Newborn LOVE!!

The past few weeks have been a whirlwind to say the least! We welcomed our sweet, sweet angel baby November 23 at 8:42am and our lives and hearts were changed forever at that moment. It was such an amazing day and still feels like a dream. I have been meaning to blog about everything so that I never forget all the special details of the day we met our little Wilson Cash. It was so wonderful having Frank's mother and father here for the days leading up to and the week following Cash's arrival. I will NEVER be able to thank or repay Sue for her support and love while she was here. It really does all feel like a dream because it was all just so perfect. She made our transition home so easy and carefree..always waiting on everyone, cleaning, cooking, taking care of our pups, and of course snuggling her first grandson. She is such a blessing. We love you so much NANA Sue. It was so sweet to see her with Cash. I know they will always have a special bond. It was EXTREMELY hard to say goodbye. This momma cried and cried for two days. I just want/need her closer and I think Cash does too. I know if it is God's plan it will happen one day. Until then, we will just have to cherish the times we do have together and I sure will cherish those two weeks. The good news is she is coming BACK!!! The whole Conroy gang will be here for Christmas in just a few short weeks! YIPPEE! It is gonna be a full house for sure. I LOVE it!! It might get a little crazy, but isn't that what Christmas is all about? It isn't the presents or decorations...it is about spending time with the ones you love and celebrating Jesus Christ. That is exactly what we will be doing on Cash's first Christmas..all together! I just wish all my Memphis family could come too! It is super hard living far from everyone. We just miss all our family so much..especially around the holidays.

So, back to my favorite little person....He is PERFECT! I am that crazy, annoying girl on facebook who posts no less than 100,555,000,000 pictures to facebook EVERY DAY! It is hard not too..he is just so darn cute! I am sure I have lost some friends on my feed these past two weeks but I don't care...Nana Sue and all Cash's family away need to see him and that is the easiest way to let them see him all day...and when your day consists of feeding, rocking, feeding, rocking...getting on facebook and posting pics passes the time. I just don't want to miss or forget a second of these days. They are so fleating so I want to cherish every second.

Frank and I feel like he changes every day. He is growing every second right before our eyes. I know he has to grow and every stage will bring us a different type of happiness; but it is hard for me to think about him getting bigger. I want him to stay this little forever (but maybe sleep through the night). He is just the sweetest little baby. Don't get me wrong..he can scream! Oh boy can he scream! He has no in between button..he is either asleep, awake and content or screaming bloody murder! He usually only screams when he is hungry (about every three hours). As soon as he starts eating he is good to go. It is so funny the way he gets so worked up then...BAM...calm! Ha!! He has two parents that like to eat too, so we understand. He is eating every three hours during the day and goes from 9-2 at night (will try to push that to 3 soon) and then up again at 6am and 9am..so not too bad for being breastfed! We give him a breastmilk bottle at the 9pm feed to make sure he gets enough to sustain him till 2am. He wolfs down 4ounces..hungry boy! He is a little burpy/gassy and I think that bothers him sometimes, but other than that he is content. He LOVES to be swaddled and sleep in his bed with his sound machine going. I think he just gets his best rest that way. We try to get at least two naps in his crib a day and the others he will take on walks or in the car or in his swing. He loves all those things too. He is also a big SUCKER...loves his paci..but only the newborn green ones from the hospital. I tried the NUK and another kind and he acted like it was gagging him..drama king! ha!

So all in all he is a wonderful baby and such a blessing. We hope he stays this way. We feel very lucky that so far he is pretty content and happy. Frank and I both LOVE being parents. We are just one happy family. The doggies are another story (well Amelia at least). Weeza seems to love her brother. She is always watching him and sitting by him. She loves to sniff and lick him. Amelia seems to be taking a bit longer to accept him. She seems a little sad. She just remembers when she was the only child and probably misses those days. Poor girl. They are still getting tons of loving. We walk them when we take Cash and make sure they get tons of kisses. They just don't get as much snuggle time with mommy because Cash is usually taking that time up. We will eventually get in a routine and they hopefully will grow to love and protect him.

