Six Weeks

I can't believe you have been in our home for 42 nights. You are beginning to sleep 3 and 1/2 to 4 hours at a time at night, but only if you are swaddled. Your favorite way to go to sleep is listening to the bathroom fan, facing out, swaying in front of the big bathroom mirror. You still love bath time especially with your daddy before church. You love to go check the mail in your sling, it puts you right to sleep. Your just starting to smile and coo at us. Your favorite awake time is for about an hour around 8am. We went to visit Dr. S today! Mommy has lost 22lbs. and has been freed to exercise. Look out world the walking is about to start! Hopefully you'll enjoy your stroller, if it isn't too hot. We love you Graham and are so filled with joy. We are so glad God lets us have you for a little while.



Thanks Miss Annette and Mr. Phil, we love the new play quilt! One day it will be our big boy bed quilt, if we don't wear it out first.

Sycamore View Shower

I must say that the women at SVCC are wonderful! This shower was such a blessing. I know that Graham really enjoyed getting to meet everyone. He slept through the whole thing and enjoyed every bit of cuddling that he received. We had such a great time telling birth stories and relaying parenting advice. The food was delicious and Graham received some beautiful new clothes (to grow into), a new diaper bag, lots of books, toys, and blankets. Thank you you so much for loving us and blessing us Sycamore View!
Graham wore this duck onesie to his shower. His Uncle Nick wore it when he was a little guy.
The awesome hostesses. Brandi, Elizabeth, Kathy and Laurie. Thanks Girls!
Elizabeth and Emily worked really hard on this diaper cake. Didn't it turn out awesome?
Once again Elizabeth used her amazing talents to create this wonderful cake. The frosting was delicious and the cake was so moist!!! I got to eat the belly button.

Finally Caught It....

Happy Due Date, Baby!

I can't believe I would still be pregnant today. It already feels like Graham has been a part of our family for so long. I had been begging Matthew to take some couple shots for a couple of days. I'm so glad he gave in because Graham arrived four days later. I just wanted to share a few to celebrate our sweet boy's original due date. It's kind of funny how I miss being pregnant, but at this point can barley remember what it even felt like. I was able to wear my "big girl" (size 10) jeans to the doctor on Friday. I do miss the belly and the sweet kicks, but I'm enjoying the sweet smells, sounds and kisses. Hope everyone had a great Memorial Day!

Playing with the baby!

38 weeks
I think this one is hilarious!
Feeling Graham kick!
Happy Family

Blessed

The girls at Hillcrest gave us the best shower on Sunday. I didn't realize that I missed everyone so much until I got to just sit on the couch and chat after the shower. I stayed 2 hours after it was over. Thanks Mel! I'm sure you had other things to do... I want to give a big shout out to KJ and Sammie for the awesome wedge. It has made sleeping so much better. A HUGE thanks to Torre for the punch. I'll be drinking that all summer! All of the hostesses were so awesome to take the time to bless our sweet boy. I can't wait to use all of the precious gifts we received. I'm working on unpacking it all today. We will be using it all very soon so I better get it organized. I am still feeling great, but have started to get a little bit of ankle swelling this week. I have upped my water goal to a gallon a day. It is very difficult on the days I work, but I can tell a big difference on the days I don't make the goal.

32 Week Ultrasound

We just got back from a great appointment! Our little bit is not anemic. He is measuring right on target. The tech took measurements of his head and femur. His heart beat was 151. We watched the blood flow through his brain and umbilical cord. (It's like doppler radar) She estimated that his weight is 4lbs 6 oz at this point. He should be a pretty good size kid, come May! Mama Jan got to go along and I think she really enjoyed it. I'm thrilled because he is already head down. As a bonus, he is also facing the right way. No back labor!!! I just hope he can stay that way for good.
This is a profile of the crazy baby. He has both of his hands up by his face. The dark bubble tube in the middle of the picture is his umbilical cord.

