Showers of Love

Matthew and I were blessed with several baby showers over the past several months. Here are a few pictures from each. The first set are from my baby shower in my hometown of Winnfield, Louisiana. One of my childhood friends Lindsey, her mom-Mrs. Pat, and Matthew's Aunt Sheila hosted the event. It was such a special way to spend time with friends and family:)

Me with the hostesses

I love these girls!It was so sweet of our friends Jackie and Brandon to drive all the way from Houston for the baby shower
My wonderful team of Kindergarten teachers held a baby shower for me at school. It was so much fun, and I really loved the surprise cake they ordered for me. Geaux Tigers!!!

The CAKE!!!
My wonderful team of teachers I get to work with everyday...I am so lucky!

Maternity Pictures

My wonderful and talented friend Jackie took these picture of us so that we could remember this special time preparing for Edie's arrival. Here are just a few...enjoy:)

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:)