Just a few pictures from Easter

I know that these pictures are really late, but I guess late is better than never:) These were taken on Easter Sunday at my mom and dad's house in Natchitoches. We had a wonderful day visiting and spending time with family (and when I say family...I mean my BIG family-I think that there were almost 25 of us together for Easter Sunday dinner!)

4 (including Edie) generations of women in my family

Finally...a new post!

Hi everyone! Sorry for the lack of updates in the past few months...but between work, preparing for Edie, and buying a house things have been a little crazy:) Now that school is out for the summer, I will do my best to update everyone on what has been going on in the past few months.

Glucose Screening

I had a monthly appointment with my doctor last Monday. Everything was great:) We did not do an ultrasound, but we did get to hear Edie's heartbeat:) While I was at the doctor's office, I did a standard glucose screening. I got my results back a few days later and everything was perfect! Hooray!!!

Now my appointments will be twice a month until the month of June when I will be coming in each week. In the meantime, Matthew and I are busy house hunting and preparing for Edie's arrival. We still have so much to do, but thankfully we have a wonderful support system in our friends and family who are so willing to help out in any way they can:)

We have a name!!!

After much thought and deliberation, Matthew and I have finally decided on a name for our beautiful little girl...Edie Elizabeth Allen. The name Edie is in honor of my grandmother (my dad's mom) Edith. Although she passed away before I was born, I have always felt a special connection to her. My dad says that I posses many of the same qualities that she had, and I so proud to name my daughter after a such wonderful woman. The name Elizabeth was easy to decide upon. Both Matthew and I have always loved that name, and Elizabeth was such a righteous woman. Her commitment and dedication to God was amazing!

Both Matthew and I cannot wait until the day we get to hold our precious baby girl. In the meantime, we will just have to practice with our friend's (Mike and Julie) little girl. Her name is Lily and she is a cutie pie. I just know that she and Edie will be great friends:)

Update:)

I'm so sorry it has been so long since my last update. We have been really busy getting ready for the baby and spending time with friends and family. In February, Jared and Katie made their annual trip to Houston. We had so much fun hanging out with them! It made us wish we lived a little closer:)

Here we are at the House of Blues!

In February, we were lucky enough to have visits from Matthew Carroll, Matthew's brother Peter, and his beautiful bride-to-be Sarah. We can't wait until their wedding in August!!!

In March, we were able to spend time Lindsey Thurmon...oops Norris and her wonderful husband Brad. Lindsey was in town taking a test and they stopped by for a quick visit. We were also able to spend my birthday weekend with my parents and my brother who helped us pick out essential items for the baby such as a crib and a stroller. We are so grateful to have been able to spend time with the people we love!

Enjoying my birthday dinner with family:)

Matthew's Diaper Bag

Matthew was so excited when he opened up his birthday present from his parents this afternoon. He has been looking for a diaper bag everywhere, and was surprised to find the exact one he has been wanting from Babies R Us. Not only is it a diaper bag, but it will also double as a carry all for toys and other essentials once the baby grows up. Matthew was very excited, but mostly because it looked more like a backpack than a diaper bag. See, even guys are picky about what type of bag they carry...not just us girls:)

New Doctor

We met our new Dr. today...and we LOVE her! She is so caring and friendly:) The best part is that her practice is right next to our house. She also delivers at one of the best hospitals in the Houston area...another plus!!! We are so glad that our friends recommended her. We know that she will make this an extra special experience.

Everything at the appointment today went great! We go back on March 2nd.

Everyone has been asking to see some pictures of my ever growing belly. Well, I hope you are not expecting bare belly pics, because that is just not my thing:) Here I am over this past weekend at 18 weeks. I am really excited in this picture because I just felt our little girl move!!!

Matthew is still trying to upload the DVD from our Anatomy Ultrasound we had a few weeks ago. Until we get it up and running...I thought I would post a few pics of our favorite moments. Enjoy!!!