This is a very well zoomed picture of his face. He is looking at you. The dark spot is his eye and the white blob is his nose. Both of these pictures look so much better in person! We can't wait to really meet him! We have a crash course on labor this weekend, after Matthew finishes his second week of overtime in a row. Hopefully he can stay awake and engaged long enough to finish the class. I'm going to treat him to an awesome new restaurant afterwards. He doesn't know where we are going yet, but it should bring back some PA memories.

Single Digits and Baby Expo

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32 weeks

Finally down to eight weeks! I can't believe how quickly it has gone by. I have had the most carefree pregnancy so far. It has been such a blessing, praise God for that! Hopefully the next 55 days will continue on this path. We have an ultrasound on Thursday, now that we got my "genetic blood work" back. They just want to make sure that little bit is growing correctly and not showing any signs of anemia, like his mama. Still stuck on the name.... found one I really love this week. Lear, what do you think?

Matthew and I went to the Mid-South Baby Expo this weekend. $7 a head, I was hoping for a return on our $14 investment. The grand door prize was a $500 gift card to Babies R Us, a highchair, car seat and gift cards to McAlister's Deli. I just knew we would win because we never win anything. (Real rational thinking there.) We (I) filled out a card for every drawing available.... Haven't heard back from anyone. I guess we got $14 dollars worth of plastic cups, yard sticks, diapers, sample lotion and baby wash, first aide kits, magnets, and coupons. We really had a good time! I drug Matthew to an hour long breastfeeding seminar and maternity fashion show, but he got free pickles and ice cream out of the deal.

Yippee!!!

Mossy Oak Britax Marathon made it today! Thanks Mom and Dad. It is so great! I can't wait to see how it fits in the car!
I am the most excited about this being the only seat we will ever use in Matthew's car! Our boy will get to go straight to a booster seat after he outgrows this one. We all know he won't outgrow it in height and it will be forever before he hits 65 pounds!! I can't wait till Matthew gets home, he'll be so surprised! Thanks again Nana and Pap!

Today's Project!

I think it turned out too big. :( I'll get Matthew's opinion when he gets home from work. This is what we are going to use as a "diaper stacker" on our pack and play changing table. I've also included a picture of twenty-nine weeks!! Eleven to go!! We are really starting to get things in order for our sweet boy. If only we could decide on a name for the poor kid.

The colors on the pack and play and the stacker look better together in person. I guess the flash changed the colors a little.

Second Breakfast

Being pregnant has it's perks sometimes. I'm sure baby boy got a few vitamins out of the strawberries! Right? Mama Jan made these crazy crapes and sent them home with us over the weekend.

The Name Game

Why does it have to be so hard to pick out a name for your offspring? "It's going to stick with him the rest of his life." "It might be a source of agony in his life." These are just a few statments you hear just after the question: Have you decided on a name yet? I tell you, that's a lot of pressure. Matthew and I are both middle name kids, so we know how important a name is. No offense Moms and Dads. We both love our names. I feel a little unique because of it. It still throws me when I'm asked to spell my first name. It just doesn't sound right, I really have to think about it as I spell it aloud. So to get to the point: We have narrowed our list. I would love feedback on these, but understand that we get the final say. It's not a democratic voting process you are participating in. Still I would LOVE some comments good or bad, I'll be thick skinned. In no particular order:

Graham Edward
Cotton Edward
Dallas Edward
Morgan Edward

Obviously Edward is important to us. Matthew's grandfather's name was Edward. I would even take other suggestions at this point. A post just isn't the same without pictures so I threw in a 23 week shot just after our appointment today. I hope everyone enjoys "opening season" of LOST tonight! Matthew and I will be glued with pizza in hand!

No Smocked Dresses......