I know this post is SUPER long and probably SUPER boring to most, but it is my little memory log. Like I said, I don't want to ever forget these days so I am going to try to be better and do weekly posts about little Cash so one day I can look back at my first days as a mommy. I know these are going to be my best memories. We are just so in love (did I already say that?). We are also very thankful for all our many blessings. We feel very blessed. All our friends and family have also been so amazing. Thanks to everyone who has come to visit or sent goodies to Cash. You have all made us feel very loved. Cash can't wait to meet everyone near and far!

I better wrap this LONG post up because time is running out before the next feeding. Such is life these days...our poor Christmas tree is still sitting bare and the lights outside are still not finished but it will get done one day soon. We have more important things to attend to these days. Here are a few sweet images of our little angel.

OMG!! This pic just makes me laugh!

Monthly pics by his HUGE lion!

Only a couple hours old!

He is just perfect!

little feetsies!

My rudolph baby!

Two LOVES!

Our family!

Mommy and baby!

NANNA SUE is here, beach days, and baby things!

So Cash's grandpa and Nanna made it safe and sound today from Boston! So excited to have my sweet, sweet mother in law here with me! I am so lucky to have her in my life. So many women don't have close relationships with their mother-in-laws and I count my blessings every day that mine is such a wonderful person. I mean how could she not be??? She did raise my amazing husband. It is so hard living so far away from all our family so moments like these are precious. Getting to show her all of Cash's baby things and seeing her face light up is just priceless. Of course she started boo hooing as soon as she walked in his room. She is such a mess. That is why I LOVE her so much. We are going to have such a wonderful two weeks together and then again at Christmas. So glad she will get to experience our first moments as new parents with us. She will surely be a HUGE help.

I am going to have her in the delivery room with us as well. I just think having her by my side will make things all the more special. She is just like a mother to me. Can't say enough how much she means to me. I know Cash is going to LOVE his Nanna too!

This is a funny face I am making..she was probably saying something silly!

So we got them all settled in and gave them the tour of our new house/neighborhood. Now we are going to hang out and wait for Cash to come. I know I have posted pics of his room before, but it is all complete now so here are pics with everything ready and waiting. Also, we took the girls to the beach a couple weeks ago to visit Katherine and baby Tyler. They had a blast. I think they miss the beach now that we live farther away. They were pooped all night after playing so hard. Love my first babies!

Beach BABES!

Getting her workout in!

Love his daddy's hobby horse and mommy's lion!

Can't wait to have him in his crib!

Got to have his Redsox hat!

He is all set with tons of books!

Sweet baby clothes



Washed and ready to go!



So hopefully we will meet our little guy by Wed night if not sooner. Yesterday I was in NESTING overdrive! I cleaned the entire house ALL morning to get ready for our inlaws then decided I needed to go to Michaels and get all the things I will need for a baby shower I am throwing in December (which I think was a good idea considering Cash will only be like three weeks old then) and to top it off I found these cute free print outs for Thanksgiving on Pinterest that were too cute to not do something with. What did I do you say? I made caramel/chocolate dipped pretzel rods to take to the hospital and give to the nurses. I also made some really cute chocolate dipped oreos that look like turkeys. I am a freak. My kitchen looked like a tornado hit it, but the pretzels turned out super cute. What nurse doesn't like to be told thank you (esp. on Thanksgiving). Maybe they will be extra sweet to us too! ha!

Finished product! I made regular chocolate too but they were drying!

These looked a little funny but tasted YUMMO!

YOWZA!!!!

So please come SOON baby boy because MOMMA needs to STOP NESTING!!! I am sure daddy would appreciate that too! Sorry for the picture overload! MEMORIES!!!

The Waiting Game

So, once again I have been planning on posting for WEEKS and just never sat down to do it. It's funny because I read so many blogs daily where they come up with interesting things to write about (and that is what brings me back); but I can't keep up with my own. It is probably because I really don't have that much interesting things to talk about. I do need to get better so that I don't forget any of the little moments that are coming up with Cash's arrival. We have had a busy as usual past couple of weeks starting with my BESTEST and her sis in law (who I also love) coming to visit. They brought there VERY adorable, sweet, handsome, and BUSY toddler boys with them. WOWZA!!! Talk about a rude awakening. It was one FUN, FUN weekend but I am suprised it didn't put me in labor. I kept having to remind myself that I was only having ONE child in a couple weeks and he would not be coming out 17 months old. I need to ease in to that one. I seriously do not know how parents of twins do it. You need four hands just for one. They really are the two sweetest little boys, and it was such a joy to have them visit. I can definately learn a thing or two from those incredible mommas. They don't skip a beat. They are doing such a great job at raising two wonderful little men. I hope I am just as good at being a mommy as they are. It really is a hard job. I hope I am ready.

