Belly Pictures!

Baby Blount is growing & so is mommy. I thought it was time to post some belly pictures because I had a few people tell me this weekend that they could tell I'm actually starting to show. I think it still depends on what I'm wearing because at the baby fair that Ryan & I went to on Saturday several people asked if I was hoping to be expecting soon or if I was already pregnant...when I told them that I'm 3.5 months along they all looked surprised. When we got to the baby fair and walked in there were lots of people and they had some kids on the stage & they were singing and dancing, immediately Ryan turned around and said, "I better be getting major brownie points for this!" Needless to say, we both had a good time; Ryan changed a diaper, learned how to swaddle a baby, & got to put on the pregnancy suit...you know the vest that has boobs and a pregnant belly. I think he was shocked at how heavy it was. I just hope he remembers what it felt like when I get a little bigger! We also got to tour the labor & delivery rooms and got to see the nursery. It is a super nice facility & we were both really impressed. After the baby fair we ate at Panera Bread & then went furniture shopping. We've never had nice bedroom furniture for our room so we decided that we'd use our tax refund money to buy a nice set. We finally found some after looking for a while and it's going to be delivered on May 13th. I can't wait! I guess that's all for our exciting weekend!

P.S. We had just gone for a walk before Ryan took the pictures of my belly that's why I look so lovely!

Wedding Pictures

Dad, mom, me & Aaron.

Dad & Aaron wanted a picture with the squirrels!

Home Sweet Home...

Long time no post....I know...I know. Sorry, these days sleep sounds so much better to me than updating the blog....especially after a long day at work! Other than being tired & sleepling lots I've been feeling great! I can't believe that I'm already 14 weeks along! Time is just flying by & having a baby soon becomes more of a reality everyday especially as things are growing & expanding!!

Last week I took Thursday & Friday off work & headed to Valdosta for some quality family time. It had been a few months since I'd seen mom & dad so I was ready to see them! Dad had actually been working on a job up in Iowa & his team came through Clarksville on Wednesday evening so I picked him up at the interstate & we headed to Valdosta. It was nice to be able to visit with him & I really appreciated the fact that he drove the whole way. It was so good to see all of my family & friends...I always love going home to visit! We didn't do too much...just hung out, ate a lot & listened to baby's heartbeat! Mom & I got in our quality shopping time & found some good deals. I always enjoy having a shopping buddy because when I go shopping here I usually go by myself...Ryan is only a good shopping buddy if we're in Bass Pro or Lowe's!

Saturday we went to a wedding of some friends from high school, Bo & Lauren. My oldest brother Aaron was the best man & probably the cutest one I've ever seen! Of course I'm a little biased but he was so handsome! I'll post some pictures later tonight.

Sunday after church mom fixed lunch & Aaron came over so we had a nice dinner...all that was missing was Ashley! After lunch I started my journey back home & finally pulled into the driveway around 9 pm. It was so good to be home and see Ryan after a long weekend! He had stayed home and gone turkey hunting with his dad. I can't imagine hunting being more fun than going to see my family?!

Not much new has been going on this week. We've definitely been enjoying the beautiful weather in TN & looking forward to more of it this weekend! There is a baby fair at Baptist hospital in Nashville so I'm thinking about going to it & then I'll probably get some shopping in while I'm down there....can't make a trip to Nashville without doing a little shopping right!? Sunday I'm helping host a baby shower for a friend at church that's due at the beginning of June so that should be fun!

I guess that's all for now. I'll try to get some pictures from the weekend up tonight....

Heartbeats

Okay everyone (this is Ryan) we went to the Doctor on Friday and got to hear the baby's heart beating. It was really cool, plus we were in and out of the Doctor's office in 20 minutes, so it was a great trip.

On Saturday I had to work, all day, and about 2:00 pm Kristin called me, and I could tell that she was excited, She said "Um what are we doing tonight?" and I said "I don't know what do you want to do?" to which she replied "Listen to the baby's heartbeat". So I immediately knew that the Fetal Doppler that I bought on Ebay (shop victoriously) had come in. Knowing my wife the way I do, I knew she wouldn't be able to last until 6:30 when I got home, so on my way home I called her and busted her for using the Doppler before I got home. I wasn't upset, I know that she can't help herself.

Anyway we are not professionals at using this thing yet but Kristin was able to get a very good reading tonight and me being the "high-tech redneck" that I am, recorded it and decided to post on this blog for everyone to enjoy. Kristin would have done this but, I would have taken her much longer to figure out how to post it.