really fun and something I had never done before. Mitchell was sea sick pretty much 10 minutes into the trip and laid in the back of the boat most of the time. Dad seemed to be doing ok until he threw up over the side of the boat. Paul started to get queezy but held it together. Taylor, Ben and I felt fine for the whole 4 hours and we decided they got sick because they all ate bananas for breakfast. It was the only sensible conclusion...
Ok, I found one picture of Ben and I.





Love this picture. Dad looks like some rando who stepped into the picture.

Day 4
This day was like most. Beach, pool, food, fun with some random activity and not much else. I love days like that.
Anna's head. If you can enlarge this picture, do it. Her face is hilarious.

Heather doing her "High School Musical Jump." I didn't take the picture correctly. If you want to see the complete "High School Musical Jump Competition" between Heather, Anna, and myself go to Taylor's blog (you can link there on the right side of my blog). I think I clearly won.


Making Tie Die shirts



Day 5, 6, 7
What a little jerk...


So here are your instructions: Read Taylor's post and then come back and vote by leaving a comment.