We had an AMAZING weekend! We hung out around the house, ate a TON, went to a pumpkin patch, farmers market, the beach, AND the JUMP CASTLES!!! Now that last one may have been a mistake. The next day after dropping the ladies and babes off at the airport my feet became HUGE and BP decided to go up to 160/100 or some crazy number like that. No BUENO! By the time I went to the doc that afternoon for my 36 week appointment it was back down, but I did have trace protein in my urine dip. I was suppposed to work that night, but that was not going to happen. I decided to take it easy and rest for the night and was back at work the next day. It took me a couple days to feel "normal" again, but I came around. It was all well worth it, because there is nothing like having my Nicole here. She is my rock. I miss her so much. Times have surely changed for us two ladies (she is already deep into mommyhood and I am well on my way). Our days of bar hopping and not having a care in the world may be long gone, but no matter how old we get or how much life changes one thing remains.....our friendship. Our relationship is one of those rare ones that last forever. I am so lucky to call her my friend. Luckily, she will be visiting in January to meet her godson and we are heading to Memphis before I go back to work. Lots of time with my bestest! YIPPEE!!!

He was ready to DRIVE!

These boys were so good in the car! POOPED!

Grayson and his sweet mommy Erin..OBSESSED with his RED HAIR!

So glad we go to take them to the beach!

I can't believe it has been three weeks since they were here. Time is flying (but moving oh so slow at the same time). Our weeks have been full of working, doc appointments, last minute To do's, Halloween, and just waiting. Cash is making progress and will be here Wed 11/23 if not sooner. We may be hanging in the hospital on Thanksgiving, but that is ok with me (I will hopefully be holding our perfect little son and thanking God for all his amazing gifts). What more could you ask for? I have one more week of work starting Monday and Frank's mom and dad will be here next Saturday. We will find out Wed at my 39 week appointment if I have made any more progress. Otherwise, we wait. I am for sure feeling VERY pregnant these past couple of days. Work is KILLING me, but I hopefully can stick it out. I have been getting alot of Braxton Hicks contractions and some cramping (that is new) so I think Cash is for sure making it known that he is getting ready. I still CANNOT wrap my head around the fact that Frank and I will be looking at our SON in a week and a half. CRAZY! You would think ten months of nonstop baby talk would get me ready, but NO SIR! I am still as freaked out as I was at 7 weeks preggo. I am so ready to meet him, and so ready to NOT BE PREGNANT...but so NOT READY to actually birth him and do not feel ready AT ALL to be a MOM! I am sure all new moms feel the same way. At least I hope. We will just take it one day at a time. Ready or not, right?

So now we wait. We wait to meet our firstborn. We spend our last few days as just two (four including our fur babes). We try to cherish these last few days so that we can try and remember what is was like "before". We dream of what it will be like. We try to imagine it all. It really is amazing. I would not want to be doing this with any other man. I love my husband more than this world and am so blessed to call him my partner. He is my better half. He is my calm. I cannot wait to see what the two of us have created. To get to know him. I hope he is just like his daddy. I hope he always knows how loved he is and was from the very first time I saw/heard his little heartbeat. No matter what, I will always remember these past 9/10 months as some of the happiest in our life so far. There is just nothing like it. We are very blessed to have had a wonderful pregnancy and I pray that everything continues to be just as perfect. Please say a little prayer for us as we begin our journey into parenthood. Hopefully I will not be bad and post before Cash gets here, but more than likely my next post will be all about our PERFECT baby boy!

Wish us luck!

