Features

I forgot to post pictures of our busy little boy!  We had another ultrasound a few weeks ago and got to see some 3D images of Anderson.  We were blessed with a 45 minute session of just watching the little guy move around.  As to be expected, he wasn't really cooperating and wouldn't stop moving around or putting his feet and hands in front of his face.  I didn't realize babies were so flexible in the womb.  His feet were constantly touching his head...so weird to see!

The technician was very patient and got a lot of great pictures for us.  He still has a long way to development, but it was so cool to see some of his sweet features.  It's hard to believe this little boy will only be baking for another 9 weeks.  As excited as I am to meet him, we are TOTALLY not ready.  I was pulling for a delivery at 39 weeks, but might be changing my mind.  Work is madness right now and I have a lot to finish before he arrives...not to mention his nursery hasn't even been started! BUT, I might change my mind when it's 100+ degrees outside and I'm waddling around.

Anderson, feel free to bake until July 16th...but please don't be too late because that would make momma go crazy!!!!

Celebrating the bambino

Last weekend, Mike and I had the best shower/party to celebrate our little bambino!  Kelly, Ellen, Em and Lora threw us a couples shower on Cinco de Mayo.  My sweet sis, Em, flew all the way from AL to be there for the shower.  It was great to have some sister time with both my older sisters.  I mean really, what could be more perfect?!?  The baby was a great excuse to eat Mexican food from our favorite restaurant and hang out with some of our best friends.  The hostesses did such a great job with every detail and our friends drove from near and far to celebrate. 

As usual, I took a ton of pictures because I was so excited to see everyone.  Here are just a few of my favorite ones...

 My wonderful hostesses

 Awkward family photo

 Love the app family

 The Margarita Man made a 2nd appearance

 Mel Mel came to celebrate too!

 Bones has no clue what to do, me feeling large and in charge and Em is SO excited! ha

In true Kyle fashion, Anderson now has a Bone Thugs onesie- love it!

Anderson is very excited about baby Bruce...he promises to be a great best friend!

I cannot put into words how much the shower meant to us.  Our friends were so generous and really spoiled Anderson.  A HUGE THANK YOU to the hostesses for an amazing shower.

Should I be Embarrassed?

Yesterday, I heard a knock on the door and saw the UPS truck.  I knew there was an amazon box waiting on my doorstep and quickly went out to grab it.  I opened the box and there she was...Fifty Shades of Grey.

EVERYONE has been talking about this book for a while but I wasn't sure I wanted to read it.  To be honest, I was a little embarrassed to order it because I heard it was very sexual.  All my "best friends" on the Today Show have read them and cannot stop talking about them.  Then my sis told me that her book club was reading it and I should check it out.  I guess if your older sister approves, then it's okay...don't you love how I can justify anything!

I am excited to get started but have a feeling I'm going to blush my way through the book.  Mike and I are taking a little vacation next week, so I wanted to make sure I had a good "beach book"...does that qualify?  I will have this book in one hand and a "parenting/baby book" in the other hand.  Such is life!

Gray

Who knew there could be so many different shades of gray??
I have been going store to store getting paint swatches in order to find the perfect shade. Anderson isn't going to care if his room is a light gray or dark gray so I need to let it go.



We have finally narrowed it down to 5 and will make a decision tonight! Anderson's chair will be delivered today (slightly giddy about it) and I want to see how it will go with the paint.



It is supposed to be a rainy Saturday so Mike plans to paint all day. I love that I have an excuse not to paint because I HATE painting!

If anyone wants to help, come on over. I will likely be unpacking and organizing...still.

Thank you Lord for weekends!

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Bow Tie Sweetness

The West Girls outdid themselves this past weekend and threw an amazing shower for Anderson. These girls have walked through life with me for the past 20 years and I can't wait until Anderson gets to meet his "aunts".

The shower was a "bow tie" theme (carried through from our wedding) complete with our nursery colors. Every detail was perfect and I could not have been happier!
Sorry, picture overload...

