Day at the pool

All my buddies traveled down to Nashville this weekend to throw Bob and I the best baby shower ever. I got to host some of my closest and dearest friends along with their children for the first time together:) Casey and Jennifer Kaufman, Will and Michele Barber, Ryan and Whitney Mardis, Stephen and Sarah Clements, and Jon and April Nodine. Kelly Crowe and I split them between our two houses....kids and all!













Saturday morning I made brunch and had everyone over to my pool. The kids had a blast and I'm pretty sure the parents got their workouts in just following them around. April and I sat back in our pool chairs and relished in the fact we didn't have to run around just yet. Well she has it made but me...I will be right there with the girls next summer. And I can't wait!














I adored getting to know the kiddos a little better and seeing them all interact. It is truly amazing to see how fast they grow and develop into mini people. Love you all and please come back soon.

May 30th, 2009

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29 Week Check Up May 22nd

Check up stats at 29 weeks.

Belly Measures 27 centimeters, doc says I am right on track, usually it is 1 cm / 1 week.
Weight: 14 pounds gained

Heart sounds great, all tests have come back normal and baby is growing accordingly:)

Memorial Day weekend with The Cieteks

Bob and Bernice came down to see us Memorial Day weekend. We had a blast. We picked them up from the airport and the festivities began. We started out with a trip to the grocery to get a few supplies so Bernice could make her FABULOUS pizza. It is not branded but it should be....I just love her pizza so I made sure she made plenty. Friday night we joined Breagal and his parents atPuckett's Grocery in Franklin for Dinner and music. They had a great blues band and of course good ole southern meat and three menu. The New Yorkers and Chicagoans were certainly testing their palates but I think it was a hit!

Each morning Moss was greeted bright and early by Bernice with a fabulous workout. She is missing Bernice and her daily runs. I suggested to Bob that it wouldn't hurt my feelings if he wanted to step in and keep it going....hasn't really worked out that way. Saturday we ventured out into the real country to see if we could find a German Shepard puppy. We visited a kennel but were not impressed...we came home and took a nap before we hit the honky tonk nightlife of Nashville. We walked down Broadway and 2nd Avenue that was filled with cowboys, bachelorette parties, and the usual townies playing their songs and guitar cases opened for tips. We ended up at the Wildhorse Saloon and loved watching the line dancers. We polished the evening off with a nice large ice cream cone...okay...just me but I thought it is 12:00am and I am downtown Nashville...bring on the ice cream:)















Sunday I had to work so Bob and his parents went to the Country Music Hall of Fame. They loved it and got to see Elvis' recording studio and a ton of memorabilia. I met up with them at the end of the day for Dinner.

Monday morning we drove over to Loveless Cafe for brunch and it was amazing as usual. Even though it's usually a 3 hour deal, it is always worth it! Fried chicken, country ham, hashbrown casserole, and the BISCUITS...love those biscuits. They really liked and of course can't get this food anywhere in upstate New York. Bernice and I got our nails done before they had to head to the airport for their flight back home.

We loved their company and wished we could see them more often. Come back soon!

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Kate's Treatment

Kate's Treatment: My friend Kate received a diagnosis of breast cancer in March. She has now successfully completed her first course of chemotherapy. She is such a trooper and Marla and I accompanied her and hubby on her last day of treatment. We had a lot of laughs and gossiped about celebrity smut, our favorite TV shows, and UK basketball. Kate's hubby Tim is now directly connected to Coach Calipari and since Marla and I are Kentucky girls...you can imagine we didn't stop drilling him with questions the first hour we were there.

She is doing great and I continue to pray it remains that way.





















Her lawyer gave her these awesome boxing gloves to kick cancer right in the butt! Go girl!

3 Year Anniversary

Bob and I celebrated our 3 year Anniversary on May 13th of course. We dined at the spot we had our first date, The Bound'ry in Nashville. We sat out on the patio and reminisced about old times. It was so nice to sit back and think about all the memories we have shared. Although it has been 3 years of marriage, it has been 9 years together. It has been such an adventure but we just can't anticipate what is to come with our next chapter in our life. We are truly thrilled about welcoming our new baby into the world so we can start making even more memories.

PS: we took this shot with our new camera and it's timer....what amateurs:)

Cashen's 3rd Birthday

Cashen's birthday happens to fall on Mother's Day and I got back from Kentucky in time to see him at his party. It was hysterical seeing all these kids chatting, eating, and buzzing around the jump jump place. Kelly rented the place where they have huge bouncy inflatables and the kids loved it. I bought him a bag full of firetrucks and guess what he liked the most, the singing card!! I love how simple kids really are.

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Mother's Day 09

27Week Check Up. We saw Dr Storck on Friday and I am right on track. Bob and I are starting childbirth classes next month and Dr Storck recommends exploring all options. I hope to try and go natural but we will see after taking this class. We now start going to the doc every two weeks.


Mother's Day weekend was wonderful! Bob and I went to Kentucky to celebrate with Mom Terry. Of course my mom and I went shopping for flowers all Saturday morning and afternoon and the boys golfed. As you can see, we grilled out and played with my new camera in the afternoon. Sunday morning Mom and I sat out in the sun and pretended we were somewhere on the beach. She got to see the baby kicking for the first time and took some shots of my belly. I know it is pretty white, so you may need your sunglasses to view the photos.

I think I'm really going to get use to Mother's day...Bob gave me beautiful diamond earrings to celebrate my entry into motherhood. They are soo special to me and I will never forget receiving them. Oh I hope he continues to spoil me this way...the only thing is..whatever will I do on Father's Day? I'm sure I will think of something.

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