Baby Shower Love and BFF's

Boy..what a week. This girl is pooped and it is only Thursday. It has been a WONDERFUL week though and is only going to get better! My BESTEST, most amazing, most fun, most beautiful friend and her little guy will be here in TWO HOURS!!!! AHHH!!!!!! I cannot wait to get my hands on her and her precious little boy. I miss her so stinking much. The last time we saw eachother was when she was here back in Feb. WAAAYY TOO LONG!!! So much has changed since then. She may not even recognize the big beast I have become. Ha!!! It is so hard to live so far from her, but what's amazing is that she has remained my number one gal even with the distance. I am so lucky to have her in my life. She is just the most genuine, loyal, loving woman. I can't wait for this fun weekend. I just know it will go by too fast. I may have to hold her hostage. An added bonus for the weekend is that her sister in law (and another good friend) Erin and her little boy Greyson will be here too. Wow, this is going to be a fun filled visit. Frank and I will get a taste of toddlerhood! What is funny is that when Nicole came back in the spring with little Luca we realized that having an 8 month old was pretty darn hard at times. We "decided" at the time that we would wait a little longer before we really started trying to start a family!!!! HAHAHAHA!!! Little did we know that our little guy had already planted himself in my uterus! OOOPPS!!! God had other plans for these two. The goal this weekend is to not get too stressed about the fact that we are going to have our own crazy little man in a little over four weeks; and to realize that there is only one of him (not two) and he won't be a toddler right away. Should be interesting. No turning back now.

Another WONDERFUL thing that happened this week was my work baby shower. It was PERFECT. Anna and Katherine did such a great job with all the little details. Anna's house looked beautiful as always and she was just the cutest little hostess. Cash racked up on tons of cute goodies and money for his carseat (that's good since you kind of have to have that one). I am so thankful to have such wonderful women in my life who care enough to take the time to show the love to baby and me. Anna and KK came up with the funniest game that was just PERFECT for my crazy butt. Pin the SPERM on the UTERUS!!! Anna drew a big uterus on a poster and made little sparkly sperm to pin to the board. SO fun and original. We all had a blast with that one. My sister was even here to celebrate and that made it all the more special. The only thing missing was KK....who just had to go and start the process of having baby Tyler! We all knew it was gonna happen. She is so crazy. She brought all the goodies she had for the shower over to Anna's and then made Anna do her makeup all while having contractions. I know little Anna was freaked out. She kept telling KK to get her butt to the hospital but KK was determined she was coming back to the shower and wanted her makeup to be done just in case. LMAO!!! Typical. Well, little Tyler ( I mean BIG 10 pound Tyler) didn't make it that day, but came via section Monday morning after a long, hard labor. KK did AMAZING and baby and momma are home doing well. She is such a strong woman. It was so surreal to get to see and hold that sweet boy after seeing him grow in his momma's belly. Can't wait for him and Cash to be together. So I am up to bat now. Anna will be soon after me and then all the boys will be together. It is going to be a fun spring being a new mommy with those two (and with Tessa who had baby Kinley in August). The lone girl leading the boys!

The hostess (and the cutest little momma ever)...KK was there in spirit!

Sister LOVE

Sweet little lamby cupcakes..Strawberry of course

Anna made Cash two cute signs for his room..that boy should know his initials by one year since they are EVERYWHERE in his room!

Gotta have the onsie stickers..thanks KK

The super fun game!

Cash's sperm even had a W on it for Wilson

Tessa looking GORG after just having a baby in August!



Baby boy is for sure growing BIG, BIG in my belly these days. I think he must have had a growth spurt over the weekend because I can really feel him in there these days. He starts right under my chest and goes all the way down to no man's land. HA!! He is so active at night when I work. People probably get so sick of me saying feel this or look at that. I am just not used to seeing him so active and will never get over the fact that I can feel body parts in my belly. When I was holding baby Tyler he was just a kicking and squirming. He must know that was his best bud I was snuggling. I am feeling pretty good these days. Still counting down till his arrival. Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!

34 weeks!!!!

Or should I say...six weeks to go????!!!!! The human incubator is getting ready to explode!!! Frank and I are so ready to meet our baby boy we can hardly stand it. Everything is pretty much ready to go for the little guy and now we are just waiting. I had my 34 week appointment yesterday and everything is looking good. My BP was a little high at 140/72 but the doctor didn't seem too concerned. No protein in my urine and I worked the night before so I was running on not much sleep. Little guy's measuring normal and his heart rate was a strong 150. I asked the doctor if she was one to let me go WAY past my due date (like to 42 weeks) and she said she really didn't think that would happen. She said at most she would let me go to 41 weeks. I am pretty happy about that. So, if not right before Thanksgiving, then the week after we will meet our little boy. I feel like I have been waiting for this day my whole life. I kind of have in a way. I always knew I wanted to be a mom and when I met Frank I knew I for sure wanted to have a family with him. We have been playing the name game and wondering what our children would be like for years and being six weeks away from meeting our first is just sureal for us both I think.