Melissa made these onesies and the "bow tie" diapers

lemon bow tie cookies- yum!

homemade carrot cake cupcakes- my favorite

I'm such a sucker for anything with an initial or monogram

Melissa made these burp clothes for Anderson too-LOVE THEM!

my sweet friends from college came with their daughters

Love my Bones! My oldest sister came to celebrate too

The special guest of the shower was GUS!! Meg brought Gus over a few hours before the shower and I couldn't wait to get him in my arms. He is the cutest little peanut I have ever laid my eyes on. Gus was perfect the entire time and it was so sweet to see Meg as a momma.

West Girls

Fighter

I mentioned in my previous post that I'm heading to Clemmons this weekend for our first baby shower. The West Girls are throwing Anderson a shower and I couldn't be more grateful for their love and friendship. I am secretly more excited about meeting Gus for the first time though.

One of my best friends, Megan, had her sweet son a little over 6 weeks early. While we were at the doctor's office finding out the sex of Anderson, I got a text from Meg saying that her water broke. I thought it was a joke a first and then quickly realized she was serious. After 28+ hours of labor, Meg delivered a less than 5 lb bundle of joy.
We headed to Clemmons that weekend and visited Meg & Scott in the hospital. I have never seen anyone look that amazing after giving birth and have the best attitude while their son was laying in the NICU.
Gus went through some really scary times in the NICU but continued to be a fighter. After 6.5 weeks in the NICU, Meg and Scott got to bring their son home the day before Easter.Meg handled those 6.5 weeks with strength, grace and pure faith. Gus has one amazing mom and I can't wait to watch him grow up adoring his momma. I am counting down the days until I get to squeeze that precious little boy.

Getting Settled

We are alive and Anderson is still kicking (or doing jumping jacks lately)! I am happy to report that our move was pretty uneventful. The movers managed to handle all our items with care and nothing was broken or damaged.
The first morning we woke up in our house, we heard a DJ playing in our driveway. The Knoxville Marathon & half-marathon runs right by our house, so our street throws a big party every year. We got dressed and went outside to drink (water for me), cheer on the runners and meet lots of neighbors. This might be the new race that the Gibbs family does every year...so get ready!The rest of the weekend was spent cleaning and unpacking! Mike and I both headed out of town for work trips on Sunday afternoon. When we got back into town on Thursday, the boxes sadly had not unpacked themselves.

My parents came into town Thursday afternoon on their way back from visiting Em and her family. Dad "inspected" the house and kept most comments to himself. It was fun to show them the house and talk to mom about our plans for the nursery. Dad did mention that he thought the house was unsafe for O'Malley and he should just continue to live with them. I think the campaign to keep O'Malley in Clemmons has officially begun. I am SO THANKFUL that my parents love O'Malley so much and have taken such good care of him. We took my parents to Cafe 4 to celebrate mom's big birthday and ended the night with yummy cupcakes!

The rest of the 3 day weekend was spent unpacking more boxes, organizing, spending way too much money at Lowes, yard work for Mike and of course EASTER!
Sunday morning started with "operation wear whatever dress fits". We invited our chronically late friends to church with us and of course were late. When we arrived, the church was full along with all the over flow seating. At the last minute, a sweet old man said he found a seat for us. He led us to the very front of the church where they had set up 4 folding chairs...right smack in front of our pastor. I told Tony it was his punishment for making us late!

After a great service, we headed to the country club for a delicious brunch. Tony & Mike spent the rest of the afternoon golfing while Lauren and I napped and walked along the greenway. After golf, the boys came home with our Easter baskets (guess they came up with the idea on the course) and we were very excited to dig into our goodies. It was a perfect Sunday in my book!

Sweet baby Robert is always so happy!

After the Easter brunch and ALL the candy consumed, I have officially popped. There is a baby in my belly and you can definitely tell! I will be waddling your way in the near future. We are taking our first baby class this Saturday (for 8 hours) then I'm heading to Clemmons for our first baby shower!!