We had a great appointment today. The baby looks perfect! The ultrasound tech was fantastic! She talked us through every frame and printed off four pictures for us to take home. The boy parts could not be mistaken for anything else. The scan took quite a while because our sweet boy wouldn't untuck his chin. The tech had to keep pushing on him so that she could get a better picture of his heart. His head and femur measurements were right on target leaving our due date as expected (May 26). The heart beat was 145. He is really beginning to move around a lot. Matthew still hasn't felt him, but I know it will be any day. We are still waiting on some blood work results from last month, but really nothing to worry about. I just take an extra iron supplement every night. The pictures were both taken today 19 weeks and 4 days. We went through the baby name book last weekend on our way to Paragould so we have a list of "acceptable" names, but haven't even started narrowing them down or talking seriously about them. We're headed to Paragould again this weekend and then to Jboro for Easton's 1st birthday party! Have a great weekend!

You Felt the Baby Do What??

That's right baby Horner is up and kicking and Belle can't believe it! I had to start wearing maternity pants to work this week too. Found a great clearance deal at Target, too bad I don't get that discount anymore.

Finally Home, With Souvenirs!
We had a great move from Oklahoma. Friday morning we surprised the Horners and Grandmother with a themed breakfast! Matthew and I had a ton of fun thinking up "little" things we could serve for breakfast! We bought mini boxes of cereal, (like when you go camping) mini bagels, baby bananas, and served the chocolate milk in baby dixie cups. After the prayer Matthew said this is a themed breakfast, anyone have a guess? Mr. Horner stood up and said: "Are you?" I got to nod and he gave me the biggest hug.

We called Belle Next. She is always asking us when we are going to have a baby. So, we said Hey, Belle Why don't you ask that question that you always ask Aunt Lindsay. She said, I don't know... We said, When are you going to.... She said, have a party! Finally we coaxed her into repeating the question. She laughed and said, I have to tell Jackson. When she got back on the phone I said, Belle are you going to hold the baby when it gets here? She said, Hold it, are you telling me your PREGNANT? Then she said I have to go. We all laughed and said how long till Shannan calls back? It was about 45 seconds.

Saturday afternoon after we had finished climbing the stairs 150 times we finally had all of our things in the apartment. Mom and I ran to Wendy's to grab lunch for everyone. Mom and Dad went out on our balcony to eat since we don't have a dinning room table. I took out a sharpie and two paper towels. Very quickly I wrote BABY HORNER COMING SOON! I folded the "napkins" and ran out on the porch to join them. I asked if they needed napkins. Mom and Dad both reached for the yellow Wendy's napkins and said "NO!" Again I asked if they wanted to use the napkins I had thrown on the table. Still nothing. Finally I said, "Dad I think you SHOULD use your napkin." They both picked them up and read them. They are so excited!

Later I called Steph and asked if I could talk to Tanner. He was asleep so he had to call me back. I said, "Hey Tan how was the football game?" He said some gibberish. So I said, "I need you to say this to Mommy: I'm going to have a cousin." He said, "Hey, Mommy I'm." Then he handed the phone to Steph. I told her I didn't want to talk to her. I need Tanner. This time I had him repeat each word one at a time.

I got to call Cassandra to break the news and Dad ended up convincing Nick that he needed to call his sisters, they each had news to share. Matthew called Jana and told her the stories of the morning. Everybody around here is very excited!

Mom went with me to the doctor on Friday because Matthew had to work, it was only his fifth day of work. We are three months, so we got to hear heartbeat. I recorded it so Matthew could hear it too. We get to add a cousin to this bunch on May 26th!

God has blessed us richly! We are almost finished unpacking, and the holidays are almost here! Sorry about the novel.

Finally in Business!!

Mom, aren't you so proud? This is my new dinning room. Won't be eating at this table the whole time we are in OK.

I finished my very first "taggie." Sooo ExCiTeD!! I am also working on decorative burp rags for a craft show in November. Can't wait!!

The back is a very light purple chenille. The front is a printed lime cotton. Love it!!!! I am so glad that my mom was able to share her talent and love for crafts with me. I like to think I'm blessed with the same talent. Thinking about naming my crafts for contact info....Lindsay Lou and Babies Too....What do you think? Have anything better??? Have a great day everyone!!

**Update 3:52pm I finished EIGHT today!!!