We had our maternity pics done by the wonderful and sweet Amy Prikazsky last week at Boone Hall Plantation. If you are in the Charleston area she is great! She is priced so reasonable and really a nice person. I think our pictures turned out great. Some are of course a little funny since we felt a little strange, but all in all I am VERY pleased. We got some really cute ones. I can't wait for her to take Cash's newborn photos. I know those suckers will be plastered ALL OVER my WALLS!!!

Cash's STATS

• You are the size of an "average cantaloupe" per Baby Tracker (ha, whatever that means!)
• You weigh aprox 4.75 to 5.25lbs.
• You are around 18 inches long.
• You are a mover and a shaker! Always swimming around and coming to the surface.
• You started having hiccups (well that I can feel) over the weekend and mommy LOVES them.
• Mommy is LARGE and IN CHARGE and VERY worried about how things are going to look after you come..it aint gonna be PRETTY!
• Symptoms.....heart burn (like the sleep sitting straight up kind..YUCK!), lower back pain (as usual), leg swelling (nothing new) and the newest lovely sign that I am nearing the end is that you sometimes like to sit on a nerve or artery that makes me feel like I can't breathe and my heart is racing. Hands usually swell within seconds too! It is a little on the scary side. Doc said that it is normal of course so I will live I guess.
• All in all, mommy still feels pretty great! I mean she is carrying the best gift in the WORLD so it is all worth it.

I really do feel like I am carrying a pumpkin around sometimes..

This past weekend, Frank and I just hung out around the house and relaxed. I made a little scrapbook of my pregnancy with all our trips and Cash's room and ultrasound pics. It turned out pretty darn cute. I hope I can keep up with his photos and memories once he is here (ha!). I will at least try I guess. We added a bookshelf in his room because we were running out of space to keep his things. The room is so tiny and is now stuffed to the gills with baby goodies! It is still pretty cute though.

This week I am setting up a pediatrician appointment to get that ball rolling and my sister will be in town Friday. My work shower is this Sunday. I cannot wait to see all the cute things my little Anna and KK have done to make the day special. They are so sweet to be doing this. Hope everyone has a great rest of the week and weekend.

Halloween TOWN and Extreme Couponing!

It's been a while..AGAIN! So I guess I'm going to end up being one of those bloggers that posts every blue moon and I am ok with that. I am pretty sure no one reads this thing but my hubby and a few family members so I am not too worried! We have been getting geared up for Halloween in the Conroy household this week. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this time of year. From now until after New Years I am one happy girl. The weather has started to cool and I am in HEAVEN! We have had the windows open every night since Saturday! It feels so good to let the fresh, crisp air in. I think the pups like it too because they can be outside for longer since they can actually breathe again. I think I may be one of the only people in the world that gets cabin fever in the summer! HA! I just can't stand to be in the 100 degreee heat (especially preggers) so I stay inside for the most part.

This fall is EXTRA special of course since the little man will be making his debut. WE CANNOT WAIT!!! We are so freaking exciting around here! He has been making his presence know 24/7 in my belly lately too! I just LOVE, LOVE feeling him move all around. I will never get enough of that feeling. He comes right up with his hands, feet, elbows and says, "hi mom, whatcha doin?" Ha! Oh how I love this little boy so much already! I guess I should do a preggo stats at some point since I don't think I have in a while. Maybe tommorrow or Friday I will post one so I can remember what was happening at 33 weeks! That will be two posts in one week so we will just have to see (might be too much for me to handle!)

Today, Frank and I had our maternity pic session. It was SUPER uncomfortable feeling and who knows how they will turn out. I LOVE having our engagement and wedding pics to look at all the time, but posing for them NEVER gets easy (esp. when you feel like a whale). Hopefully the fake gazing into eachother's eyes and make believe laughs will turn out to make for good photos! Frank is a pro at it. He is so funny! He always says he doesn't want to take them, but he gets all ZOOlander when it comes time to pose. He is a regular ole' model that man! ha! After, my friend Anna and I had a girls day. We had so much fun running around. I'm so glad I have a friend like her to be preggo with. We are going to have so much fun with our little boys this spring.

After I left Anna's I headed to CVS to get my couponing on! It was an adventure to say the least. I am trying really hard to get good at the whole extra care buck thing and trying to save as much as I can. I decided this week to do seperate transactions on things to go ahead and use my bucks on each transaction. I ended up spending 76.99 total and saved 45.30 with my coupons and extra care bucks. My total savings if you count the things being on sale was 77.73. WOW!!! I got a huge thing of Charmin and Bounty, Tide, gatorade, shampoo, conditioner, body wash, starbucks coffee drinks, mouthwash, toothpaste, halloween candy, diapers, wipes, Downy and a bunch more (all name brand too)! I was so proud of myself. I usually go several times in a week and just use the extra care bucks each day and get more each time, but I decided to try to do it all in one trip. I don't think I will do that anymore. People were looking at me like I was crazy with all those coupons and seperate transactions. I started sweating and getting all flustered! It was pretty funny. The CVS is walking distance from my house so I will just make a couple trips a week to get the deals from now on. I am just not good at all those transactions! ha!

When I got home I decided to have a craft night since Frank was working late. I have had a TON of energy today and am LOVING it. I made a cute halloween wreathe for the front door. I don't know what has gotten in to me lately with all my crafting. I made Cash a little rocking chair, made a nightlight for him and all my preggo friends, and now a halloween wreathe. I guess I am getting pretty domestic. I know I won't have much time after he comes so I am getting them all in now.

My masterpiece!



I think it turned out pretty cute. Frank and I got all our halloween decor out on Sunday so it is looking pretty spooky around here. We both LOVE to decorate and he especially likes Halloween. It was so nice to get some of our outdoor stuff we bought at the old house out again. This is our first year to get to use alot of our decorations since we were in the apartment the last two.

We have a mix of Fall stuff and creepy Halloween stuff!

Love Mr Pumpkin!

I of course LOVE SPARKLE pumpkins too!

Creepy!

Our mini graveyard!

He scares me!

Conroy Halloween porch!

Finished front door with my new wreathe!



He is looking a little slouchy these days!



We are all ready for trick or treaters. It has been a good weekend/start of the week around here. I know the rest of the Fall will be even better. I hope whoever reads this thing has a good rest of the week too! Happy FALL!!!



What a difference a vacation and family LOVE can make....

So, we are back from our AMAZING week away in Boston/Martha's Vineyard. We had such a great time. The wedding was absolutely PERFECT. We are so thankful that James and Alessandra included us so much in their BIG DAY! We really enjoyed staying at the gorgeous beach/wedding house and getting to know Alessandra's wonderful family and friends. They were so thoughtful to let us stay with them. It made it that much more fun. I LOVE a destination wedding! Out of all the times we have visited Boston, I still had not gone to the Vineyard. It was just as I imagined. The first day and half were rainy and cool, but the sun came out Thursday afternoon and the weather stayed perfect the rest of our trip. The town was so cute. We can't wait to go back next summer with our little guy and explore more. Maybe James and Alessandra will come with us. We just love those two. Frank is so lucky to have so many close relationships from high school and James from college. I am also lucky that they ALL are with amazing women (married or dating). I have so much fun with every one of the "wives/girlfriends/fiances". It is hard being away from them all for extended periods of time, but we pick up right where we left out as soon as we see eachother. Hopefully, we will be living closer soon. Even if that is not in the cards for us; it is still good to know we have such good/geniune people in our lives. San (as her fam and friends call her) was probably the most beautiful bride I have ever seen. I knew she would be. She is just the most naturally beautiful women inside and out. Can you tell I have a girl crush? Luckily she knows and doesn't care. The wedding went off without a hitch (except that the bride almost passed out at the altar) OOPPS!!! She got a little heated/light headed and had to take a little break. It made the service that much sweeter. Being the paparazzi that I am, I got all the ACTION on video too. Should be a funny memory to watch. She still looked gorg so that is all that matters! ha! Frank and I had a blast at the outdoor/tented reception. His highlight was giving his best man speech. He is so cute. He really did do a good job, and really enjoyed being told that. Ha! If there is one thing I don't think little Wilson will be; that is shy. His mommy and daddy do like attention..JK..kinda! I called it an early night after the wedding (but did dance till the very end) because I had stayed up with the group the couple nights before and wanted to be rested for my BIG SHOWER Sunday. I think people were a little shocked to see me cutting a rug on the dance floor with my big belly and all. Being pregnant is not an excuse to not have fun. Luckily, I felt GREAT all week and the belly is just an added accessory! Ha!

New friends!

Pretty bride at the rehearsal dinner!

Newly married!

Cute pic.not sure what I am doing with my arm!

dancing the night away

Best buds and Wilson's Godfather

Sunday morning we said our goodbyes (so sad to leave all our new friends) and headed back on the ferry to Boston. It was so pretty outside so I got to sit on the observation deck of the ferry and look out over the ocean. I think my saving grace this summer has been all the traveling to COOLER places we have done. The Charleston summer heat is NOT MY FRIEND. It is starting to cool off a bit and the miserable humidity is breaking in the morning and evenings so hopefully I can enjoy the rest of this pregnancy outside a bit more. When we got to Frank's mom's house; her and his sister Leandra were busy with last minute shower details. They went ABOVE and BEYOND!!! They made me feel so special. Jenessa also came with some yummy cookies and chicken bites. Of course all the AUNTS (as I call them...Frank's mom's sisters) also brought yummy food and treats. Wilson is one lucky little boy to be so loved. His mom did not leave any details out. All the guests brought books for him (I LOVE that) as well as tons of gifts and giftcards. We played a cute little nursery rhyme game (I def need to brush up on those). All the Conroy/Kiley women were there too. Frank's grandmother Anne was there and his cousin's wife Melanie. Frank's friends wives (Jenna and Kim) also came. My other two friend wives/girlfriends (Esther and Noelle) were there in spirit. His mom's best friend/sister Rosie and her daughter Megan came with sweet Ava (the new grandbaby). It was just an amazing day. Frank's mom had little candies wrapped with special paper just for Cash. She made a sign, had tons of balloons, made her signature candy cake, had the cutest boo boo bunnies for favors. There were candy pops, jello shots (thanks Gena), yummy cookies, amazing STRAWBERRY cupcakes (Lee-Lee). IT WAS PERFECT!!! I almost cried when I walked out to see everything, but Frank's mom already was so I just laughed. I just LOVE that woman so much. I know God has given her to me as a special gift. I need her and appreciate her so much. In my life, there have been two women that have always been there for me and I think have helped me be who I am. My grandmother was one and now momma Sue. I see alot of my grandmother in Sue. I sometimes think those two met up somewhere along the lines and agreed to be my angels. I know Wilson is going to just love his Nanna just like I adored my Nanny. Hopefully Nanny has gotten a little snuggle time in with him up in Heaven before she sends him my way.

The hubs made an appearance

My hostesses!

Of course she stayed by my side the entire time! Did I say I love her yet?

cute smell good candles

We wrapped up the week relaxing with the family and wishing our time wasn't up. It always goes by way too fast. Momma Sue and Big Frank will be here in nine short weeks so that makes it a little easier. We got all settled back in with "our girls" Tuesday night and yesterday. I went to my dreaded 3hr/four blood draw glucose test yesterday and passed with flying colors. Not one level was above normal. I guess when you starve yourself for 13 hours that will do it. The drink was still disgusting but I managed to keep it down this time. I am so happy to have that worry off my back. I am still going to watch my sugar intake, but not feel guilty every time I eat a cookie. Frank is so sweet and brought me a mini Ben and Jerry's cookie dough icecream treat home. He is the sweetest hubby!

 My 30 week checkup went well and I am now in the home stretch. They measure our fundus (uterus) every visit now and in two weeks it went from 27 to 32 so that was a little shocking. I gained three pounds so hopefully it was all in the belly (not butt) area. He was kicking and bouncing around a ton during his doplar because of the glucola drink, but his heart beat was still steadily beating! I am all signed up for the breastfeeding class and our hospital tour. Frank is also going to take the infant CPR class in November. I just need to get us in to see the pediatrician soon. We will just be relaxing and enjoying life before baby these next couple months. I know he will be here before we know it! Hope everyone (or the one person reading this) has a great weekend. I will be working...booo!